You Call It Chaos, We Call It Family

Chapter 4

Claire and Mason were standing in front of each other in the middle of the kitchen. Green eyes linked, Claire had a light frown on her forehead while Mason kept playing the voice message over and over.

His little finger pressed play and he gasped lightly. "Squirt! You and me, camping. This weekend, I'll pick you up at seven. We will build a campfire, we can go fishing, pee in the woods... and what not. It's happening!!" Claire smiled at how Mason's eyes kept lighting up.

"Okay, enough." She chuckled and took her cellphone away from the kid, who looked up at her and grinned big. "It's happening." She nodded. Claire hated promising him anything related to Josh, but for the past five years she had learned to tell when her ex would actually come through, and so far that voice message alone was making her believe that Mason was going to spend his birthday camping with his dad — something he had wanted to do since he was five.

Mason nodded. "I'm going to go start packing!" He was excited. The kid ran to his room and found the backpack Claire made him use whenever he was staying over at Lizzie's or with Aunt Karen.

"Okay." Claire rolled her eyes. It was still a few days ahead but she was not going to rain on his parade. She walked over to her room and lay on her bed. She remembered about a coupon that had been sent her via email a couple of weeks before, and after checking if it was still good, she texted Owen.

A Spa weekend...you and me away from everything and everyone. What do you say? She didn't waste time to make plans now that she would be childless over the weekend.

Is there gonna be a jacuzzi? He texted her back right away.

Yes...

Is there going to be a sexy redhead in the jacuzzi? He replied while at his place, the game he was playing paused and the controller resting on his lap.

Yes...and naked. Claire flirted.

Do I get to do things to the naked sexy redhead in the jacuzzi?

You get to do anything you want to your naked redhead, not only in the jacuzzi but in the shower as well, and anywhere you want.

I'm in! He smiled while typing, adding two heart-eyed emojis before he pressed send.

I wish you were here tonight...so I could give you a preview...

Your cellphone has a camera you know? Owen suggested.

Goodnight, baby... Claire shook her head. She wasn't sure about that. Mason was always playing on her cellphone and she had been really careful to keep her sexual life out of his sight — and his hearing — for these past five months.

Owen replied with a sad face emoji and went back to his gaming. About fifteen minutes later, his cellphone started buzzing between his legs, which is where he had left it, so he could feel it in case his girlfriend texted.

He paused his game and smiled wide once he opened the text message: Don't you dare touch yourself. I want you stuffed for the weekend. She instructed before she sent him the photo he had asked for.

Claire was blushing while sending that picture. She then started to delete it everywhere on her cellphone, including that last conversation, like she always did with those that got heated between her and Owen.

"How does hotdog sound for dinner?" Claire called out on her way to Mason's bedroom.

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That Wednesday, Claire and Owen were on the couch, hearing Mason go on and on about all the plans he had made with Josh for the weekend. It really seemed like they had everything figured out and the kid couldn't wait for Saturday morning.