Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart ~ Randy

48: Disneyland

Excuse if I might get some things wrong about Disneyland. I've never been, nor have I ever been to France. Enjoy xx

Rye's P.O.V

"Papa! Papa!" Aliana squealed as we touched down in France, grinning. I shushed her, seeing as Andy was still asleep, and waited for the signal to go off before unbuckling ourselves, gently shaking Andy awake.

"Mi amor, get up. We're in France, my darlings," I smiled widely, Andy stirring. His yawning made me yawn too, and I groaned a little when I saw it was pitch black outside. "Soon as we get to the room, I'm straight to sleep. So much for wanting to explore."

"Babe, you could have slept on the plane," Andy giggled, grinning when I pouted. "Don't worry, I think we all need a proper sleep before we go out together, don't you think? Huh, sweet?" Aliana gurgled in my arms, her own eyes starting to droop.

"Come on, then," I smiled, grabbing my bag and Andy's hand. He squeezed mine as he stood up, leaning into me for support, having still been half asleep.

***

I woke up just as the sun was beginning to rise, enjoying the peacefulness of the moment. Aliana was asleep in her cot, whilst Andy was cuddled into me. I admired the light coming in through the gap in the curtain, to where it made Andy's tousled hair even more blonde. Softly kissing the bags from sleepless nights, when he'd wake up screaming from nightmares. I never pushed him to tell me what they were about, but had a feeling they were to do with the gang and when he'd been kidnapped, things like that. I just held him tight until he fell asleep again, clutching onto me for dear life.

My only wish was to keep my daughter and my husband safe, and I couldn't even do that. What sort of person was I? I'd let Andy get dragged away when I could have done so much more to protect him. If I could have turned back the clock, I'd have made sure nothing would hurt Andy in the ways he'd been hurt. Most of them because of me, but I was more than willing to change that.

Unable to go back to sleep, I slipped out from under the sheets and walked over to the balcony, taking in the amazing Parisian view from our window. Smiling when I realised we had no stress of business or anything, it was just our little family. Memories of the wedding came back to me, seeing Andy's beautiful face after lifting the veil that masked him. Having told myself to despise him, when the most beautiful soul I'd been blessed with knowing was directly in front of me, willing to spend the rest of his life with me, unknowing of how shitty a person I was. But we'd come so far since then, and I was beyond excited to see what was in store for us now.

***

Andy's P.O.V

I told Rye he could stay with Aliana in the hotel for a little while, because I wanted to explore so badly whilst they were more willing to sleep. To tell the truth, I was planning something big, something that would- hopefully- take my husband's breath away. I was beyond excited, and scared of something not going right, having not told anybody else about what I was doing or why. I just hoped it could be as wonderful as I was planning.

*** (I know this bit was really short, and seemed rushed, but I didn't want to bore you with the small details and tbh, I didn't want to write them. I'm sure almost all of you will have guessed what Andy is hiding now😂)

A few hours later

"Rye! Rye, babe. Wake up, darlings. It's 4 in the afternoon," I laughed, gently picking Aliana up from her cot.

"You have fun, darling?" Rye asked groggily, sitting up to kiss me. I nodded and nuzzled my face in his shoulder, until I pulled away to let him freshen up quickly.