Chapter 506 - Plans for a date (2/2)

”Right here…”, he pointed at the dates on the screen which she marked as time reserved for New Mexico. ”…we are going on a date.”

Sarah's mind exploded. 'Did he say DATE?!! Last time he said that, we ended up in Paris…' Sarah's expression showed her enthusiasm. ”Date? Where? When are we leaving?”

”We leave in two days. As for where… it's a surprise. Pack a swimsuit.”, he winked, happy to see her lit up expression.

”How long are we staying?” She was attempting to squeeze more details from him. He said, 'pack a swimsuit'… that means swimming. Beach, maybe? And since she needs to pack it's definitely more than one day…

”Don't worry… we will be back in time for the wedding…” He squinted at her expression which showed that she is trying to figure out more information and added: ”Stop guessing! Let me surprise you.”

Sarah pouted. ”You can't keep me in the dark and expect me to cooperate.”

Aiden pulled her in his embrace and sighed. ”OK. Five days, tropical climate, just the two of us. Happy?”

She looked at him with her eyes sparkling from excitement and nodded. ”Very happy! How…”

He put his index finger over her mouth. ”No more questions. That is already more than what I wanted to say. We leave Sunday morning… and don't even try to hack into my files to find out more.”, he warned her and then glanced at laptop. ”Until then, find something else for kids to do.”

Sarah obediently nodded and sank into his embrace with a silly grin on her face. 'A date…'

He kissed top of her head and held her tightly.

The weather was nice. Two of them were holding each other on a lounging chair, surrounded with tall trees and a great lake view which was available in front... But Aiden was not able to enjoy the views or the privacy or the weather. His mind was going over things he planned for their five days date. The more he thought of that day four, the more nervous he was. '…or maybe I move that for day three… I hope all goes well…'

”Are you OK?”, Sarah's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

”Why would I not be OK?”, he was not sure why she asked that. 'Can she read minds? Oh, I hope not!'

”Because you are squeezing me… and your hands are curled into fists…”, she explained. Sarah's expression showed that she is not comfortable.

”Oh…”, he loosened his hug. ”Sorry… I was just thinking something.” Aiden realized that Sarah was about to ask more questions, and he quickly changed the topic. ”Kids can do more math, right?”

She squinted suspiciously for a second but decided to let him out of this one… it's probably related to the date, and she knows that he tends to overthink some things. If she keeps on probing, he will just get more anxious. Sarah still remembers how disappointed he was that their trip to Greece was not a surprise.

She smiled thinking how silly he is sometimes. Adorable, but silly. ”They already have plenty math… let's see what else I have in future planning that can be pulled in their schedule now…” She focused on her laptop.

Aiden was happy that she dropped the topic. He kissed back of her head. ”Thank you…” He knew that she decided not to ask further questions.

She smiled in response and continued looking at her laptop.