A/n: Is it just a feeling or did the notification to the last update got lost?

Pov y/n

The gossip magazines loved that Scar and I were on a vacation together, there are numerous articles about it and a bunch of pictures of us exploring London.

Luckily, all those editors were considered enough to blur Rose’s face, at least something.

But honestly, I couldn’t care less about the gossip as long as it doesn’t affect Scarlett’s career or Rose’s life. Mine didn’t really change, apart from a bunch of strangers wanting to follow me on social media but I didn’t let them.

Being back at work felt nice after the two weeks of vacation and I was excited to hear, how far they’ve come with our projects.

I got right back into it and I have to say, Brooke, Jordan and Brandon, really grew to me and I love working with them and hanging around in our lunch breaks or after work.

Since Rose has no school due to summer vacation, she has a lot of free time to spend and since Scarlett is shooting her movie, Rose has a lot of playdates with friends or they go on little adventures, which mostly turn out to be the park but still.

At some point next week, Lizzie will come and stay for a while because she has a few days off work and wanted to visit her family in New York anyways.

Rose is super excited for that and Scar and I are also looking forward to it.

I’ve been chatting with Lizzie because with her being Scarlett’s best friend, I decided she was the right person to ask about what ring to buy.

I saw a few I really liked but couldn’t quite decide and one night, Lizzie called me and we had a long talk, considering each ring. She really is a great friend and I grew close with her as well.

Another good thing about her staying here is, that she can watch Rose, especially for my surprise on the 31st of July, which was the day I met Scarlett and Rose last year on the train. But more about that later.

Right now, I am packing a bag to go camping with the two of them.

And if you wondered if Scarlett has camping gear in her basement, no she doesn’t but she has friends who do, so we’re borrowing it from them.

Rose came up with the idea to go camping when she watched her favorite show and they went camping in an episode.

And because Scarlett and I both can’t deny Rose anything when she looks at us with those big puppy dog eyes, we agreed.

To be fair, we are also excited about this. I went camping a few times when I was a kid but that’s a couple of years ago but I remember loving it.

Scarlett booked us a spot at a natural campsite that’s a little outside of the city.

Rose is excitedly running around the house, collecting things she thinks we will need.

I laugh a little when she holds up a roll of toilet paper to Scarlett.

Scar smiles and tells Rose that they have bathrooms with toilet paper there and Rose seems relieved and brings the roll back. Scarlett looks at me as I am snickering on the couch and grins a little.

The way to the campsite is a little longer but we’re occupying ourselves with music from the children’s channel and a lot of rounds of ‘I see something you don’t’.

For a while it also works pretty good to play ‘count the red, blue or yellow cars’. Turns out, there are a lot more blue cars than red and especially than yellow. Scarlett chuckles at our games while concentrating on the road.

Eventually, we arrive and I take care of the check in, so Scar won’t be kept up by someone. Of course, we have this booked under a different name, not wanting to draw attention to us because we just want to spend some time as a family.

We drive to our spot, that’s purposefully further away from the rest, so no one will disturb us and the shared bathroom isn’t used by so many people. We get out of the car and Rose inspects our spot closely.

“We have water!” She exclaims and I am quick to be with her, worried she might fall in and get taken away by a current but it’s just a smaller stream that isn’t very deep.

“That’s great, maybe later we can put our feet in the water.” I suggest and Rose instantly loves the idea.

“But first, we need to set up the tent.”

Rose watches the stream a little longer while Scarlett and I start to take care of the tent. It’s a big one with two sleeping ‘cabins’, one on each side.

Scarlett and I will, of course, share one and Rose will have the other to herself.

We also borrowed air matrasses, two double, so Rose has enough space to roll around. But before we can take care of those, we need to build up the tent first. I look at the instruction, tilting my head a little to the side in thought.

Two arms wrap around my waist and a chin rests on my shoulder.

“You look a little like a dad while trying to figure out how to set this up.” She chuckles and I turn my head to look at her offended.

“Excuse you, I am very gay.” I say and she looks at me amused.

“Of course, I look like a dad then.”

She laughs, surprised by the turn this took.

“I though you were gonna say you didn’t want to be compared to a man.” She says and shakes her head a little before leaning it against mine.

“That is true and I don’t want to, because I am better.” I point out, making her snicker.

“You sure are.” She agrees and I let the instruction drop to the ground to turn around to her and rest my arms on her shoulders.

“As a lesbian, I had to vow to learn how to do handy work and all that stuff, including putting up a tent, otherwise they don’t certify you.” I let her know with a grin and she bites her lip to hold back another laugh.

“Is that so?” She asks and I nod, pretending to be serious.

“Well, then you are better than a man.” She decides, making me laugh and pull her a little closer. I look for Rose, who is still occupied at the stream, poking around in it with a stick.

“I am a 1000 percent better in bed, that’s for sure.” I husk and kiss Scarlett’s neck, feeling her shudder a little at my words and action.

“I have to agree with that.” She mumbles and tilts her head a little to the side. I nibble a little at her soft spot, making her sigh softly.

“I mean, how often did you not cum when a man slept with you?” I ask and look back at her. My question seems to surprise her but she doesn’t seem embarrassed about it.

“I’d be easier to count the times when I did.” She admits and I hum, checking if Rose is still occupied, which she is.

“And how many times did I leave you unsatisfied?” I whisper and see her pupils slightly growing.

“Well, if you count the times where you just teased me or made out with me…” I playfully roll my eyes at her and peck her lips.

“But not once when we slept together.” She answers and I can’t help but to smirk proudly.

“See, the statistics show that I am better.” I smirk and she chuckles and nods.

“And it’s good to know, it turns you on when we’re making out.”

Scarlett scoffs playfully but lets her hands wander down to my butt, just letting them rest there.

“You only miss one thing, for when it’s not love making.” She whispers into my ear and her hands run down to my thighs, making a tingle shoot from there to my core.

“Oh, baby, I can buy a strap, that’s no problem.” I smirk and her eyes widen a little at my words. I raise one eyebrow at the grin forming on her lips.

“Is that something you would want to try?” I ask and she blushes only slightly.

“Actually yes, if you want to too.” She replies and I kiss her nose, making it scrunch up adorably.

“I do. So, it’s set, I’ll see to buy a strap as soon as possible and then I will make you feel soooo good.” I husk and kiss the spot under her ear, letting my hands drop to her waist and under her shirt, feeling her soft skin under my fingertips.

When I pull away, she seems to dislike it but I only grin a little.

“And yet another time, you’re leaving me unsatisfied.” She grumbles and I laugh a little.

“Bug, our daughter is right there and we don’t even have the air matrass blown up yet.” I grin and she just rolls her eyes but grins.

She lets go of me with a sigh and picks up the instruction. I playfully swat her butt lightly, making her gasp faintly before shooting me a playful glare.

She looks at the instruction for a few seconds before handing it to me.

“You do that with your certificate.” She snickers and I laugh and take it, picking up where I left off.

It takes us about half an hour to put the tent up and we do a few mistakes that we have to correct but when it’s up, I am pretty proud of myself.

Rose takes a look at the inside and excitedly tells me how cool it looks while Scarlett gets the air matrasses and electric air pump.

We fill the matrasses up and place them in the tent before putting our sleeping bags on them. It looks really cozy but right now, it also looks very warm and I don’t like that because it’s already warm outside, so I step out again and start unpacking the camping chairs we brought.

“Can we go into the water now? Please?” Rose asks and looks from Scarlett to me. I also look at Scarlett, since she planned most of this trip.

“In a bit, Rosie, but first we need to collect some fire wood.” She says and I feel myself getting excited at the thought of a campfire.

Rose seems to share that emotion with me because she is ready to run towards the woods behind the campsite.

We lock the car and take our valuables with us before letting Rose lead the way. Well, not quite, Scarlett tells her where to go but Rose still runs a little ahead of us but never out of sight.

Inside the woods, it is a little cooler, which feels really nice and I run around with Rose, collecting sticks and branches that seem good for a campfire or s’mores.

Scarlett mainly just watches us with a smile as Rose and I discuss about a stick and if it’s good for s’mores or not.

We end up carrying a bunch of sticks and branches back to our camp and damp them onto the ground. Well, except the ones we want to use for s’mores, those we put on one of the chairs.

“Can we go into the water now? It’s really warm.” Rose pleads and I look at Scarlett, who nods and gestures for us to go.

Rose and I cheer a little and run into the tent to change into shorts.

So far, we were wearing jeans, so we wouldn’t step into anything in the woods but now we don’t need them anymore.

We also got out of our shoes and I step into the stream first, making sure it’s not too slippery for Rose before I help her into the water as well. She giggles.

“It feels so weird, the stones feel a little slimy.” She observes and I nod.

“That’s because there are algae on them and that makes them a little slimy.” I explain and Rose takes a closer look.

“They are green.” She says and I nod. “They are.”

I look around the water myself and when I see a flat rock, I pick it up. Rose looks at me questioningly.

“I’m gonna try to skip it.” I explain, making her look even more confused.

“But it’s a rock, it will sink.” She says and I nod.

“Usually, yes but since it’s a flat one, it won’t if I get the right angle.” I explain and lean a little down.

I look at the rock in my hand and then down the stream before throwing it. It skips two times before sinking into the water. Rose’s eyes grow big.

“How did you do that?” She asks and looks at me as if I just started flying.

I chuckle a bit and start to explain to her what she has to do.

She listens and then we search for a few flat rocks.

When I glance up, I see Scarlett watching us with a happy smile, sitting on one of the chairs and carving our sticks a little, so we won’t have the dirty bark on our marshmallows. I smile at her and she sends me an air kiss that I pretend to catch before sending her one back.

Once Rose and I have a few rocks, I show Rose what she has to do and she tries her best. Even when it doesn’t work, she still giggles because it splashes and it makes me genuinely happy to see her so happy and carefree.

I carefully crouch down next to her and show her how to hold her hand and this time, the rock skips once and she cheers.

“Did you see that?” She asks with huge eyes and a wide smile.

“I did, baby, well done.” I praise her and she dances a little, without moving her feet though so she won’t slip.

She tries a few more times and it works every few rocks and the last one even skips two times and Rose squeals happily.

“Mommy, did you see that? I skipped a rock!” She cheers and looks over to Scarlett. Scar already looks at us, a mix of pride and pure happiness on her face.

“I did, that’s so cool, sweetheart.” She says, making Rose’s face light up even more.

“But I think now it’s time to have dinner.” She suggests and Rose nods and we slowly get out of the water and I help Rose again, so she won’t slip, even though it’s just about knee high.

Rose walks to the tent to get her flipflops and I go to Scarlett, giving her a kiss. She smiles and her hands rest on my back.

“That was really adorable.” She says and her hands run down my back, no intention this time but she frowns a little when they run over my butt and she gets up, turning me around and laughing.

“Babe, your butt is completely wet from crouching in the water.” She laughs and I turn around and nod.

“Yeah, I noticed but it’s worth it because now Rose can skip rocks.” I say and shrug with a grin

“Thank you for teaching her important life skills.” Scarlett laughs and I point a finger at her.

“You’ll never know when it will come in handy.” I point out with a grin. She shakes her head before tapping my butt.

“Go change, I don’t want you to get sick.” She says and kisses my lips lovingly.

“You know, I am not a child anymore.” I grin against her lips and she playfully rolls her eyes.

“Maybe not but since I’ve known you, this is the second time your butt is wet from playing around and since you don’t seem to mind, I need to make sure, you change and don’t get sick.” She says and I purse my lips, hiding a smile.

“Fair enough.” I agree and kiss her before going into the tent to change.

When I step back outside, Rose and Scarlett made a circle with stones and lit a fire that's slowly growing while Scarlett warms up ravioli in a little pot.

“Mama, look, I found a pretty rock.” Rose tells me and I join them around the fire, looking at the rock Rose shows me.

“It is really pretty and it glitters a little.” I observe and Rose nods proudly.

I sit down on her other side and watch the fire grow.

The sun is slowly getting lower and it cools down a bit but thanks to the fire, we are warm and cozy.

Scarlett hands us plates and cutlery before scooping some of the ravioli onto the plates. We eat mostly in silence and just watch the fire or water.

The atmosphere is calm and happy and when I glance around, seeing Rose and Scarlett happily eating their food, I feel a warmth inside me.

One, that doesn’t come from the fire or the warm food.

This warmth is different and it fills my whole body and makes me extremely happy and content.

If I could, I would take this moment and put it into a jar, sealing it tight, so I am able to relive it whenever I want.

This right here is my happiness, my home, all I need and all I ever wanted.

After dinner, I get up and get the supplies for s’mores.

Rose is the first one to put a marshmallow on a stick and hold it above the fire.

Scarlett and I do the same after preparing the crackers and chocolate.

Usually, Rose doesn’t get candy after dinner, so the sugar won’t keep her up but this is a special night and a special treat.

I watch as my marshmallow slowly turns golden and turn the stick.

Scarlett and Rose both seem very concentrated on their jobs and both have the same expression on their faces, which looks pretty cute.

Scarlett looks up and our eyes meet. She smiles softly and happily at me and I can only return it.

From here I can’t really see her eyes but her face is nicely light by the fire.

I get a little lost in gazing at her for a few seconds until I hear Rose giggling and look at her.

She looks at my stick and I notice my marshmallow melted and fell into the fire because I was too focused on Scar to pay attention to that.

“Oh…” I say, making Scar and Rose laugh.

I smile at the lovely sound and put a new marshmallow on my stick.

Rose’s and Scar’s are ready now and Scarlett helps Rose to make a s’more out of it before making one herself.

Rose looks at the treat with huge eyes before carefully biting into it.

She hums at the taste and wiggles cutely in her chair. The chocolate covers her mouth but she doesn’t care and eats her s’more, looking as happy as if it is her birthday.

Scarlett also seems pretty happy about hers and when my marshmallow is ready, I make one myself and when I bite into it, it reminds me of my childhood and the nights around the campfire where we made s’mores.

A smile spreads on my lips and I enjoy it, completely getting lost in the moment and not worrying about anything at all.

We decide to make a second one and this time I watch my marshmallow and it doesn’t melt. But Scarlett’s catches fire and she pouts but lets it slide off her stick.

“I am the marshmallow master.” Rose giggles and I laugh and agree.

“You definitely are, little dolphin.”

Scarlett puts a new one onto her stick and this time I am the one helping Rose with her s’more before making my own. She covers her face further in chocolate but it looks adorable and by the little twinkle in Scarlett’s eyes, I can tell I probably don’t really look a lot better.

We eat our s’mores in peace before Scarlett takes Rose to the bathroom, so they can get ready for bed. I watch the fire, making sure it doesn’t burn anything else.

The sounds of the fire crackling and the water close to us, create a very nice and calm atmosphere and if I had to describe summer in a sound, this would be it.

I get lost in the moment and almost don’t notice when Scarlett and Rose come back. Rose seems pretty exhausted by now and I walk to her and pick her up when she reaches out for me.

I hug her and kiss her temple, slowly carrying her to the tent. Scarlett opens the zipper to Rose’s bed and turns on a little night light.

I put Rose down and she crawls into her sleeping back. We tug her in a little and both give her a kiss and say our goodnight before she closes her eyes. Scarlett closes the zipper only halfway, so Rose won’t get scared if she wakes up.

I grab my things and go to the bathrooms, where I use the toilet and brush my teeth before changing into my sleeping clothes, some sweat shorts and a shirt of Scarlett’s.

When I return, I put my things back into the car and lock it before going back to the fire.

Scarlett looks at me, smiling softly and making grabby hands, melting my heart. I go to her and she pulls me sidewards onto her lap. I lean against her and rest my head on her shoulder, intertwining one of our hands while her other hand lays securely around my back, her hand resting on my thigh.

“This camping trip really was a great idea.” She says silently, not wanting to destroy the calmness of the moment.

“It really was and I am very glad we decided to make it.” I reply equally as silent. Scarlett kisses my head.