Diana shook her head. That was crazy to her but knew women were out there who hated cheesy movies. Not Di though. She was one who ate it up. World was too heavy to also be hating on movies. "Me too. It would be a shame to have to find another man to love if you didn't like the season. No, scratch that. I'm glad you know that November first is when Christmas decor comes out. Now that's what I call having a man." She joked but couldn't help it. "I don't gotta ask twice."

He smiled at his wife as she rambled a little bit. "My darling, I adore you. You know when we got married I would've done anything to make you happy. You also know I didn't grow up with huge celebrations so I was glad to give it a go." He knew his mami tried to make the holidays the best she could and he was grateful for that but he knew that his friends had bigger Christmases than he did.

"No room for grinches on this boat. You pay a shit ton of money to just be miserable. That's what I call being a payaso. I don't think we could be friends if one of us didn't get spirited during the season. Can you imagine husband's who don't watch hallmark movies with their wives at all? Or think they're all the same movie?" She playfully made a cross and grinned.

He chuckled at the thought. "I can imagine that. But I know there are also women out there who don't like Hallmark movies so there's someone out there for everyone." He shrugged. "I'm glad that we both love the season, would be tough if one of us didn't." He fully believed in the magic of Christmas.

Di's favorite time of year was fast approaching. Never did she dream of getting tickets to the hallmark holiday cruise. It was always a someday but schedules never aligned and older gen always snatched those tickets up. She didn't blame them. But her husband had just near broke his back to make this happen. And she loved him. Being at the snack table with her overnight bag slung over her shoulder she heard that loveable voice.

He could tell how excited his wife was about the cruise and that made it all worth it. The sneaking to book the tickets and make sure that his wife would have an amazing surprise was something he would never get over. He had another surprise for her, but they wouldn't see that until they got to their room. He got them one of the best rooms on the boat. No expense was spared on this trip.

"I'm no wimp, cariño. That's why I kept on trucking. When have you ever seen me quit? Not even during labor did I quit like a loser." She took a seat on the picnic cloth and clapped her hands. "The spread looks good." She went for the chocolate covered strawberries first. She had no rhyme or reason why, but she liked them. "When did you have time to do this?" She grabbed his face and gave him a good smooch. "I love you."

"Oh I would never call you a wimp or a quitter. I know you are stronger than I am without a doubt. But I also want today to be fun and not be painful." He smiled at her lovingly. "I tried to make sure that I prepared your favorite foods." He smiled watching her eat the chocolate covered strawberry. He knew she would be excited by them. "I woke up very early and snuck out of bed to make this treat for you." He happily returned her kiss. "I love you too."

Oh, thank god, she was able to sit down. She saw the light at the end of the horizon. "Yes, please." She said, exasperated as she drank the last bit of water. "I'm starving. We can continue on after lunch. I don't think I have enough steam to do before food. Give my feet a rest. How do you not get tired?"

"Of course we can stop. Why didn't you tell me I was going too far?" He put the backpack down and pulled out the blanket and got the picnic set up. "I brought your favorite things." And he pulled out a couple of bottles of water. "And some more water, of course." He pressed a kiss to her lips. "I love you, darling."

"Ay baby, that's not my most flattering picture. I don't know why you like it. I look so weird, and my hair is all poof." Diana smiled in spite of her faux annoyance at the picture he chose as his lockscreen. "What if it's a two in one. I pose with the deer? Have my snow white moment."

Diana tip toed over once he called her and gave him a wide-eyed expression. The excitable tone of his voice made her think he had seen an animal. They didn't really see them back in the city unless they counted fishes and manta rays. Still, she stood beside him as her hands laid on his lower waist and craned her neck to see out the window. "Oh my gosh! Look at that beautiful sight." She brought his phone out from his back pocket and took a picture. "This is gonna be your lockscreen." She kissed his shoulder and smiled.

He smiled at his wife. "But if the deer is my lock screen then I have to replace one of my favorite ever photos of you." His face turned playfully sad. He turned around and wrapped his arms around her. "I love you, my darling."

❛❛I love that im a Christmas baby! I get my day, even if its a holiday. I don't feel like im missing out. They make it special. Do you like being an August baby? You're in the hot!❜❜ he grinned now being up high in his daddy's arms. ❛❛um do you get presents?❜❜

Gael nodded and smiled. ❛❛okay, Papa. Gracias. ❜❜ that's all he needed to know and hummed. He took a look at his brother and back at his dad. ❛❛Porque es mucha responabilidad para mi. No, me gusta.❜❜

Andy looked at Rogelio. "In case you missed that, he wanted to make sure you weren't going to replace his twin brother. He sadly didn't make it. His name was Angelo." It still broke Andy's heart to talk about the son they lost, but he felt Ro deserved to know there was another brother since it was a huge part of their family dynamic.