Page 65 of Always Been You

I quickly throw on some clothes before getting out of the tent and grabbing some things to make us a quick breakfast. After eating, we pack up all the food items into the car, pile in, and head into the downtown area of Banff. I find a place to park, and we walk hand in hand down the main street, housing all the shops and restaurants. We pop into a few ofthe touristy stores looking at the Banff t-shirts and hoodies, as well as other knickknacks.

Olivia sees the Christmas store and drags me inside. She wanders around slowly, looking at all the different decorations and ornaments. I kiss her temple before telling her I need to make a quick call. She smiles and nods as she continues to work her way around the store.

I don’t really need to make a call, but there is something I want to grab without her knowing. I pop into the store I’m looking for and make the purchase before putting it in my pocket.

I find Olivia at the register of the Christmas store when I return. She has a happy smile on her face as the attendant wraps her purchase in tissue paper and hands her the bag. I grab the bag for her and we walk outside.

It’s a warm day. The street is full of people going in and out of stores, dining on patios, enjoying the summer weather. I pull Liv to the median in the street, dropping her hand before pulling my phone out of my pocket, taking a few steps away from her before turning and positioning myself to take her picture with the beautiful mountains in the background.

After a few pictures, I go back and join her and she asks for a few selfies of us. I’m not usually one for selfies, but I would do anything for Olivia. I wrap my arm around her shoulder and pull her into my side as I lift the phone and take a few photos, then I kiss her temple and take a few more.

She grabs my phone from my hand and does something before handing it back to me. Locking it, I shove it back into my pocket before asking, “How about lunch?”

“Sounds good. What are you thinking?”

“There is supposed to be a really good pub just down the block. Why don’t we try that?”

“Okay.”

We cross the street back to the sidewalk and make our way to the pub. We manage to get a table right away and order a couple of drinks. We browse the menu and order. As we wait, Olivia shows me the Christmas ornaments she purchased. One is a pair of black bears sitting inside a wreath with Banff written underneath them, and she got three matching ornaments with three black bears with Matt, Olivia, and Gianna handwritten underneath the bears, she says that she got one for her and one for each Gi and Matt so that they can have matching ornaments on their trees.

“Is Christmas your favourite holiday?” I ask as our food is delivered.

A wistful smile appears on her face. “Yeah, it’s one holiday where we are guaranteed to spend it together as a family. We’ve all missed other holidays here and there even though we try not to, but we are always together for Christmas. I love it. We have our own little traditions, like Matt is always Santa, passing out the presents from under the tree. Ever since we were kids, Mom always had the hard-set rule, breakfast, then stockings, then presents, and it’s the same today. She always gets us new Christmas pyjamas that we wear on Christmas Eve. We watch a Christmas movie after presents and then, usually after everyone naps, we play a few games before dinner. I love the family time and the traditions. It’s something I want to carry on with my kids one day. I want them to love it the same way I do.”

I can picture Olivia and I with kids of our own, a beautiful tree that we decorated with all the ornaments that Olivia has collected. Breakfast together, opening stockings, and the look on our kids’ faces as they open their presents. A dog curled up on a dog bed nearby chewing on its newest toy, bothof our parents there showering the grandkids in love and presents. The image sends a sense of contentment through me, a feeling of peace. That’s what I want. I want a future with Olivia with all of it, the house, the pets, the kids, the family, the traditions.

Olivia nudges me. “You okay?”

I smile at her. “Yeah, perfect.” I reach out and grab her hand, rubbing my thumb over the back as we continue to talk and wait for our food.

After we finish eating, we resume our wandering around downtown, stopping into stores and browsing. Around dinner time we decide to order a pizza from a little hole-in-the-wall spot and take it back to our campsite.

When we get back, I start a fire and we settle into our camping chairs side by side, sharing a blanket spread over our laps. We sit and eat pizza while sipping on our drinks and watching the fire crackle in front of us. After a while, we pack up everything, lock what’s necessary into the car and climb into the tent and the sleeping bag together. I pull Olivia into my side, kiss her temple, and whisper, “I love you” against her skin.

Her arms tighten around me and she places a kiss on my chest. “I love you, too. Good night, babe.”

“Good night.”

In the morning, I wake to Olivia peppering kisses across my chest and up my neck. She nibbles my ear, pulling it between her teeth, before kissing across my jaw. I open my eyes and roll Olivia onto her back, pinning her arms above her head.

“Good morning,” I say with a huge grin.

“Good morning, my love,” she says with a matching grin. I lean down and kiss her, rolling my hard cock into her centre. She bucks against me and I pull back, breaking the kiss,creating distance between us. “As much as I would love to fuck you senseless right now, babe, we need to pack up. We’ve got something to do before we head out of town.”

She gives me her sad face with the puppy dog eyes that usually get me to fold and do whatever she wants, but I hold my resolve and give her a quick kiss before getting out of the sleeping bag.

“Babe, you know how much I want to, but we can’t right now. I’ll make it up to you tonight,” I say.

Her face turns serious as she looks at me. “You better. I’ll hold you to it,” she says before getting out of the sleeping bag too.

We pack up the tent and load everything in the car before we head into town and grab a quick breakfast. We then make our way to the hot springs. We head inside and get ready in the dressing rooms. I find a spot in the pool and wait for her.

Olivia comes out in a black swimsuit showing off all her curves, her bikini top shows off her ample chest and her bottoms come to her waist with sheer material on the sides. My mouth goes dry as I watch her make her way to me. As soon as she’s within arm’s reach, I grab her and pull her into me and kiss her, a kiss that lets everyone here know that she’s mine.

When we pull apart, she smiles up at me. “What was that for?” she asks.

I lean down so that my lips are right beside her ear. “You look so damn sexy in that bathing suit that I needed every man in here to know that you’re mine. That only my hands will be on this sexy body. Only my lips will be on yours, and tonight when we are alone it will be my name you cry out every single time I make you come.”

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