We both laughed and then I took a few deep breaths and pressed call on my parent’s number.
Two weekslater and we were crossing over the Colorado border, headed to my hometown.
I needed to clean up some loose ends before starting my life with Sawyer. My car still had to be dealt with, I needed to pack up the rest of my things and finally move out of my parent’s house.All the way out.
Not just a foot halfway out the door.
I was more concerned with my parents meeting Sawyer and what they’ll think of him. Not that it mattered in the end, because I loved him, and he was it for me, but it would be nice having their approval. Plus, it would make for a lot more peaceful events in the future.
“Wow, I forgot how many amazing shots I got!” I said as I flipped through my endless scroll of photos, so many unique sights I was lucky enough to photograph. I couldn’t wait to make photo collages and do some scrapbooking, my creative well always needing to be filled with something.
“You’re an amazing photographer, love. The angles of your photos always blow me away. The candid shots you always manage to create are unbelievable.”
“Thank you. And thank you for seeing the beauty in my art. Not many people appreciate it.”
“You’re welcome.” Sawyer winked. “You can thank me some more in the bedroom later.”
I wiggled my eyebrows and licked my lips. “Hmm, let me just check my calendar.” I teased.
“There’s no calendar to check. You’re mine and in my bed.”
I laughed. “No place I’d rather be.”
A few hours later, when we arrived at my parent’s house, weary and exhausted from traveling, my parents were excited to see us and my mom began serving food, insisting we must be hungry.
“Please, eat, eat.” She pushed plates at us and kept an eye on us as we ate it all. “You look thin. Are you eating, darling?”
Both of my parents loved Sawyer and couldn’t be happier to send me off with him.
So, when we said goodbye a few days later, I blew them kisses and drove off into the sunset with my handsome man and our little camper, ready to see the world.
And most importantly, photograph it, too.
Who knew I’d meet the man of my dreams while chasing my own?
EPILOGUE
Sawyer
Ten years later
“Willthis one comfortably fit a family of five or six?” I asked the sales rep, the large motor home parked in front of me gorgeous, yet intimidating.
“Yes, there may even be room for a seventh.” The sales rep chuckled and looked at my very pregnant wife, almost due with our second set of twins.
Unbeknownst to us, twins ran in her family and apparently, they ran in mine too.
With our three-year-old twin boys in the stroller, our five-year-old daughter standing next to me holding my hand, and our one-year-old son in my wife’s arms, we were a big clan. And only getting bigger.
“I’m pretty sure she’s done after this. A family of six is perfect. Can we take a look around?”
“Of course, take your time, look it over. It’s a big decision but when you’re raising a family on the road, you need space and comfort.”
“Thank you.” I said before leading my wife and kids over to the RV. We’ve been doing the van life ever since we met but with our rapidly growing family, we needed an upgrade to our space.
Both Leilani and I weren’t sure raising kids on the road was the right move but after a lot of back and forth, we decided to give it a try. If it doesn’t work out, we could put down some roots and raise our children. When they’ve grown, then we can travel once more. We’ve seen so much of the country over the past several years and we got some good traveling in.
“You go in first, love. I’ll wait out here with the twins.”
