Chapter 32 - Packing up and leaving
Cesca had gotten up early that morning, it was 7 o’clock it was almost a record for her with it not being a school day. She left her handsome man sleeping, he looked peaceful and didn’t want to wake him, she slipped on her beige silk dressing gown, hitting her at all the right places showing off her elegant figure and headed down stairs to grab some coffee, she may have gotten up early out of choice but that didn’t mean that she didn’t need a caffeine boost. Today was the day that they would be packing to leave for Spain in the evening, it was Saturday and Cesca couldn’t think of any better way of spending it than preparing for their holiday. Cesca had one thing to do before she started packing and that was to tell Mia, she was still completely oblivious to her parents excitement, Cesca couldn’t wait to tell her, it was going to be a shock for Mia but a good shock. Cesca settled down to sit on the sofa, enjoying her cup of coffee, she had a beaming smile plastered across her face, Cesca found so much joy in other people’s happiness. The end of her coffee couldn’t have come sooner, she re-adjusted her dressing gown before heading back to bed to wake up Jonah, she wanted them to tell Mia together, and after all it was his idea.
She kissed his juicy lips, waking him. It was a pleasant surprise, “Morning sleepy head”, she greeted him seductively. “You're up early”, He said with a smile on his face, Cesca bit her lip, “Well, guess I got excited about going on holiday with my gorgeous man and daughter”, “Who might that this handsome man be then”, Cesca loved him so much so put a stop to his cocky attitude and kissed him passionately, but this was interrupted by Mia who had gotten out of bed. Mia hadn’t been in her bed long only a couple of months, she was nearly three and Cesca and Jonah had both decided it was about time that she had her own bed, after all they had kept telling her how much of a big girl she was. “Mummy daddy”, “Morning pickle”, Cesca said rolling out of bed, picking Mia up so that she could join them, she may have been a big girl but she wasn’t big enough to be as clever as jumping into mummy and daddy’s bed, which was a good thing to. “Did you sleep well?” Jonah asked brushing her hair away from her eyes, “yeah”, she replied in a funny voice which just tickled both of them. “That’s good”, Cesca and Jonah could tell that they were both thinking about telling Mia the news, they were like two excited children in a sweet shop, they kept looking back and forth at each other, their eyes getting wider as their smiles got bigger. Mia was sat exploring the patterns on the duvet, she was completely oblivious to her parent’s excitement. “Mia”, Jonah said, Cesca couldn’t contain her excitement so they both felt it was best that he were to address her. Cesca ran her fingers through Mia’s curly locks, admiring every ounce of her beauty; she really was her little angel. “Mummy and daddy have a surprise for you”, Jonah was finding so much satisfaction in telling her their big adventure plans. As Cesca continued to look at her baby girl, she couldn’t help but capture parts of Mia that reminded her so much of herself when she was a little girl, it was amazing to think that she was a combination of Jonah and Cesca, this little perfect being all theirs to be proud of. “We are going on holiday Mia”, Mia’s little face lit up, “Are we going on an aero plane”, the way Mia said aeroplane sounded like a chocolate bar, it was rather cute. “that’s right Mia and were going to see nanny and auntie Isabel, Auntie Eva and Auntie Anna” Mia liked the sound of that “But we’re also going to go to the beach, you’ll like making sand castles”, Cesca said. This was all falling in place nicely. Jonah rolled over kissing Cesca softly on the lips, “I am going to get Mia ready, leave you to sort yourself out and begin packing, I know how specific you’ll be about things going in certain places”, “You know me to well”, was her reply. “Come on rascal, breakfast time” Jonah picked Mia up, dramatising being an aeroplane, Mia was joining in with the sound making, though it wasn’t the most accurate of impressions, Mia did like to make a lot of noise, maybe she was born to be a singer.
Cesca got out of the shower with a smile painted all over her face, she got dressed into some Hollister tracky’s and a grey tank top, she was still looking fab even if it was slumping around in some cosy clothes, Cesca was still going to be wearing her labels. She tied her hair back into a ponytail, her fringe fell nicely to one side, her skin was looking rather radiant and Cesca was ready to begin the long process of packing, but before that she was to make the bed and pull out the suitcase from underneath the bed. It was blue, pink and white striped; Cesca wouldn’t have settled for your normal bog standard suitcase, she had to be different. Cesca began on her and Jonah’s wardrobes, picking out tops, dresses, shorts, shirts, swimwear and a lot of shoes, especially on Cesca’s part. The bed was beginning to stack up, it was now reaching 3 o’clock, they had to leave at six, she began to pack all of her and Jonah’s belongings in the suitcase, Mia’s clothes and shoes were a lot smaller so would be able to fill the gaps. Cesca could hear Jonah and Mia giggling away downstairs, hearing them both so happy just made Cesca smile, they were the most important things to her and their happiness was key in her life. Cesca flicked through Mia’s wardrobe she had so many lovely clothes, it was hard to choose, so Cesca being Cesca over packed, picking up all of the clothes that she loved Mia in, even if she didn’t eventually wear them while they were away. There suitcase had now been packed, Cesca definitely didn’t pack light, the suitcase weighed a ton but not over their allowance on baggage, which was a surprise when you looked at how the suitcase was about to burst at the seams. Cesca had finished the packing so headed downstairs hoping to join in the fun, but all she found were two very sleepy people, cuddled up in front of the TV, Mia was asleep in Jonah’s arms, they looked so peaceful. It was one of those moment where Cesca would have covered them in a blanket, but they didn’t have time for that, they had to leave in half an hour, so instead she leant over caressing Jonah’s face as she carefully woke him up with the soft touch of her lips greeting his. He stirred with a smile on his face, “Hello beautiful”, She smiled back, “Right, we’re packed, can you call the taxi, I’ll get Mia’s coat on, hopefully she’ll stay asleep whilst I do so, she looks so peaceful on your lap”, “Sure, is it really that time already!”, Jonah looked towards his watch, “Gosh, it really is all happening, can’t believe it, right I’ll call a taxi then”, Cesca lifted Mia off of Jonah’s lap, unfortunately she woke up sniffling a little but not crying which was great, they were going on holiday there was no time for sad faces and tears. “It’s alright Mia, were going on holiday. Let’s get your jacket and shoes on lovely”. Cesca sat on the sofa, Mia standing on the floor whilst Cesca helped her put her brogues on and jacket “Arm Mia”, Mia lifted her arm into the sleeve. “There we go, were all ready”. There was a loud beep, which startled Mia but made her laugh. “Taxi’s here” Jonah called through, he opened the door making sure that Cesca had Mia so that she couldn’t make a run for it and carried the suitcase to the driver who bung it into the boot. Cesca Held Mia whilst she locked up, that was them all packed up and raring to go, they needed this break, they needed to get away from Rochdale there were so many memories and they were swallowing them all up, they weren’t quite themselves, Spain would be a chance for them to recapture the romance and feel of a family unit properly, even if they were pretty loved up already.
Jonah was standing by the taxi with the door open, “Come on then girls, I know it’s your prerogative to be late”, “patience Mr Kirby”, Cesca called out as she placed Mia in the car before getting in herself. Jonah shook his head jokingly and followed his girls in shutting the door behind him before the driver pulled off. Mia waved to the house as they left “bye”, she called out. “You are too cute Mia Kirby”, Jonah said kissing her on the nose, which made her screw her face up in an extra cute way. Mia was sitting by the window so this allowed the pair of them to be close. Jonah had his arm around Cesca, her head inclined to his chest along with her hand “I need you” she said, in a flirtatious voice. “I want you to”, he replied, the pair sat contently as they watched Mia get excited at the traffic as they passed the cars and trees on the way to the airport. They finally reached the airport, there was something in the air at Gatwick, it always felt cold, whether you were arriving or leaving it just felt freezing, “Mummy, I’m cold”, “I know sweetie”, Cesca lifted Mia out the car, wrapping her up tight inside her coat to try and keep her warm, whilst she paid the driver. They were at the airport, this was it they were finally off to Spain and this time they were going as a family, it was to be Mia’s first but defiantly not her last. Once they were inside the terminal building all Mia wanted to do was be put down, “Mia, it’s too busy”, Cesca kept telling her, Cesca and Jonah were trying to have a serious talk about which check in zone they were to go to but Mia wasn’t going to stop until she got her way. “Mia, I can’t put you down here, there are too many people, you’ll get lost”, Mia winged, Cesca walked on ignoring her grizzles as she followed Jonah into the queue which seemed to take forever, it wasn’t helped by the fact Mia just wouldn’t stop. “I can’t take this anymore”, Cesca said, her arms were aching and she was beginning to get a headache. “Ces, give her here, your right she’ll just run away if we let her walk, I’ll have her for a bit”, “Thank you”, She said, she cracked open a headache tablet gulping it down without any water, she was desperate. Cesca moved the suitcase up as the queue gradually got smaller, but not small enough. Even in Jonah’s arms Mia was being grizzly, “she’s probably tired”, Cesca said, so she began to search for Flopsy hoping it might calm her down and drift her off to sleep. It seemed to do the trick as Mia rested her head on Jonah’s shoulder and placed her thumb in her mouth, her eyes slowly began to close as they approached the desk. “Silence at last”, Jonah said, Cesca was relieved she didn’t think she could cope with Mia screaming all the way to Spain. It was all too good to be true as Mia bobbed her head up and began to cry again, “mummy”, This time it was for Cesca, however she was busy, she was trying to show the lady their passports as they were almost finished, the bag had gone through but Cesca couldn’t concentrate with Mia’s racket going on in the background, “No Mia, silencio por favor”, Cesca was stern with Mia as she asked her to be quiet, she needed to learn she wasn’t always going to get her own way. Mia was going to be one special little girl, being able to understand and speak Spanish as well as English, it would defiantly pay off on their trip to Spain. Cesca took a deep breath as she smiled at the lady before walking into the queue for customs, airports were such busy places, and they couldn’t wait to just be able to relax. They got through customs with Mia being quiet but not the good little girl she usually was, she was defiantly tired.
They reached the departure lounge, Cesca was glad to just be able to sit down, “I’m going to go walk around with Mia, see if I can calm her down”; Jonah gave Cesca a passionate kiss before walking off holding Mia’s hand tightly. Despite being overly tired she still had a lot of energy stored up inside her as she had Jonah being pulled along like a dog. “Slow down Mia”, he called out, Cesca could still hear him and giggled to herself, this was definitely going to be a memorable holiday. Cesca took this opportunity for some her time, something she didn’t get a chance to do very often, if ever. She sat comfortably catching up on all the latest celebrity gossip in an Ok! Magazine. It wasn’t long before their flight was called out for boarding, she folded up her magazine and placed it in her oversized bag with all her other stuff including bits and bobs to keep Mia occupied on the journey. She looked up to see Jonah walking back, carrying a sleeping Mia. “Did the trick then”, She called out, “Yep”, Jonah whispered, “Right let’s go”, Cesca said all excited, “they said gate 6”, which was ironic as it was Cesca’s favourite number so it gave her an even more positive vibe as to how the trip was going to go. Jonah wrapped his arm around her waist as they walked down to the gate, queuing up once more. There were too many queues for their liking but if it meant they were going to get to Spain then so be it.
They entered the plane, they were all so excited, well Jonah and Cesca were Mia was still completely zonked, which was a good thing it meant Cesca and Jonah could enjoy each other’s company without the interruption of Mia. They chose their seats, Jonah placed Mia in the seat by the window, he figured she would like to see the view; they had admired how excited she had got earlier on in the car on the way to the airport. Cesca sat in the middle and Jonah on the aisle seat. They all buckled their seat belts, Jonah clasped his hand with Cesca’s there were twinkles in their eyes, “This is like the honeymoon we never had”, Jonah said, he was a man of romantic moments. “I suppose your right, with the added benefit of Mia too”, the pair smiled, they were just so happy, this was going to be such an amazing 2 weeks. 2 whole weeks of relaxation and each other’s company what could be better. The plane began to push back before taking off, they could hear the engines roar as the plane began to soar forwards, “Why it is that she always misses the best parts”, Cesca said looking at her sleeping beauty. “It’s typical Mia. But we wouldn’t want her any other way” And with that the couple snuggled in closer sharing a passionate kiss before watching the skyline and their daughter as they left England for the sunny south of Spain.
She kissed his juicy lips, waking him. It was a pleasant surprise, “Morning sleepy head”, she greeted him seductively. “You're up early”, He said with a smile on his face, Cesca bit her lip, “Well, guess I got excited about going on holiday with my gorgeous man and daughter”, “Who might that this handsome man be then”, Cesca loved him so much so put a stop to his cocky attitude and kissed him passionately, but this was interrupted by Mia who had gotten out of bed. Mia hadn’t been in her bed long only a couple of months, she was nearly three and Cesca and Jonah had both decided it was about time that she had her own bed, after all they had kept telling her how much of a big girl she was. “Mummy daddy”, “Morning pickle”, Cesca said rolling out of bed, picking Mia up so that she could join them, she may have been a big girl but she wasn’t big enough to be as clever as jumping into mummy and daddy’s bed, which was a good thing to. “Did you sleep well?” Jonah asked brushing her hair away from her eyes, “yeah”, she replied in a funny voice which just tickled both of them. “That’s good”, Cesca and Jonah could tell that they were both thinking about telling Mia the news, they were like two excited children in a sweet shop, they kept looking back and forth at each other, their eyes getting wider as their smiles got bigger. Mia was sat exploring the patterns on the duvet, she was completely oblivious to her parent’s excitement. “Mia”, Jonah said, Cesca couldn’t contain her excitement so they both felt it was best that he were to address her. Cesca ran her fingers through Mia’s curly locks, admiring every ounce of her beauty; she really was her little angel. “Mummy and daddy have a surprise for you”, Jonah was finding so much satisfaction in telling her their big adventure plans. As Cesca continued to look at her baby girl, she couldn’t help but capture parts of Mia that reminded her so much of herself when she was a little girl, it was amazing to think that she was a combination of Jonah and Cesca, this little perfect being all theirs to be proud of. “We are going on holiday Mia”, Mia’s little face lit up, “Are we going on an aero plane”, the way Mia said aeroplane sounded like a chocolate bar, it was rather cute. “that’s right Mia and were going to see nanny and auntie Isabel, Auntie Eva and Auntie Anna” Mia liked the sound of that “But we’re also going to go to the beach, you’ll like making sand castles”, Cesca said. This was all falling in place nicely. Jonah rolled over kissing Cesca softly on the lips, “I am going to get Mia ready, leave you to sort yourself out and begin packing, I know how specific you’ll be about things going in certain places”, “You know me to well”, was her reply. “Come on rascal, breakfast time” Jonah picked Mia up, dramatising being an aeroplane, Mia was joining in with the sound making, though it wasn’t the most accurate of impressions, Mia did like to make a lot of noise, maybe she was born to be a singer.
Cesca got out of the shower with a smile painted all over her face, she got dressed into some Hollister tracky’s and a grey tank top, she was still looking fab even if it was slumping around in some cosy clothes, Cesca was still going to be wearing her labels. She tied her hair back into a ponytail, her fringe fell nicely to one side, her skin was looking rather radiant and Cesca was ready to begin the long process of packing, but before that she was to make the bed and pull out the suitcase from underneath the bed. It was blue, pink and white striped; Cesca wouldn’t have settled for your normal bog standard suitcase, she had to be different. Cesca began on her and Jonah’s wardrobes, picking out tops, dresses, shorts, shirts, swimwear and a lot of shoes, especially on Cesca’s part. The bed was beginning to stack up, it was now reaching 3 o’clock, they had to leave at six, she began to pack all of her and Jonah’s belongings in the suitcase, Mia’s clothes and shoes were a lot smaller so would be able to fill the gaps. Cesca could hear Jonah and Mia giggling away downstairs, hearing them both so happy just made Cesca smile, they were the most important things to her and their happiness was key in her life. Cesca flicked through Mia’s wardrobe she had so many lovely clothes, it was hard to choose, so Cesca being Cesca over packed, picking up all of the clothes that she loved Mia in, even if she didn’t eventually wear them while they were away. There suitcase had now been packed, Cesca definitely didn’t pack light, the suitcase weighed a ton but not over their allowance on baggage, which was a surprise when you looked at how the suitcase was about to burst at the seams. Cesca had finished the packing so headed downstairs hoping to join in the fun, but all she found were two very sleepy people, cuddled up in front of the TV, Mia was asleep in Jonah’s arms, they looked so peaceful. It was one of those moment where Cesca would have covered them in a blanket, but they didn’t have time for that, they had to leave in half an hour, so instead she leant over caressing Jonah’s face as she carefully woke him up with the soft touch of her lips greeting his. He stirred with a smile on his face, “Hello beautiful”, She smiled back, “Right, we’re packed, can you call the taxi, I’ll get Mia’s coat on, hopefully she’ll stay asleep whilst I do so, she looks so peaceful on your lap”, “Sure, is it really that time already!”, Jonah looked towards his watch, “Gosh, it really is all happening, can’t believe it, right I’ll call a taxi then”, Cesca lifted Mia off of Jonah’s lap, unfortunately she woke up sniffling a little but not crying which was great, they were going on holiday there was no time for sad faces and tears. “It’s alright Mia, were going on holiday. Let’s get your jacket and shoes on lovely”. Cesca sat on the sofa, Mia standing on the floor whilst Cesca helped her put her brogues on and jacket “Arm Mia”, Mia lifted her arm into the sleeve. “There we go, were all ready”. There was a loud beep, which startled Mia but made her laugh. “Taxi’s here” Jonah called through, he opened the door making sure that Cesca had Mia so that she couldn’t make a run for it and carried the suitcase to the driver who bung it into the boot. Cesca Held Mia whilst she locked up, that was them all packed up and raring to go, they needed this break, they needed to get away from Rochdale there were so many memories and they were swallowing them all up, they weren’t quite themselves, Spain would be a chance for them to recapture the romance and feel of a family unit properly, even if they were pretty loved up already.
Jonah was standing by the taxi with the door open, “Come on then girls, I know it’s your prerogative to be late”, “patience Mr Kirby”, Cesca called out as she placed Mia in the car before getting in herself. Jonah shook his head jokingly and followed his girls in shutting the door behind him before the driver pulled off. Mia waved to the house as they left “bye”, she called out. “You are too cute Mia Kirby”, Jonah said kissing her on the nose, which made her screw her face up in an extra cute way. Mia was sitting by the window so this allowed the pair of them to be close. Jonah had his arm around Cesca, her head inclined to his chest along with her hand “I need you” she said, in a flirtatious voice. “I want you to”, he replied, the pair sat contently as they watched Mia get excited at the traffic as they passed the cars and trees on the way to the airport. They finally reached the airport, there was something in the air at Gatwick, it always felt cold, whether you were arriving or leaving it just felt freezing, “Mummy, I’m cold”, “I know sweetie”, Cesca lifted Mia out the car, wrapping her up tight inside her coat to try and keep her warm, whilst she paid the driver. They were at the airport, this was it they were finally off to Spain and this time they were going as a family, it was to be Mia’s first but defiantly not her last. Once they were inside the terminal building all Mia wanted to do was be put down, “Mia, it’s too busy”, Cesca kept telling her, Cesca and Jonah were trying to have a serious talk about which check in zone they were to go to but Mia wasn’t going to stop until she got her way. “Mia, I can’t put you down here, there are too many people, you’ll get lost”, Mia winged, Cesca walked on ignoring her grizzles as she followed Jonah into the queue which seemed to take forever, it wasn’t helped by the fact Mia just wouldn’t stop. “I can’t take this anymore”, Cesca said, her arms were aching and she was beginning to get a headache. “Ces, give her here, your right she’ll just run away if we let her walk, I’ll have her for a bit”, “Thank you”, She said, she cracked open a headache tablet gulping it down without any water, she was desperate. Cesca moved the suitcase up as the queue gradually got smaller, but not small enough. Even in Jonah’s arms Mia was being grizzly, “she’s probably tired”, Cesca said, so she began to search for Flopsy hoping it might calm her down and drift her off to sleep. It seemed to do the trick as Mia rested her head on Jonah’s shoulder and placed her thumb in her mouth, her eyes slowly began to close as they approached the desk. “Silence at last”, Jonah said, Cesca was relieved she didn’t think she could cope with Mia screaming all the way to Spain. It was all too good to be true as Mia bobbed her head up and began to cry again, “mummy”, This time it was for Cesca, however she was busy, she was trying to show the lady their passports as they were almost finished, the bag had gone through but Cesca couldn’t concentrate with Mia’s racket going on in the background, “No Mia, silencio por favor”, Cesca was stern with Mia as she asked her to be quiet, she needed to learn she wasn’t always going to get her own way. Mia was going to be one special little girl, being able to understand and speak Spanish as well as English, it would defiantly pay off on their trip to Spain. Cesca took a deep breath as she smiled at the lady before walking into the queue for customs, airports were such busy places, and they couldn’t wait to just be able to relax. They got through customs with Mia being quiet but not the good little girl she usually was, she was defiantly tired.
They reached the departure lounge, Cesca was glad to just be able to sit down, “I’m going to go walk around with Mia, see if I can calm her down”; Jonah gave Cesca a passionate kiss before walking off holding Mia’s hand tightly. Despite being overly tired she still had a lot of energy stored up inside her as she had Jonah being pulled along like a dog. “Slow down Mia”, he called out, Cesca could still hear him and giggled to herself, this was definitely going to be a memorable holiday. Cesca took this opportunity for some her time, something she didn’t get a chance to do very often, if ever. She sat comfortably catching up on all the latest celebrity gossip in an Ok! Magazine. It wasn’t long before their flight was called out for boarding, she folded up her magazine and placed it in her oversized bag with all her other stuff including bits and bobs to keep Mia occupied on the journey. She looked up to see Jonah walking back, carrying a sleeping Mia. “Did the trick then”, She called out, “Yep”, Jonah whispered, “Right let’s go”, Cesca said all excited, “they said gate 6”, which was ironic as it was Cesca’s favourite number so it gave her an even more positive vibe as to how the trip was going to go. Jonah wrapped his arm around her waist as they walked down to the gate, queuing up once more. There were too many queues for their liking but if it meant they were going to get to Spain then so be it.
They entered the plane, they were all so excited, well Jonah and Cesca were Mia was still completely zonked, which was a good thing it meant Cesca and Jonah could enjoy each other’s company without the interruption of Mia. They chose their seats, Jonah placed Mia in the seat by the window, he figured she would like to see the view; they had admired how excited she had got earlier on in the car on the way to the airport. Cesca sat in the middle and Jonah on the aisle seat. They all buckled their seat belts, Jonah clasped his hand with Cesca’s there were twinkles in their eyes, “This is like the honeymoon we never had”, Jonah said, he was a man of romantic moments. “I suppose your right, with the added benefit of Mia too”, the pair smiled, they were just so happy, this was going to be such an amazing 2 weeks. 2 whole weeks of relaxation and each other’s company what could be better. The plane began to push back before taking off, they could hear the engines roar as the plane began to soar forwards, “Why it is that she always misses the best parts”, Cesca said looking at her sleeping beauty. “It’s typical Mia. But we wouldn’t want her any other way” And with that the couple snuggled in closer sharing a passionate kiss before watching the skyline and their daughter as they left England for the sunny south of Spain.
