Where Did We Go

Chapter Five

"You're just like your dad, did you know that?" you laughed, tickling his side. He giggled and swatted at your hand.

"What's going on over here?"

"Dadda!" Max cheered, his juice box instantly forgotten.

"Hey, buddy," Carter smiled, picking up Max from his chair and then promptly sitting down in it. "How is he being?"

"He's doing great. The only trouble we had was earlier when he kept trying to get Tyler to chase him during dinner, but other than that he's being an angel."

"Good." Carter pressed a quick kiss to the top of Max's head. "I'm glad to hear it."

"How are you doing? Is everything going ok?"

"Actually, yeah. This is much less stressful than I thought it would be."

"I'm glad, you deserve to have fun today."

"Thanks, Y/N."

There was a pause in your conversation as Tyler arrived back with drinks: the vanilla Coke you had requested and another beer for himself. He wasn't typically one for drinking, but if he kept up the pattern he had right now, he would be a little more than tipsy by the end of the night. Not that you minded, it had been a hard month for Tyler; letting loose for a night might not be such a bad idea for him.

"Hey, Joseph, how's it going?"

"Pretty good. Congrats on the marriage, dude."

"Thanks," Carter said. His face had once again been overtaken by his dorky grin.

"Marenna is finally a Y/L/N now, officially," you smiled.

"Yeah, and you won't be one much longer," he said, elbowing you.

You rolled your eyes. Carter had started pestering you and Tyler about getting married over the last few months, despite the fact that you had told him numerous times that you were in no rush. With Tyler's busy schedule, finding time to even think about planning a wedding was a struggle.

Even if deep down you knew it was something you wanted.

"Anyway," Carter said, noticing the awkward silence he had created. "I just wanted to check in with you two and this little dude." He ruffled Max's hair. "Marenna and I are going to talk to some more people and then we can take care of him for the rest of the night so you two can relax, sound good?"

"Perfect," you smiled.

Carter set Max down in his seat and then stood up to hug both you and Tyler. Max started to get upset once he realized his dad was leaving, but Tyler was quick to swoop in and distract him. You couldn't help the smile on your face as you watched him spin Max around in his arms and toss him into the air, all the while Max giggled happily.

"More, unkie!"

Tyler turned to you, obviously tired after throwing him around so much.

"Come on, Ty!" you smiled. "You're a performer, I know you can do this!"

"Yeah, but I'm not used to carrying around weight like this," he laughed.

"It's good practice! He's only going to get bigger."

Tyler scooped Max back up and started to swing him around again, nearly taking out one of your aunts in the process. Thankfully, Max's cute smile was enough to appease her and keep her from chewing out Tyler too much, though he did still get a stern warning. He turned to you with a nervous expression, but you simply waved it off. That aunt had always been a bit harsh, anyway.