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Chapter Eighty Seven "Easy," Jenna whispered while carefully lowering Jamie down onto the bed and Jamie sighed, looking up at the ceiling. A pillow was resting under his bottom as he moaned and she slowly got on the bed, sitting next to him. "Och, my aching bottom," Jamie whispered as she kissed the top of his head and he held her hand to his chest. "Well, you were doing ok until you had to stop." "Aye, an' if Cameron hadnae soften my fall, I think I would have broken something," he sighed as she carefully crawled to his feet and removed his socks, rubbed the feeling back into his feet. He lifted his head as she unbuttoned his trousers then moved the zip down and he placed his head against the pillow. "If you're excepting me tae lift anything, you are out of luck. I am too sore tae move." He looked up against as she slowly slid the trousers down his hips then down his legs and tossed the trousers to the floor. She climbed over him as she got off the bed and slowly slid his legs under the bedding and covered him to his waist. She unbutton his shirt then gently slid his arms out of the sleeves and slid the shirt up his back, moving it out from under his head. She moved the bedding up then crawled onto the bed and folded his arms on his chest, kissing his hair. "Now that's impressive," he said as she softly laughed and snuggled on the bed, moving tenderly next to him. He moved his arms away as she placed her head on his chest and her hand rested on his shoulder. "Used to do that when you would black out," she said as he thought back to when he had to share his mind with the other Jamie McCrimmon, who had opened the fob watch and reunited the two halves of his mind. He still felt guilty over the fact that the other Jamie died after opening the fob watch and his mind took control of his body. The only one who knew what it was like to have someone inside their body while their mind was somewhere else was Cameron but the results were completely different. Cameron was still inside his own body where Jamie was inside of the body of his descendent. "That wasnae me," Jamie sighed and she felt the skin tighten under her cheek. "Then it must have been some other Jamie who used to smile at me and would whisper in Gaelic that he was able to do it," she teased as she looked up at him and stroked his arm. "Jamie didn't know how to speak Gaelic." "Mi gradh sibh le all my cridhes," Jamie said and she went onto her elbow then placed her head in her hand. Mi gradh sibh le all my cridhes translated into "I love you with all my hearts" in Scottish Gaelic and she smiled, kissing his lips. "Right back at you," she said then carefully crawled on top of him and he slid his arms around her back. Neither of them noticed the door closing as Theta smiled and walked down the hallway. "Right this way," Theta said while leading his family down the long stretch of white sand and the crystal blue water sparkled in the sunlight. He had picked a private beach on the pleasure planet of Fantalli Three and Adam tried not to laugh at Theta's hips swing side to side as he marched down the sand. He did look a little out of place, wearing his brown pinstripe suit, a white shirt, a brown tie, white converse sneakers and his brown coat. Stopping just a few feet from the local drink stand, Theta placed the beach umbrella that was bouncing on his right shoulder into the sand and opened it. It was done in a rainbow of colors and netting fell to one side as he swept it back and looked at them. "This will keep those pesky bugs off of us. Oh, they're not deadly or anything, just annoying." "Whatever you say, Dear," Frankie said as she spread the large blanket under the umbrella and sat down. She was wearing a bright blue bikini, Marion was wearing a red bikini, Jenna was wearing a green bikini and Zoe wore a purple bikini with a little skirt wrapped around her waist. The boys were wearing blue swim trunks with Sponge Bob Square Pants on them and Jamie was wearing white shorts and a white t-shirt with SCOTLAND on the front. Cameron was wearing jeans, white sneakers and a blue t-shirt and had his hands out while floating the cooler, several towels and a bag with beach toys and sunscreen inside it in front of him. When he came to the blanket, he carefully lowered everything onto the blanket then sat down next to Frankie. Adam was wearing a blue speedo, which he was gently pulling out of his bottom, and Marion softly giggled at him. "Told you that it was too small," she teased as she sat down on the blanket and Adam arched on eyebrow, crawling over her legs and rested on top of her. "Um, the kids are watching." "So?" Adam said as he kissed her and she gently pushed him off onto the sand. Frowning, he walked to Theta then placed his head on Theta's shoulder and sighed. "Marion's being mean to me." "Disrespectful," Theta said as he nodded and Adam walked to Marion, looking down at her. "Wife, I will not tolerate any disrespect! I demanded an apology!" Adam said as Marion yawned, lying down on the blanket and closed her eyes. "Are you listening to me?" "No, I am not listening to you," Marion said as she stuck the tip of her tongue out of the corner of her mouth and he growled. "Right, there is only one way to deal with disrespectful women!" Adam said when he picked Marion up and carried her to the water. Her legs kicked the air as she laughed and he looked at her then at the water. "So, Wife, do you have anything to say to me?" "Only that your bum is sticking out of your speedo," she said while looking over his shoulder. Yelping, she flew into the air after he tossed her toward the water and the water splashed around her when she went into the water. Laughing, Adam ran into the water as he swam out to her then stopped when she went under the water. Gasping he looked down when she came back up and held his speedo over her head. "Hey!" he shouted as she headed for shore then ran to the blanket and the kids were sitting on the sand, laughing. "Ok, come on, this water's cold. Give it back!" "Come and get it!" Cameron shouted as Adam looked at him and blinked. "No way," Adam said when a pair of blue swim trunks floated to him and he took hold of them, dived under the water then came back up. He came out of the water when he walked to Marion and she gasped when he shook the water out of his hair. Theta sat next to Frankie while they watched Marion get up then Adam chase her back into the water and Theta laid on his back, looking up at the aqua blue sky. "Are you enjoying yourself?" Frankie asked as she undid his tie and unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt. "Yep," he said then noticed Cam standing next to him with a plastic bucket in his hands and arched an eyebrow at him. "And what do you have in there?" "This!" Cam said when he dumped the water onto Theta and Theta gasped, feeling the cold water on his chest. Growling, he got up when he chased after Cam and Frankie laughed while Theta grabbed hold of Cam, spun him in a circle then collapsed on the sand with him. Getting up, she went to join them as Theta took her hand and they walked down the sand. Jamie watched Jenna and the twins playing in the water when he sighed and went to lie down on his back, looking up at the sky. "Can't swim?" Cameron asked as Jamie looked at him and shook his head. "The Doctor, uh, Theta tried tae teach me how tae swim a long time ago but I just couldnae get the hang of it," Jamie sighed when Jenna ran to him and sat down next to him. "Come on, Highland, come swim with us," she said as she pointed to the twins and Jamie sat up, placing his wrists on his knees. "I cannae swim," he said then looked at her with a stern look on his face. "An' I dinnae want tae learn how. I already had one bad experience on this trip. I dinnae want tae drown as well." "Come with me," she said as she stood up and he took her hand, standing up. "Cam, will you look after the twins?" "Sure," Cameron said when they walked away and the twins ran to the towel, sitting next to him. "Where are Mommy an' Daddy going?" Donald asked. "I have no clue," Cameron said, shrugging. "Well, will you come an' look for shells with us? Pa-paw said there's some near the tide pool," Zoe said and Cameron smiled. "Sure," Cameron said when they got up and he took their hands while they walked down the sand. Theta had become concern when he walked to the blanket and found that Jamie and Jenna were gone. Cameron told him that they went inside the TARDIS and Theta hoped that everything was alight. He did know that Jamie was still smarting from falling on the ice as he headed toward the medical bay but was surprised when he was standing in the doorway to the pool. Leaning on the doorway, he watched while Jenna held onto Jamie while he floated on his back and she was talking softly to him. Jamie was wearing white bathing trunks as he moved his hands in soft circles and gently kicked the water. Theta could just see Jamie nod his head as she let go of him and Jamie started sinking. Theta wanted to run to his aide as Jamie started laughing and shrugged. "Want to try again?" Jenna asked, wiping the hair out of his eyes. "Aye," Jamie said with a nod of his head and Theta softly laughed, walking away. The fire crackled while soft music played from the cd player and the kids were toasting marshmallows on some sticks. The sky was clear and bright with stars while Theta rested on his back and was watching a meteor shower moving across the sky. Feeling Frankie's lips on his, he looked up at her when she sat next to him and giggled at the blue and green print shirt he was wearing. He had changed into shorts as well and she wiggled her fingers in his chest hair. "Oi, you like touching my chest hairs, don't you?" he asked with a concerned look on his face and she nodded. "It feels like velvet," she said as he made an "O" with his mouth and smiled. She went to lie down next to him as she placed her head on his chest and he stroked her hair. "So, are you ok?" "Well, I'm on a beach with my darling wife and my family and am looking up at the most amazing meteor shower I have seen in ages. So, yeah, I am definitely ok," he said as she smiled and he kissed the top of her head. He sent love into her mind when he felt like he was being watched and looked to his left, seeing Adam standing over him with a plastic bucket in his hands. "Ok, Brother, what is in there or am I about to get wet?" "The second one," Adam said as Frankie got out of the way and the cold water caused Theta to gasp. "Right," he said then got up and Adam yelped, running down the sand. Theta chased him half way back to the TARDIS then turned around and ran back to the blanket, plopping down next to Frankie. "Blimey, he got away." "Aw, poor you," she said while drying his chest off then noticed that they were the only ones on the beach and she pushed him onto his back. "Do you know what I always wanted to do?" "No, what did you always want to do?" he asked when she pulled the netting down and snuggled close to him, placing her head on his chest. "I always wanted to sleep on the beach." "Whatever my lady wants," he said softly as they closed their eyes and the soft sounds of the ocean and the fire crackling was the last things they heard as they drifted off to sleep.
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