The past month had been quite a sad one for the van Loons. But after Niels’ surprise to Amanda on her birthday, she’d been able to find a bit of happiness again. Niels and Amanda's conversations had been dominated by negativity, bu tonight would be different. The kids were with Zelda for and Amanda and Niels were on the campgrounds outside of town. As they sat around the campfire, Niels’ arms around Amanda, there was silence except for the crackling of the campfire. “Let's make some s'mores,” Amanda said with a childlike grin after a while. Quickly, they got out all the ingredients and soon their fingers were sticky with molten chocolate and marshmallows. It was quite funny, though. “Remember the first camping trip I invited you to? When we were kids?” Amanda asked.
“Of course I do.” “I can’t believe we’ve been married for 14 years. We’ve truly had quite a lifetime of adventures huh?” “And it’s not over yet.” Niels leaned close and gave Amanda a sticky kiss that made her laugh. She got out some baby wipes to clean the their fingers and faces. “So what’s next for the van Loon family?” She looked at him curiously. “I don’t know." Niels caressed her face. “We’ve lived in the most amazing cities: London, Paris, New York. I guess we'll have to see where our hearts lead us next.” “What if... We do a bit of travelling with the kids? Maybe when Nicco’s a little older? I was reminded this month of how short life is. We have to… live it.” “I agree, love.” Niels’ arms came around her again. “We’ll discuss it another time. But right now… I've been married to my wife for 14 years and I'm all alone with her tonight.” Niels grinned. “I don’t know about you, but I plan to make the best of tonight.” Amanda smiled. “Oh? And how do you plan that?” Niels lips gently touched hers. “You’ll just have to wait and see.”
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