"As big as the pan?" Joey asked even happier now.
"I was thinking Matt might like them," Bailey said.
"He will," Joey assured him.
He was helping Bailey get what he needed when Matt came in. "I'm the last one up?"
"Dad is making special pancakes, and you have to like them," Joey said.
"Special, huh?" Matt said and he poured himself some coffee.
"We're celebrating something," Bailey told him and then answered Matt's questioning look. "You."
"Is it Matt's birthday?" Joey wanted to know.
"No, it's not," Matt told him.
"We're celebrating that Matt and I are boyfriends," Bailey told Joey. He would have told him that they were just dating to ease him into it, but he was following Matt's plan. Hearing the word boyfriend, Matt looked so happy though he got anxious when Joey didn't say anything.
"So you OK with us being boyfriends?" Bailey asked him.
"Yeah. I like Matt and I like you, Daddy," Joey said. "And big pancakes."
Bailey hugged him. "You're my good boy. I'm putting chocolate chips in these pancakes." He then turned to Matt. "Tell me we have chocolate chips."
"We have these," Matt said with a grin and held up a bag of M&M's.
"Even better," Bailey said and Joey agreed.
They had their pancakes, which they were now calling boyfriend pancakes. After breakfast, Bailey had to get to work, but he was coming up with a plan for the weekend. There was a resort just up the coast that looked very tempting but he wanted to know what Matt thought about it.
When Matt poked his head in the office to ask about lunch, Bailey asked him, "How does Crescent Cove Resort sound for this weekend?"
"Wow, really? Sounds nice," Matt said. "Is Joey coming?"
"No, it's just the two of us," Bailey said.
"Gwen likes staying over here, but she won't have the whole weekend off," Matt said.
"We'll figure something out," Bailey told him.
The plan was for Gwen to drop off Joey with either Chad and Franco or with Louise's parents when she was busy. Joey was all set and excited to spend time with his friends and Gwen, and Matt and Bailey were on their way to Crescent Cove.
The early morning drive was nice and they arrived as the sunrise was coloring the sea and the sky. The resort buildings were white along the beach, with the little beach bungalows scattered to the edge of the cove.
"One of those is ours," Bailey said and they went to check in.
It turned out that their bungalow was the last one so they had the rocky edge of the cove on one side.
Matt pointed to it. "We're climbing that."
"You're on," Bailey told him. He wanted to do all kinds of things with Matt this weekend.
Going inside the bungalow, they found it was just one big, very comfortable room with a big bed and a bathroom with a verylarge tub. "That was clearly meant for two," Bailey said though looking at Matt, it would be a tight fit.
The tub had a view of the ocean and Bailey couldn't wait to share it with Matt, tight fit or not. There were so many other things he wanted to share with Matt too.
They started their day with a swim and they kissed in the water. Then it was a walk along the cove that ended with them climbing those rocks at the edge. It was fun and exhilarating and they celebrated with a long kiss at the top.
