After spending around a month making sure all the plans and extras were in place, Arrow was finally standing in front of Addie's door a little nervously.  All of the hard work to get everything set up and he knew that she was going to love it. He had his luggage shrunk down in his pocket and was ready to go as soon as she was packed.

Lucky for him, magic made everything easier, assuming she used it anyway.  He knocked on the door and waited for her to answer, mentally going over all the plans he had for her, hoping that she was going to enjoy his surprise.  To make it a little better, he hadn't shrunk the tickets with his luggage, he wanted to surprise her, something he hadn't done for a while.

While he waited for her to come to the door, he pulled the tickets and info out of his pocket to make sure he had it all down one more time. 

Disney Magic Cruise Line
Leaving from: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Time: 4:00 p.m.

Arrow made sure to get to Addie's flat earlier than they would need to leave. Mostly to give her time to be surprised and pack what she would need.  The portkey was set to leave at 2:00 p.m.,   which would have them in Italy by  at least 3:20. This would give them time to look around Rome before it was time to board the ship.  He put the tickets back into his back pocket and smiled, this was going to be a fun trip.

Addie and Marmy were in the midst of finishing up a bath for the pair, getting ready for the vacation for the pair of adult figures in Marmy's life. Everything was situated inside the suitcase, but it was clear Marmy wasn't too happy in some regards that she wasn't going on this excursion.

Addie had bribed her with all the Arrow pettings and excursions once they came back. The pup had been fairly unconvinced, that much was clear, but clearly caved in with the added promise of perhaps a journey back to the Thatcher manor and with it, endless runnings in the gardens.

Once properly laundered and smelling pleasant anew, Addie dressed quickly into a sundress, leggings, flats, and shades. "Well? What's verdict? Do I look good?" Addie inquired to the dog gnawing away on their toy.

An approving yip.
Good. Addie grinned. She eyed the clock. "You reckon he's here yet?" The knock came as an answer and with it, happy yips and the chocolate coloured ball of fur zoomed off towards the door.

Arrow couldn't help the smile that graced his features as he heard the dog's excited yips and Addie's voice.  He had told her to pack for some place warm, but hadn't told her exactly where they were going.  At least he knew she would enjoy herself, heck, he was going to enjoy himself.   The place they were going was practically made for kids and adults who didn't want to grow up just yet.

He knocked again on the door, only to have it open and he was faced with Addie in a sundress.  All of a sudden, his mouth went dry. "Wow, you look..." he trailed off,  absentmindedly petting the pup who was currently rubbing against his legs, "ravishing." And as much as he tried to keep from doing it, he ended that with a smirk.

"You all packed?" he asked her as he gently pushed the dog back into the flat and closed the door behind him, "I hope you will like the surprise." Arrow sat down on the couch and was practically flattened by an excited dog.  "Oy pooch, get off." he said without any real heat behind it, as much as he hated to admit it, he missed the dog as much as he missed her owner.

Her cheeks went an instantaneous rosy colour when Arrow called her ravishing. Clearly,  Addie wasn't too used (still yet, her conscience argued) to such affirmations. And that was ever still working at her place of employment. Pup and mum followed Arrow back towards the couch, smiles all still there for both.

"Thank you, dear, for your compliments, and for this vacation. It's been a bit since I, we've enjoyed such a trip with one another," she began as Marmy gave her usual kisses to Arrow, causing Addie to grin wide. "That said, it seems to me she's more interested in kisses than realising D-a is on the way to p-i-c-k-u-p while we are g-o-n-e."

Marmy looked to Addie with a confused expression before eyeing Arrow with a tilted head. As if she had some sentinent ability regarding what Addie had just remarked, spelling included. "I'm sure you've picked an amazing place again."

As much as he liked to be right where he was, they had a schedule to keep if they wanted to be there on time.  "You ready love, we have a portkey going off in a few and if we miss it, well, our vacation is going to be off to a very rocky start."

He gave the pup a few more ear scratches and then got up off the couch.  "Where's your suitcase? I'll shrink it and put it with mine." he told her as he looked around the living room.

Then he stopped and just looked at her.  Before they started this relationship, Arrow could never have imagined he would of found a girl like Addie.  Sure, he'd been around and made quite a few blokes mad at him because their girls wanted him instead of themselves, but he never discouraged it.

Now, when he went around his usual places, he had to fight them off, (not literally).  They still hadn't received the message that he was, indeed, off the market, so they say.  And to Arrow it was a weird feeling not dating any pretty girl that crossed his path, he was genuinely happy with Addie and every day he hoped that he wouldn't do something to screw that up.

"I'm so glad I met you." he whispered and took her in his arms, he just held her for a moment before kissing her forehead and then letting her go, "Alright, enough with the mushy... let's get this show on the road love." And he summoned her luggage, shrunk it and put it in his pocket, along with his.