"Why are you bringing those?" Marlene asked as Reno put more presents in the helicopter.
"These are from Vincent, Nanaki, Reeve and Cait Sith, and Cid and Shera. You can open them on the flight." Reno told her.
"Is it safe?." Marlene made sure she was strapped in as Reno took off.
"Yeah, you're just in the co-pilot's seat, I've got the master controls on my side." Reno explained.
That wasn't what Marlene had meant, but she trusted her husband. She brought one present at a time into the cockpit, carefully opening each one, telling Reno what each one was. "Cid and Shera are offering us a week's vacation in one of his private airships for our first anniversary. It's a small one, perfect for a couple's getaway. Nanaki gave us two small totems that's meant to bless our household with prosperity and fertility. Reeve's present is a gift card to Gaian Goodies, it's a mail-order company for high-end kitchen gadgets and small appliances, as well as delicacies and rare ingredients. Cait Sith ordered a year's supply of milk delivery for wherever we live. Vincent's present is some kind of painting of a mother holding her child. I don't recognize it, but it looks old."
"We're not putting that it any main room." Reno said after glancing over at it. He wasn't big on 'art' in the first place, and when he was, he preferred modern abstract-type stuff. "Okay, now we're on auto-pilot until we reach the mainland."
"Why'd you do that?" Marlene asked nervously as she put the presents carefully back in the cargo hold.
Reno gave her a look which she was already familiar with and pulled her to him. "To show you why it's called a cockpit."
They were both extremely satisfied when Reno landed at the address of their new house. It was a charming two-story cottage on five acres of land, and Marlene hurried towards the door to unlock it, while Reno took his time. He found the postcard cuteness of the house a bit nauseating so far. He heard Marlene running around the house checking everything out, making happy noises he was getting familiar with. Plodding up the steps onto the covered porch, he braced himself to enter the house. The inside of the house wasn't furnished, which made it bearable to him. They could decorate it properly to counteract the sugary sweetness of the outside. Making his way to the kitchen, he was pleasantly surprised to find the design rather modern. There were no appliances, but it was spacious and it would be comfortable to spend lots of time here.
"There you are. I need to show you something." Marlene wasn't at all surprised to find her husband in the kitchen. He could eat like a horse without gaining an ounce, due not only to his metabolism, but the shape he kept himself in for his active life as a Turk.
Reno let Marlene drag him upstairs into one of the rooms, and he was surprised to find furniture in it. "Why are you showing me this?"
"I'm going to show you why it's called a bedroom." Marlene kissed him.
They landed on the two acres that was meant for the orphanage in the small village of Asarn, and once again Marlene was the first one out the door. She noticed that even though it was in the village, it was on the outer limits. It was a nice rural area, and there would be plenty of nature activities she could think of for the children in the nearby woods and wilderness. And the lot was big enough for a first-class orphanage, better than anything than Marlene had dared to dream of.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Reno saw the tears streaming down his wife's face as he approached her.
Marlene buried her face in Reno's chest as she tried to get control of herself. "Nothing's wrong, it's too perfect." she sobbed. "Let's go back to the island."
The remaining two weeks of their honeymoon went by fast. Marlene had thought about trying to make friends with the local cactuars, but she and Reno never went outside. They never left the bed unless it was to go to the kitchen or bathroom.