"What about Ionia?" she suggested, poking him in the side with her pencil as they leafed through the travel book.

"... think about that for a second." His voice was flat, but she could see the beginnings of a smile on his face as one of his hands idly played with her hair.

"Okay, maybe not! But we could... go to... hm. There's not a lot of places I can take you, you know." She began to chew on her thumbnail, barely paying attention to what she was doing until he reached up to stop her, lightly slapping her hand away from her mouth. "Sorry." She mumbled, tucking her hand under her head and resting her elbow on his shoulder instead.

"You're the one who asked me to stop you, you know."

"I don't even notice I do it, really!" She dug her elbow in slightly, drawing a small groan of pain out of him. "... sorry!" She squeaked, pulling her arm in again.

"I have an idea." He drew her closer, leaning her head against his chest and wrapping his arms around her. "What if we call this a vacation, and just stay here?"