AN: Enjoy!
Wanda and Vision remained as they were for quite a while, with her still in his lap, foreheads pressed together, just holding each other, reluctant to let go of the new closeness that they had found that night.
Vision had handed Wanda his heart, and while she hadn't been able to say those three special little words back just yet, she hadn't rejected him either, simply accepted his love, grateful for his patience, his willingness to wait for her.
"It's getting late.." Vision murmured, nuzzling Wanda's neck. "We have a long trip to make Tomorrow."
"We do. We should probably go to sleep.." Wanda sighed contentedly, nuzzling him back. It was a few more minutes before she actually moved, pecking his lips as she did.
"You can have the Bathroom first" Vision told her. "I'll come say goodnight soon, alright?"
"Alright" Wanda chuckled, fetching her overnight bag before heading towards the bathroom to change and brush her teeth. To her, Vision's words had seemed rather Dad-like, but it made sense given the fact that he was unused to sharing his home with anyone but his daughter. "I'll just be a few minutes.."
Wanda quite quickly changed into her pyjamas (Warm winter flannel that suited the cool weather, while also being appropriate for a completely innocent first official sleepover at your Boyfriend's house) and did everything else she needed to get ready for bed, exiting the Bathroom just as Vision was coming to get ready for bed himself, having already changed into his own pyjamas, which were covered in a familiar image.
"Are those little pictures of Rocket on your pjs?" She laughed.
"Viv picked them out for me" Vision blushed. "Are you sure you'll be alright sleeping in her room? If the bed is too small, remember you can always have mine. I am happy to.."
"I already told you, Vizh, I'm not taking your bed, especially not when you have to drive Tomorrow. Besides, I fit in Viv's bed fine when she was here, so I'm not really anticipating any problems fitting by myself."
"That is a valid point" Vision nodded. "If you wake up before me in the morning, help yourself to anything you want for breakfast."
"Thank you.." Wanda smiled, leaning up to kiss him. "Goodnight, Vizh. See you in the Morning."
"Yes" A small smile crossed Vision's face at the knowledge that he would, in fact, be seeing Wanda in the morning, and headed to bed with what looked like a small spring in his step. "See you.."
Wanda watched him go with a fond smile, then headed to Viv's room and settled herself into bed, tucking Rocket Raccoon in beside her. She drifted to sleep with a smile on her face. It was nice to know Vision was close by.
They both woke at around the same time the following morning. As they were sharing a quick breakfast of toast and jam, Vision received a phone call. He smiled, quickly setting the phone to speaker so that Wanda could hear the voice on the other end of the line.
"Hello, Daddy."
"Hello, Vivian" Vision smiled brightly, clearly happy to speak with his daughter, while Wanda felt her heart swell, her lion purring at the sound of Viv's voice. "Have you had a good time with Grandma and Grandpa?"
"Uh-huh. But you're coming to pick me up today, aren't you?"
"I am" Vision nodded, glancing at Wanda. "And I'm bringing a little surprise.."
"What kind of surprise?"
"If I told you that, It wouldn't be a surprise anymore, would it?"
"No.. Are you coming soon, Daddy?"
"As soon as I can" Vision replied. "Keep being good for Grandma until I get there, okay? I'll see you soon."
"You promise?"
"I promise."
"Okay. Bye, Daddy."
After the call disconnected, Vision began to eat a little faster.
"We should.."
"..Leave soon" Wanda agreed, also chewing more quickly.
After finishing their breakfast, both Vision and Wanda hurriedly got ready to go. Wanda tossed her overnight bag into the trunk of the car, the idea being it would probably be rather late by the time they returned, and if she had her bag, Vision could easily drop her home on the way back. She smiled at Vision, her perfect gentleman, as he opened the door for her, then strapped herself into the passenger seat, settling Rocket Raccoon on her lap.
The drive was long, but relatively pleasant. Wanda and Vision chatted as he drove, or quietly hummed along to songs on the radio. Sometimes they sat in comfortable silence, content in each other's company. Wanda occasionally leaned over to kiss Vision's cheek, and at one point, she found that her hand had moved to rest lightly on Vision's thigh, although she couldn't remember exactly when she'd done it.
They made a few stops to use the Bathroom, and once at a Burger King Drive-Thru. Neither were bothered a sit-down lunch, both wanting to reach Viv as soon as possible.
"You might want to wait in the car" Vision told Wanda as they turned into a suburban street. Suddenly realising that this might have sounded bad, he quickly added, "I'm not ashamed of you, not at all, it's just.."
"I get it, Vizh" Wanda chuckled. "Introducing your new Girlfriend to your late wife's parents is awkward, and you and I are still pretty new. So, Nu va stresati. Don't stress about it. I am happy to wait."
"Thank you.. I shouldn't be long." Vision stopped the car and hopped out.
They had pulled up out the front of a house, nice, but old, and not just old, but old-fashioned. Wanda found herself sinking a little lower in her seat. 'Wanda Maximoff' and 'old-fashioned' did not really mix. The couple that came to the door when Vision answered were just the type of people that Wanda would have expected to live in such a home. Somewhere in their late sixties, the man looked tall and rather stern, his wife prim and proper. Viv's Grandparents. Vision offered a hand that the man failed to shake, while the woman turned her head to call into the house.
Viv came running out excitedly, her bag in hand, but screeched to a halt, deflating a little when her Grandmother scolded her, probably for running in the House. Wanda couldn't help noticing that the little girl seemed a bit more subdued than usual. Despite the scolding, Viv's Grandmother hugged her, and her Grandfather gave her an affectionate pat on the head. The couple gave what seemed to be a very awkward goodbye to Vision, before Vision scooped up a much happier Viv and her bag, carrying her towards the car.
Viv spotted Wanda almost as soon as Vision opened the door to strap her into her car seat, and the little girl's eyes lit up, but Wanda pressed a finger to her lips, and Viv nodded, giggling. Once Vision was back in the car and they had driven out of sight, Wanda sat up properly and passed Rocket Raccoon to Viv in the backseat.
"Hello, Miss Vivian. Somebody missed you."
"I missed Rocket too" Viv giggled. "And I missed you, Wanda. Almost as much as I missed Daddy."
"Well, thank you" Wanda smiled, Viv's words warming her heart, as she reached back to gently ruffle the little girl's hair. "I missed you too, Fata dulce."
Vision kept his eyes on the road, but listened to the exchange with a smile on his face.
After they had been driving for awhile, Vivian fell quiet, gazing at her Rocket doll.
"Daddy.." She said eventually. "Am I silly for still liking Superheroes?"
"Of course not" Vision frowned. "Why would you ask that?"
"Grandma said that liking superheroes and boy stuff was cute while I was little, but now I'm gonna be going to school I have to grow up and be a proper little lady.."
"You can like whatever you want to like, Vivian."
"But Grandma said.."
"Don't worry about what Grandma said" Vision sighed. "Superheroes are for everyone."
"Okay.."
Vision relaxed a little then, but Wanda, glancing into the back seat, saw that Viv was clearly still uncertain. She wasn't sure what she could do to help, until she saw a sign directing to a nearby park. A smile crossed Wanda's face as the beginnings of an idea formed in her mind.
She knew just what to do.
