AN: Enjoy!

Late one afternoon, after returning from a shift at the party store, Wanda unexpectedly found Vision and Viv in the lobby of her apartment building. Vision

was lifting Viv, who seemed to be clutching two envelopes, up to Wanda's mail slot. Her heart instantly warmed at the sight of them.

"Well, Salut, you two" Wanda chuckled, walking over to greet Vision with a kiss. "This is a nice surprise."

"Salut!" Viv grinned and waved, almost dropping her envelopes.

"Hello, Wanda" Vision smiled, returning her kiss as he set Viv down. "Now you can give Wanda your invitations in person, Vivian."

"Yay!" Viv happily presented the envelopes to Wanda. "Here, Wanda. These are for you."

"Invitations?" Wanda asked.

"Uh-huh. This one's for a Teddy Bear's Picnic at school, and te other one is for my Birthday Party!"

"Of course.. How old are you going to be this year?"

"Sase" Viv replied. "That means I'm gonna be six!"

"It does" Wanda ruffled the little girl's hair. "You are very clever, Fata dulce."

"Well, we'd better go and let Wanda rest" Vision scooped Vivian up again. "I'm sure she's had a long day at work."

"Hang on.." Wanda stopped him. Seeing them was always a highlight for her, and she didn feel ready to let them go just yet. "You don't have to leave.. why don't you both come up for a drink? I have tea, of course, and I think I've got some hot chocolate.."

"Ooh!" Viv's eyes lit up. "Can we have hot chocolate with Wanda, Daddy?"

"I don't see why not" Vision chuckled. "If it's alright with Wanda, of course."

"Why wouldn't it be? I invited you, didn't I?" Wanda chuckled. "Come on up!"

While Vision visited Wanda's apartment relatively regularly now, this was the first time that Viv had ventured further than the front door. It had taken a while for Wanda to get her apartment to a state of cleanliness she'd deemed appropriate to have Viv visit.

Viv always enjoyed visiting new places, even places as seemingly boring as someone's apartment. She skipped happily around the living area while Vision helped Wanda with their drinks.

"Is that your brother?" Viv pointed at a framed photo.

"Yes" Wanda smiled softly. "That is Pietro."

Viv looked at the picture for a while.

"He's got a nice smile.. kinda like yours!"

"That is true.. Pietro's smile charmed lots of girls" Wanda chuckled, gesturing for Viv to sit down as she set a mug of hot chocolate on the small coffee table in front of her. "Wait for a few minutes before you drink that, okay Fata dulce? It is fierbinte.. hot."

"Okay."

"Good girl" Wanda set her own drink down and sat next to Viv, smiling when Vision sat on her other side, the arm not clutching his mug of tea instinctively draping around Wanda's shoulders.

"Vivian, I think Wanda might like to here some more about your Teddy Bear picnic" Vision gently prompted his daughter.

"Of course" Wanda nodded. "What should I bring? Do I need a teddy bear? I'm not sure I've got one.."

"That's okay, we can take any toy we want, as long as it's not dangerous" Viv explained with a grin. "So I'm gonna take Rocket, but I'm leaving most of his 'cessories at home.. You can share Rocket with me, if you want."

"Well thank you, that is very nice of you" Wanda chuckled, sipping her tea. "I might just take you up on the offer."

A little while later, while Vision made a quick trip to the bathroom, Viv, now clutching her mug, shuffled closer to Wanda.

"Wanda, can I ask you something?"

"Of course Fata dulce.. You know, I need to ask you something too."

"Oh" Viv briefly forgot her own question. "Okay.. what?"

"Well.." Wanda turned and gestured towards one of the two now open invitations, attached to her fridge with magnets. "It is almost your Birthday. Is there anything special that you would like?"

"Hmm.. I don't know yet" said Viv, before returning to her original question. "But, it's almost Daddy's Birthday too. Can you help me get him something nice?"

Wanda remembered the events of Vision's previous Birthday, when Viv had slipped away from Vision at the mall in the hope of finding her Father a Birthday gift. Hearing that Viv was missing over the mall's loud-speaker had been one of the most terrifying moments of Wanda's life.. and Wanda's life had already had more than it's fair share of terrifying moments. If Viv were to go missing again now, Wanda would probably be even more terrified, because.. Well, there were a lot of reasons.

She shuddered a little, pulling Viv closer. Clearly, rather than allowing the possibility that the little girl might try and take matters into her own hands a second time, taking Viv shopping herself was a much better option. Besides, Wanda needed a Birthday present for Vision as well, and shopping with Viv would be a lot more fun than shopping by herself.

"I would love to help you, Fata dulce" She ruffled Viv's hair once again, taking her now empty mug. "I'll check my work roster when it gets closer, and then we can ask your Daddy for the best time to go.."

"The best time to go where?" Vision asked, raising his eyebrow as he returned from the bathroom, sitting back down beside them.

"Uh.." Viv looked worried for a moment, but Wanda quickly saved the situation.

"Miss Vivian and I are thinking of going for a special Girl's day out" Wanda explained. "Maybe after her Birthday, as part of her present from me. Would that be okay with you, Vizh?"

Wanda and Viv looked up at him, grinning matching cheeky grins. A part of him knew that he should have been just a little more suspicious of what this 'Girl's Day Out' entailed. But they both looked so happy, and as cheeky as he knew they were, those grins warmed his heart. His girls warmed his heart. So, as he sat back down beside them, he replied:

"Of course.. that sounds like a wonderful idea."

Having secured Vision's permission for her plan, Wanda winked at Viv. Viv giggled, and Wanda in love with the sound, reached over to tickle her, letting more of the little girl's giggles fill the room.

With Vision and Viv there, the old apartment felt a little more like Home.