We sat on the park bench in a comfortable silence as we watched the ducks swim in the pond. Vaughn's arm was draped over my shoulder and I had leaned on his chest. I wanted to stay this way forever.

The events of last night and this morning replayed over and over in my head and I couldn't suppress the smile that was beginning to form on my lips.

Vaughn noticing the smile lifted my head up and gazed into my eyes. "What?"

"Just thinking."

"About?"

"You."

He grinned and planted a gentle kiss on my forehead. "Let's run away together," he said with a content sigh.

"Mmmmm," I say as I closed my eyes, "That would be wonderful."

"I'm not joking. Let's do it."

I laugh. "You know we can't do that."

"I don't mean forever, although that would be nice. Just a weekend."

"Where would we go?"

A devilish grin plays at Vaughn's lips, "Would it really matter?"

"And what ever are you implying with that?" I ask with a mock look of shock.

"Just that I don't think we'd leave the hotel that much, that's all. I mean you, room service, you, bathtub, you, comfortable bed, you…I really don't think anything else is necessary."

"So, you want to travel to some exotic location to spend the entire weekend holed up in the hotel room?"

Vaughn shrugged, "Well I mean, if you're opposed to the idea…"

I silence him with a kiss. "When do we leave?"

"As soon as possible."

"Don't you think the agency is going to start to wonder if we both keep calling in on the same day?"

"Probably. Doesn't really matter though."

"You have a point."

"I know," he said as he pulls out his cell phone.

"What are you doing?" I ask as his arm leaves my shoulder.

"Getting us the weekend off."

"You can't be serious!"

"Damn straight I am."

"Vaughn, we can't take time off now."

"Why not?"

"There's so much going on at work…" I trail off.

"Syd, when will work ever slow down?"

I have no response.

"Exactly. Now, as much as I love the ass kicking, saving the world Syd, I want her to take a break."

I smile. "Alright, you got it."

I start getting excited as Vaughn is on the phone and refuse to let boring predictable Sydney seep through.

"It's settled. This weekend, wherever you want to go."

"Really!"

"Yep," Vaughn said, smiling at my excitement.

"How'd you manage to sweet talk your way into letting us have the weekend off?"

"Wasn't that hard, really. I talked to Sloane…"

My eyebrows raised, "Sloane approved it directly."

"Yeah. He was really nice about it. He said he thought we could use the time off after how hectic things had been at the office."

"Wow."

"Tell me about it." We get up and start walking back to my apartment.

"So, where do you want to go?" he asks.

It doesn't take a moment's thought for me to respond.

"How about Santa Barbara?"