Prompt: "Ugh. Definitely not."
"I'd like us to take a vacation. What do you think?" Beca asked as she cuddled her girlfriend against her.
Chloe was half-asleep, gentle fingertips barely caressing the v of skin between the lapels of the brunette's pajamas. "Can we afford it?"
"Probably not," Beca sighed. "But I could really do with some beach and cocktail time."
"Go to Coney Island," the redhead teased. "It's only a subway ride away."
"Chloooo," Beca whined unhappily. "Be serious. I really need something to look forward to."
The vet sighed and nodded her agreement. "I know." She thought about that for a moment. "How about we try something all inclusive. Like a cruise to the Bahamas maybe?"
"A cruise, Chloe? Ugh. Definitely not."
The redhead was more perky now and she sat up, leaning back against the couch with a big smile as she pulled her phone out of her pocket. "Come on, Becs. It'd be fun! AND, it'd give me an opportunity to wear that bikini I bought like six months ago."
Chloe in a bikini. Beca could definitely get behind that. "Ok, ok, what are the options?"
"Well, there's a Bahamas cruise out of Baltimore... oh look, meals and a lot of entertainment is included in the price."
Beca looked at the price, surprised that it wasn't as expensive as she'd expected. "That's cool, Chlo."
The vet tapped her cheek with her fingernail. "And if we schedule it more than 90 days out, we only have to pay a deposit today. We can save a little for it." She paused then when she saw the look on her girlfriend's face. "What is it?"
"I need to get a new job, Chloe. I'm not getting anywhere with this company."
"That's hardly an epiphany, Becs," the redhead smiled. "Your talent is wasted there."
"Tell you what," Beca said firmly. "I'm going to get a new job and I'm going to pay for this cruise for you."
"Or maybe..." Chloe smiled nervously. "I only have one semester of vet school left and I can start looking for a job. Maybe we could pay for... a wedding?" She bit her bottom lip as Beca's face morphed into a look of surprise.
"Chloe Beale, did you just propose to me?"
"Um... totally spur of the moment but... yeah, yeah I did. Maybe someday soon, a cruise could be a honeymoon too?"
Beca kissed Chloe softly and then looked right into her eyes. "Yes... to both."