A bouquet of red roses was laying on the ground in front of her door when she opened it the next morning.
She raised her eyebrow and smiled, picking it up and taking it to her bedside table. She then headed out to the kitchen to begin cooking.
Stinger looked up from the stove. "Morning sweetheart. Sleep well?"
She nodded, "Morning. Thanks for the flowers."
"Least I can do for Valentine's Day." He leads her to the table. "Sit."
She chuckled, "Totally forgot Valentine's was coming up.."
"Well, I didn't." He went back to the stove and picked something up. He returned, bearing a plate of omelette rice. "Hope you like it."
Andy smiled, "Thank you." She tasted it and grinned, "It's great."
He gave a sigh of relief.
"So, we should do something fun today. Maybe some kind of date?"
"Already planned." He kissed her cheek.
"You're great."
He blushed and looked down.
She took his hand and squeezed it gently, "I love you."
"I love you too. Eat and then pack your bikini.. Or don't pack it." He wiggled his eyebrows at her.
She chuckled, "Alright."
He sat back and watched her eat.
When she was done, she got up and began washing the dishes.
"Stop that right now." Stinger laid them in the sink. "Get your stuff."
She chuckled again, "Okyu." She went and packed her stuff.
Stinger knocked on her door.
She answered, smiling when she saw him.
"Time to go, Sweetheart." He held out his hand.
She took it and kissed his cheek.
He blushed slightly, leading her to his voyager. "Get in and put the blindfold on."
She raised an eyebrow but did as instructed.
He grinned, climbing in and setting course.
Twenty minutes later, Sasori landed. Stinger helped her out, then removed the blindfold.
Andy smiled when she recognized the beach they landed on.
"Are you happy?" Stinger gazed at her quietly.
"Of course, I'm with you, aren't I?" She chuckled. "And I did miss the beaches here on Eshana."
"I'm glad. Ready to have fun?"
She grinned and nodded, "Have you ever been here before? There's a ton of dolphins."
"They've never needed our help, so no."
She smiled, "Ready to swim?"
"I'm not very good at it, but yeah." He quickly stripped to trunks.
She removed her clothes revealing a bright blue and purple bikini.
He whistled in appreciation. "You're beautiful."
She blushed and took his hand before heading toward the water.
He followed, drawing close and kissing her deeply.
After the kiss, she splashed water at him with a smirk.
"Hey! You little.." He dived for her, playfully growling.
She laughed happily.
They tumbled into the water, his arms wrapped around her tight.
"Thank you, for bringing me here."
"You're quite welcome. Figured you deserved some relaxation away from everything." He let go of her and floated on his back lazily.
Soon, a few dolphins appeared, swimming close. Andy reached out to touch them and they made happy noises in response. One swam toward Stinger and nuzzled his side.
Stinger stiffened momentarily, then reached out a hand to touch it slowly.
It made a satisfied clicking noise at him before swimming back to Andy.
Andy chuckled and began swimming playfully with the dolphins. After a while she swam back to Stinger and kissed his cheek.
"Relaxed? Or do I have to resort to serious measures?" He teased as he looked up and down her body.
She chuckled, "Pretty relaxed."
A broad smile spread over his face and he laughed. "I am the luckiest man in the universe."
She smiled, "I'm glad you feel that way."
"Only because of you, sweetheart. Though don't tell Lucky, okyu?"
Andy laughed and nodded.
"Ready to eat?"
"Sure."
He helped her out of the water, leading her to a towel with a basket beside it. "Spada helped me in secret."
"That's nice. How have he and Raptor been?"
"She wants to get married and retire."
Andy nodded, "Good for her. What does Spada say about it?"
"He agrees. Convincing Shou, on the other hand is going to be difficult."
"Well, if I'm there we don't need her in the infirmary at least. Though I'm sure she does a lot more than that."
"Shou's going to argue that your proclivity in getting just as hurt as we do would make you a liar."
Andy sighed, "Well I'm not just going to stay on the ship and wait while everyone else is getting to take out Jark."
Stinger chuckled. "Thus why Shou will argue against it."
Andy sighed again and looked at the basket.
"Enough work talk. Open it."
She did as instructed and looked in.
Several of Spada's signature desserts lay wrapped in red foil.
She smiled and pulled them out, picking one to start eating.
Stinger grinned, then stood.
She looked up at him with a smile.
"Just retrieving your gift. Eat." He headed for the voyager.
Andy looked back out at the dolphins jumping out of the water as she ate.
A few minutes later, Stinger returned with a small box with air holes punched into the top. He extended it to her with a smirk.
She raised an eyebrow before opening it.
A tiny black kitten mewed at her, its blue eyes blinking against the sudden light.
Andy squealed, "It's so cute!"
"It's a Dayamanese temple cat."
"What should we name it?"
"Up to you. It is a girl and Kai says she'll be your protector in time."
Andy nodded, "Picking names is hard.."
"You have time." He gave her a kiss.
"Thank you so much for everything today. It's been wonderful." She took the kitten from the box and held it close.
"Glad you enjoyed it." He laid back to watch the sunset.
She laid back with him, resting her head on his arm.
He wrapped his tail around her leg, sighing happily.
"Someday, when Jark Matter is gone, we should retire here. Spend all our time swimming."
He laughed softly. "We'll talk."
"Don't want to swim all the time?" She chuckled.
"Desert planet, remember? I get nervous in the shower."
She laughed, "Alright. Well I'm not sure I can handle a desert."
"As long as I'm with you, I don't care though. I'll enjoy an ice moon."
"Well, I definitely don't want an ice moon either."
He gave her a wry grin. "Aww, you don't want to live in an igloo?"
She rolled her eyes, "Let's find somewhere neutral. Not too warm, not too cold. Kind of like my planet, but not there."
"Alright. I was only joking. I wouldn't survive long on an ice moon."
She kissed his cheek, "Well, let's try to avoid them then."
He nodded, then gently petted the kitten with a finger.
"Midnight, Angel, or Shadow? For a name?"
"Shadow."
Andy slowly pet the kitten, "Shadow. You're so cute, little one."
"We should head back."
Andy nodded and pushed herself up, keeping the kitten safe in her arms.
Stinger gathered the towel and basket, stowing them in the voyager and waiting for her with a smile.
She smiled back, giving a final glance back at the beach before climbing in after him.
He lifted off, setting the autopilot back to the Orion. "No transmissions from the kids. I guess Jark took the day off too."
"That's good," she chuckled as Shadow climbed onto her shoulder.
Stinger leaned over and kissed her. "Did you have fun?"
"Definitely. Thank you."
"Mission completed successfully. And you're welcome."
She leaned against him and rested her head on his shoulder, "I love you."
"I love you too, sweetheart." He wrapped an arm around her, his fingers idly petting Shadow.