I love fluff :) Anyway, this chapter is short, but I promised that I would post another before today is over!

Holly wrapped her arms around his neck, twisting her fingers in his hair. Her heart beat rapidly and her stomach did flip flops. She didn't care if anyone saw them and if they had stayed like that forever, she probably never would.

However, a cough from the doorway pulled them apart.

Butler stood in the frame, a glass of water in one hand and a bottle of aspirin in the other. Finn stood slightly behind one of his massive legs, his nose crinkled up in something akin to disgust.

"Um, you two might want to move to a room with a door." Butler strode into the room, setting the water and aspirin on the table behind Artemis. "There are children present," he whispered as he went back out of the room, dragging Finn along with him.

Artemis smiled and reached behind him for the aspirin. "Do we want to move?"

"Not really, but we probably should. Finn has no idea I'm his mother."

Artemis swallowed the aspirin with the water and set the glass back on the table. Then he stood, lifting Holly in his arms. "Then let's go."

Holly shook her head. "Artemis, I really don't think-"

"Do me a favor and just shut up," Artemis said, carrying her quickly to his room, which had a door, fortunately.

Once they were in the room, Artemis set Holly down.

"You've been working out," she noted.

He nodded. "Butler nagged me about if for quite some time. I must thank him though. If it wasn't for his incessant needling, I would still be wimpy and unable to defend myself."

"Yeah, it was pretty pathetic that I was the one always saving you. I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be the other way around," she teased, grabbing a pillow off his gigantic bed and throwing it at him.

Artemis caught it, surprisingly. "My reflexes are a bit better now too, I must say."

Holly laughed and flopped down on his bed, looking at the ceiling. "I really need to complete the Ritual. I feel so drained."

Artemis lay down beside her, throwing the pillow back to the head of the bed. "Did Finn use all his magic to heal me?"

Holly nodded. "He'll need to complete the Ritual too if he wants to keep running on hot. If he doesn't care, he doesn't have too."

"Oh, he cares, trust me. The day I told him he was part fairy, he began jumping up and down and yelling it to the entire house. I had to get him to promise never to tell anyone that he had magic."

Holly rolled over onto her side so she was facing Artemis. He turned his head towards her. "You know, I've always wanted to have a big house," she said quietly. "My apartment in Haven is so tiny."

"I know," Artemis muttered. "I couldn't even stand up straight in it."

Holly laughed. She noticed Artemis's clothing choice for the first time. "Are you wearing jeans Artemis?"

He nodded and smiled. "Juliet's idea. She and Butler thought that it was probably not a good idea to walk along the beach front in a suit."

Holly shook her head. "Probably not, but for what it's worth, you look very good."

"Thank you," his smiled faded into a relaxed expression that Holly hadn't seen for five years. The peace in his eyes melted her heart into mush. The Artemis she remembered was always tense and deep in thought, lines creasing his forehead. This Artemis was relaxed and peaceful. It was that moment that convinced Holly that no matter what, she was going to stay with Artemis, whether that meant she would die earlier or have to take growth hormones; it didn't matter.

Artemis pulled her close to him, wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her auburn hair. Holly smiled and closed her eyes, content for the first time in years.