Planning their getaway was not an easy task. Luckily, Melanie was willing to take Sadie for the weekend, so they didn't have to worry about babysitters. She also offered to feed the animals, which took another burden off of them. After a week of trips to the zoo, the horse stables, and the ice skating rink, Victoria and Joy were ready to have a weekend.

Joy sighed, 'I still sometimes forget how big of a responsibility children are.'

Victoria nods, 'I forgot what it was like. Tony was my last time I was a parent. And even then, I couldn't tell you as Emmy, Oscar and Tony were raised by Bridget, my Irish nanny.'

Joy nods, lacing her fingers in Victoria's. 'Children changed us.'

Victoria presses a kiss on her lips, 'No honey, Cleveland changed us.'

Joy had to agree with that statement. They no longer were the people they were when they lived in LA. Smiling she looks at the prices on the screen.

'We could do a cruise…'

Victoria shook her head. 'No sweetheart, I have motion sickness remember? I barely survived last year's trip.'

Joy groaned, 'Babe, that wasn't motion sickness—we had food poisoning.'

Victoria sighed. 'Blame the undercooked salmon.'

Joy nodded in agreement. 'But hey, we did take care of each other, didn't we?'

Victoria kisses her against her lips. 'That my dear is true.' They had been curled up in bed, trying to keep food down as they were stuck in their room for two days. The other five days were making up for the two they were holed up in their rooms.

'Well, we could still go on a cruise. You have to admit, last time we went on one we had a good time, despite the food poisoning.'

Victoria scrolls to look at more trips. There were so many islands to choose from.

'But honey, we were only planning a four day weekend. How about we save some money, and spend the weekend here.'

Joy shrugs. 'Like old times—sleeping in, cooking together, watching movies, cuddling…I could go on.'

Victoria puts an arm around her. 'Babe, we still do most of those things…except for maybe the sleeping in part.'

Joy smiled, 'Maybe this summer we'll do the cruise thing again. But I like your idea more, because we don't seem to do enough of that,' she says excitedly as she throws her arms around Victoria's neck, leaning in to kiss her as she smiles, closing out the website.

'We don't, sweetheart.'

She shuts down the laptop, closes the lid and gets up to face Joy. Joy throws her arms around her, and Victoria and her share a kiss, then part.

'We'll enjoy this weekend. I am so glad we decided to do this…with all the busyness at work, and you being equally as swamped…plus doing mommy things, we haven't had a moment alone since I returned from London.'

Victoria swings herself behind Joy, wrapping her arms around her waist.

'I missed this. I missed you…and I can't wait to spend a whole four day weekend with you.'

She presses a few kisses against her neck. 'It will be just like it used to be.'

Joy smiles sweetly at her. She thought Victoria was being adorable. A feeling came across her, a feeling that she knew was hard to control. She was turned on by Victoria's actions. She always knew, Scroggs women were easily turned on, and usually in such a way that she found impossible to control. She always hated when she was this turned on because she tended to think irrationally when she was turned on.

She turns to face Victoria.

'Just like old times.'

She presses a kiss against Victoria's lips, and Victoria moans a little, surprised by this. Then Victoria gets into the kiss, pressing Joy closer to her body.

'Oh, if she could right now, she would.'

Slowly her hand makes its way up Joy's blouse caressing her skin with her fingers lightly; she reaches upward, noting that Joy was shuddering at the feeling of her touch.

'She would what? Make love to me? Sit on the couch in front of the fireplace, covered in blankets, together? I'd go for that any day.'

Victoria smiles sweetly, pressing her against the bed. She pulls open her buttoned blouse, revealing that she was wearing her black camisole, and Joy smiles.

Victoria's hands move underneath the camisole, and caress her sides, and gently cupping her breasts. Joy moans, and whispers huskily, 'Babe, I thought we were going to wait until Friday…'

Victoria licks her lips, and sighs, 'I've got a surprise for Friday night.'

Joy hated suspense, 'Tell me.'

Victoria smiles and silences her with a kiss, 'Then it won't be a surprise, will it?'

'You do have a point there, sweetheart.'

She presses a few light kisses against her abdomen, and Joy shudders. It really had been too long since they had been intimate. Well, it felt that way. Victoria looks up, and shares a smile with her.

'It really has been much too long.'

Pausing, she looks at the phone that sat by their bedside.

'I should call Mel, let her know she can take the animals for the weekend, along with Sadie…that way, it's just us.'

Joy sighs,'Babe, do you think it's asking an awful lot of her? She's already got her hands full with Chance, but now, she'll have to take care of two dogs a bird and a kitten.'

Victoria puts an arm around her shoulder, 'She offered to the other day, if we decided to have alone time. I'd rather it be her taking care of them than sticking the animals in the kennel for the weekend when we're just simply enjoying intimate time for four days.'

'That's true, wouldn't hurt to ask.'

Victoria smiles, and picks up the phone to dial Mel. Luckily, Melanie happened to be home, and she asks her the question. Joy listens intently to the response Victoria gave.

'Oh, that's wonderful…thank you so much!'

They chat a few more minutes then hang up.

Victoria grins, 'Mel said she'd take the animals. She said she'll need the company anyway. Her boyfriend is away on a business trip this weekend.'

Joy smiled, 'I knew she would.'

Victoria smiles, and pulls Joy in her arms.

'So babe…now where were we?'