Happy almost New Years! Sorry I haven't updated as soon as I usually do. But I'm here now! Also, I want to thank my buddy, Mickey (TPATFan16) for helping me out with this chapter. She could very well have written most of it. xD Well, came up with some dialogue and ideas at least, aha. Love ya, bro! ;D And here we go!

Gnomeo's P.O.V.

Like every normal day, I woke up with my wonderful wife in my arms, only this time, it was the most special of all cause it was Juliet and I's one year anniversary of being married! It feels like just yesterday, we met eye to eye while hand in hand with our orchid. I can't believe it's been a whole year since me and my beautiful red have been married. I then felt her stirring in my arms and looked down as her eyes fluttered open to meet mine. We smiled at each other.

"Happy Anniversary, beautiful." I whispered to her.

"Happy Anniversary, hun." she whispered back as our lips locked gently. "So, got anything planned for today?" she asked as we pulled away.

"Nothing." I replied.

"What? What do you mean you having nothing planned?" she asked, slightly upset.

"I've got something planned for the whole week. We're going on a cruise!" I exclaimed pulling out tickets.

"Oh my God, we're going on a cruise!? Gnomeo, you're the best!" she squealed, excitedly as she embraced me in a hug. "But wait, who's gonna take care of Katie?" she asked as she pulled away from the hug.

"Don't worry, I've already got that covered." I assured her.

...

"Oh no, no no no no no NO N.O. I did not sign up for being a babysitter!" Benny exclaimed.

"Oh, come on, Benny! I need you and Tybalt to watch Katie. I wanna make this anniversary special for Juliet and she's always wanted to go on a cruise and she deserves to relax and have a good time." I explained to him.

"Sorry, Gnomeo, I just wouldn't trust us with a child. Especially not me!" Tybalt butted in. "Why don't you just get Featherstone and them to watch her?"

"Um, Tybalt, they're out on vacation." Benny whispered.

"Not now, Benny." Tybalt whispered sternly.

"Please, guys. Please do this for me?" They eyed me. "For Juliet?" They continued to glare. "Katie?" Still nothing. "I'll pay you."

"We're in." they said in unison.

"But how does one take care of a baby?" Benny asked.

"Don't worry, Jules will show you everything before we go, okay?" I assured them.

"Alright, we're trusting you." Tybalt said, slowly.

...

Benny's P.O.V.

"I can't believe we trusted him!" Tybalt exclaimed as he sat on the couch. Gnomeo and Juliet had just left not long ago and Katie was already crying. "There is no way I'm doing this. I'm so out of here."

"What!? You can't leave me here with her doing all the work!" I explained, sternly.

"Hey, she's your cousin's baby." he scoffed.

"She's your cousin's baby, too!" I yelled.

"Yeah, that's still a shock to some people." he scoffed again, rolling his eyes.

"Get your fat lazy butt up here and help me with her!" I shouted, as I started walking up the stairs.

"Ugh, fine! But you're the diaper changer!" he shouted back. "Huh, never thought I'd say that."

...

Juliet's P.O.V.

Here we are at the dock. I took a good look around and stood in astonishment. "Wow, Gnomeo, you really out-did yourself with this one." I chuckled, turning to my husband.

"Are you happy?" he asked, smiling.

"Even happier that I'm going on a cruise with the best husband in the entire world." I smiled back as we leaned into a kiss.

"Come on, let's go." he said, leading me onto the boat. We handed off our tickets to the captain and hoped on-board. It was beautiful on here! There was a lounge, a food court, a hot tub, and who knows how many rooms! There were even mini museums! This place was like paradise! "Wow, so much to do, I don't even know where to begin!" Gnomeo exclaimed.

"Well, let's get our room checked out first." I told him.

"Alrighty." he replied.

(Meanwhile, back with Benny and Tybalt)

Tybalt's P.O.V.

Man, taking care of a baby sure is hard work. Benny and I had just got done trying to feed her. After many rejections and food tossed at our faces, we finally got something in her. Benny was washing his face while I was sitting down holding Katie in my arms. I noticed she fell asleep. Great, now what? I looked at her for a little bit. She was actually pretty cute. "You know, you're not so bad while you're asleep." I whispered to her. I continued to rock her slowly. "I remember the first time I held your mom when she was just a baby. Gosh, she was just like you: Such a handful, stubborn, clever, very hard to please, pretty much what she is today," I chuckled as I looked down on her. "But beautiful." I finished with a smile.

"Well, well, well, look who's finally getting along with his niece." Benny's voice came from behind the couch. I was surprised but I didn't show it. "Somebody's got a soft side." he teased

"Gosh darn, Benny, can't a man have some time with his cousin's baby?" I asked, jokingly.

"As you wish, Uncle Tybalt." he replied, playfully as he left the room.

...

Gnomeo's P.O.V.

After we got the key to our room, put all our stuff away and got some food, we decided to go to the edge of the boat and watch the sunset over the ocean. "It's so beautiful." Juliet exclaimed.

"Very breath-taking, but nothing's more beautiful than my wife." I said, kissing her hand.

"Which one?" she asked jokingly.

"The only one." I chuckled pulling her into a kiss. Just then, we noticed a flyer that looked really interesting. But it was written in a different language.

"Hey, look at this." Juliet said, taking the flyer off the pole. "Tine agus Oighear." she read.

"Wait, what?" I asked.

"It means Fire and Ice." she explained. "It's Irish." (I come from Irish heritage so yeah I know how to speak it. xD)

"I didn't know you spoke Irish." I pointed out.

"When you're alone on a pedestal you're whole life, you gotta keep yourself occupied somehow." she chuckled. I was quite impressed. "Damhsa ar an oíche ar shiúl le hurlár araon te agus fuar a bhunaigh an oidhreacht Éireannach i ceiliúradh na seacht mbliana rathúla seirbhíse." she read again. "Dance the night away with a floor both hot and cold set up by the Irish heritage in celebration of the seven successful years of service." she then translated. "Oh, Gnomeo, it looks like fun! We should go!"

"I'm not sure, I'm not much of a dancer, Jules." I shrugged. She then gave me her little puppy dog eyes. "You're not getting me this time, Juliet." I told her. Just then, I felt a little queasy.

"Hey, are you okay?" she asked, noticing I wasn't feeling too well.

"I think I'm getting a little...sea-sick." I stuttered. Next thing I knew, I was leaning over the boat with a big yak. I felt Juliet trying to soothe me by stroking my back. I pulled myself back up and put my hands over my face in slight frustration. "I better go wash up." I said.

"You okay, dear?" Juliet asked.

"It's our anniversary and I'm sick." I groaned.

"It's okay. It's just a little sea-sickness. Everyone gets it. Don't worry about it, okay." she assured me with a smile while stroking my cheek. I smiled back at her.

"Thanks, Jules." I whispered. She gave me a quick peck on the cheek and then held my hand.

"Now, how about you go wash up, we grab something to drink and then go relax." she suggested.

"Sounds good to me." I told her.

"And maybe, just maybe, we could spend a little time in that hot tub in our room." she flirted as her fingers walked up my chest and poked me on my nose.

"Look's like somebody's a little flirtatious today, isn't she?" I chuckled, teasing her.

"Maybe just a little." she teased, rubbing my arm.

"Well, you're not the only one gonna be flirtatious today." I assured her.

"We'll see about that when we get back to our room. But first, go wash up." she told me.

"Alrighty. And maybe I might take you to that dance tomorrow." I said.

"Really?" she asked, excitedly. I nodded. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!" she shouted happily hugging me tight. I pulled out of her embrace after a few seconds.

"I better go wash up now." I told her.

"Right, you go do that." she chuckled. I quickly headed to the bathroom to wash up and then prepared for the rest of this wonderful week with the love of my life.

So how bout it, guys? Pretty good? Thanks again to Mickey (TPATFan16) for the great ideas! Love you, pal! :D Hope you all have a great New Years and had a very merry Christmas! ;)

~Breezy B.