"Jay, do you have my pink suitcase?" Audrey questioned as she walked out to the car with her purse in her hand and a pair of hot pink sunglasses on her face.

Jay ambled along behind her, significantly slowed down by the gigantic amount of luggage that he was carrying.

It was finally the day. Evie, Mal, Uma, Audrey, and Jane were all leaving on a girl's trip to the beach at Belle's Harbor. Ben had a beach house there and the girls- mostly Evie- had decided that they needed some time to bond and relax together.

They were going to be staying for the three-day weekend and absolutely everyone that was not going on the trip was already missing them and dying for them to come back, despite the fact that they hadn't even left yet.

"Well, all of your suitcases are pink. Which one are you addressing right now?" Jay ground out as he sluggishly approached the trunk of Evie's blue Jeep Renegade.

"The heart-shaped one," Audrey clarified, and the former thief rolled his eyes at her as he tried to spot the one that she was after in his huge pile.

"Oh, here it is," Audrey told him, gesturing at a case on the very bottom of his armful. Jay finally sat it all down in the back of Evie's Jeep, breathing heavily as he looked over at Audrey.

"Why in the world do you need all of this jun-" Jay quickly paused as Audrey spun back around to face him, as if she were just challenging him to finish that sentence, "stuff? Aren't you just supposed to pack stuff like toothbrushes and clothes?"

"It's the essentials, Jay. Everything in this car is exactly what I need to survive without the conveniences of my home," Audrey explained to him. Jay just raised an eyebrow skeptically, but he gave in, shutting the trunk firmly as he turned to face the brunette.

"Let me guess… There's five different outfits for each day including shoes and accessories," he wagered, and Audrey grinned at him as she leaned in to kiss his cheek.

"You know me so well," she replied as she started to turn to go back around the car. Jay caught her around the waist and pulled her back against his chest.

"I think not! You aren't getting away without a real kiss, Princess," Jay asked her, tickling her sides. She giggled, placing her hands on his as she tilted her head around to face him. Audrey smiled softly and brought him into a slow, deep kiss.

Before it could go on too much longer, however, they were rudely drawn out of their romantic haze.

"Don't make out behind my car. Charlene doesn't like that," a voice suddenly interrupted them, and Jay pulled away with frustration to look at Evie who had just materialized along with Mal and the rest of the group. Audrey just smiled at him and gave him one last kiss.

"Did you name your car?!" Audrey cried out, and Evie just shrugged with a sheepish smile.

Jay put his hand on her cheek and moved her chin so that she was facing him again.

"I'm going to miss you," he whispered under his breath as everyone started into their goodbyes. Audrey moved closer to touch her nose against his, looking into his eyes lovingly.

"I'm going to miss you, too. But it's just the weekend."

"A three-day weekend," Jay quickly interjected, and Audrey huffed a bit in laughter.

"Regardless, it shouldn't be that long for my big, bad thief to survive by himself," Audrey told him, pulling away and grinning as she hurried around the Jeep with Jay in hot pursuit.

Evie rolled her eyes at the two, smiling at their sweetness, and she hugged Carlos tightly.

"Make sure Jay doesn't go pining after her the whole weekend," Evie joked, and Carlos chuckled.

"I'll try. No promises, though," Carlos told her when he moved back to embrace Jane.

Mal walked over, ruffling Carlos hair. She swiftly brought him into a side-hug when he finally broke away from Jane.

"Okay, Lil' C, don't miss me and E too much. After all, we're leaving, too," Mal teased with a grin. Carlos smiled widely and he picked Mal up, spinning her around and she laughed.

"Put me down, you heathen!" Mal half-heartedly scolded and he sat her back on the ground after a moment. Mal smiled as she turned to go pry Jay away from Audrey where they were a little preoccupied behind one of the back doors of the car.

Evie followed Mal quickly so she could wish Jay a goodbye as well.

"Give Dude some extra scratches from me, okay?" Jane awkwardly told Carlos once the other two girls had left. He turned to face her with a wide smile.

"Sure thing! But it won't be as good as you doing it, though," Carlos heartfeltly admitted, and Jane shyly eyed him in response with a pleased look on her face.

"You two are making me gag," Uma interrupted. Carlos looked over at the dark-skinned girl with an unimpressed expression. "Good grief, y'all are acting like it's three weeks. It's three days! Four because we're leaving today, but you know what I mean," Uma complained but left the two of them together in peace.

"They're a bunch o' wimps, I'd say," Harry piped up as she sidled up to him. Uma offered him a smirk, and he responded with a more genuine look in his eyes as he watched her. "But I suppose I'm a hypocrite. It'll be hard without me cap'n for next few days. Who's goin' to yell orders at me now?" Harry joked as he softly smiled at Uma. The pirate just rolled her eyes and punched him in the shoulder before leaning her head against his shoulder.

"Get your keisters into this car right now! I'm about to leave!" Evie called out with a laugh as she honked the horn like a maniac.

Uma shook her head in fond exasperation and turned to Harry. She tugged his hook to bring him into a hug. He placed his hand on the back of her head as he drew her closer, pressing his cheek against the side of it in a tender gesture.

"You take care of Gil, okay? He's an idiot," Uma murmured with a slight grin. Harry nodded in response as they glanced over at the son of Gaston that was currently amusing himself with a newfound Chinese finger trap. "I don't know how you're going to live without me for even the short time I'm gone," Uma told him quietly.

"Ooh! Uma, have you tried this? It really traps your fingers! I don't know why it traps them like a Chinese, though. How do Chinese get trapped?" Gil questioned as he completely distracted himself from his earlier question. Uma rolled her eyes, sharing one long last glance with Harry before she moved over to Gil and clapped him on the shoulder.

"You behave, 'kay?" Uma checked and Gil tried to pull his fingers out of the trap to give her a thumbs up, but he couldn't draw them from the device's hold. Uma shook her head and she headed for the car. She paused just before she got in, looking over at the boy. "And, Gil? It's called a Chinese finger trap because it comes from China."

"Oh! That makes sense!" Uma huffed exasperatedly in response but offered him a grin as she got in the car, waving at the both of them.

Mal watched as Uma slid in beside Audrey. She turned back to her husband with a smile.

"Are you sure you can handle everything while I'm gone?" Mal checked, straightening the lapels of his jacket. Ben smiled at her and dipped down to lovingly kiss her forehead.

"I'll be fine. You go have fun with the girls," Ben told her softly, and she felt her heart flutter pleasantly before she forced herself to be serious.

"If you need help, Benjamin Florian, you ask your parents. And don't overwork yourself. You hear me?" Mal instructed firmly. Ben gave her a mock salute.

"Yes, ma'am." Mal rolled her eyes, and quickly kissed him before starting over to the car. She knew Evie was growing more and more impatient to get going. After all, the entire trip had been her idea.

"You stop right there, Princess," a voice suddenly sounded off, and Mal turned to face the sound with a pleased curl of her lips.

It was her father and he raised an eyebrow.

"You didn't seriously think I was going to let you leave without saying goodbye?" Hades asked and he opened his arms as Mal rushed into them gladly.

"These other parents might be good with their kids, but I don't see any of them saying bye," Hades commented smartly as he squeezed her gently in his embrace.

Mal leaned up and kissed him on the cheek.

"You are the best dad," Mal expressed with a light tone. Hades held her arms with his hands as he surveyed her from his towering position.

"Y'know, I am totally not worried about you in the least. It's just three days, and there is absolutely nothing that you five could get into within that short amount of time," Hades explained to her with a fond look in his eyes.

"I just hope Evie doesn't get road rage. She's worse than me, you know. And this is a really long drive," Mal told him. All forms of content dissipated from his face as he moved away a bit to yell at Evie.

"Keep a cool head!" he warned. Evie easily agreed, promising to at least try to.

"Yeah. That's ironic coming from the guy that has a head that literally catches on fire," Mal caught Uma's sarcastic quip from the back of the Jeep.

The faerie largely ignored the pirate's remark and she gave her dad one last hug before turning to go.

"I love you!" Ben told her as she left.

"Love you more!" Mal called back in response as she hopped in and shut her car door, beaming widely at him through the window.

"I love you the most," Hades put in his opinion threateningly as he glared at Ben before returning his gaze to Mal with an affectionate smile.

Evie started up the car and everyone rolled down their windows as they waved and shouted at everyone. Jane laughed as Carlos chased after them, grabbing her hand as they started out of Evie's driveway. After a moment, he let go, and hopped up and down behind them while waving them away.

Evie sucked in a deep breath and shook her head contentedly. It was going to be a great trip.