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Their flight landed in Honolulu in mid-afternoon, so by the time they got their bags, hailed a cab and got to their hotel to check in, it was practically time for dinner. Fortunately, their hotel had a nice restaurant right off the lobby. Ariadne spent the meal watching Arthur closely, hoping he was feeling a little more relaxed. Ever since that projection had managed to shoot her in that dream, he'd been plagued with nightmares and had been really tense.

This trip had been his idea, and Ariadne hoped it would help. "We can go to the beach right away tomorrow, if you want," she suggested.

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“A little, but you can keep shopping.” H might not like shopping but Ariadne seemed to be having a good time.

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She glanced around, then kissed his cheek. "Why don't you go see if we can get a table at that Thai place in about an hour?" she suggested. "I'm going to make a couple of purchases here, then we can wander a bit more."

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“Sure.” He walked away in the direction of the Thai place they saw earlier and made a reservation for a table for two in an hour. Arthur went back to the stall Ariadne had been at.

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While he was gone, she quickly made her purchases - a jade bracelet for herself, and a nice new watch for Arthur, which would hopefully go down a little better than her surprise from last night.

When he returned, she was walking out of the shop with a smile. "Did you get us a table?"

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“Yeah,” he said with a nod. “What did you end up getting?”

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She pulled out the bracelet for his inspection. "I'll probably never wear it, but it's so pretty."

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“Why won’t you wear it? It’ll look nice on you,” he told her.

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"I just almost never think about wearing jewelry," she said with a shrug. "But if you remind me to, I'll put it on." She slipped it on now, even though she wasn't dressed up nearly enough for it.

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“I’ll try to remember that,” he said.

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"C'mon," she said with a little smile. "Let's watch the sun set over the harbor."

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“Okay.” He took her hand and led her a little ways down the line of shops.

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There were lots of good views of the harbor here, and they found what was probably the best, leaning against the rail, watching the sun sink low in the sky.

"It's really beautiful here," Ariadne heard herself say.

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“Yeah,” he agreed, draping his arm around her shoulders.

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"You're glad we came?" she asked quietly.

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"Mhm.," Arthur answered. "Are you?"

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"Yes," she said. "As long as you're happy. That's what I want." She brought his hand to her mouth, kissing it gently.

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"I'm happy when I'm with you," he said quietly.

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She nodded, falling into silence as they watched the sun sink lower. Eventually, as twilight fell, she looked at Arthur. "Shall we? Time for dinner."

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“Okay.” He slid his arm away from her shoulders and took her hand instead before guiding her back to the restaurant.

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The Thai place was nice, but still casual too. And the wine list was good, which appealed to Ariadne's francophile tastes. She was a little worried about how awkward it would be between them once they were back in their hotel room, alone, but she tried to push the thought out of her mind.

Still, dinner was over more quickly than she would've hoped, and before she knew it, they were paying the check.

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Arthur didn’t say much during dinner, he only spoke when Ariadne addressed him otherwise he was focused on his food.

After paying the bill, Arthur got up and waited for Ariadne.

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The cab ride back to their hotel was quiet, and Ariadne blamed herself for not being able to think of anything to say. Finally, when they were on the elevator up to their floor, she broke the silence. "I have something for you. Don't worry, it's different from last night's surprise."

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“Okay,” he said a little hesitantly as they walked down to their room. Arthur opened the door for her before walking in and taking off his shoes.

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She put all of her bags down, and pulled out the box with the watch in it. She offered it to him almost hesitantly. "I just thought you might like it."

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“Oh.” He took the box and opened it. His brow shot up as he took the watch out and looked at it in the light. “Thank you, Ariadne.”