Author's Note: To celebrate my signing a contract with a publishing company, I'm putting this up a little early. Hope you all enjoy.

"Are you sure about this?" Anna asked, glancing down at their meager bags. It wasn't quite how she'd expected her return flight. Elsa was coming with her. This trip had gone so much better than she could have possibly imagined, but she still just couldn't quite wrap her head around all of it.

"Yes, I'm sure." Elsa sighed, leaning back in her seat as they waited for the plane. Olaf fought some giant wolf on his Switch next to them. "I need a break from all of this and Portland sounds like a good escape. Besides, we need to sort out plenty before you two can move in. I didn't want you to have to talk to Kristoff on your own."

Anna squeezed Elsa's hand, glancing nervously around the room. Yes, because all of these people can tell that we're an incestuous couple and not that I'm just talking to my sister. We are that unsubtle. I should just call her 'sis' and make out with her in front of the whole flight then I can stop worrying about what they're thinking.

"Anna?"

She offered an apologetic smile. "Sorry, lost in thought. Thank you. I don't know if I could do this all without you."

"It would be weird to move in with me without me."

Anna's eyes narrowed as she glared up at her sister. "You know what I mean!"

Any anger she'd managed to form immediately faded away as Elsa planted a chaste kiss on her cheek. "I know." She sighed, rubbing her thumb on Anna's knuckle. "Seems like only yesterday Tiana and I were heading to Portland," Elsa said, gazing wistfully out the massive windows.

"Oh." Anna bit her lip, following Elsa's gaze and watching the next gate's plane land. She'd be lying if she said that it didn't remind her a bit of Moana. Hell, she could be here. "You miss her?"

Elsa shrugged. "It's complicated. I guess I do, but I know that needed to happen." Pinching the bridge of her nose, she turned away from the window, her soft blue eyes meeting Anna's at last. "Sorry, I just meant that things have really changed. Wasn't trying to start us back on that path. We can just ignore those wounds for a bit longer, I'm dealing with enough without having to process that breakup any more than I have."

Glancing at Olaf to make sure he wasn't paying too much attention, Anna nodded. "At least there's been some pretty wonderful changes too, right?"

Anna could swear that Elsa's eyes darted to her lips for half a second. Maybe she does just want to make out in front of the flight. I wouldn't mind. "That's what I meant, Anna. It's been wonderful, and I'm looking forward to having you here all the time."

"You mean it?"

"Of course, I do." Her gaze grew sad and Anna felt a quiver of guilt run through her body. It wasn't like Elsa hadn't given her a lifetime of reasons to doubt her sincerity there, but she'd certainly shown otherwise the last year. I know she cares. I know she wants this. Don't I? I'm not still doubting her.

"I know you do. Sorry." Anna toyed with the hem of her long checkered skirt, twirling it in her finger. Elsa had taken her shopping. She finally spoiled me, and I'm still feeling so weird about it. "It's just a big change, like you were saying. There's a lot to get used to."

"You can say that again." Elsa tucked a stray hair that had escaped from her bun back behind her ear.

Anna wished they had more privacy — that they could talk properly. The prior day's shopping and planning had been amazing. Elsa had insisted that they go back early, while she was still on vacation, and wrap up all of Anna's loose ends. Hopefully, it's that simple. She seemed so certain we could convince Kristoff. "Giselle is going to lose her shit," Anna mused, covering her mouth when she realized that Olaf was still right there.

"That's a bad word, Mama."

"Sorry, Olaf."

"Can I say it then?"

"No."

He pouted, his lower lip quivering, "But that's not fair."

"I shouldn't have said it, so you shouldn't either."

"Can I say it if I lose this fight again?"

"No."

Grumbling, he returned to his game. "Yes, Mama."

Anna turned to find Elsa beaming at them. "I still can't believe it. My little s – Anna is such a mom."

"You're kind of gonna have to get used to it eventually."

"We have time."

Finding herself grinning, Anna looked away, barely watching a group of people looking for their terminal. I guess we do.

"Isn't that Tiana Rose's girlfriend?" a voice asked in a far too loud whisper.

"Is that the girl she left her for? She wasn't one of the ones they showed in People."

"Wasn't she? I swear I saw a picture of them together."

Elsa ground her teeth, her eyes shifting to the departure time on the nearby monitor – still half an hour away.

"I'm sorry," Anna said.

A snicker sounded from the direction of those whispers, before the conversation continued quieter.

"It's okay," Elsa said. "It'll go away before too long, I wasn't the celebrity."

"Definitely makes things a little more awkward though."

She shrugged. "I'm gonna go to the restroom. I'll be right back."

Anna stared after her as she walked off, worried that she'd said the wrong thing. Like our relationship doesn't have enough complications. I just had to point that out. Great going, Anna.

"Shit" Olaf grumbled under his breath as he lost to the boss.

"Olaf."

"You said it first."

She sighed. He wasn't wrong. "Don't say it again."

"Fine."

Anna looked around, trying to discern who had been talking about them. No one seemed to be looking at her. Am I going to end up in the tabloids as the incestuous home wrecker? She tried not to think about it. We haven't been doing anything in public, right? And no one would know we're related. She leaned back, screwing her eyes shut. She could swear she heard more whispering. It's so much more complicated than my day dreams made it seem.

"I did it!" Olaf beamed up at her.

The screen showed his party having leveled up. "Congrats. You were stuck there for a while, weren't you."

"Not that long," he insisted. "I just had to change my party."

"Well, I'm proud of you either way." She ruffled his hair. Elsa still wasn't back yet. Hopefully, no one was giving her any trouble. I hope she's okay. She already feels so bad about all of it. I know she wanted to be left alone, but she is taking a while.

Their plane landed and a few moments later, they called pre-boarding. Anna grabbed Olaf's hand and began to make her way toward the line. She and Olaf had their tickets. Elsa is coming back, right?

A tap on the shoulder sent Anna spinning to find a slightly disheveled Elsa. Her eyes looked a little red, but Anna wasn't quite sure. "Glad I paid for first class," she said, avoiding indicating the gossips.

Not everything that Anna had to grow accustomed to was bad. It certainly seemed it, however, when Anna saw that she and Elsa wouldn't actually be sitting next to each other. There were two seats to a row, and she needed to be with Olaf. Elsa was just across the aisle, it was hardly an issue, but it drove home Anna's growing concern. We're always going to hide in public, aren't we?

The amenities of first class almost made it worth it. Anna had a few drinks, some snacks, and watched movies in her arm rest, while wishing she could be a bit closer to her partner. Olaf, for his part, was doing his best to find out exactly how much ice cream the plane had in their freezer. Rather than stop him, Anna decided to join in. It substantially improved the trip.

Once they'd landed, they grabbed their bags and ordered a cab. Only when they'd finally made it back home – Not for much longer though – was Anna able to relax. "Can I see Lilo today?" Olaf asked.

"I already said you could see her tomorrow. It's late, just relax."

"It's not late. It's only three."

"Well, it feels like six."

Elsa giggled. "Tomorrow will come soon enough. Aren't you still playing your game?"

Sulking, he replied, "No, I finished it on the plane."

"Well, you have your Playstation again, don't you have anything for that?"

It was clear that an idea was forming in his head. He always does this. I really wish I could say that he didn't learn it from me. "No."

Elsa smirked. And, of course, she knows how to deal with it. Never going to get used to dating the woman who raised me. "Let me relax a bit and I'll buy you a new game, but we have a lot to do while we're here, so you better pick something that'll keep you entertained for a while."

"Really?" Blue eyes lit up as he beamed at his aunt.

"Really. Just give me an hour."

Glancing at the clock, he nodded. Anna could see him silently counting down the seconds. Well, at least that'll keep him occupied.

He was still staring at the clock when they dragged their bags upstairs, pausing as they realized they'd both gone to Anna's bedroom. Her cheeks colored. "You don't think Olaf would be suspicious?"

Elsa paused, her teeth digging into her lower lip. It was clear that she wanted to reconsider, to just take the guest room again. "We could probably just tell him it's a slumber party."

"You think so?"

Shaking her head, Elsa sighed. "Maybe, but I'd rather not open that can of worms when we're going to have to deal with Kristoff tomorrow." I wonder just what she was thinking – we still haven't actually – we did cuddle all night last night. That's probably it. Her thoughts were interrupted by lips meeting her own, an arm resting on the small of her back. She'd never get tired of that. Elsa was the best kisser.

"I think you should just stay in my room," Anna insisted when they finally separated.

"We'll see. But I'm at least putting my bag in the guest room."

Anna grumbled, trying to ignore the heat rushing down her body. Cuddling was now the last thing on her mind. Maybe she should sleep there. I don't want to rush things.

Waiting a few minutes to see if Elsa was coming back, Anna watched the doorway. When it finally seemed that Elsa wasn't coming out, she walked the few feet over to the door and tried knocking. I hope I didn't scare her. I know how complicated this all is.

"Sorry, come in," Elsa replied.

"Is everything okay, honey?" Anna asked, hesitantly, slowly swinging the door open.

Turning to her, Elsa patted the spot next to her on the bed, and wiped her eye. "I'm fine."

"Elsa." Anna rested a hand on her shoulder, wishing that she could make things easier. If I just hadn't been her sister. She tried to ignore that she may well have never known her then.

"It just all sort of hit me again." She ran her fingers through Anna's hair, meeting her eyes. Her gaze seemed to radiate love, she was trying to convince Anna that they were okay, that she didn't have to worry. She's still always looking after me.

"I know what you mean."

"I know you do. You've been through just as much of late as I have. I just —" she wiped another tear away, "I wasn't expecting any of this. I had my whole life planned out, and I hadn't even considered – I'm dating my sister. I still can't believe it."

Ignoring how much that hurt, Anna replied, "I can't believe it either." Her meaning was quite different. "Because I thought it couldn't happen. I thought you'd never feel the same way."

"Anna –"

"I'm sorry that it's so scary to you. I just want you to know that to me, it's so worth it. I've worshipped you since we were kids, and it turned into love. I love you, I may have my whole life, and you're worth every complication that that brings. You're worth so much more than that. I hadn't planned any of this through either." She sighed, blinking away her own tears, trying to keep going, her eyes locked firmly on Elsa's knee. "I didn't think I had to." I should've thought things through. If I at least had a plan, then my kissing her wouldn't have cost her quite as much. "I'm sorry it's already costing you friends."

"It's fine."

"Then why did you want to get away?" Interlacing her fingers behind her head, Anna leaned back in the bed, staring at the stucco ceiling. "I know how much you're giving up." Where am I even going with this? Am I trying to tell her that I'm ruining her life? What do I expect her to do about it? Am I trying to get her to leave me? If this is just an apology, then it's the most roundabout one imaginable. "You don't regret it, right?" I am trying to get her to leave me.

A hand cupped her cheek. She blinked away tears to find blue eyes staring into her own, more tears threatening to spill forth from them. Elsa cleared her throat, rubbing at one of her eyes, the other still meeting Anna's. This was too important. "I love you, Anna. It's worth it."

"You don't have to say it like that, Elsa. I know you don't –"

"I do." She swallowed, her eyes finally leaving Anna's. "I think I do, at least. This is all still really –" her gaze fell back to her, her exhale was shaky, scared, but she said, "I feel happier with you than I have in a long time. Even with all the complications, even as strange as it feels sometimes, no one else has ever made me feel the way you always have. It's new, but now that I'm seeing you this way, I do love you, Anna. You are worth it. I want to be here, I want to be with you."

"Even though I have a kid?" she asked, trying to sound as playful as she could manage. She didn't want Elsa to realize just how scared she'd been.

"Olaf's pretty cool. And at least he's not a baby."

Not like she's trying to be his new mom. "You're sure though?"

She took a moment to consider it, Anna held her breath the whole time, terrified that Elsa would reconsider. "I am. I want this, I want you two living with me, and I want you."

Anna managed to avoid reading into that in any lascivious way, no matter how horny she still was from their makeout session earlier.

"Not tonight. I still need a little more time to get used to that idea, but I do want it, believe me, you have the same effect on me."

"I wasn't even thinking it!" She just assumes!

"Well, I was."

Blushing, Anna bit her lip. Glad to know I'm not alone then. "Take all the time you need. I promise I can handle it." My being crazy from waiting only ever seems to make me obsess over Elsa anyway, so it's not like it'd change anything now.

Elsa pressed a brief kiss against Anna's lips, her fingers twining between Anna's. "I'll try to be worth the wait. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go buy your son a video game."

"You still have time," Anna insisted. "Want to at least cuddle for a while?"

"Ah, but if I get it now, we won't have to stop cuddling."

It's tough to argue with that logic. I guess that's why she's the lawyer. "All right, fine. But I'll miss you and I expect you back in my arms as soon as possible."

"I will be." Her lips grazed Anna's cheek as she pulled away, sliding off the bed. "I'll see you in a bit."

"Love you."

Elsa grinned, those blue eyes falling back on Anna's. "I love you too."

They arrived at Nani's apartment at a quarter to noon. They were supposed to meet Kristoff for lunch. It seemed less awkward than going over to his place, no matter how much better things were between them. I still broke his heart and am now trying to run across the country with his son. There's a few reasons for things to be tense.

The door flew open and Nani dragged the three of them inside. "Go beat up Lilo, she's already armed and waiting for you in her room."

Olaf nodded, accepting the challenge. "I'll save us all from her reign."

"Lord, I wish. Go kick her butt."

With a determined look on his face, his light blond brows knitted together as intimidatingly as they could be, Olaf marched toward the closed door to Lilo's room. "Aye aye."

"There, that'll keep them busy," she sat back in a chair by her coffee table. "Now you two better explain all of this." She took a sip of her coffee. "Help yourself, by the way. The pot's over there." She gestured toward it for Elsa's sake.

Anna grabbed them each a cup of coffee while Elsa sat across from Nani. This is only extremely awkward. I told Elsa she knows about us, right? "What would you like to know?" Elsa asked, her voice and smile as magnanimous as she could manage given the tension.

"Anna's been pretty coy the last couple weeks." She could feel Nani's eyes on her as she added the sugar. "So I take it you two are actually –" she glanced back toward Lilo's room, the door was closed and they were being fairly loud as they made laser gun sound effects, "together?"

Damn. I guess I have only been talking to Giselle. Nani is just so judgy! "We are," Anna says.

Elsa nodded.

"Well, that's a little disturbing." She sipped at the coffee, glancing between the two of them. "And she's really moving out there?"

"That's the plan," Elsa explained. "Even if this all wasn't happening, I'd still suggest it. You know how much she's struggling here."

The cup clanked on the table a bit louder than was strictly necessary. "I know. I've been trying to help out." She pursed her lips, staring into Anna's eyes. "This isn't exactly going to be easy on me, you know."

Anna blinked, blowing on her drink as she tried to process that. It honestly hadn't even occurred to her. We've been coparenting for so long. Leaving her all alone like this with Lilo probably is pretty hard for her. "I'm sorry."

Sighing, Nani nodded. "I know it's complicated, and while I still think this is –" she shook her head, waving her arms vaguely toward them, "I'm not even sure what to call it. But if Elsa really wants it –"

"I do." Wow. It's weird to hear her so certain about this. God, I love her.

"Then I guess I just have to get used to it." She glanced toward Lilo's door again. There wasn't a thud or anything concerning. Olaf wasn't even crying from a new bite. "Lilo has been taking Olaf being away really badly. You know how inseparable the two of them are. They're practically family."

"Don't say that, they'll end up getting together," Elsa replied. Is that her way of trying to deal with this? I know how much us being siblings still bothers her. I'm still not allowed to call her my sister anymore. It slipped out the other day and I thought she was gonna have a full-blown panic attack.

Pinching the bridge of her nose, Nani glared at Anna. Normally she'd be the one to make that joke. I'm going to try to pretend that I don't know how similar they can be.

She offered an apologetic smile.

"Hell, maybe I should just try to transfer to New York. It'd certainly make things easier."

"Why don't you?" Anna asked.

Her eyes narrowed. "I wasn't serious. My whole life is here."

What life? Hell, the only other friend I've ever heard of is Moana and she lives in Ohio. "You don't have to, but it might be good for Lilo. And I know Olaf would be happy to have her there."

"I'll think about it."

"What do you do again?" Elsa asked.

"Postal worker."

Elsa stared up at the ceiling for a moment, running the numbers in her head. "I don't really have too many contacts there, though I could see if I could pull some strings. There is a delivery service that I've represented a few times though, if you wanted something similar. Pay's a lot better, from what I've heard."

"I've already worked here for five years, I don't want to start over."

"That's still, what, twenty-five years until retirement? And with lower pay, but hey, it's up to you."

Gritting her teeth, Nani ran her fingers through her hair. "I'll think about it."

"Just let me know. I am Lilo's sensei after all, can hardly just abandon her here."

That finally drew a smile from Nani. Anna wondered if she was always this upset since her and Elsa's kiss. She knew how much the idea bothered her. "Thanks." She seemed to relax a bit, uncurling from herself as she sat there. "How much better pay are we talking?"

"I think they said it was around seventy. I don't know, it didn't mean a lot to me, I just recall them mentioning how bad the USPS pays their workers."

She nodded. Then how does she manage? I assumed she made more than me. "Maybe put a word in for me. I'm just on a month-to-month lease here at this point."

"So you'd really come?" Anna asked, her coffee stained teeth bared in an eager smile. "That would be so amazing. Olaf would love it, and I have to admit, I've kind of missed you while I've been away, even as preoccupied as I've been." She squeezed Elsa's hand, her gaze falling on her.

Elsa squeezed back. "You're welcome to stay with us for a couple weeks while you find a place if it goes through."

"I'm not making any promises, but talk to them for me."

Elsa still maintained her affable composure, but Anna could tell that that annoyed her. "If I'm asking them to give you a job, I need you to follow through. I can't lose my credibility for nothing."

Nani chewed on her lip, a finger tapping lightly on her mug. "The pay's really that good?"

Elsa shrugged. "I haven't worked for them. How about this? I'll give you their info and you can look into it. If you decide to apply, let me know, and then I'll put in a good word for you."

"Okay." She nodded, swallowing audibly. "You're right. Yeah, that's great. I'll take a look at them."

"I hope you decide to do it," Anna said. "It really would be great." Though her staying with us for a few weeks could be weird. I know how uncomfortable she is with our relationship, though I guess we already have to pretend that we're not together around Olaf, anyway.

"It does sound nice," she agreed. "Just give me that place's name and let me look into it. Don't you two need to go meet Kristoff?"

Checking the time, Anna rose from her seat. "Yeah, we do. Great, we're running late already. Thanks for looking after the kids!" I really am Lilo's other mom, aren't I? Why didn't I say 'looking after Olaf?' She dragged Elsa from her chair. "We'll be back soon."

"Take your time. Do you want travel mugs for the coffee?"

Elsa drained the rest of her cup. "We're good." She grabbed a piece of paper from the pad on the fridge and scribbled something down. "Here's the name of the company. Let me know what you think."

The restaurant wasn't too far away, but it was already 12:15, and they'd said they'd be there at noon. He hadn't messaged or called, so he presumably wasn't too worried yet, but Anna messaged him that they were on their way.

They pulled into the parking lot of the little burger joint at 12:25, with Anna feeling awful about just how long she'd made him wait. How am I still so neglectful to him now that we're divorced? That shouldn't even be a thing. "Hey, sorry we're late."

Kristoff rolled his eyes, an almost empty tray of seasoned fries in front of him. "It's fine. Did you want something to eat? All I've had is fries so far."

"I'll get it," Elsa said. "You two talk, what do you want?"

"You sure?" Kristoff asked, his hand still halfway to his wallet.

"My treat."

"I'll just have a sasquatch burger."

"Anna?" She turned to her.

"Some more of these fries," she offered, eating one of Kristoff's. These are too good. "And I'll try a burger with swiss."

She left them alone and made her way over to the counter. Kristoff and Anna stared down into the almost empty basket of fries. "So what did you want to talk about?" he asked after a long moment. He seemed nervous. He probably thinks I'm trying to take Olaf from him. Oh, wait, I am, it's almost like I keep giving him good reasons to hate me.

Struggling to face him, Anna settled on staring at his chin. Just say it. Get it out of the way. Let him be pissed if he needs to be. "I want to move to New York."

His face fell. "Oh."

"I don't want to take Olaf from you. I just need to do this. I can't afford our house on my own, and Elsa is willing to help me out. It'll be better for him too, she cares about him and can basically ensure that he never wants for anything, and the schools are better there," even if they're still not the best, "And Elsa is pretty sure she can get me a job at an elementary school. You know how much happier I was when I taught kids."

He nodded. "You seemed to be a lot happier with a lot of things back then."

"Kristoff –"

"I know. What do you want me to say, Anna?" She finally met his eyes and saw the tears in them. "He's my son. I don't want him on the other side of the country."

"You'd still see him, he'd visit every break, you'd have him all summer. Also, I meant to open with this part, but I wanted to give you the house back."

He blinked. "You what?"

"It was always your place, I know how much you loved it, and the yard is perfect for Sven. I'll sign whatever I need to, I don't want to sell it, it was our home and I want Olaf to be able to still be there. It's always gonna be his home."

The tears finally fell as Kristoff averted his gaze, staring out the window at the rainy sidewalk. "Thanks."

"It's not a bribe or anything. Even if you're not willing to let me take Olaf to New York, I still want you to have the house."

"Anna –" he turned back, rubbing at his eyes with his massive hands. "Do you really think this is better for him?"

This isn't just for me. It's not just because I want to be with Elsa. Right? "I do."

"And you really want to go there? You sure you want to move back in with your sister?" He glanced in Elsa's direction, a goofy expression on his face that Anna would call a smile if he didn't still look so pained.

"I'm sure. We're close again, and getting along better than we ever did. Plus, Olaf worships her. Like it's ridiculous, I don't know how she does it."

The smile grew more genuine. "That's good to hear."

"They're adorable together. You should see them lightsaber fighting."

"That traitor," he joked. "Star Trek is life."

Anna grinned, meeting the soft brown eyes of the man she'd once loved. "Can we please do this? You got Olaf that cell phone, and he'll call you all the time. He'll visit you a bunch."

"Your girlfriend able to get him free flights?"

Anna's eyes widened. What? Oh. He means Moana. "We broke up."

"Oh." Several expressions battled on his face, most of them sympathetic. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay."

"Is that why you want this new start?"

She shook her head. "No. Moana lives in Ohio anyway, it wouldn't affect much."

He took in a breath, meeting Elsa's eyes as she returned to the table with their food. "Okay. Yeah, you can move. I won't fight it. I just want what's best for Olaf, and it sounds like this could be it. I better get to see him a bunch still."

"You will," Elsa insisted. "I'll pay to fly him out every weekend if we need to."

A pained smile pulled at his cheeks. "Don't say that or I'll actually take you up on it."

"How about once a month and every school break and holiday?" Anna suggested.

Pulling his burger to him, Kristoff nodding, smiling down at the food. "Yeah, that would be nice."

"We can manage that," Elsa replied.

"I'll pay for it, it's fine."

"We can split it."

"Maybe you're right," he said to Anna, some ketchup on his lips, "it sounds like Elsa really is good for him. Maybe this is the best choice."

"Thank you," Anna said.

"Any chance I could see him tonight?" he asked hopefully.

"Of course. He's with Lilo right now, I'll take him over this evening."

"They can both come if Nani wants. I don't want to separate him from his best friend."

Anna beamed at him. "She'd love that. Thank you."

"It's no problem at all." The three dug into their burgers, the atmosphere lightening up. Anna could scarcely believe how well that had gone. It looked like her life was really starting to work out. She just hoped that Elsa was feeling at least half as good. She knew how much Anya had hurt her the other day. She'd do whatever she had to do to make things work out for her.