The plane's wheels bounced against the ground, coming into a bumpy landing and jostling Anna awake. It hadn't been a terribly long flight, but Moana had not given her much time to sleep the previous night. They'd needed to properly say their goodbyes.

She checked on Olaf, to make sure he wasn't too disturbed by the landing, but he was still staring out the window. "So this is New York," he mused.

I wonder if he said anything when he actually got to see it beneath us. "Yep." She rolled her shoulders, stretching and yawning. "You excited?"

"Of course! I haven't seen my sensei in ages."

"That the only reason?"

An innocent unreadable expression blanketed his face. It promptly broke. "Why, did she say she was getting me a present?"

Anna rolled her eyes. "No idea." She pulled her phone out of her pocket and sent a quick message telling Moana that she'd landed, her cheeks coloring slightly when she saw the adorable message she'd been sent before take off.

When it didn't send, she realized that it was still in airplane mode and corrected that. It immediately chimed three times. There was a message from Moana and two from Elsa. As she was already looking at her conversation with Moana, she checked that one first. 'Just about to take off, couldn't resist sending one more message. I love you, honey. It was so amazing having you here this past week. Stay safe and have fun in New York, okay? Go see a few plays.'

She tapped out a message saying that she loved her too, as she hadn't included it in her last message and then checked the two from Elsa. 'Saw that your flight is supposed to be early, I'll try to get there in time' was followed by "I'm there, at departures, less traffic." She wasn't sure what she was expecting. It wasn't like she'd wanted a message anything like her prior one from Moana. Right? I wouldn't. That would be ridiculous. Shaking her head, she undid her seatbelt and waited for the person to her right to get up. She was not falling down this rabbit hole again – she had something special with Moana and there was no way she was going to ruin it like that.

After what felt like an eternity, she and Olaf were finally able to stand up and grab their suitcases – which was to say that she grabbed the suitcases and handed the small one to Olaf. They filed out and made their way through the airport. Olaf seemed very determined on dragging her to another cafe, but she wasn't going to fall for that again. They could grab food with Elsa.

She found the shiny BMW waiting for her, with her sister in the driver's seat, beaming back at her. Anna's heart skipped a beat. No. No no no no no. I'm over this! Turning her gaze to the concrete, she rushed Olaf along toward the car, trying not to meet those ice-blue eyes that could take her breath away. Think of Moana. She's amazing. She let out a shaky breath, her mind focused on the woman she loved – the woman she was allowed to love – her girlfriend. That's it. Just her. Nothing else. Another breath and she felt arms wrap around her.

"I've missed you." Elsa's breath burned against her neck, or perhaps it was just her neck burning. She seemed to be quite warm all over. Moana. Suddenly, Elsa's face was mere inches from her, those eyes staring into her own. She'd barely have to move an inch to kiss her. "Did you have a good flight?"

"Flight?" She blinked, trying to process what was going on. Right. Flight. "Yeah, it was great. I slept the whole way, so maybe you should ask Olaf."

"New York is so big!" he squealed. "I thought we were gonna land way earlier, but it just kept going."

Anna wanted to clutch her as Elsa broke away, turning toward her son and ruffling his hair. "It's a pretty awesome city. Want me to give you the tour? It may take a while, traffic is a b–" she caught herself, "ad. Traffic is bad."

Managing to collect herself a bit, Anna smirked at her sister. "Nice catch," she whispered.

The look of chagrin was too adorable and put Anna right back where she'd been. "You hungry?"

More thirsty, apparently. "I'm famished. Know someplace good?"

"You honestly don't think Tiana would kill me if I grabbed you food before you saw her?"

"Oh. I thought maybe she was out of town." Or maybe I just hoped that.

"Nope, just in the kitchen getting food ready for you two. Sometimes I swear I have a housewife."

No, this is good. There's no way I could do anything too dumb with her here. I'll be fine. "Sounds great. I could never say no to her cooking." She helped Elsa toss the bags in the back, and assisted Olaf into his booster seat. It had taken so much convincing to get him to stop complaining when she'd brought it with them. He was convinced that he was big enough to manage on his own.

They made their way through traffic and it was exactly as bad as every comedian had ever described it. Anna knew that she'd been to New York before, but she didn't remember a thing about driving there personally. Maybe they'd always taken a taxi, she couldn't be sure. She was paying a lot of attention to it now, anything to avoid looking at her sister.

"I take it you had fun with Moana?" Elsa asked with a giggle.

"Hm?" She turned to her before immediately thinking better. Coming here was a terrible idea. "Yeah, it was great. I definitely wouldn't want to live in Ohio, but we had a lot of fun. It was really great getting to spend so much time with my girlfriend." She emphasized the last word, trying to remind herself of its reality. "Olaf seemed to like it too. He gets along with her really well." I have a future with her. She's perfect. "We mostly just watched Star Trek."

"Huh."

"What?"

"I know you mentioned watching it with her before, it just sounds like you're getting really into it. I know personally, I would've had better things to do." In her peripheral vision, Anna could see her winking at her.

"It's a really good show."

"That's what you said when Kristoff made you watch a few episodes."

"He made me watch season one."

"And where did you start with Moana?"

Did I tell her that? Damn it. "Season one," she grumbled.

"Right."

"She just did a much better job selling it! All he ever said was how great Q and Picard are, and I mean yeah, they're great, but that's not how you sell something."

"Isn't he an actual salesman?"

Her eyes narrowed as she turned to Elsa. "Yes."

"I think it might just be that Moana was that much more fun to cuddle with."

"Maybe."

She smirked at her before turning back to the road. Anna wasn't quite sure why, it wasn't like they'd gone more than a couple feet over the course of the conversation. She could just wait. "Sounds like you're in love."

"I am. Absurdly so."

"Aww, Trekkies in love, and not even at a con. My little girl's growing up." She wiped at an imaginary tear and received a nudge on the shoulder from Anna.

"Shut up." This is better. This is sisterly, affectionate, playful. Not incestuous.

"It's adorable."

She muttered, "Thanks," doing her best to play up her offense at her sister's teasing. This is exactly the way sisters are supposed to tease each other, not – she shook her head. "Like you wouldn't watch some nerdy show for Tiana."

"I already have to watch her cooking shows, I think I'd die if she tried to make me watch Star Trek."

"It's actually really good!" Glowering at Elsa, she did her best not to appreciate the way the silk dress clung to her.

"Are you gonna make me watch it with you?"

With another grumble, she stared back out the window. "Maybe."

"Good luck with that."

"Do you want to watch it with us, sensei?" Olaf asked from the back, tearing his gaze away from whatever he'd been staring at.

"Now that's just not fair." She slammed on the break as the car in front of them stopped suddenly to swerve into another lane, narrowly missing an alley wall.

"That's interesting," Anna mused. How has she not died yet driving here? Also, really, she'd watch it for Olaf? No, that's fine, he's my son, we're not competing for her love. She's a good aunt. Who the hell drives like that?

"Can we go get pizza?" Olaf asked, pointing madly at a nearby bakery/pizza shop. "Pleeeeease?"

"If you want to be the one to tell Tiana that we missed her dinner to grab reheated slices of pizza, then be my guest. Maybe she won't be mad at a kid."

Pouting, he threw himself against the back of his seat. "Tomorrow?"

"Probably."

"Yay!" The pout vanished from his face, replaced by a toothy grin as he beamed toward the driver. "Thank you, Aunt Elsa."

She shrugged and took a turn onto another road.

Anna watched the city lazily drift by. It was a far cry from Portland or San Francisco. "How did you manage to get used to this place? It's so claustrophobic."

"You said the same thing last time."

"Well then give the same answer! I don't remember."

Chuckling lightly as she flicked the turn signal, Elsa replied, "It took some work. Especially when I first moved here. My apartment was tiny as hell. You at least remember that, right?"

She did. Elsa had taken the couch while she and Kristoff had her bed, as there simply wasn't enough room for any other configuration. I could've shared the bed with her. "Was your bathroom in your kitchen?"

"It was not. It was almost too small to turn around in, but it was decidedly its own room."

"I'm gonna continue imagining it as in the kitchen."

"Go right ahead."

"So the new place is bigger?"

"It is. It's not at all near the office, so that sucks, but we got a house out in Queens."

"Right, I knew that." She had Elsa's address, it was not an impressive bit of knowledge, but she was glad to at least have something to ground her in this conversation. "So that helped you get adjusted?"

"I was already adjusted by then. It took some getting used to actually having leg room again. I just spent all my time at the office. I barely had time to drop by that little apartment Anastasia and I had when I was working sixty to eighty hour weeks."

"I would die."

She shook her head. "I loved it. I still work more than I should, though I definitely would have trouble doing eighty hour weeks at this point, but it was amazing. I just got to throw myself into my work and really get to learn so much. It was what I'd been dreaming of my whole life and I had it. Now I just make Mia do that."

"Who's Anastasia? Who's Mia? I need context here, Elsa." Another ex? I think she mentioned her once last year. I still can't believe she went that whole time hiding all of this from me. So she'd been sharing that apartment with another woman when I visited before. "Where was Anastasia when I visited if you were sharing that apartment together?" Heh, Anastasia. Tiana. Me. She has a type name wise. Wait, drop that. Besides, Elizabeth doesn't have 'Anna' in her name at all.

"She and I had just broken up a little while before you visited. I'd actually been planning on coming out to you then. I just kind of chickened out after that happened."

"Where would we have slept then?"

"I didn't say I thought it through at all."

Anna couldn't help but chuckle at that. That was her sister all right – diving headlong into things without having considered them. How the hell does she manage in court? "Please tell me about her. I feel like I missed out on so much of your life."

Pulling into a driveway in front of a surprisingly large house in a neighborhood that made even Anna's place in Portland look cheap, Elsa threw the car into park and turned to her sister. "You're right. She went to law school with me and we dated for five years –"

"Five years and you never once mentioned her."

"Yeah, I was a terrible sister, we've been over this." Gritting her teeth, Elsa stared into the garage door. Anna could swear she saw a tear in her eye. "She was cute and fun and she challenged me. We had been competing for ages and we just kinda fell for each other. She's still a good friend of mine – sometimes. We've always been a lot better at being enemies than friends. I swear we broke up half a dozen times."

"Oh."

"You'll probably get to meet her." She bit her lip, leaning her head against the headrest. "That'll be fun."

"What do you mean?"

She waved her hand. "It's nothing. She's just a complicated person." Her gaze stayed on the garage, not meeting Anna's eyes.

"And Mia?"

"She's just an associate that I'm – I don't know, mentoring? She's really smart, a good kid, and she's gonna be an amazing lawyer. I'm training her to replace Belle."

"And Belle is?" Does she really tell me this little of her life? I know I've asked before.

"A former associate who I was kind of terrible to and is now Anya's girlfriend."

"I can't imagine you being terrible to anyone."

"Yeah, you're the best, Sensei!" Olaf chimed in.

Elsa grinned back at him. "And that's why you get shiny expensive presents."

His grin widened.

Anna placed a hand on her shoulder. "You're too hard on yourself, Elsa."

"It's fine. Let's go inside."

Inside, an assortment of smells washed over them. Anna's mouth was watering even more than it had been when she was checking out her sister. It smelled phenomenal, even better than the last meal she'd had Tiana cook for her. She was suddenly very glad that they hadn't stopped for food.

"It smells good," Olaf cheered.

"Yeah it does."

"Good. She loves hearing that. Let me show you to your rooms and then we can eat. Hey, honey!" she called in the general direction that the smells seemed to be coming from.

"Welcome back. Hi, Anna, hi, Olaf!" Tiana's voice called back.

"Wait, rooms?" Anna asked.

"Yep." She led them through the living room to a narrow carpeted stairway. Upstairs the landing split off in four directions. "Olaf's room is pretty bare bones, I don't have much kid stuff, but I set a TV up in it for him." She gestures toward an open door and leads them to the room.

Olaf leaps onto the bed, bouncing off of it. "It's so big!"

It was only a double, but Anna couldn't help but notice that it looked incredibly soft. She walked over and sat on it. It was like sitting on a cloud. "I don't need my own room."

"Mama!"

Giggling, Elsa smiled down at the two of them. "I promise, yours is just as good. Come on, let Olaf get used to the place. Come on down whenever you're ready."

"Remember to wash your hands!" Following Elsa, it occurred to Anna that she was now in a bedroom alone with her sister. She wished it was for more exciting reasons.

"It's our guest room, not that we use it too often. I hope it's all right."

It had a desk in the corner, a TV, and a queen bed that looked to be made of the same material as Olaf's and just as pristine. "It's perfect." For tackling you onto and having my way with you, but that's implied, right?

"I'm glad. Now let's go eat before Tiana kills us. And don't forget to wash your hands." She stuck her tongue out at Anna who had absolutely no impure thoughts as to where it would be more useful. None whatsoever.

Once she'd collected herself, Anna made her way downstairs, urged along by the scent of gumbo. She'd never had it before, so she didn't yet know what the smell meant, but she could smell an assortment of meats, peppers, tomatoes, and a number of other things she couldn't place. Intermingling with it was a sweet vanilla flavor, that she somewhat hoped was not part of the same food. Following her nose, she found the dining room and saw Elsa and Tiana already sitting at the table, in front of a massive pot, a heaping bowl of salad, and a basket of cornbread. "Olaf's not down yet?"

Elsa shook her head. "Nope. Give him a few then I can check on him if you want."

"All right." She took the seat across from Elsa, who was seated next to Tiana.

"Been a while, Anna." Tiana beamed at her.

"Yeah, it has. Thank you for your help with that date, and thanks for dinner today, it smells amazing."

"You helped her with her date?" Elsa quirked an eyebrow at her partner.

"I just made them dinner, tragically they – I mean I just figured I may as well help out while I was checking up on her."

Anna's brows furrowed. Did Tiana just pass up the chance to flirt with me? Is she broken? "She made us beef Wellington."

"I'm sure she was excited to get to do that. I'm not a huge fan of it." Tiana narrowed her eyes at Elsa. "Yours is still great, honey, I just don't need ham and mustard in my steak."

"Philistine."

"Clearly."

Are they fighting again? Elsa deserves so much better.

Tiana's eyes brightened and she smiled at the woman who deserved better. "So how did she react? She throwing me a bridal shower?"

"Wait, what?"

Elsa chuckled. "I think she was distracted by the city. She still hasn't noticed."

"What haven't I noticed?"

Elsa extended her left hand toward her, where a massive diamond shimmered on her finger. It was a hell of a lot nicer than the tiny cubic zirconium that Kristoff had bought her all those years ago. "This."

Anna's jaw dropped. "Holy –" she caught herself, as Olaf entered the room.

"What's for dinner?" he asked, climbing into the seat beside his mother.

Anna could barely focus on him. They're getting married? It's all over. It's really happening. I mean, I knew she and I wouldn't ever get together, but it felt like there was at least a chance, I didn't think – they're really getting married? Why now, all of a sudden? They've apparently been together for years. Is Tiana trying to keep her from me? She shook her head, as everyone stared at her. No, that didn't make any sense. Tiana would have jumped at the chance to have me in bed with them. It wasn't about me. Just like it's not about Elsa that I'm together with Moana, remember? Remember how you have a girlfriend? "It's beautiful," she finally managed. "When did this happen?"

Olaf tilted his head. "What's beautiful? Is it dinner?" He peered at the table. "Oh, cornbread!" he snatched one up and bit into it, immediately tossing it back onto his plate. "What's wrong with it?"

Tiana's teeth ground together as she did her best not to snap at the child. "There's jalapenos in it, they give it a nice kick."

He shook his head. "Hnhn."

She rolled her eyes. "Try the salad then. I proposed last night. I was terrified and needed to grow up a bit. I can barely believe she said yes." Is that why she stopped flirting? Maybe that's what the growing up was about. "I love your sister, I hope you'll accept me into the family."

At least one of my sisters actually wants to sleep with me. Wait, no, it's just the one sister I want, not a general sister thing. "Of –"

"I don't like salad! So you two are getting married? Does that make you my aunt?"

"I suppose it does," Tiana growled.

Elsa nudged her. "Let me go order him a pizza."

"But –"

"We can figure out what kind of stuff he'll eat later. He still needs to eat tonight and he already said he wanted pizza. Let me just take care of it." She's so good with him. She'd be such a good mom. God damn it, Anna, stop it.

"Fine."

"You don't have to," Anna added.

"It's okay. You two have fun. Come on, Olaf, help me order your food."

"Can I have Pizza Hut?"

Anna could actually hear Tiana's teeth grinding. It was a little horrifying. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"I'm fine." She seemed as if she wanted to bite Anna's head off. It must've been years since her food was last snubbed. I should've warned her about Olaf. Oh well, it pays her back – for all the flirting, not for marrying Elsa.

"I'm happy for you," Anna managed. It wasn't quite as painful as she expected. She rewarded herself with a few pieces of cornbread. Honestly, she'd have preferred it not have jalapenos either, but it was still good, and she was certainly not going to voice that complaint now.

"You are? I hope you don't feel like I'm stealing your sister from you?" What? Anna froze mid-bite, staring into Tiana's brown eyes. "I mean you just finally got her back in your life and now she's getting married. I know you want more time with her."

"Right. Yeah." She let out a shaky breath on the cornbread.

"So you're okay with it?"

'No, I'm not. I'm in love with her and you can't have her!' That would go so well. I bet Moana would love it too. "Of course I am. If she's happy, I'm happy. You two have a weird relationship, but it seems to work for you, and that's all I want. For you two to work out, not to have your relationship."

Her teeth showed in a predatory smirk, but she held herself back. "Thank you. It means a lot. You're really important to Elsa and you're important to me too. I was worried about how you'd react. I kept hinting about it when I was visiting you, I really wanted your blessing, but I just kind of chickened out. You had your own partner to deal with, and it just felt silly."

Anna's cheeks colored. She still had a hard time believing that she was that important to her sister, it meant a lot to know that she had even been considered to be part of their engagement – even if she would have wanted to be a different part. She really did just want her to be happy. "Well, I would've given it."

"You still can."

"Then I give it." See? That wasn't so bad. She managed not to crush the cornbread in her hand.

Tiana walk around the table. Anna watched her the whole while, still suspicious of just what she might be up to when she suddenly threw her arms around her. "Thank you. You have no idea what that means to me. I don't have any family left. I'm happy to have gained some."

Anna hugged back, lightly rubbing the other woman's back. She could handle this. Hell, it only made things easier. Now she'd be less tempted. "Then I'm happy to have gained a new sister too."

She pulled back, grinning down at Anna. "You should eat before it gets cold."

Eyeing the pot, Anna spooned some of the stew-like substance into her bowl. "What is it?"

"It's gumbo. It's my specialty. I'm sure you'll love it."

Anna was almost entirely happy to find that she did in fact love it. It was delicious – a little too spicy, but that was just part of its flavor. Soon, Elsa was able to join them again and helped herself to a bowl of her own. "I told Olaf he could wait in his room. He said the peppers kind of burn his nose. That's okay, right, Anna?"

She nodded. "It's fine. He can be really sensitive to this kind of stuff."

"I'll keep that in mind next time," Tiana managed. She's already trying to be a good aunt.

By the time they'd finished and started on the pralines, the pizza arrived, and Olaf came bounding down the stairs. Elsa left to pay for it.

"I'm glad you're here," Tiana said, swallowing a bite of the sugary substance.

"I'm glad I am too."

They made sure to save one for Olaf, but Anna was fairly certain that he wouldn't like it – he hated nuts in his food. Except for his Crackerjacks. The three of them made it through a bottle of wine while Olaf watched TV up in his room. It's like having a teenager already. Anna was still reeling from the announcement, but all-in-all it was proving to be a pretty good start to her trip. She just hoped that she could survive the entire month without confessing everything.