A/N: This is a filler piece in between Rehabilitation and its sequel. Just how did the girls make sure that Joyce was relaxing? Well they went on vacation that's how. You don't really have to have read Rehabilitation for this to make sense, but give it a read anyway if you haven't. Hope you enjoy this bit of fluffiness.

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"Isn't Florida the place where all the old fogeys go to holiday?" Buffy asked her mother as she saw on Faith's bed watching her mother pack some of Faith's things into a suitcase.

"Honey you said beach holiday and Florida is the first thing I thought of," Joyce said zipping the suitcase up.

"Well the beach is relaxing and the doc said you had to take it easy so I thought what was better than a week of lying on the beach catching some rays," Buffy said.

"I absolutely agree we haven't taken a vacation in a long time I think it's exactly what the doctor ordered, pardon the pun," Joyce smirked as she zipped up the suitcase.

"When does our flight leave again?" Buffy asked.

"Our flight leaves at four so we'll have to leave here in about two hours to get there in enough time to check our baggage in," Joyce said handing the suitcase to Buffy, "can you put that by the front door."

Buffy took the suitcase and did what her mother asked with it. She saw Faith who was sitting on the couch watching cartoons and went to join her.

"What are you watching Fai?" she asked the toddler.

"Spongebob," Faith said taking her eyes off the screen for a second.

"Do you mind if I watch with you?" Buffy asked and the toddler shook her head giggling at something that was happening onscreen. When the cartoon finished Faith turned on the couch so she was facing Buffy.

"B what does a airplane do?" she asked.

"Well you know how we're going on holiday, the aeroplane flies in the air kind of like a bird so it can take us to the beach," Buffy said.

"Like a bird," Faith said incredulously her eyes wide.

"Kind of like a bird, it has wings and everything," Buffy said smiling.

"Woah," Faith said.

"It's pretty cool, but Mom said it's going to take about five hours so maybe we should go upstairs and pack you some stuff to do while we're up in the air," Buffy said.

"Five hours is a long time," Faith said getting off the couch and following Buffy to the stairs.

"I think it's going to be."

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"How come we had to give our bag to that lady?" Faith asked her mother as they sat in the departures lounge.

"Well we give our bags to that lady and then she gives them to some people who make sure that they get safely onto the aeroplane so that they are all ready for us when we get to Miami," Joyce said smiling down at her daughter.

"Plus Faithy how would you like it if we had to sit in amongst everyone's suitcases it would be so squishy," Buffy said.

"It would be bad if they got lost because then we would have no clothes to wear," Faith said.

"I really hope you didn't just jinx it," Buffy frowned.

"Don't worry B 'cause I made sure we got the most 'portant stuff in my bag," Faith said opening the small backpack that was sitting on her lap. The toddler pulled out her stuffed cow , her Batman action figure and three of her favourite story books, "see so if your stuff gets it'll be okay."

Buffy and Joyce laughed, "Good to see where your priorities lie Faithy," Buffy said tickling her stomach.

"Put them back in the bag sweetheart we'll have to start lining up to board soon and I would hate for you to leave them behind," Joyce said.

"So are you excited about flying Faithy?" Buffy asked as they stood in line waiting to board.

"B don't be silly I'm not going to be the person flying it's the piwot that does that," Faith said exasperatedly rolling her eyes.

"Right sorry my bad," Buffy said as her mother held a hand to her mouth to stop herself laughing.

The three had their boarding passes checked and then headed down the gangway that would take them to the aeroplane. Faith chatted away excitedly as they boarded looking around in awe and pointing things out to her mother and sister. Buffy took the window seat and they saw Faith in the middle so they could both keep an eye on her. The toddler bounced in her seat excitedly as they waited for takeoff asking endless questions about everything she could see.

Her insistent questioning didn't bother Buffy or her mother they were more than used to it by now as the toddler was usually inquisitive wanting to learn as much as she could about everything, but they received an annoyed glare from the man sitting directly in front of them.

"Mama why did that man look at us?" Faith asked as Buffy dove to try and cover her mouth giving the man who had turned around again an apologetic look.

"Faith when we're inside the plane we have to speak quietly because otherwise we are disturbing all the people around us alright," Joyce said as she did up Faith's seatbelt.

"Okay Mama but I'm just askin' questions. Wilwow says that if you want to learn than you gotta ask questions," Faith said a little quieter.

"That's true sweetheart but sometimes it's inappropriate to ask some questions," Joyce said smiling as Faith contemplated this.

"Look Fai we're getting ready to take off," Buffy said as the rumbling of engines starting to make the inside of the cabin vibrate.

The toddler tried to wriggle out of her seatbelt and sit up higher in her seat so she could see better as they began to taxi down the runway but Joyce placed a firm hand on her shoulder to keep her in her seat. Faith had a look of wonder on her face as the plane began to rise into the air but the excited look was soon replaced by tears.

"Ow," she cried placing her hands over her ears, the change in air pressure causing them to hurt.

"Honey squeeze your nose with your fingers and then pretend to blow your nose," Joyce said to her youngest trying to keep her tears to a minimum. Both Joyce and Buffy wanted to pull the toddler onto their laps and comfort her but the Seatbelt sign was still on so that was not an option.

The toddler continued to cry, "Ow Mama it hurts," Faith cried reaching her arms out to her mother. They man in front of them turned around again in his seat to give them another dirty look and Buffy had to grit her teeth together to stop her from saying something to him. A flight attendant walked down the aisles as the plane straightened up and seeing the toddlers tears knelt down next to their seats.

"Is everything alright here?" she asked.

"We're fine, her ears are just hurting from the air pressure," Joyce said.

"Oh sweetie it will be over soon but would you like an activity pack to help keep your mind off it?" the attendant asked and Faith nodded her cries quietening but tears still spilling out onto her cheeks. When the flight attendant returned with an activity pack containing a pack of cards, crayons and a colouring book Joyce smiled at her gratefully as she handed the pack over to Faith. The toddler's tears had stopped now and she said a quiet thank you to the flight attendant who smiled at her warmly and told them not to hesitate to ask if they needed anything else before continuing back down the aisle.

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Two hours in and they had already read Faith the books she had brought with her and finished all the colouring in pages in the colouring in book. As soon as the seatbelt sign had been taken off the toddler had climbed up onto her mother's lap and Joyce had attempted to play card games with her until she got bored of that as well. She was now sitting on Buffy's lap a pair of headphones that were a couple of sizes to big resting haphazardly on her ears, every so often Buffy who was wearing a pair of headphones herself would reach up and readjust the toddler's for her so they didn't fall off. The two were enjoying the in-flight movie as Joyce read one of the many books she had brought with her enjoying the current peace and quiet.

She had snapped a quick picture of her two daughters as they watched the movie because she thought they looked adorable with their headphones and matching expressions. This holiday was a good idea she was certain. Faith had confided in her that she had never been on holiday let alone to the beach and she couldn't wait to see the look on the toddler's face the first time she saw the ocean. Sometimes she forgot that the child hadn't been with them from the beginning and she had to constantly remind herself that there were so many things that the child had yet to experience.

Sparing a glance over at the two she smiled when she saw Faith brush Buffy's hand away from trying to fix her headphones again as the toddler commented that she could do it herself. She couldn't hear what Buffy said back to her but her eldest feigned a hurt look and pouted until Faith turned around slightly on her lap and gave her a quick kiss, biting her lip nervously until Buffy smiled and tickled her having obviously been teasing the younger one. Joyce sighed happily as she got back to her book, this vacation was going to be fun and she couldn't wait to introduce Faith to all the things she had been missing out on.