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[color=teal]Location:[/color] Boca Catalina, Aruba
[color=teal]Interactions:[/color] Daphne [@dreamingflowers] Cora [@Blizz]
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[color=teal]“It’s no problem,”[/color] Vincent replied to Daphne with a grin. [color=teal]“I’ve got other fruit and veggies in the coolers behind me, so if you don’t wanna wait for me to grill them up or you don’t feel like a salad, feel free to help yourself.”[/color]

As he let everything rest on the grill, Vincent took a moment to look over the beach at his teammates. Viktor and Zach were enjoying the water while Kassy and Ro appeared to be getting ready to do the same. He didn’t know where Pei was, Will was off by himself, and Cora was on her way to join himself and Daphne at the grills. If someone had told him a few months ago that he would be enjoying the beach on some tropical island with people he had started to consider his family, he would have laughed in their face.[color=teal]“You can grill pretty much anything,”[/color] he replied as Cora’s words shook him out of his thoughts. [color=teal]“The watermelon wasn’t too tough, all I really had to do was give it some flavor. The slices are glazed in a honey-lime sauce with a touch of red pepper, so they should have a nice sweetness with a bit of a bite from the lime juice. The pepper’s there to give it a bit of an extra kick.”[/color]

Just then, he felt someone bump into his back as they wrapped their arms around him, hugging him from behind. Though it had been less than three weeks since they met and decided to give their relationship a try, it had quickly become clear to Vincent that Erin was the affectionate type, a trait he was surprised to learn he shared with her. [color=teal]“Well, there you are,”[/color] he grinned as Erin rested her chin on his shoulder, being only a few inches shorter than him. She wore a red two-piece bathing suit, matching the hair that cascaded down her back in crimson waves. The smell of sunscreen greeted Vincent’s nose as he rested his head against hers and asked, [color=teal]“Everything good?”[/color]

“Yeah, Grandpa just called me while I was in the middle of getting ready,” Erin replied. “He won’t admit it, but he worries. It’s my first time being so far from home, so I get it, but I just wish he’d take it easy. That was the third time since I woke up.” She sighed, then let go of Vincent to stand next to him. “Anyway, need any help?”

[color=teal]“Sure, mind getting the next round of food ready to go on the grill? This stuff’s just about done. That’ll be the last bit I’ll do until dinner time.”[/color]

She nodded and gave Cora a grin and a wave, having been introduced to the team before they all left the States, and turned back to the coolers and freezer bags. He had assumed that their vacation would have only been limited to team members, which he figured would have made sense, so he was pleasantly surprised when he found out he could invite Erin, as was she when he asked. She was quick to agree, which only made Vincent even more excited for the trip, and the fact that she seemed to get along pretty well with the rest of the team was icing on the cake.