Author: eclecticmuses
Rating: Teen
Relationships/Characters: Leo Fitz/Jemma Simmons, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fluff and Humor, Brief Mild Angst, Tropes, Bed Sharing, Fake Dating, Mutual Pining, Travelogue, Food, Wining and Dining, SciOps Era
Summary: When Jemma wins a two-week Mediterranean dream cruise, she asks Fitz to come along as her plus one. A fortnight of traveling and seeing the sights of Europe seems like the perfect getaway for two best friends–but cabin mishaps and nosy passengers seem designed to put that to the test. Will they make it through their holiday in one piece, or will they discover there’s more to their relationship than they want to admit?
Fitz turned to his grocery bags to start unloading them as Jemma carefully tore open the envelope and pulled out the papers inside. When she unfolded them and began to read what was on the top page, her eyes went wide with surprise, her eyebrows arching up into her hairline.
“Oh,” she said. “Oh, my.”
Fitz glanced at her as he pulled a pint of milk from one of the bags. “What is it?”
Jemma looked over the first few lines of the cover letter again, just to be sure she’d read it correctly and wasn’t seeing things. “I’ve won an all-expenses-paid two-week dream cruise to the Mediterranean, courtesy of Tony Stark,” she said.
Fitz paused with the refrigerator door open and gave her an incredulous look. “What?”
Well, it did sound slightly ridiculous and fanciful when she put it like that. Fitz couldn’t be blamed for not believing her. Leaning against the edge of the counter, Jemma read over the letter one more time as all of the puzzle pieces fell into place in her mind.
“I’ve won a cruise,” she repeated. “I remember this now–you know that biotech conference we went to months ago, in Sacramento?” Fitz nodded, closing the fridge. “They were holding a giveaway,” she explained, “a competition of sorts, where the prize was a cruise package for the winner and a guest. I decided to enter.”