Stephen had been watching Adrian for the past few days with some amusement, because his husband had been excited about this vacation, and he was pretty sure that keeping it a secret had been harder for Adrian than himself.
As Adrian had promised, the house elf had packed, and Stephen hadn't even tried to interrogate Floot or Bitsy about this. However, he was looking forward to seeing what had Adrian so happy.
Mercifully, they had only stayed a short time at the benefit. He didn't like Aurors; he didn't like to be surrounded by them. Getting the hell out had been the best thing of the evening, followed immediately by the kiss. He kept one arm around Adrian. "Take me away."