Family Bonds

Ariel snuggled up close to him, draping a leg across him.

Sacha smiled and kissed her forehead before he tugged the blanket over them. He held her closer and rested his head against her head. "I love you, Ariel," he breathed tenderly to her.

"I love you two" Ariel whispered, kissing the hand.

Sacha smiled. "Sleep well, my love," he breathed to her and closed his eyes, keeping her close as he cuddled her.

Ariel soon fell into a deep sleep, snuggled close to the one she loves.

Sacha smiled, opening his eyes again and watching her sleep for a while before he too drifted off to sleep.

Ariel woke up the next morning feeling refreshed before getting out of bed to get dressed.

Sacha remained asleep, an arm tucked under the pillow under his head.

Ariel made bacon and eggs for breakfest, boiling the kettle for tea.

It wasn't until nearly noon that Sacha finally woke up and he took a quick shower before dressing and heading downstairs, holding his aching wrist in his other hand to prevent himself from moving it too much.

Ariel was at the table, munching on her share of the breakfast.

Sacha smiled. "Morning," he said to her, going to one of the cupboards and getting out the extra strength pain killers he used to take the pain from his wrist.

"Are you okay?" Ariel asked, hearing him shuffling in the kitchen.

Sacha grunted in pain and sighed, going over to her. "Can you open this for me?" he asked, holding the pill bottle out to her. He was favouring his wrist a lot more today than he had been before.

"Sure..." Ariel said and opened it for him, handing it back. "Wait it's not because of yesterday...was it?"

Sacha popped two of the pills into his mouth. "Hm? What's because of yesterday?" he asked, managing to put the lid back on with little trouble.

"Is that why your wrist hurts today..." Ariel said, sad that she hadn't taken that into consideration.

Sacha smiled and shrugged. "I could've also slept on it wrong," he replied, sitting down across from her.

"but...I had those handcuffs on you right?" Ariel said, biting into a piece of bacon.

Sacha nodded slightly. "Ya," he muttered, holding his wrist before lightly placing it on the table with a wince. "Don't worry about it, okay?" he asked with a smile. "As soon as the Tylenol kicks in, I'll be fine."

"But it was my fault..."Ariel said with a pout, tears coming to her eyes.

Sacha sighed and leaned over, lightly tangling his uninjured hand in her hair as he pulled her in for a kiss. "It's fine, Ariel," he said softly. "It's been sore off and on since I got home. I'm not upset about it and I sure as hell don't regret it either." He lightly cupped her cheek. "Please don't worry about it, okay?"

"kay.." Ariel whispered, smiling weakly.

Sacha smiled and lightly kissed her lips again. "So, what's for breakfast?" he asked playfully.

"Eggs and bacon but the eggs might be cold now" Ariel said sadly.