"Yeah, you do." he murmured, grinning as he kissed her forehead. "C'mon, cutie--lay down, just gonna get my shoes off."
Urging her to lay down, knowing he'd catch hell later (but fuck it, she was goddamn cute when she was doing the wrung out little girl thing), Neil reached down to tug off his shoes, skinning off the t-shirt he'd thrown on over his usual pajamas consisting of gym shorts. Promptly sliding beneath the covers, he reached out to drag her into his arms, curling himself against her back with his arm around her waist to keep her close--making himself a human shield to protect her back while she slept.
"Get some rest, Beloved. I got you, 'kay? Bad luck rears its head again, I got more kisses where that last one came from." he murmured, kissing the back of her head with a deep sigh as he felt himself start to relax back into that place of deep, restful sleep he hadn't known existed until he met her.
Re: 9/23: Regina's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - around midnight
Urging her to lay down, knowing he'd catch hell later (but fuck it, she was goddamn cute when she was doing the wrung out little girl thing), Neil reached down to tug off his shoes, skinning off the t-shirt he'd thrown on over his usual pajamas consisting of gym shorts. Promptly sliding beneath the covers, he reached out to drag her into his arms, curling himself against her back with his arm around her waist to keep her close--making himself a human shield to protect her back while she slept.
"Get some rest, Beloved. I got you, 'kay? Bad luck rears its head again, I got more kisses where that last one came from." he murmured, kissing the back of her head with a deep sigh as he felt himself start to relax back into that place of deep, restful sleep he hadn't known existed until he met her.