"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
Fortunately for him, she'd all but drifted off as soon as her head hit the pillows, so it would've taken far, far too much energy to snark at him for calling her cutie of all things. Besides, if she was totally honest, it was kind of sweet. Annoying, and if he did it in public she'd bite his face off, but in bed when she was this tired, it was sweet.
Instead of complaining, she elbowed him gently in the ribs and then snuggled down into her bed. For good measure, she drew his hand up to her mouth to kiss it, then tucked it beneath her cheek. She wasn't usually one to want holding in her sleep, but tonight, she'd take it, his heat would soothe stiff and sore muscles from twisting and falling. And his presence, his nearness, would ward her dreams.
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.
Re: 9/23: Regina's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - around midnight
Instead of complaining, she elbowed him gently in the ribs and then snuggled down into her bed. For good measure, she drew his hand up to her mouth to kiss it, then tucked it beneath her cheek. She wasn't usually one to want holding in her sleep, but tonight, she'd take it, his heat would soothe stiff and sore muscles from twisting and falling. And his presence, his nearness, would ward her dreams.