(A/N: Hey, hey! I really enjoyed writing this one. I hope you enjoy it. I don't own any of Scorpion or any song lyrics I may mention in this story.)
Instead of sleeping, Toby and Happy spent their night of babysitting at the garage talking, that is after their charge fell asleep. Happy was tucked under Toby's arm her head resting on his shoulder his head atop hers. Ralph had fallen asleep across their laps after watching TV. Happy's fingers absentmindedly ran though Ralph's hair.
It was eight thirty in the morning when Happy shifted their conversation. "I like this, Doc," she sighed with a smile.
Toby chuckled as he lifted his head to look down at her. Careful not to disturb Ralph, he turned to her slightly, "You like what, Hap?"
She looked up to him a smile across her features, "This, us. Us up all night talking with a kid. Maybe, maybe one day we could do this again. Only instead of a nephew, maybe one of our own?"
Toby leaned down to kiss her soft and sweet, when he pulled back he smiled, "One of our own?"
She shrugged a shoulder and leaned into him as he pulled her closer. She took her free hand, the one not running through Ralph's hair, she grasped Toby's hand. She sighed contentedly, "Yea, one of our own. One day."
Toby chuckled and kissed her hair.
"Toby?" Happy whispered snuggling closer to him as Ralph inadvertently snuggled closer between them. Now sitting in their laps, Ralph's head was curled under Happy's chin; he still hadn't woken up.
"Yes, dear?" Toby smiled. He was happy he finally had her in his arms.
"You, you know?" Happy pulled him closer to her, "I do love you. Have for a while."
Toby chuckled and he moved to capture her lips, a gentle soft kiss. "I am a Harvard trained behaviorist. I know." He chuckled softly, "But, I'm glad to hear you say it." He kissed her once more, "Oh, I love you, woman!"
"I love you, too," Happy smiled.
Just then Toby's phone vibrated, "I'm going to answer my phone. I'll be back."
Carefully, they adjusted so Ralph was only in Happy's lap, and Toby slipped away. Happy suddenly felt a bit cold out of his arms.
"Hello?" Toby answered his phone a bit away from Happy and Ralph. "He is? That's great. Yea, we can bring him over. Okay, see you soon, P. Bye."
Toby walked back over to the couch, "Walter's awake, doing well. Wants to see Ralph."
Happy looked a little disappointed, but turned to Ralph anyway. She whispered, "Hey, Ralphie-boy. You need to wake up, so we can take you back to your mom."
Ralph turned his arm going around her neck, refusing to wake up.
Toby chuckled, "Yesterday was rather emotionally draining for us all, not surprised he's tired."
"Not to mention he didn't fall asleep until after we watched the first three Indiana Jones and a bit into the fourth, which was about quarter after one," Happy tried to stand and hold him, but considering she wasn't much taller than him, it was proving rather difficult.
"Here, Hap," Toby said stepping toward them, "Come on, Ralphie. Come to Uncle Toby. You are a little bit big for Auntie Hap," Toby moved Ralph and picked him up. Ralph's arms immediately went around Toby's neck and his head rested on Toby's shoulder. Ralph was instantly in a deep sleep once again. Having adjusted so he wouldn't drop Ralph, Toby reached a hand to the still sitting Happy, "Practice for one of our own?"
Happy smiled, gripped his hand, and stood interlacing their fingers, "One day."
In Toby's truck, Happy drove with Ralph lightly snoring as he leaned on Toby.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Ralph still refused to wake up, so Toby carried him inside and pulled Happy to his side. They approached the door and Happy slid from his embrace. Toby, obviously, looked a little hurt.
Happy chuckled as she stood on tiptoes to kiss him, "Let's keep this between us for now, Doc."
Toby gave her a small smile, "Rather shout it to the world that you are mine now, but if you want it to just be us I can wait till you are ready."
"Good," Happy smiled at him once more before turning to the closed door and knocking.
"It's open," they head Walter and Paige call.
Happy held the door as Toby came through with Ralph. "Big guy didn't want to wake up," Toby chuckled, "After everything yesterday he didn't want to sleep either. Drained… emotionally… and refusing to sleep not surprised he refused to wake up."
Paige chuckled, she really didn't expect Happy or Toby to make Ralph sleep nor did she expect him to sleep well after the day he had. After all she did try to make him leave really the only best friends he ever had (she was even going to make him leave Sloane who was just beginning to become his best friend his age) topped off with almost losing one of them off a cliff. "I'll take him."
Paige reached for him but Walter spoke, "No, put him here, Toby." Walter pointed to the space on the right side him, "We will let him sleep in a bed until he wakes."
Paige smiled, "Yea, let him sleep on the bed."
"Alright, buddy," Toby whispered to Ralph, "Gonna put you on the bed." Toby leaned over the bed cradling Ralph's head and letting his legs gently fall on the bed. Walter and Paige helped move his arms.
As soon as Ralph's head hit Walter's shoulder and his hand rested on Walter's side, still asleep, Ralph clenched Walter's clothes in his fist. "Walter," he breathed before he continued to snore.
No one commented just smiled, no one needed to say anything.
Happy smiled and leaned over Ralph she placed a kiss in his hair before turning to Walter. "Drugs working, Walt?"
Walter gave her a real smile, mixed with slight drugs, "Very well, Happy. Doctors gave me some shortly before you guys arrived."
"I'm really glad you made it out if there, buddy," Toby spoke up.
"Wouldn't have made it without you, Tobe," Walter smiled before looking at Happy, "Or any of you."
Happy smiled.
'He is actually including them all. Yea, I'm proud,' Paige thought smiling and looking at Walter.
Toby spoke again, "Hey, next poker tournament, Vegas or wherever, wanna go?"
Walter chuckled, "Definitely." Walter fist bumped Toby.
"Thanks for babysitting, guys," Paige told them.
"No, problem, P," Toby said resting a hand on her shoulder.
"Anytime, Paige. We," Happy paused, it was a word that was not commonly in her vocabulary but she knew it was true, she smiled, "We love the kid."
"Happy Quinn, did you just use the L word?" Toby chuckled.
"Don't talk," Happy mock glared at him.
Toby's hands went up in surrender, "Alright, not talking." He smirked at her, "Not ruining."
Toby turned away from her glare to Paige and Walter, "We are going to get out of here." Toby began heading for the door.
Happy began to follow him and chuckled, "Yea, its nine thirty. I need a shower and a night with Toby is probably long enough."
Toby held the door for her as he raised an eyebrow, "Uh, ouch?"
The other three chuckled. Happy was half way out the door when she stopped and looked at Walter her hands fumbling, "I'm really glad you are safe, Walt." And with that Happy dashed out.
Walter and Paige smiled. Walter spoke, "Me, too." They all knew how Happy could be, it was hard for her to say that but she knew she must.
Toby glanced at Happy, who was now all the way down the hall in the waiting room pacing. "She may never say it, but you know she sees you as her brother, Walt."
Walter nodded and chuckled, the drugs certainly let his denied emotions show some, "As she is my sister."
Toby nodded once as he began to walk out. Suddenly he backpedaled into the room, "Don't tell Happy I said that. She would break me."
Paige chuckled, "Your secret is safe with us, Toby."
"Thanks. See you guys later," and with that Toby left.
(A/N: Good? Bad? Any thoughts?)
