Just a drabble. Lyrics belong to Incubus. R&R please.

To see you when I wake up

Is a gift I didn't think could be real

To know that you feel the same

As I do, is a Three-fold utopian dream

You do something to me

That I can't explain

So would I be out of line

If I said I miss you

"I miss you," she whispers into the phone, holding it tight against her ear.

There is a pause as someone speaks in the background and then she hears his voice, a warmth spreading through her like water. "I miss you too..."

Her lips twitch into a nervous smile even though he isn't there, even though he isn't in front of her where he belongs, and she brushes her fingertips against the wall. "When will you be home?"

"When we finish with this assignment in Shanghei, I am trying to wrap it up as quickly as possible."

"Don't hurry for me."

He chuckles and she smiles wide, ducking out of her mothers way when she hurries through with her niece at her heels. "How is Sam?"

She chuckles, hearing aforementioned mans whining from the living room. "Tired, the kids have been crawling all over him."

"Isn't that what your offspring do when they are yours?"

"They do it even when they're not yours," she mutters, thoughts tugging at her brain.

A moment of ailence passes between them. "Is there something wrong Suzie?"

She breaks out of her trance and blinks, her cheeks flushing with color. "N-No, there's nothing wrong...it's just nice to hear your voice after so long."

He chuckles and it warms her up as always. "You have grown bolder with your words."

"Blame Makaila."

"I will have to thank her when I return home."

Another moment passes. "You have to go don't you?"

He sighs. "Unfortunately."

She shuffles uncomfortably, wanting to whine, a lump forming in her throat. She wants to cry, she wants him back, but it doesn't matter what she wants. He has duties now. "Alright...call me whenever you can. It's not an order either, if you can't you can't...I understand completely."

"I will call...I promise."

She shuffles again. "I...I love you Optimus."

He doesn't say anything for a long time, and Suzie is afraid she scared him off, but then he speaks, a smile obvious in his voice. "I love you too, Suzie."

I see your picture

I smell your skin on the empty pillow next to mine

You have only been gone ten days

But already I'm wasting away

I know I'll see you again

Whether far or soon

But I need you to know

That I care

And I miss you