I said I wasn't going to post anything new until I finished the reformatting of all of my other stories but I simply had to do this one. It's going to be a series of unrelated oneshots based off a prompt list I found on tumblr. There are 100 and this is the only one I've completed so far so we're gonna be here for a while. Hell of a way to dive back into the D/V pool, eh?

A/N: This is for the always lovely SarahJ.

Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own these characters, no matter how much money I've spend on their merchandise.

Prompt: "Before sunrise, they are your children."

Summary: Nothing short of an apocalypse could drag Vala out of bed before sunrise on a Sunday morning...and even that isn't a given.

Sunday Morning Snuggles

Vala did her level best to ignore the gentle prodding at her shoulder and the sound of tiny footsteps just outside her bedroom door.

"Vala, get up." Daniel's tired yet entirely too sexy voice reached her through a sleepy haze. "The kids are awake."

"Bully for them." she grumbled into her pillow, refusing to look at her husband. She did manage to crack one eye open to glance at the bedside clock, groaning when she read 5:25 a.m.

"C'mon, sweetheart." Daniel tried again, this time leaning close to whisper in her ear.

"No." she responded petulantly, even as a shiver raced through her at the feel of his warm breath on her neck. "It is Sunday and still dark outside. There is absolutely no way I am moving from this bed. Now, go away before I am forced to hurt you."

"What if I promise to make your favourite breakfast?"

"Chocolate-chocolate chip pancakes with chocolate-hazelnut syrup?" Vala finally peeked up at him.

"Yup."

"Fine. I'll be up in four hours and you can make it for me then." she told him and returned her face to its earlier position in her pillow.

"You're really going to leave me on my own with three children for four hours? They happen to be half yours, you know."

"Not this early, they're not." she grumbled but looked up at him again. "The way I see it, they got their early bird trait form you because it certainly did not come from me. Therefore, before sunrise, they are your children."

"You can't be serious."

Vala merely continued to glare at him, satisfied when he left the bed with a sigh. Her triumph was short-lived, however, when a Daniel opened the door with an evil grin.

"Hey, kids! Mommy wants to have a snuggle session."

"Daniel!" Vala shot upright, her eyes growing large as a dark-haired whirlwind barrelled into the room and pounced on her. Before she could say or do anything else, she was being covered in sloppy kisses and squeezed so tightly she could hardly breath. After a moment of gloating, Daniel joined in on the fun and Vala found herself wrapped in his strong arms. It was 5:30 on a Sunday morning, the sun had yet to show itself, and she was covered in children. Returning her husband's grin, she pulled her family down onto the bed and snuggled into the pillows once more. This was worth the early morning rude awakening but she was still not going to leave this bed just yet. A girl had to set some limits.

The End