"York." He sighs and tries to ignore the voice calling his name. She wasn't really there. She never was. He had been looking for so long, and
"York." There it was again. He groans a little. Flashes of memories fly by in his mind. All the reports he intercepted. All the trouble he went through to get back, just for her to send him off again. She was stuck there. She was still stuck there. He had to get to her. York had too,
"Daddy get up!"
Oof, there went his belly. York opens his one eye to look and see who it was that had jumped on him. A small boy with a round face, light green eyes, and a small tuft of dark red hair was sitting on him. His small knees digging into the man's stomach.
"Ian, be careful." His mother chides with a laugh.
"Sorry mommy." The child says sliding off of his father.
"You alright? You were restless in your sleep." She says taking a seat besides York.
"Carolina?" She smiles in response. "Is this a dream?"
Carolina rolls her eyes. "Are you going to tell me what kept you rolling around last night, or keep up your cheesy lines?"
"I had a nightmare." He starts but takes a pause. He knew how his wife would react if he told her the rest, but if he didn't then she would be angry all day. "It was about project freelancer. You wouldn't listen to me. I searched for you, but i couldn't find you. Tex found me, she asked about you." He saw her body grow tense at the mention of her father's project. Her eyes narrow as soon as Tex pass from his lips. In a rush he could not stop he continues. "I couldn't find you and then, there was a fight. I don't remember who we were against but it was Texas and I and then I was shot." He tries to smile. "But I'm here. I'm still here." He laughs.
Carolina held a guilty look in her eyes. "Y-"
"It's fine. I'm fine. I know it was just a dream." York says with a sigh of relief. "It's just hard to remember that I use to not have you in my life." York smiles at her again.
"I love you." She is not smiling. She is only looking at him fiercely with those bright green eyes of hers. Always so strong and filled with cold steel, but he knows there is love in them too. Those bright green eyes held so much behind her ever darker pupils.
"I love you too."
"Mom! Dad! Are you guys taking me to school today?"
Carolina glances at the time. "Aren't you asking a bit late, Trent? If we don't and you leave now you'll miss the bus."
"Yeah I know. I didn't think to ask until now." Their eldest son lies.
York stands. "Alright, alright. I'll take him Mamma bear." York jokes. "No need to get upset. Let me get dressed buddy. Do you have everything ready?"
He nods.
"Good. Go wait in the car."
"Alright dad."
"Has Becca already left for the bus stop?" York asks Carolina.
"I'm not sure. I was dressing Ian. I'll go check in her room." York watches his wife carefully with his one eye as she leaves.
"I love you. I really do." He says to the open space of the empty bedroom.