"What are you doing?" Percy asked as he walked into their home after work to find his wife crushing petals with rocks while their two children watched Alien. "And should they be watching that?"

"In order. Making my own essential oils, and sure they should. Melody has honestly seen worse." Riley said funneling the oil into a bottle which she then labeled 'Lotas and O. Rind' before standing up and dragging him down for a kiss.

Her hands were greasy and a streak of the oil was straight across her right cheek, as if she had brushed her hair back with her hand. He could smell oranges on her, that she probably used to make the O. Rind with.

When she let him go he looked down at her, "Why are you making insence?" he asked her in an amused tone of voice.

"Because it smells better this way." she said with a grin. "To make something with your own hands, it makes it all that better and loved no?"

"Then why dont you love our children more?" Percy asked with a sigh.

"Because Jack spit up on me today and Melody grabbed a knife and tried to throw it at the cat. And they dont even appreciate being born!" Riley huffed out.

Percy sighed and shook his head knowing it would be impossible to argue with her.