Prompt #16 Hope you like it MissLissa4!

Bones pulled a comb through his short hair as he glanced back at the bed. A wild head of red hair peaked out amongst the cocoon of blankets, announcing his wife's current location. If her hair didn't give it away, the snoring would have. Amusement flared through him, of all the women he could fall in love with he went for the half breed who snored.

Shaking his thoughts away, he moved to the bed before sitting next to her form. They had to be at Don's office in an hour, he would prefer to sit back and enjoy the sight of her for a bit longer but duty called. Carefully shaking her awake never worked and if he let her be woken up by that god awful sounding alarm then she would be in a foul mood for the morning. When she didn't respond to his careful prodding or his voice he decided on extreme measures. Wrapping his hands into her blanket cocoon, he grabbed a good hold before flipping her out of their warmth. A muffled shriek of surprise and the thud of her hitting the bed was drowned out by his laughter.

"You ass! Stop laughing at me, it wasn't like I was expecting you to do that in my sleep." Cat grumbled as she stood up, brushing imaginary lint off her shoulders.

Bones grinned as he pulled her into a kiss, she wasn't truly cross with him after all. They did this routine every morning when she was reluctant to wake. She melted into his arms, even a year later still astounded by the amount of emotions Bones could put into a kiss.

When he pulled back, she felt warm down to her toes which quickly fled at his next sentence. "We have to meet your uncle in an hour." Immediately she jumped into a blur of getting ready, stripping off Bones's shirt that she had used as a nightgown and jumping into the shower.

Bones shook his head, his Kitten was many things but an early riser was not one of them.
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Spade grimaced as the light peered into the room, glaring at the half closed curtain the staff must have forgotten to shut. Glancing at the clock, he sighed in resignation. It was about time to get up an about anyway. He would get up, but that didn't mean he had to like it. Sitting up, he stopped when Denise's arm around his waist hindered him from rising past a certain point.

Her hair was thrown out around her like a halo as she curled her face closer into his hip. The sight made him want to roll back over and go to sleep even more, but he had an important meeting that he couldn't put off today. Sighing internally, Spade dropped a kiss to her forehead. When her eyelids fluttered open, she smiled down at her. "I'm heading out soon, there is an important meeting to attend to but after that I'm all yours."

Denise hummed happily, sitting up to wrap her arms around him. They had started this tradition not long after they began dating, he would wake her with a kiss and she would give him a hug before sending him off. They both enjoyed it immensely. Watching Spade get ready, Denise considered whether or not she wanted to get up yet. Thinking on his promise of coming back after his meeting, she curled back into the blankets.

Spade smiled at the sight of her happily curled into a nest of blankets. He would be sure to finish the meeting quickly as to return to her side post haste. Placing another kiss on her head, he turned and headed out the door to start his day.

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Vlad stretched as much as he could with his wife wrapped around him. He was supposed to have been working an hour ago but he had put it off for the opportunity to enjoy some quiet relaxation time with Leila. It didn't surprise him in the slightest when she barely stirred, even before her turning into a vampire she hadn't been a morning person. That was one of the many things they had in common.

Unless he made a point of waking her, it was rare that she would rouse on her own. The tricky part was getting out of her hold without waking her on accident. It never failed, when they woke up they would be so intertwined with one another that it was difficult to see where one of them ended and the other began.

Today was no exception. Vlad shifted his limbs as he tried to remove himself from Leila's grip but she was not having it. He preferred not to wake her, but he couldn't stay in bed any longer today. Lowering his mouth to her jaw he trailed kisses up to her ear before breathing into it. "Good morning, my wife. As much as I enjoy being intertwined with you, I do need to start work today."

Leila scrunched her nose, but dragged herself to consciousness at his request. Opening ice blue eyes, she hummed curiously at him. Vlad's mouth twitched into a smile at her languid display. "I need to untangle our limbs, work calls." Leila huffed in acceptance, before scooting back enough for Vlad to carefully unwind himself from her. Dropping a kiss to her mouth, he swung his legs over the side of the bed.

As he got dressed, he saw Leila fighting to keep her eyes open. Walking over to her while buttoning his shirt, he stroked his hand through her hair before speaking. "You can go back to sleep darling, you don't need to be up until at least a few hours later."

Leila fought him for a minute, enjoying the sight of Vlad getting dressed, but her eyelids slid closed against her will a moment later. "Damn dawn…" Her voice was muffled against the sheets as she drifted off again. Vlad bit back another chuckle before moving to the bathroom for his comb.

While he still didn't enjoy mornings, waking up to Leila had made them more bearable. As he looked at his reflection in the mirror, an idea hit. His wife would love this when woke up and took her shower…

It was hours later when Leila dragged herself out of bed. There were days she doubted that Vlad was the worst in the mornings, at least he was functional, if grumpy. She always felt like a zombie until dawn let go of her. Shuffling her way to the shower, she snagged Vlad's discarded shirt from the night before and a pair of fresh pants from the closet.

The shower went a long way in waking her up, the warmth dragging alertness into her brain. When she got out and past the mirror she had to stop and do a double take. There were words covering the mirror, when the steam from the shower started it revealed them which was why she hadn't noticed them before. Her husband had been in an amorous mood, apparently. The words sending warmth shooting to every joint of her body better than water ever could.
"I shall see you when you wake, I love you my wife."
Grinning to herself, Leila walked out of the bathroom. She would have to let him know how much she appreciated that note later. Suddenly she didn't feel so exhausted anymore…

The alarm rang loudly, jolting Kira out of her sleep. Slamming her hand down before she could check her strength, the alarm clock buckled under her fist. Biting back a curse, Kira sat up and rubbed at her eyes. She had an hour until training, then she had to meet Tina in town for lunch. Throwing her legs off the side of the bed, she stopped when an invisible power pulled her back against a familiar chest.

Mencheres laid back against the pillows with Kira clasped to his chest. His eyes were still closed, announcing his sleeping state. Kira's mouth twitched in amusement, this wasn't the first time she had been pulled to a halt when trying to leave the bed and she doubted it would be the last. Turning in his arms, she traced his brow before running her thumb down to his lips. As much as she would like to stay here and lounge, she did have training today and she couldn't play hookie on that.

Leaning down, she licked the shell of his ear, grinning impishly when a shiver rolled through his frame. Breathing into his ear, she said "Mencheres, I have training so you need to let me get out of bed."

Black eyes opened to meet hers, "Or I could hold you captive and we could both have a much better afternoon." His voice thrummed with promise of what he would do and it was all Kira could do to make herself not react.

"Later. I have to go to training and then meet Tina, and you have to meet with Ian." He grimaced at the reminder. While he enjoyed the time with one he saw as his child, things had been tense lately thanks to Ian marrying Veritas. Seeing the tension in his brow, Kira dropped a kiss on the worry lines.

"If you weren't undead, you would have killer frown lines." Mencheres mouth twitched in amusement before blowing out a sigh of acceptance.

"You are right, as much as I wish to captivate your attention, there are things to get done." So saying, he pulled his power back, allowing her to move away from the bed.

Mencheres watched languidly from the bed as Kira went about her normal routine. When she went to leave he rose, stopping her before she could reach the door. Before Kira could blink, she was spun around and bent backwards with a kiss. When Mencheres finally pulled back minutes later, she was glad that she didn't need to breath. Smirking down at her, Mencheres gave one last quip before retreating to the bathroom for his own grooming. "That is to remind you of what is waiting once you're done."