DM X TM- Welcome Home

Danny p.o.v

I am beginning to hate airports. I fly in and out of them all the time but I am starting to get tired of it. Well that's the price of fame for you. Today has been particularly bad for flying, I got into some issues at security and they wouldn't clear me for hours. I missed the original flight with the guys and it looked like I wasn't going to be home until early am instead of the mid pm time I was hoping for. I had my prescription medication for my insomnia in my carry on and a note to cover why I was taking it and the guy who was checking me decided that I was going to be a liar and wouldn't let me through.

At least now I am back in LA and I can go home to my wife and daughter. Scarlett will be in bed and fast asleep by now since it is three AM but I am not sure if Theresa will be asleep yet. I have been texting her and keeping her updated on the situation but last time I texted was ten hours ago when I was just about to get on the flight from London. I took my suitcase and put it in the passenger seat of my pickup. I just want to get home and sleep. I need to let her know I made it home even if she doesn't see it until she wakes up and finds me somewhere in the house.

Me:

Hey Reese,

Made it to LA, finally and thank fuck for that. It was a nightmare but I am glad it's over. Will be home soon xx

I know all the other guys are at home sleeping by now, Jorel wanted to stay but I told him to go home and I might have regretted that since I spent a whole day in the airport by myself as they tried to figure something out. I was surrounded by strangers who stared because I was there for so long and my appearance was not the best. I nearly got arrested but thankfully they called my doctor who confirmed what was said on the note and I was put on the next available flight.

The traffic on the way home was worse than I remember it being for this time at night. It took me two hours to get home. So now it is 5am, Theresa will definitely be up now, Scarlett would be up in a couple of hours at least and I have not slept in over twenty-four hours so I know what I am going to do when I get in. As I finally pull into my driveway I could hear the sofa calling me, wanting me to sleep on it because the exhaustion combined with jetlag was making me slightly delusional.

I struggle to get my stuff into the house and I am helped by Theresa who takes my carry-on bag to laundry room. I follow behind and leave my suitcase. "Welcome home baby," she says and I hug her. She notices I was very tired because there wasn't much energy in that hug or the kiss I gave her afterwards. She led me to the sofa and I collapsed on it. "I'm so glad I am finally home," I tell her. Louie jumps up onto the sofa and licks me. "I am too, that has been the worst flight experience you've ever had," she tells me and she plays with my hair.

"I should go get changed and shower," I tell her and she stops me from getting up. "You stay right there mister, I'll get you some clean clothes and you could have a sponge bath, they do the same thing. Right now you'll probably fall asleep before you make it to the top of the stairs," she tells me and I don't bother fighting her, I'm too tired and she is probably right about that. I was dozing off as she was talking to me. "Fair enough," I tell her as she gets up.

Soon I am clean and in comfortable clothes. Louie snuggled up to me as Theresa covered us with a blanket. "Why can't I snuggle with my wifey?" I ask, slightly whiney but I was tired and I hadn't shared a bed with her since she came to visit me on tour. She nudges Louie out of the way and lets me snuggle up to her and I started dozing off. "Happy now my little lion?" she asks me as she plays with my hair again. I made a little hmm to let her know I was.

I quickly dozed off into sleep as Scarlett started coming down the stairs.

~Reese p.o.v~

Finally get to snuggle up to my husband after being away from him for so long. I missed him just as much as he missed me. It didn't take me long to convince him that he needed to stay downstairs because he was likely to hurt himself due to being so tired. He let me help him have a wash and then get changed into some cleaner clothes. I'll wash his tour clothes in a little while, I want to enjoy snuggling him while he sleeps. That flight was a nightmare for him and the managers were going to complain to the airport later because that treatment was unnecessary regardless of his fame.

Scarlett smiled once she saw me snuggled up to her daddy but she was a little puzzled. "Daddy only got home an hour ago and he hasn't been to sleep yet," I tell our daughter who joins us in the snuggle. Danny seemed to recognize his daughter lying on top of him in his sleep because an arm went around her. I had to get a picture for my twitter, we are finally reunited. I loved it when we were all together but I also love my husband's job because we get to see the best places.

I stay with him for an hour before I need to get up and start going through my daily routine. I need to make myself and Scarlett some breakfast and Louie needs food. Then after that is over I help Scarlett get dressed and get ready for the day. While she watches cartoons I decide to do the laundry for Danny which gives him one less thing to do while he suffers from jetlag as well as exhaustion because I know he is going to have a tough few days while he adjusts to being home.

Danny stays asleep for at last six hours and wake up for the first time at lunch time so I make him something nice to eat which I know he would appreciate since he probably hasn't had something decent in a while. "Hey Danny, feeling any better now that you have slept some?" I ask him as he comes to snuggle me again. "Yeah thanks, I know I needed that sleep," He tells me and he gives me a kiss which I had missed. Scarlett hears her father's voice and runs into the kitchen to get a hug from him.

"Hey Scarlett, I have missed you," he says as he picks her up and holds her tightly. "I missed you too daddy," she says as she wraps her arms around him tightly. Danny was still tired but you could tell he was in better spirits then when he first walked in through the door. "I've made lunch," I tell them and I watch as Scarlett runs to the breakfast bar to eat her lunch and Danny wasn't too far behind her. He must have been very hungry. "Did you eat at all yesterday?" I ask him as he digs into the food pretty much straight away.

"Not really, I had snacks here and there but they wouldn't let me leave security until it had been sorted and I wasn't hungry when I got on the plane," he says, taking a pause in eating to think about how he was going to tell me he hadn't and then say eat before continuing eating. "Fair enough all though they should have made sure you had at least one meal while you were in the airport. By the time you got onto the plane all you would have wanted was to be home in bed so I can understand why you weren't hungry," I tell him.

My poor little lion, I would never wish for anyone to have the same nightmarish twenty-four hours he just had. He is back home with me now and he doesn't have to leave for a little while at least. While he slept I put his phone on charge since the battery was almost empty. "You might want to check your phone hun, it's been buzzing all day so far," I tell him as I take his empty plate away. He looks to were his phone was put down and it was still buzzing.

"It must be the guys, they'll want to check that I made it home eventually and in one piece," he tells me. He walks over to his phone and unlocks it. He then spends around ten or twenty minutes answering each and every text from the guys to let them know he made it home and he had a rest and he was fine. "Everyone instantly replied to my text but Jorel he hasn't yet. I don't know why, maybe his phone is off or something," Danny tells me and I shrug. All we can do really is wait and find out.

It doesn't take long for us to find out. I gave Scarlett pudding and then someone started knocking and ringing the doorbell. I went to go answer it as Danny went to discover his laundry was already done. "Hey Reese, is Danny home yet? I got worried," Jorel asks, looking around. I smile, "Hey Jorel, Danny came home at five this morning, he is in the laundry room," I tell him and let him into the house. Danny comes over and wraps his arms around my waist. "Thanks for doing my laundry baby," he whispers.

"You're welcome, I knew you will be exhausted and I had nothing better to do," I whisper back then I let him hug one of his best friends/brother. You could tell Jorel was relieved to see Danny and hug him. "I never want you to go through that again, especially not on your own," he tells my husband who smiles. "I know; I didn't think it was going to take so long. I do regret not asking someone to stay with me while it was sorted out," Danny replies. He never told me all of the story so I didn't know he was on his own all day.

Jorel stays for half an hour before he decides he better go home and spend some time with his fiancé. Danny returns to the sofa and Scarlett snuggles up to him so she could watch cartoons. It didn't take him long before he was asleep again. "Mommy, daddy gone sleep again," she whispers to me as I go to check on them. "That's okay sweetheart, daddy is very tired," I tell her. Jetlag must have caught up with him by now like it has with the others, I need to get him to tell me everything that happened yesterday at some point.

Well I was going to make him tell me what happened when he next woke up. I only know he had a security issue and they refused to clear him until late that day by which point he was exhausted and it had been a whole day there. He got to LAX at three am and then didn't arrive home until five am. He didn't tell me why it hadn't been cleared or if anyone stayed with him but Jorel says he was on his own. Luckily management was able to cover any expenses and stuff like that. Poor Danny was so tired he didn't even need the sleeping pills so far. He just keeps falling asleep on his own.

Scarlett had left her father's side briefly and came back with a panda teddy and tucked it under Danny's arm. She also tried to cover him with a blanket and that made me smile. She loves her daddy so much and she is always looking out for him. I walked over to them and kissed my daughter and then my husband. His phone was buzzing but I saw one of his manager's names appear on the screen so I decided to answer for him. They were probably doing what the band have been doing today, checking up on him.

"Hey Danny, where are you?" Steve asks as I pick the phone up and accept the call. "Hey, it's Theresa he made it home eventually early this morning and is sleeping right now," I tell him and you could hear the sigh of relief. "That's good, at least he got home in the end and is sleeping okay, what time did he get home?" he asks. I decided to go and take all the toiletries and stuff out of Danny's bags. I need to check if he needs his prescription ordering. "Three am was the time he texted me saying he made it to LAX but it wasn't until five am that I saw him arrive home," I tell him and I discover that Danny's medication wasn't in his bag but the note for it was.

"Ah okay and he is still sleeping now? Reese that is a long time for him to be sleeping unless he got ill or something," the manager says, a bit confused. "He slept from six till twelve and I made him eat something. Then Jorel came over at one and stayed until half past. He fell asleep again with Scarlett snuggling him at two," I explain. I go to my laptop and bring up a webpage, I searched for our doctor's office and made sure I had their number on the screen. I wasn't going to use his phone for that.

"Well that explains it, can you get him to call me back later? We need to confirm from his side what happened at the airport before we start talking to them about it and getting an explanation as to why he was held in security all day," the manager says. I bring up notes and write the doctor's number and a reminder to get Danny to call his manager back. "Yeah I will do, I was going to ask him what happened when he woke up again anyway, I can't find his meds in either of his bags and they weren't in his pockets so something must have happened with them," I tell him and he nods. "Danny did mention something about it when they told us Danny wasn't with them and still in security," the manager says.

I hung up on him and returned the phone back to Danny. I then picked up the house phone and called up the doctors. "Hello this is Los Angeles medical center how may I help you?" the receptionist asks. "Hello, I would like to order a prescription for Daniel Murillo," I tell her and I could hear her frantically typing on the computer. "Can you confirm his date of birth please?" she asks. "The twenty first of November nineteen eighty-five," I tell her and she types again. "It says here that it is not due yet," the lady says and I sigh.

"He was recently on tour with his band and came back from the airport this morning without the medication and I know he will need it as soon as," I tell her. The airport must have taken the drugs off him for whatever reason. "Alright, you can come and collect it tomorrow," she says and hangs up. I never liked that woman to be honest. I have always gone to the other lady when we show up to get his meds or we need to see the doctor.

"Mommy! Daddy starting moving lots in his sleep and I can't understand what he saying," Scarlett says as she runs into the kitchen. I follow her into the living room and Danny was having a nightmare on the sofa. I took the blanket off him and starting shaking his shoulder gently. "Danny, wake up darling," I tell him and I keep my hand on his shoulder. Minutes later he bolts up right and he was soaked in sweat. It took him a moment to realise where he was and Scarlett was hugging him tightly to calm him down.

"It was just a bad dream daddy," she says and Danny wraps his arms around her. "It was so real, it was like a different version of yesterday," he tells me and Scarlett lets him stand up so he could hug me tightly. I felt my t-shirt getting damp as he cried; I rub his back and start trying to calm him down. It worked and I left little kisses all over his face. "What happened yesterday?" I ask him and he sighs. I get him a drink and we both sit in the kitchen. Scarlett was playing in the living room with her dolls, so she would be listening to what we were saying anyway. She was worried that Danny got upset but I told her that bad dreams can even do that to adults.

"The security guy didn't accept the note I had for the sleeping pills and he thought I was a drug dealer or something. He roughly forced me to the ground which made my dodgy knee hurt like hell. I was held somewhere in the airport while they wanted to search me for any illegal drugs even though the swabs on my bags came back negative. So when it was discovered I wasn't a drug dealer they took me back but the sleeping pills were confiscated and they were refusing to give them back. They had to call my doctor just to get me cleared so I could get home," he says and he was tearing up again.

That does explain the bruising I saw on his knee when I was helping him this morning and it does explain the slight limp he was sporting. "Well, you are home now and you can rest your knee all you need. I will get your prescription tomorrow, I called them while you were asleep and Steve called, he wants you to call him back and confirm what happened before they ask for action on it," I tell him and I rub his shoulders. He carefully turns the bar stool around and pulls me in for a kiss. "What did I do to deserve you?" he asks me and I smile.

"You treat me like a queen, and you are my king," I tell him and I kiss him back. He called his manager back and explained to him what had happened and I held him tight. My poor baby wasn't having a good couple of days. "Danny how is your knee doing now?" I ask him and he moves the affected leg and winces. "Still sore," he says and I decide to take a look. "Maybe it would be best if we went to the doctors and got it checked out properly and maybe we could convince him to get your meds sooner so you have a better chance at sleeping tonight," I tell him.

The doctor told us was just bruised and it would be sore and stiff for a few days but as long as he rested it then he would be fine. The doctor already knew what had happened yesterday since he was phoned. He had Danny's prescription ready and told us to go to the store to get it filled. So we did and I also got Danny's favourite meal for dinner tonight. Scarlett was keeping her eye on Danny and making sure he didn't move off the sofa when we got home. The doctor recommended that Danny has a couple of day's bed rest and I agreed with him.

He was going to be suffering from jet lag tomorrow onwards until his body clock syncs with the time it is here since there is an eight-hour time different between here and the UK. Louie sat next to Danny and he was happy to receive attention from his daddy. I made dinner as it was approaching six pm and I made Danny eat his in the living room and we all joined him. I was determined not to let him move a muscle from that sofa until bed time. He decided to stay where he was which was good because he has a tendency to not listen to doctor's orders.

We had to ice his knee to help with the bruising and slight swelling he had. I told Scarlett we were going to do this and she ran into another room and came back with her Doc McStuffins outfit on. She was so cute. I smiled and handed her one of the icepacks which was wrapped in paper towel. Danny was wearing shorts after I got him a new outfit because he was drenched in sweat when he woke up. He was dozing off when we walked into the room. "Just going to put some icepacks on your knee daddy," Scarlett says and he opens his eyes.

"Aw that's a cute little outfit Scarlett," he says and she grins. "I'm going to be a nurse when I grow up," she says and she ever so gently places the icepack on the left side of Danny's knee. I did the same with the right and we both held them there. It must have felt good for Danny because he didn't complain once. "So you're going to be a nurse when you grow up?" Danny asks her. "Yeah, I am going to be a special nurse, I am going to make people better and then play guitar to make them happy so I am like mommy and daddy," she says.

We both smiled, we knew that might not be a possibility but it was cute how she wanted to be like both of us. Well she could be a nurse who performs in a band when work is over. Who knows what our little girl will do when she grows up. "I'm being spoiled today," he mumbles when he closes he eyes again. He must be getting sleepy now, it is nearly Scarlett's bedtime and soon he will probably fall asleep. "Well we love our Danny, and you have had a tough couple of days so you need the spoiling for once," I tell him.

I bathed Scarlett and took her back downstairs for Danny to read her a bedtime story. She fell asleep half way through. I carried her up the stairs and to her bed. When I came back downstairs Danny was limping a little bit back to the sofa. "I needed the toilet," he says and I smile. "That's okay Danny; we aren't going to monitor every single thing you do. I just want to make sure you don't move too much and make your knee worse," I tell him and we put on one of the TV shows we were trying to catch up on.

Danny fell asleep during the second episode we watched and his arm was loose around my waist as he snuggled into me. I took another picture for my Instagram and twitter. He is just too cute; he did have his medication beforehand so it was going to help him sleep well tonight. I decided to change the program so Danny wouldn't miss out. I wanted him to sleep a little bit before I wake him up again so he could sleep in bed. Vanessa was texting me as well. I love that girl like a sister and she is perfect with Jorel.

Vanessa: Hey, Jorel told me Danny had quite the adventure yesterday.

Me: Yeah, the airport was a bit of a nightmare for him. He didn't come home until five am. Security had an issue with his meds so kept him for way too long. He got a knee bruise too.

Vanessa: Oh no, is he okay now?

Me: Just a bit of swelling with his knee but it is okay. Doctor's put him on bed rest for a couple of days and he is sleeping. I'm just glad he made it home.

Vanessa: That's alright then, we should have a double date soon. I would hate it if any of the guys went through that or even us. I thought he had a note?

Me: He does but that one guard didn't believe it and thought Danny was a drug dealer. They nearly arrested him.

Vanessa: That does sound horrible, that guard should have action taken against him. You did say he is sleeping right?

Me: Yeah management are working on it and yes he is cuddled up with me sleeping. He looks so peaceful but I need to get him to bed.

Vanessa: I could send Jorel round to carry him up so he doesn't have to be woken up.

Me: I think Kyle just showed up so I could get him to carry his brother. Thanks for offer though hun, just enjoy spending time with Jorel.

Vanessa: I will and tomorrow just enjoy spending time with Danny since it will be a better day for him.

Kyle comes over and smiles. "How long has he been home?" he asks quietly and sits next to his brother. "Since five am this morning, he was stuck in an airport all day because of a security guard not believing the note," I explained. It would have been five pm our time when he got the flight which makes it 1 am UK time if I got it right. Being stuck in an airport all day sounds like it sucks. "Do you want me to take him upstairs?" he asks me, looking at Daniel who was so peaceful as he slept, it was like he didn't have any worries or cares.

"Let's leave him for a little longer, he might wake up if we move him," I tell Kyle who nods. He settles next to Danny and we watch a film. Danny woke up about halfway through. "Hey Danny," Kyle says once he notices Danny rubbing his eyes. "Oh, hi Kyle," he replies and snuggles closer to me after giving Kyle a hug. I kiss the top of his head as his arms go back around me. "Still sleepy baby?" I ask him and he nods. "I think jetlag might have caught up with me," he says. Kyle smiles "It is ten pm as well bro, go back to sleep if you want," he says.

Danny did fall asleep again after a few minutes of trying to get into the film we were watching. It was halfway done though so I didn't think it made any sense to him whatsoever. I didn't expect him to try and watch it either. I thought he was just going to try sleep straight away. He was half lying on top of me and I enjoyed snuggling him. "I love it when he is home," I tell Kyle who smiles. "I think everyone does but he loves his job so much, I don't think he would quit," he replies. We waited until the film was over before taking Danny to bed and I was going to join him.

"I'll come hang out properly soon, I don't even think he'll remember seeing me tonight," Kyle says with a chuckle. "Okay, I don't think so either but we'll see tomorrow," I reply and hug him. He then leaves, I follow to lock the door and then I make sure everything is off and head back upstairs. I get changed into my nightdress and snuggle up to Danny. His arms go protectively around me and he mumbles something in his sleep.

~next morning~

"Kyle was over last night babe," I tell Danny as we eat breakfast. I was testing Kyle's theory from last night. It seems he was right because Danny was a little surprised. "Did I sleep through all of it? I don't remember seeing him." Danny says which makes me shake my head and smile. "You woke up and hugged him after saying hi," I tell him and Scarlett laughs as Danny tries to remember last night but forgets. "Daddy silly," she says.

Just a little something different to my usual stuff. I wanted to write this so here it is.

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