After the visit with their friends it was time to pack up and greet everyone. Those who had kids got them up from their sleepy state and carried them to the car. They all said their goodbyes outside again before driving off into their various directions.
Phoebe kept asking questions, and her parents assumed she was talking in her sleep since before anyone could answer she was drifting back to sleep. That was basically their entire ride.
"The night was nice, long overdue." Ryan said looking over at his wife when he stopped to obey the red traffic light.
"You can say that again.: Alex smiled to herself turning around to look at their kids sleeping in the back seat, both of them securely tucked away in their car seats.
Alex's phone lit up and she saw a text from her bother. "Luca wants to know if its okay if he sleeps over tonight?" Alex said looking at her husband before replying to the text.
"Yes, why are you still asking? He's always welcome." Ryan said knowing the strained relationship Alex has with her brother. "How are things with the two of you now?"
Alex replied to his text to let him know it was fine he can come over, but sighed first before answering Ryan's question. "We're okay, we still have our moments but it's less frequent now."
Ryan didn't reply with words instead made a low noise in his throat at his wife's comment as they pulled into the driveway at home. Their sleep talking daughter awake when the car stopped.
"Dada?" She asked looking around waiting for confimation from soneone that she wasn;t alone in the car.
"Yes Pheebs?"
We home?" She asked rubbing a hand through her eyes.
"Yes, time for bed now." Ryan said as he got out walking to the back of the car to help his daughter out, while Alex walked towards the opposite side to get Asher out of his car seat. Ryan made a second trip down to get their bags from the car.
He opened the trunk and felt his head spin. He stood against the car, taking a few deep breaths until the dizziness passed. He heard Asher cry on his way back with the bags and got that feeling again, kicking the door closed with his foot and makng his way over to the couch. He put the bags down laid his head down to rest on the back of the couch and breathed cries of his sin faiting slowly.
Alex came down the stairs with a dirty diaper aeeing her husband on the couch.
"Not as young as you used to be if this is what you look like after a few drinks." she laughed but her expression soon changed from funny to serious when Ryan wasn't responding to her question and started seizing instead.
It's been a looong time. But here is another one Lovies-S