Alex is woken up by Maggie's tossing and turning. Well no woken up, she hasn't been sleeping actually, her mind is too loud for her to sleep tonight.
Alex opens her eyes and turns her head to look at he wife's distressed from besides her.
Maggie's brows are knitted together and there are beads of sweat on her forehead.
She's having a nightmare.
"Babe? Wake up Maggie, it's just a dream" Alex sits up a little and place a gentle hand on Maggie's shoulder.
Maggie startles awake with a strangled scream caught in her throat.
"It's okay babe, I'm here" Alex moves to sit behind Maggie's panting form and wraps her up in her arms.
"Sorry Al. Did I wake you?" Maggie relaxes into Alex's arms, placing her head on her wife's chest.
"It's okay. I couldn't sleep anyway" Alex says, kissing Maggie's forehead.
The two stay cuddled up in silence for a while before Alex breaks the silence.
"You wanna talk about the dream?" Alex asks gently, hand stroking through Maggie's long hair.
"Nothing special. Just the typical work-induced bad dream, got a tough case today" Maggie responses with a tired and hoarse voice, nuzzling into Alex's front.
"The case's over now Mags, you're home" Alex reassure Maggie, hand never stopped massaging scalp.
"I know. And you? Why aren't you sleeping?"
"Thoughts are loud tonight. But I'm fine"
Maggie nods in response, pressing a kiss onto Alex's chest.
"I love you. You know that right?"
"I know. I love you too"