Title: 101 Ways Cain and DG are Found Out – One More Minute

A/N: In the words of Agnus from Despicable Me that I just saw this evening, and which are more appropriate than you can imagine: "IT'S SO FLUFFY!"

You're Welcome.

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Cain's eyelids felt heavy as he shuffled down the hallway of the Palace in Central City. He gave yet another great sigh as he readjusted his pack on his shoulder, earning a raised eyebrow from his companion.

The two men had mud covering their pants, carrying their jackets with their packs, and moving tiredly towards their beds. Being gone for five weeks had taken its toll on them, Cain especially.

"Hopefully you will sleep better than you have when we were traveling. Just a few more turns and you can go to sleep, Father," Jeb said, walking beside him.

Cain blinked tiredly, his eyes staying closed longer than normal because of his exhaustion, but he tried to arrange his thoughts.

"I gotta tell DG I'm back, first," he muttered.

Jeb turned his head towards him. "Can't it wait until the morning?"

Cain merely raised an eyebrow at his son.

Jeb breathed a laugh and waved a hand.

Cain shrugged helplessly. "She made me promise to come find her when I got back. 'No matter what time of day'," he said, waving his hands to emphasize the words she had used.

"Oh come on…" Jeb chided. He motioned down the hallway, presumably in the direction of DG, "And I suppose you're going to tell me you still don't think she likes you?"

Cain hesitantly shifted his eyes away from his son and towards the opposite wall of the hallway.

He didn't say anything until they were at the intersection in the hallway where they needed to separate.

"I'll be there in a few minutes, Son."

Jeb rolled his eyes and turned away, waving as he walked down the hall. Cain swallowed and took a deep breath before turning away and walking towards DG's room.

He nodded to the guards on duty when he reached the door before knocking softly. When there wasn't a response, he let himself in and left the door to the hall open a few inches.

He scratched his forehead under his hat for a moment before resettling it and pressing a palm against his eye. By the stars he was tired. He had barely slept more than a few hours the whole time he was gone.

He made his way into his bedroom, guided by the minimal light from the hallway. The sliver lit up a part of DG's form under the covers; an arm resting across her waist and a leg crooked up next to her. Her face was furrowed slightly as if she wasn't completely at peace in her dreams, and her hair was bunched up above her head like she didn't want it near her neck on this warm summer night.

He realized he was smiling slightly while watching her sleep before he set down his pack and leaned over her, brushing her bangs out of her face and placing a kiss on her cheek.

She stirred slightly and blinked her eyes open. He could tell the moment she recognized him because she closed her eyes again, and turned away smiling, a hand coming up to brush through her hair.

"Mmm…'Time is it?" she asked, turning back with a yawn.

"Early," he said quietly. "I missed you…"

She smiled sleepily at him. "I missed you too."

He caught her hand still trying to tame her curls, and shook it slightly. "Scoot."

"Mmm, but the-"

"I know. I just want to hold you for a second," he murmured, moving to sit next to her on the bed.

Finding that she couldn't argue with that, she hummed happily this time, moving over slightly so he could lie down. When he did, she rolled towards him and laid her head on his chest and they wrapped their arms around each other.

He inhaled deeply, smelling her shampoo, and felt his eyelids close contentedly. They laid there quietly for a minute before DG sleepily murmurs to him with her eyes closed.

"You should probably go soon…"

"Mmhmm," he agrees, not letting go of her. "Just one more minute…"

"'Kay…"

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Jeb nodded to DG's door with a furrowed brow, silently asking the guards if his father was still in there, seeing as how he still hadn't made it back to their shared quarters. When they nodded he made his way to the door and pushed it open wider.

More light spilled into the room from the hallway, highlighting the two figures fast asleep in the bedroom.

Jeb's eyebrows rose at the sight of his father and DG. One of her arms was draped across his chest and she was pressed against his side, despite her being under the covers and him being on top. His arms were wrapped low around her waist, and his cheek was resting against the top of her head, making his hat cockeyed.

Both were fast asleep, their faces looked at peace and Jeb could even make out his father's light snores.

Well then.

It seems his Father was not only aware of DG's feelings for him, he had quite a bit of explaining to do for himself.

In the morning of course.

Even Jeb wouldn't break up something as endearing as that.