Hamilton Burger was not a man who slept in often and when he did, his definition of sleeping in was maybe until 7:30 or 8:00. Alexandra however, defined sleeping in as "whenever she rolled out of bed." His stomach was growling incessantly though and refused to be ignored as he hadn't eaten since lunch the day before. They had napped in the late afternoon and slept through dinner time. Waking up about 9:00 pm, Burger had wandered into the kitchen for a light snack and dropped himself on the couch with some reading material for his next case. Eventually he'd returned to the bed he now shared with Alexandra. She had stayed the night many times before over the course of their relationship, but it was still going to take the hapless district attorney some time to fully get used to sharing the bed with someone who tossed and turned so much during the night. One time she'd even accidentally belted him in the mouth turning over.

As he sat up in bed he glanced over at the clock on the nightstand. 7:00 am. Next to him, he could hear Alexandra breathing softly, obviously still asleep. His eyebrows furrowed in concern. She'd practically slept the last 18 hours or so. Of course he knew that she'd just come out of a traumatic and stressful situation with Ruby's death and the subsequent trial. And then there was the pregnancy. Still, she'd slept a lot the last day and it worried Burger. He knew as surely as he knew the sun rose in the east that she'd insist she was fine if he asked her to see a doctor, but he was going to insist all the same. It would put his mind at ease to know there was nothing wrong with Alexandra or the baby.

Padding into the kitchen, the district attorney contemplated breakfast and decided on pancakes. Perhaps the smell would rouse sleeping beauty from her day long nap.

To his relief, Alexandra did wander into the kitchen a short while later and wrapped her arms around his waist, looking over his shoulder to watch him. "Well, this clinches it," she chuckled sleepily. "I'll definitely have to marry you now."

Chuckling as well, Burger turned his head and gave her a quick hello kiss before flipping the first batch of pancakes.

"I'll set the table then," Alexandra smiled warmly. She put the coffee on first and then set about locating the appropriate dishes.

Burger found himself unable to look away from her. It hadn't really felt real and solid before, but now as he watched the events of the morning unfold it was finally starting to hit home that they were a family now. He no longer had to come home to an empty apartment. Alexandra would always be there now; and soon their son or daughter as well.

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Della was also an early riser and without realizing it, her plan for the morning was running somewhat parallel to Hamilton Burger's in another part of town. The pretty brunette was aware that Mason rarely slept in though he'd mentioned before that he would love to do so more often.

She left the warm sanctuary of the bed to shower and dress quickly, then quietly snuck off to the kitchen to put coffee on. Coffee was practically guaranteed to get the legendary defense attorney up and rolling. Reaching a decision about breakfast was another proposition altogether. Della usually kept breakfast light for herself, but she knew that Mason could really dig in first thing in the morning. With that in mind, she decided she'd rather go out to breakfast than prepare something she wasn't hungry for. Returning to the bedroom she applied some light makeup and did her hair. Fortunately, he hair was rather short and dried quickly.

She was in the middle of touching up her lipstick when she heard movement to her left and she smiled warmly when she caught Mason rolled over on his left side and gazing at her warmly, just watching her contentedly.

"Well good morning, sleepyhead," she teased. "Coffee's on in the kitchen. I thought we'd go out for breakfast if that's okay."

"Sounds perfect," he said, rolling out of bed. He was perfectly aware morning breath was horrid so he settled for simply wrapping his arms around Della's slender waist and kissing her cheek. Relaxing against Mason for a long moment, Della let out a deep, happy sigh and wished they could just remain that way for the rest of the day. Finally she summoned the willpower to extract herself from his arms so they could get out to breakfast.

"I'll go clean up last night's dishes while you shower and get dressed and then we'll decide where we're going for breakfast."

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"Alright, everything is in order," Burger said as he hung up the phone he'd been on for the better part of the afternoon. They'd settled on the coming Saturday for their wedding with reservations for a small group of friends at one of the more upscale restaurants in the area for later in the evening. On Sunday, he and Alexandra would fly out to Hawaii for a week. Fortunately, Burger hadn't had much trouble getting the time off and he was looking forward to it. It had been some time since he'd allowed himself even a mini vacation. Let Drumm lose to Perry Mason for a change.

"You certainly are a man on a mission today," Alexandra chuckled. She still couldn't get over how different he looked just hanging around the house in a tshirt and jeans. She had been so used to seeing him in suits after work. She knew she was probably in the minority and that she'd probably never be able to convince him, but Alexandra found the district attorney physically attractive. She supposed it was more the way he carried himself. Still so confident and resilient no matter how many times he'd lost to Mason in the courtroom.

"I would never have suspected it was possible to accomplish so much on a phone on a weekend as you just have."

Grinning smugly, Burger pulled Alexandra to his lap and hugged her tight. "Where there's a will, there's a way, babe. And when we get back from Hawaii, you're gonna have to change your name on that shingle of yours."

"You're awfully proud of that," the young counselor remarked with amusement before changing the subject. "I have a surprise for you, but it won't be until later today that you'll get to see it."

"Going lingerie shopping?" He said hopefully, though she could tell he was teasing her slightly. The comment earned him a playful swat on the arm. Fortunately, Alexandra wasn't super prudish and didn't mind the good natured juvenile humor once in a while.

"I'll be back in a few hours, love."