:) Am going to try and finish this soon and i promise a happy ending, just as soon as I figure out what to do with Jake. Suggestions welcome. Enjoy.
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"Okay Lindsey, you can let her go now. Don't want to hurt her." Catherine said as her daughter reluctantly released the brunette. Sara smiled at the seven year old who leaned back against her, looking up at her mother with big blue eyes.
"Mommy, please can we have pizza tonight?" She asked, as politely as she could. Cath raised an eyebrow, not quite buying into the trick.
"Go do your homework then maybe we can have pizza."
"You and Sara could have wine." She bargained sweetly.
"Homework now little miss" Catherine ordered mock sternly. She ruffled the girl's hair as Lindsey bounced off upstairs. Cath chuckled and collapsed into the couch next to Sara. "Sorry if she woke you, I tried to catch her but she gets away from me sometimes." Sara just smiled. She tried to sit up fully but winced again. Trying to hide it failed and the older woman noticed immediately. The speed at which she moved into overprotective mother mode baffled Sara. "What's wrong? What hurts?" She placed her hands on Sara's waist, making the girl jump at the sudden contact.
"Nothing, I'm fine." Catherine didn't even justify the blatant lie with a response, just a look. "Maybe I'm a little sore." Sara acknowledged. Cath nodded and took Sara's hand, pulling her upstairs and into the spare room, Sara's room now. Urging the younger woman to sit down she disappeared and returned with a plastic box, which Sara recognised instantly and groaned. Catherine chose to ignore her protests and sat behind her, gently lifting her shirt to see her scarred and scratched back. The blonde began to tenderly clean and redress the wounds, apologising every time she heard Sara whimper of yelp in pain.
The doctors had said this would help with the healing and Catherine wanted to do anything to help Sara, even if it meant breaching her personal space and causing her temporary pain.
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"Lindsey, you wanna watch a movie?" Catherine asked as she washed the dishes and passed them to Sara to put away.
"Yeah! Sara, come help me choose one." She said animatedly, grabbing Sara's hand as Catherine was about to pass her a plate. Sara laughed and shrugged at Cath as the little girl dragged her into the living room. A few minutes later she couldn't help giggling when she found Sara sat crossed legged on the floor, Lindsey sat on her lap holding three DVDs in her tiny hands. Both looked up and smiled then Lindsey went back to staring intently at her choices before proudly holding one up in the air. Sara took it then stood up with Linds, placing her on her hip, and handed the DVD to Catherine. The blonde could not keep the smile off her face watching the brunette interact with her daughter so naturally as she took the movie: Cinderella. She should have guessed.
The three of them settled on the couch, Catherine and Sara on either side of the mini blonde.
Halfway through the film Lindsey reached out and took one of each woman's hands and held them in her lap.
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By the time The Ugly Stepsisters were fighting over the glass slipper she was fast asleep with her head resting against Sara's arm and was clutching Catherine and Sara's hands together. If the brunette had noticed than she hadn't let on. Catherine, however, had noticed.
Sara prised her hand free and picked up the little girl, carrying her upstairs and laid her down gently before slipping out to let Catherine put her to bed. The blonde put her in her pyjamas and tucked her in, all without waking her. Kissing the soft hair she smiled down at her daughter. "You sneaky little matchmaker." She whispered.
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"I'm gonna head to work now, do you need anything before I go?" She asked, poking her head around the door to Sara's room. Sara looked up from brushing her brunette curls and shook her head.
"No thanks, I'm kinda tired I'm just gonna go to sleep."
"Ok. You call if you need anything." She surprised the younger woman by walking over and giving her a brief hug. "Take care honey."
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Catherine chuckled to herself as she drove to the lab. Her daughter had apparently picked up her devious nature. Cinderella! The ultimate love story. Tugging their hands together. Wine! Question was: why was she trying to set her up with Sara? Maybe her wily ways were not the only thing she had picked up on because the thing that had Cath most confused was that she enjoyed the contact with Sara. Was there something more than friendship? Cath had begun to think that Lindsey had a little crush on Sara judging by the way she acted around her, but maybe she was channelling Catherine's feelings. Did Catherine have a crush on Sara?
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