Lily immediately went to her post of guarding the supply closet, and by all appearances, took her job very seriously. She barely cracked a smile as she stood firmly in front of the door, her arms planted firmly at her sides. A complete polar opposite to her usual bubbly, giggling personality. Eduardo and Sam watched her from around the corner, Eduardo leaning up against the door frame and Sam leaned up against him.

"What are we going to do?" Sam asked Eduardo quietly.

Eduardo shook his head. "I don't know. Right now there's not much we can do. Keep watch and stick close to the coast."

Sam sighed. "I can't believe this is all happening all over again."

"I know love." Eduardo said gently, leaning forward and kissing the scar on her shoulder, where she'd been shot.

"When do I take my shift?"

"Don't know yet. Probably after I take mine."

"What are we going to do about Lily?"

Eduardo sighed. "One of us will take her when the other is on watch I guess."

"I'll take the shift after the sun sets. Lily likes it when you tuck her in bed anyway. It'll be easier on her if you could still do that at least."

Lily caught her parents looking over at her, and waved brightly at them for a moment, as if happy to see them again. But upon realizing her important duty, she motioned for them to leave. When neither moved, she ran over to them and pushed them into their room. Sam giggled as Lily stomped her feet down, pushing the two forward into the bedroom. Eduardo smiled as he leaned against the wall of their room, looking down at the stubborn little girl who was folding her arms across her chest at them.

"I can't stand guard if you two are guarding me!" Lily complained, closing the door behind them. Sam laughed as she went and opened the door back up, just enough to peer outside to see Lily going back to stand in front of the door.

Eduardo chuckled. "Kid reminds me of you every day."

"Me? With that attitude? No she definitely takes after you."

"And what makes you say that?"

Sam smirked. "She's only six and she's just about as sarcastic as you are. She definitely didn't learn that one from me."

"Didn't learn that from you huh?" Eduardo asked chuckling, raising an eyebrow at her.

"Nope. Definitely all you. She even looks a lot like you now."

Sam heard footsteps behind her, and turned to see Eduardo walking towards her. His gaze teased hers as he slowly came up to her. He pressed Sam up against the wall, his face hovering over hers. Her breath hitched as Eduardo pressed a tender kiss against her throat, and then another at that one spot on her neck that he knew would make her melt. She wasn't sure whether she loved it when he did that, or hated it. She loved it because it always made her melt into him. But she hated it because he sometimes used it to her disadvantage, often using it when they were fighting because he knew it would instantly stop her. He then traced his way up her neck and nibbled gently on her earlobe, accentuating it with a kiss.

He then looked up into her eyes, his own eyes gleaming. "You, my pet, are just as sarcastic as I am. So she did not learn it from just me."

When she playfully slapped at his arm, Eduardo chuckled again, and went to peer out the door with Sam. Lily started rubbing her eyes sleepily, as it was starting to get close to her bed time. The two walked out of their bedroom and over to Lily, who smiled sleepily up at them. Eduardo gathered her in his arms, and the three of them went into Lily's bedroom. They managed to navigate their way through the mess, which Sam had forgotten to talk to Lily about earlier, given all of the commotion. Eduardo spared her the lecture, and gently instructed his daughter to clean her room after she woke in the morning. Lily yawned and nodded as Eduardo tucked her into bed. The two kissed her forehead and turned her light off, briefly standing in the doorway as Lily scooted down further into her bed.

Eduardo closed the door quietly, and he wrapped an arm around Sam's shoulders as they walked into their own bedroom. Sam went over and began dressing for bed, changing into her nightgown. Eduardo went about getting ready as well, and yanked his shirt over his head and tossing his shirt into the corner of the room. Sam sighed as she watched him sit on the bed to tug his boots off his feet. She'd never tire of seeing this man without a shirt. That much would never change. He glanced over his shoulder to catch her leering at him, and smirked at her. She quickly turned around and grabbed her hair brush, stroking her hair with it. An arm snaked around her middle, and she squealed as he yanked her down onto the bed, pinning her underneath him.

Using one hand, he reached down and tickled her in his most ticklish spot, just at her ribs, and she giggled. Pushing him away, she grabbed the switch for the lamp, and yanked at it. The room quickly flooded with darkness, and Eduardo pulled Sam into him, as he did every night. He threw an arm over her middle and found her hand with his, lacing their fingers together.

"Everything's going to be alright." Sam said quietly, as they settled down.

"I know. As long as I can keep you and Lily safe, that's all that matters to me."

Sam laughed quietly. "What about the other guys? I think they'd be a little offended that they're not your top priorities either."

"They can take care of themselves. They're big boys." Eduardo said, his voice teasing.

"What… what are we going to do if we do run into this other group?"

"We defend the Sirius of course. But first priority is you and Lily. If anything happens to the ship, I at least need to know that the both of you are safe. So no dangerous stuff, deal?"

"You mind being more specific with that? Like do I have to solely sit still with my hands folded or are we talking about just avoiding walking a tight rope over a pit of wolves?"

Eduardo groaned, but chuckled. "And you say that she just gets it from me. Ha!"

"Well you weren't very specific in your 'no dangerous stuff'."

"You know what I mean Sam, just don't do anything dangerous." Eduardo replied, his tone more firm as he tightened his grip on her hand.

"Well shit, where's the fun in that?" She joked.

Eduardo sighed. "I'm serious Sam."

Sam laughed. "Well fine, that goes for you too then you know. No dangerous stuff. Deal?"

"Deal." Eduardo whispered, hugging Sam closer to his body as they both drifted off to sleep.