Never Wake
by: Liv-x-Case-Benson & dcmasters
Ch 7: Common Ground
The blonde let out a content sigh, relaxing, sleeping through the night for the first time in years.
Sara stretched out, bringing Finn's head to her shoulder.
The blonde dropped the softest kiss to Sara's neck as she stirred.
Sara smiled as her eyes opened. "Hmm?"
Hearing Sara's voice, Finn's eyes flickered open, smiling up at her. "Morning."
"Morning," she said, kissing her softly. "How'd you sleep?"
"The best I have in a very long time. You?"
"Me too," she said.
"I'm glad," Finn smiled, kissing the brunette.
Sara kissed her deeply.
"Mmm," she moaned, pulling Sara closer.
Sara kissed her a little harder, her hands taking hers as she nearly sat in her lap.
Smirking to herself, Finn pulled Sara to her lap, wrapping her arms around her to keep the brunette secure as she returned the kiss.
Sara moaned deeply, slipping her tongue into her mouth, her hands going under Finn's shirt, moaning louder as she felt the warmth before slipping them out. "Warm..."
Finn's body shivered, pulling Sara's hands back under her top. "You can keep them there if you're cold."
Sara nodded, slipping her hands back under. "It feels really good to be this close to someone. After everything, I thought I'd never care like that about anyone else ever again, but... I know I'm wrong now. And I promise I will never force anything, but, God, I miss the closeness and warmth..."
Finn kissed her deeply. "I've always rushed in and done the intimate part first I want to take this slowly, give myself time to fall because of how I really feel about you. Right now, I'm happy in the knowledge I made you realize you could care again, however much restraint it's taking. And, for the record, I care about you, too."
Sara smiled. "I really hate to break this up, but my kids need attention, so I should really get home. I probably shouldn't ask this now, but would you like to come? Err...come with?"
"No, it's ok, I understand. Are you sure that would be ok?"
"Well, if you wanted to make sure I got home ok...?"
"I'll drive you," the blonde smiled, kissing Sara softly.
Sara smiled, hugging her tightly, intensifying it a bit, moaning.
"Tease," the blonde whispered. "Can you give me a few minutes to change?"
Sara smirked, caressing her cheek. "Of course."
Finn kissed her again, getting up to change, returning ten minutes later with black boots, skinny jeans and a red shirt. "Hi..."
Sara smiled, whistling lowly. "Hi. You ready?"
"As I'll ever be," Finn replied, holding out her hand.
Sara held her hand as they walked out of the house, giving her directions when they were in the car.
"Wow, nice place!" Finn replied a little shocked at the size.
Sara smiled. "Well, with three kids..." she said, getting out, "who wanted their own rooms, might I add. Besides, it's less hassle when they're older."
"Well, that's true. Am I staying here or...?"
"Want breakfast?" she asked. "I don't think they'll have a problem if I say I brought a friend for breakfast. Anything else right now...no."
"Sure," Finn smiled, stepping from the car, following her inside.
Sara unlocked the door, going upstairs to check on the kids. "Wait here."
Finn stood in the hall, waiting nervously.
"Mommy?" Madison smiled.
She smiled, kissing her cheek ad hugging her. "Hi sweetie. Good morning."
"Morning. Why didn't you come home last night?"
"I was with a friend from work. She's really nice."
Madison nodded. "I missed you," she said, standing.
"I missed you too. Do you want to meet her? She came for breakfast."
"Ok," Madison smiled. "Want me to get Mason up?"
"I'll go with you, ok?" she said, going over across the hall. Walking in, she sat on his bed, running her hand through his crimson locks.
Mason stirred, looking up at her. "Hi Mom."
She kissed his cheek. "Morning. How are you?"
"Ok," he shrugged.
"Hey, I brought a friend to have breakfast with us, is that ok? Her name is Finn. Well, Julie, but..."
"I guess so."
"Mason, are you ok?"
"I'm fine," he replied, getting up to walk into the hall.
Sara nodded, going out to knock on Lindsay's door.
Lindsay groaned. "Come in."
Sara slipped in, closing the door and walking over. "Bad night?" she asked, stroking her cheek.
Lindsay nodded. "I'll be down for breakfast in a few minutes."
Sara nodded. "By the way, that friend is joining us," she said, walking out. "Ready guys?" she asked the twins.
They nodded walking down with her.
"Hi," Finn smiled.
Madison smiled. "Hi."
Mason looked her up and down, shrugging. Meeting new people wasn't his best thing.
Sara wrapped an arm around him.
"..Hi," he finally offered.
Finn smiled again, following them into the kitchen.
As she went to sit down, Madison stopped her. "Don't sit there, Mason will cry. It's Mama's seat," she whispered.
The blonde smiled gratefully, choosing another seat. "You must be Lindsay," she smiled as the teenager entered.
Sara smiled. "Who wants pancakes?" she asked, draping her jacket over Catherine's seat.
"Me!" the twins shouted.
"Linds, pancakes or fruit and a drink for your stomach?" she asked,
"The latter please," she smiled, sitting next to Finn.
Sara nodded, mixing the batter for pancakes. "I bet Mason would like to hear about your sports," she whispered in Finn's ear.
"Do you like sports Mason?"
He smiled, nodding shyly. "I-I like baseball."
"Really? Me too! I play at weekends."
He smiled wider. "Really?"
Sara knew Mason would be the harder of the three kids for Finn to get close to, but... "Hey, maybe she'll help you with your batting."
"That I can do," she smiled, retrieving her bag pulling out some tickets. "You should come to the game today."
He nodded. "Can I go Mommy?"
Sara nodded. "Sure. We could all go and watch."
"There are enough tickets for all of you."
Sara smiled, handing Lindsay her drink and fruit. "Hey guys, I really am sorry about last night. Fell asleep watching a movie."
"It's ok," the twins replied at the same time as Lindsay smirked.
"Not a word," Sara threatened, setting a steaming pile of pancakes in the middle of the table along with fruit, syrup and whipped cream. She then grabbed plates, cutlery and juices with glasses, sitting down.
"Thanks for this. Just what I need before a big game," Finn smiled, helping herself after the twins.
"No problem. We generally have a big breakfast on weekends. There's more time," Sara smiled.
Once breakfast was over, and everyone was ready, Finn drove them to the ball park. "I'll see you guys later. Enjoy the game," she grinned, placing a team cap on Mason's head.
Sara smiled, getting out with them. "Okay, you guys need to be careful."
"We will," Mason smiled as Finn winked at Sara, walking in the team entrance.
Sara smirked. "Ok, how high up do we want to go?"
Mason walked carefully up the stairs picking a row nearer the back. "We can see everything here!"
Sara nodded, helping Madison up with the snacks and drinks.
The game commenced a short while later, Finn's team taking to the field first. The blonde looked focused, but spotted them, waving half way through.
Sara waved back, whistling.
Mason giggled at Sara, then cheered for Finn as she ran to catch the ball.
Sara smiled, handing Madison her drink.
"Thank you," she smiled, taking a large slurp through the straw.
"She's really good at catching," Mason said.
"Yes she is. We'll have to see how crowded it is after. Maybe she'll help you on the field," Sara said, though her mind was split between her kids and watching Finn in that uniform, wondering exactly what was underneath.
Finn was the last to bat for her team and with the scores level, she needed a good hit to ensure at least one of their runners made it home. She suddenly felt pressured with Sara and the kids there, but tried to push it to the back of her mind. She approached the plate, focusing.
Sara smiled. "Come on, you've got this!"
"I thought you didn't like baseball?" Mason asked.
"I'm not much for sports, but it's different if you know the person playing."
As she finished her sentence, Finn's bat made solid contact with the ball. She threw the bat and her helmet to one side, running as the ball flew out of the park.
Sara grinned wider as they cheered, the kids louder of course.
Once Finn's foot hit the home plate the team surrounded her, cheering. When she managed to get out of it, she ran to the fence in front of where Sara and the kids were as the park emptied out. "Hey guys!"
"That was a great last hit!" Sara said.
Meanwhile, Mason was bouncing up and down. "Can you show me how to do that? Can you? Can you?"
"Thanks," Finn smiled. "Sure. Now?"
"Pleeeeeeeaaaaasssssse?!" he begged.
Sara laughed, walking them around to the entrance as the rest of the team left.
"Come on," she said, holding her hand out.
He nodded, holding her hand tightly.
"Hey, ok if we watch from the dugout since everyone left?" Sara asked.
"Yeah," Finn called over her shoulder, leading Mason up to the plate. She secured a helmet on his head, handing him a bat. "You ready?"
He nodded.
Sara led Madison over to the bench. "Having fun?"
"I can't remember when he smiled this much," Madison said quietly.
"I know. And I was really worried about all of this."
"Why?"
Sara bit her lip. "Well, because you might be seeing her a lot."
"Is she your girlfriend?"
"No, but maybe one day. I'm not trying to replace Mama in any way, but...I'm not lonely with her. I mean, I love you guys, but I need someone too. Do you understand?"
"Mama will always be Mama, but you need adult cuddles too?"
God, she hadn't heard that specific phrase in years. "Yes," Sara said, hugging her.
"Well, I guess it's ok because Mason likes her, and she's nice."
"Do you like her? It'll take a little bit to get used to everything and that's ok."
"Does she like girly things too?"
"Like what?"
"Clothes and stuff?"
"Yeah, but you should ask her."
Madison nodded, cuddling into Sara's side.
"Try it again, but this time be firm on your feet, don't try and swing too hard or slow, and don't be scared of the ball," Finn said. "Focus on the ball, ok?"
He nodded, planting his feet.
"Ready?"
"Yes!"
Finn took a moment before pitching the ball to him.
Taking a breath, Mason swung right before it hit him, hitting the ball hard, hearing it crack.
Finn looked up, her eyes following the ball above her head, looking back at Mason with a grin.
"I did it!" he yelled, jumping up into the air.
Sara smiled, carrying Madison out. "Hey, that was a great hit."
"You were amazing!" Finn smiled, joining them.
"Yeah you were. Should we head home?"
"Can we come back another time Mom?" he asked.
Sara smiled. "Of course we can."
"I'll get you guys season tickets, ok?"
"Yay!" Mason said.
"Hey, Mason, you want to take my bat and helmet back to the car whilst I grab the rest of my things?"
"Sure," he said.
Sara walked with them, helping them to get buckled in, getting in the passenger seat.
Finn started the car, glancing at Sara with a wary smile, unsure if she'd done ok. She wasn't used to having kids around.
Sara smiled widely. "It's fine."
Finn relaxed, looking into the mirror at Mason. "You should join my little league team."
"You have a team?!" he asked with so much enthusiasm, Sara wondered how the seat belt was containing him.
"Mhm. We train at four on Wednesday before I have training and play Sunday's."
"Can I join, please?"
Sara smiled. "We'll see ok? You can't neglect your schoolwork."
"I won't! I promise!" Mason grinned.
Finn caught the look on Madison's face, then focused back on the road. "Madison... I have a scarf that would go well with your complexion. I'll bring it next time I see you."
She smiled. "Really? I didn't know if you liked anything girly."
"I'm a girl, aren't I?"
"Well, yeah, but most girls who like sports don't like much other stuff like that."
"Then maybe we should go shopping sometime."
"Please!"
"Hey, wait, hang on! What about me!?" Sara playfully whined, smirking.
"Yeah..." she said, holding her hand.
Finn ran her thumb over the back of Sara's hand until they arrived back at their house. "I'll see you guys later."
Sara winked. "Wait here a minute," she whispered as she helped the kids out and into the house, then resumed her spot, pulling her close, kissing her, moaning softly.
Finn moaned gently, deepening their contact, running her fingers through Sara's locks.
Sara nipped her bottom lip. "Mmm...oh..."
"Mmm..." she moaned, pulling back, "Hey, Sara...'
"Yeah?"
Finn reached into her bag, pulling out a single key on a chain. "If you ever need me, I... don't feel you have to ask if it's ok."
The brunette nodded. "Ok," she said with a smile. "Is it wrong to say I'm going to dream about you in that uniform?"
"Well, that was the idea," Finn smirked.
"Oh really now?" she smirked. "You're evil. I haven't..."
"Haven't...?"
Sara blushed. "I-I haven't...not since Catherine... And I-I really-"
Finn kissed Sara hard. "Sleep well."
Sara kissed harder, biting her lip, but then pulled back. "Sleep? Ha-ha! With all this going through my brain?"
"You know where I am if you can't."
"Uh, trust me. That wouldn't be a good idea..."
"Call me."
Sara smiled, getting out and taking a few breaths before going back into the house.
"Wow, well done," Lindsay smiled, listening to Mason tell her all about the ball park.
"Yeah, he did very well," Sara said walking into the room.
"Went well then?" Lindsay asked as the twins went to play in the yard.
She smiled, sitting beside Lindsay. "How are you feeling?"
"Better. My stomach has settled now and I finally got some sleep."
"That's good. Do you need anything?"
"No, we're ok," Lindsay smiled, placing a hand on her stomach.
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