"I've missed you," Mike says, arms full of Sara Louisa as she squirms around and clings to him, tears in her eyes. He hasn't seen her in a good week and a half, WWE keeping him busy between the main roster, Saudi Arabia, promotional things, and now this announcement of his going to be in the first ever Netflix movie put together by WWE.
AJ leans in and kisses him. "We've missed you too," she says softly, and he closes his eyes, mapping out her slowly growing stomach with his free hand. She holds up the ultrasound for him to look at and his face softens. "Everything's going great so far. Doctor thinks this pregnancy will be as easy, if not easier, than Sara's." She pokes the little girl's nose when she looks up upon hearing her name. "So you can relax, a little. Everything's going to be just fine."
"I hope so," Mike says. "I just... I'm really sorry I've been gone so much, it-"
"Hey, hey," she chides him, leaning in to kiss him, slow and lingering. "I understand, ok? Your career is important to you, as is insuring we have stability financially and every other way. Don't worry about it. I know you're home as much as you can be, and-" She hums at the small flutter, distracting her from what she's saying, and smiles at the worry in Mike's eyes, taking his hand and guiding it to the spot. "Feel that?"
He exhales. "Hi, baby," he says quietly.
"Even this little one wants you to relax more," she tells him. "It's shifting around in there, saying, 'Calm down, Daddy. I'm growing big and strong to come out and say hello in a few months.' Isn't that right, Sara Lou?" she asks, grinning when Sara giggles and nods. "See, we're all in agreement." She leans up and kisses him. "Maybe I can do more to help you relax later..."
His hand teases along the hem of her shirt and she hums appreciately, his touch always awakening her in ways that amazes her after all of these years. "I thought I'm the one who's supposed to be helping you with that."
She chuckles. "Well, I've been following John's suggestions for meditation more this pregnancy. Figured considering how much he helped with the last one, especially during labor, it couldn't hurt. So I am nice and relaxed... you, sir, on the other hand, are most definitely not."
He ducks his head, kisses Sara Louisa's forehead. "I know. A lot's been going on. Too much."
She nods, arching up on her tiptoes and kissing him. "I know. Which is why I want to help you."
His eyes gleam as he stares down at her. "I definitely won't refuse it," he says softly and she smiles, stroking Sara's cheek.
"Good, I'd be offended if you did," she whispers to him and he hums, fingers trailing just a little higher. "Let's get this one to bed." She takes Sara from him and he watches her go, exhaling softly.
He thinks he could lose every match for the rest of his career and still be a perfectly happy man as long as he still had these two, happy and eager to see him, waiting for him at home. I don't know what I did to be so lucky, he thinks, following after them slowly and listening to his girls giggle and chatter with a soft smile on his face. But thank you.