"I'm impressed," AJ says, settling down on the couch next to Mike. "You actually took some time off."

He smirks a little, trailing his fingers over the brim of his mug, breathing in the rich scent of the cocoa within. "Yeah," he says. "I guess it is pretty rare when I willingly do it, huh?" He nudges her lightly with his foot. "But, well, I did end up spending most of the holidays away from you all, so taking a week off just to be felt right. Especially since I succeeded against Lumis and Gargano. It's enough, for now. I deserve a bit of time off, decompress, get my head back on straight."

"I don't disagree," she says, resting her head on his shoulder. "So what do we hope the most for the coming year?"

Mike muses for a moment, then laces their fingers together. "Happy kids," he says. "Happy wife. Happy me. Something good to do for Wrestlemania in a couple of months."He lifts her hand up and kisses her knuckles. "How about you?"

"The same," she says. "Maybe another book published. Another graphic novel could be fun to do."

"Maybe I could get cast in something fun too," Mike says thoughtfully. "I'd really like that."

"I'd like that for you," AJ murmurs. "Maybe we could go back to Vancouver. Feels like it's been forever since we were last there. Maybe take the kids, show them the area now that they're old enough to actually enjoy it."

"That sounds like a great idea," Mike says. "We'll have to try to plan that at some point, maybe in the summer when school isn't something to consider. Just have to work it around Money in the Bank, Summerslam, and stuff."

"Yeah. We'll figure it out, it sounds like something I would really like them to experience." AJ scratches lazily at his collarbone and smirks up at him. "But for right now, the kids are asleep, neither of us have any pressing responsibilities tomorrow. So how should we spend our evening?"

Mike smirks back at her and trails his fingers down her spine, enjoying the way she arches up into his touch. "I can think of a few things."

"Yeah?" she murmurs. "I can too. Let's see if we have the same idea, and put some of them into practice."

"Yes ma'am," Mike agrees, drawing her closer to him, spreading his hand out over her lower back. "Let's start this new year off right."

She giggles and kisses him, running her fingers lazily through his hair. "Yes, let's."