p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"The tines of the fork slide against your teeth as you eat another bite of the lasagna your fiance had spent the better part of the day creating. You try hard to not let out the small moan that is caught in the back of your throat as you taste the cheese continuing to melt on your tongue. You didn't believe the man when he said that he could create a vegetarian lasagna that would knock your socks off. Looking over at Lex you see that the small child is thoroughly enjoying her piece of lasagna, her little pink fork scraping the leftover sauce and noodle off of her plate. It had been a few days since you had been able to be home with your family, and the peace and quiet you were currently enjoying with them was well deserved./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""It's so good to be home," you mutter as you reach out for another small piece from the pan. "I have missed the two of you so much."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"Lex flashes you a smile and you notice that another one of her teeth had fallen out in the four days that you had been stuck in the office. Your heart constricts a bit because you weren't there and suddenly you feel like you are missing everything in her life. She seems taller, smarter...shaking your head you tune into what she is saying./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""...and then Stephanie chased him around the playground and pushed him to the floor because he tried to kiss her." Luke chuckles as he turns to look at you. "But then she got in trouble and can't go to recess for the rest of the month!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"Before you can open your mouth to respond your phone starts to ring from the other room, and you sigh heavily before apologizing and leaving the room to answer the call. When you return to the room Lex has crossed her arms across her chest and is refusing to continue to eat her dinner./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I am so sorry," you tell them both as you walk over to Lex and place a kiss to her forehead. "I will make this up to you, I promise." Turning to Luke you beg him with your eyes to smooth over the situation and he nods while placing his napkin on the right side of his plate and pushing back from the table. He follows you out of the dining room and into the bedroom as you change into work attire./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""She just misses you," he tells you softly as he zips up your dress. "And I miss you too." His lips settle onto the skin behind your ear, placing soft kisses that cause you to melt in his embrace./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I miss you too," you tell him as water clouds your vision. "I hope that this is an easy one and we will be done before you know it. This one involves children." You warn him, thinking back to the last case you had regarding children./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I'll make sure the house is fully stocked with the essentials for when you get back," he replies as he wraps you in his arms. "You are so strong, mi Amor, you will make it through this and come home to us. We love you so much, now go save the world."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in 0in 0.03in 0in;" /p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"You breathe a sigh of relief as you finally pull into the driveway and turn off your car. It was early in the morning and all you wanted was to kiss your daughter on her forehead, stand under the steaming water in your shower, and climb into bed with the love of your life and sleep for hours. Your legs are heavy as you lean down to peel the heels off of your swollen feet and open the car door in order to pad barefoot to the front door and let yourself in. Dropping your stuff inside the hallway you bend down to scoop Sergio into your arms and call out for Roxy in the dimly lit house./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"The dog had grown so much in the past few weeks that you barely recognized her as she came barreling around the corner and jumped up to place her paws on your stomach. Looking down at the dog you release the breath you had been holding, a sob echoing into the dark hallway. Clamping a hand over your mouth before you wake the other occupants of the home, you sink to the hardwood floor as the memories of this past case come back to haunt you./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"The cases with children had always given you the hardest time, and ever since Lex came into your life, they had only gotten harder. You don't try to stifle your tears when you hear a door open in the house, instead sobbing harder as you see a little pair of legs turn the corner and approach you./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""Mom," she whispers, her little hands reaching up to rub the sleep from her eyes. "Are you okay?" You hiccup as she sits down in front of you, reaching out to wipe at your tears the way that you usually do for her. You open your mouth to speak to her but find that your voice is missing as another sob rips from your throat. Before you can stop yourself you reach out for her, waiting for her to climb into your lap before closing your arms around your daughter. "It's okay," she whispers while patting your forearm. "You're home now."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"After a few moments, you settle yourself down as you look at the child nestled in your lap, watching as her eyelids grow heavier with each breath she takes. You give her a watery smile before shaking her softly./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""Let's get you back into bed," you tell her. Lex nods sleepily, her mouth opening wide to let out a yawn that causes you to chuckle. She slides out of your lap as you stand and stretch your limbs./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I'll get her." His voice washes over you and immediately you feel better but the tears return to the surface. You turn to him with a smile, your lower lip trembling as he moves closer to you. "You go climb into bed, I'll be right there." Luke places a kiss to your forehead, letting his lips linger longer than usual as you relax in his presence. Nodding you pull yourself away and disappear deeper into the house, asking yourself for the first time if your job was really worth all of this emotional turmoil./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in 0in 0.03in 0in;" /p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""Five days is a long time to be gone," he whispers while kissing down your spine. "I really missed you." Your eyes remain closed, your eyelashes still heavy from the tears you had been shedding since walking into your home./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I missed you too,' you breathe while opening your eyes in order to look at him. His honey brown eyes stare back at you, each iris laced with concern. His hands reach out to pull the soaked strand of hair off of your forehead before placing a slow kiss to your lips. "Distract me." You command./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"It doesn't take him long to roll you over and cover your body with his. You let your eyes close as you open your legs wider for him. For a few moments, you let your brain shut down and relax into the embrace of his hands on your body./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I love you," Luke growls into your ear as he slides into you, his fingers gripping your hips tightly. You hiss, hoping for a lasting bruise in the morning. "Let go," he demands, "I've got you." /p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"-/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"A/N: So uh, hi there. It's been a while. I'm sorry for my absence but I was dealing with a lot, and usually, when I disappear I don't ever come back to the same fandom but Garvez ( and it's readers) have a hold on me. I hope you all enjoy this. I never thought that Lexington would be the first story that I updated when I did return but here it is, surprising us all. /p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""It's so good to be home," you mutter as you reach out for another small piece from the pan. "I have missed the two of you so much."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"Lex flashes you a smile and you notice that another one of her teeth had fallen out in the four days that you had been stuck in the office. Your heart constricts a bit because you weren't there and suddenly you feel like you are missing everything in her life. She seems taller, smarter...shaking your head you tune into what she is saying./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""...and then Stephanie chased him around the playground and pushed him to the floor because he tried to kiss her." Luke chuckles as he turns to look at you. "But then she got in trouble and can't go to recess for the rest of the month!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"Before you can open your mouth to respond your phone starts to ring from the other room, and you sigh heavily before apologizing and leaving the room to answer the call. When you return to the room Lex has crossed her arms across her chest and is refusing to continue to eat her dinner./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I am so sorry," you tell them both as you walk over to Lex and place a kiss to her forehead. "I will make this up to you, I promise." Turning to Luke you beg him with your eyes to smooth over the situation and he nods while placing his napkin on the right side of his plate and pushing back from the table. He follows you out of the dining room and into the bedroom as you change into work attire./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""She just misses you," he tells you softly as he zips up your dress. "And I miss you too." His lips settle onto the skin behind your ear, placing soft kisses that cause you to melt in his embrace./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I miss you too," you tell him as water clouds your vision. "I hope that this is an easy one and we will be done before you know it. This one involves children." You warn him, thinking back to the last case you had regarding children./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I'll make sure the house is fully stocked with the essentials for when you get back," he replies as he wraps you in his arms. "You are so strong, mi Amor, you will make it through this and come home to us. We love you so much, now go save the world."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in 0in 0.03in 0in;" /p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"You breathe a sigh of relief as you finally pull into the driveway and turn off your car. It was early in the morning and all you wanted was to kiss your daughter on her forehead, stand under the steaming water in your shower, and climb into bed with the love of your life and sleep for hours. Your legs are heavy as you lean down to peel the heels off of your swollen feet and open the car door in order to pad barefoot to the front door and let yourself in. Dropping your stuff inside the hallway you bend down to scoop Sergio into your arms and call out for Roxy in the dimly lit house./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"The dog had grown so much in the past few weeks that you barely recognized her as she came barreling around the corner and jumped up to place her paws on your stomach. Looking down at the dog you release the breath you had been holding, a sob echoing into the dark hallway. Clamping a hand over your mouth before you wake the other occupants of the home, you sink to the hardwood floor as the memories of this past case come back to haunt you./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"The cases with children had always given you the hardest time, and ever since Lex came into your life, they had only gotten harder. You don't try to stifle your tears when you hear a door open in the house, instead sobbing harder as you see a little pair of legs turn the corner and approach you./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""Mom," she whispers, her little hands reaching up to rub the sleep from her eyes. "Are you okay?" You hiccup as she sits down in front of you, reaching out to wipe at your tears the way that you usually do for her. You open your mouth to speak to her but find that your voice is missing as another sob rips from your throat. Before you can stop yourself you reach out for her, waiting for her to climb into your lap before closing your arms around your daughter. "It's okay," she whispers while patting your forearm. "You're home now."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"After a few moments, you settle yourself down as you look at the child nestled in your lap, watching as her eyelids grow heavier with each breath she takes. You give her a watery smile before shaking her softly./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""Let's get you back into bed," you tell her. Lex nods sleepily, her mouth opening wide to let out a yawn that causes you to chuckle. She slides out of your lap as you stand and stretch your limbs./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I'll get her." His voice washes over you and immediately you feel better but the tears return to the surface. You turn to him with a smile, your lower lip trembling as he moves closer to you. "You go climb into bed, I'll be right there." Luke places a kiss to your forehead, letting his lips linger longer than usual as you relax in his presence. Nodding you pull yourself away and disappear deeper into the house, asking yourself for the first time if your job was really worth all of this emotional turmoil./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in 0in 0.03in 0in;" /p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""Five days is a long time to be gone," he whispers while kissing down your spine. "I really missed you." Your eyes remain closed, your eyelashes still heavy from the tears you had been shedding since walking into your home./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I missed you too,' you breathe while opening your eyes in order to look at him. His honey brown eyes stare back at you, each iris laced with concern. His hands reach out to pull the soaked strand of hair off of your forehead before placing a slow kiss to your lips. "Distract me." You command./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"It doesn't take him long to roll you over and cover your body with his. You let your eyes close as you open your legs wider for him. For a few moments, you let your brain shut down and relax into the embrace of his hands on your body./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;""I love you," Luke growls into your ear as he slides into you, his fingers gripping your hips tightly. You hiss, hoping for a lasting bruise in the morning. "Let go," he demands, "I've got you." /p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"-/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"A/N: So uh, hi there. It's been a while. I'm sorry for my absence but I was dealing with a lot, and usually, when I disappear I don't ever come back to the same fandom but Garvez ( and it's readers) have a hold on me. I hope you all enjoy this. I never thought that Lexington would be the first story that I updated when I did return but here it is, surprising us all. /p