And the days roll by...

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The house seemed a little sad and empty with Rogue and Dakota's bunch gone. It wasn't terrible, though. There were still people around all the time. Sadie and Mapanos offered hours of entertainment, also. But, she still missed having all the kids around. It made her more and more anxious for February when she would be able to hold babies of her own

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Longshot had been practicing again with Asuka. He noticed training wasn't quite as hard when Alison was watching them. It was still difficult, but the blows he expected to deflect were a little softer. He didn't know why, but it got back to normal once his wife's curiosity was sated.

Now, he was going up the stairs to go flop down on the bed. He was shirtless and just a tiny bit sweaty. He ran his fingers through his hair and stepped into the bedroom. He noticed the bathroom door was mostly closed.

So that's where Alison had gone...

He stood there quietly and tried to figure out exactly what she was doing in there. He tilted his head to the side and listened. A little splashing. Most likely a bath. Bath = naked wife = fun.

Longshot nodded to himself as he quietly crept over to the door. He peered in, just to get an idea. Then he stripped off his clothes as quietly as possible. He waited a couple heartbeats.

Then he stormed the bathroom and did a cannonball. He hoped his luck would hold and he wouldn't smish his wife.

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Alison yelped in surprise when the bathroom was suddenly invaded. Not a conquering horde... just her enthusiastic hubby. She snatched her legs out of the way of his landing and scrambled to sit up before the water splashed over her head.

She gave him a mock glare and quirked an eyebrow at him. "Hello to you too, Longshot. Asuka must not have worn you out with training."

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Longshot grinned despite the mound of bubbles sitting on his head now. "You told me not to get too tired."

He looked around at the various bottles by the bathtub. Why did they need so many again? He grabbed one and made sure the lid was on tight. Then he threw it. It bounced off the wall and hit the door, making the door shut.

Then he sat there, oblivious to any annoyance he had caused. He got to cannonball into the bathtub! Without hurting his butt!

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Humph. It was a good thing she had already washed her hair. She didn't feel like fetching the shampoo. She tried to be annoyed about it, really. But, that goofy grin on Longshot's face made continued annoyance difficult.

She stretched her legs out in front of her and carefully settled her feet in his lap. Carefully, because he was naked and she didn't want to injure anything important.

"Glad to be training again?"

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"Will be time to move soon," Alison grumbled. "Water's getting cold and my knees don't like being curled like this for long."

She wriggled back against him. Her husband's wet, soapy skin. Was there anything that felt better? She didn't think so.

"Are you tired enough from your training today to snuggle up with me for a while?" He usually would, even if he wasn't tired. But, he had been confined to bed for so long from the surgery, she didn't want to keep him in bed any more than he wanted to be there. "Or, you can go chase Sadie around some. She's missing having all the kids to play with, I think."

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Ack! Hard decisions! Play or play?!? He delayed it by slowly pulling away and letting Alison get up. Longshot could not let her be uncomfortable at all.

"Hmm. How about you get all comfy in bed and I'll mop up the bathroom with Sadie and then send then wet puppy to chase Lisa down..." It was a plan. It just needed a small simian added somewhere.

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Alison laughed as she turned around to face him. Her hands cupped either side of his face and she leaned in to kiss him fondly. Her thumbs rubbed against his jaw and she sighed softly against his lips before pulling back enough to speak.

"Whatever you want to do, sweetheart." She smiled and rubbed the end of her nose against his. "I'll be there when you want to come to bed."

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She was gonna let him do that? Well then... he must! Ha ha! He kissed her nose before he offered a hand to help her get out of the bathtub.

"You in bed will definitely make me get there." He grinned.