this love is ours; zig & clare
Clare: was dreading today - and tomorrow. Today was Zig's last day of paternity leave and then she would be on her own for at least eight hours, five days a week until she went back to work a couple months later. It was barely even morning. Both Aleksander and Natasha had been fast asleep since 1 am, so Clare was at least thankful for that. She peeked her eyes at the clock on her bedside table, 5:48am. She let out a heavy sigh and turned back onto her other side to curl into her husband, who she thought was asleep. She looked at Zig's face and reached out to brush his hair back with her own sleepy smile, content to just stare at him forever. She knew it was best for them all that he go back to work, but Clare wanted to selfishly live the rest of their lives without work and just continue in their little fantasy world where the family of four could be home together all day, every day throughout the rest of eternity. "Love you," Clare whispered, not expecting a reply.