Niomi stirred in her sleep before waking up, turning to look for Dexter. She slowly blinked a couple of times before realizing that he wasn't in bed next to her. She sighed softly before climbing out of the bed, shivering as her feet hit the cold hardwood floor. She grabbed her robe and slid it on, tying a pretty bow in it before making her way to the kitchen. She started a pot of coffee, leaving it to brew as she went to the other bedroom in the apartment, knowing that was exactly where he would be on his day off in the morning.
She came up to the room and leaned against the doorway as she watched him play with their one and a half year old. She grinned before walking into the room and sitting down next to him, pressing a kiss to their daughter's head. "Good morning, sunshine," she cooed to the little girl before looking up at Dexter, pressing a kiss to his cheek. "Good morning, other sunshine," she cooed to him teasingly before looking back at their daughter.
If she had been honest, she never expected this. She didn't expect to be with an amazing guy, and have an amazing little girl that would come of it. Her life had always been so focused on work and making sure that those kids came before anything else. But when Dexter showed up in her life, all of her plans went out the window and now she couldn't even begin to imagine a life without him.
She brought herself back to present, looking at Dexter and rubbing her eyes for a moment. "How long have the two of you been up?"