#some pre marguerite & zoe shtuff

[highlifeboat]

It was rather late in the night when Alcina got back from her meeting with Mother Miranda. It had run much longer than intended, though she supposed that was partially her own fault for engaging in petty arguments with her idiot little brother. Heisenberg had been getting on her nerves seemingly more than usual as of late. It didn’t help when Angie jumped in with her high pitched laughter, chanting for them to fight as if they were school children. That hardly mattered now, though. She was home, and ready to crawl into bed to sleep the rest of the night away with her darling wife in her arms.

But first, she had to check on her girls.

The first room she passed down the line was Daniela. Her youngest daughter was fast asleep, feet where her head should have been and muttering incoherent things under her breath. Alcina chuckled softly to herself quietly walking into the room and fixing the redhead’s position. Daniela stirred a bit at being moved, but didn’t wake as Alcina placed a soft kiss on her forehead. Her youngest snuggled into the warmth of her bedsheet as she exited the room, and went to see Cassandra.

The brunette was out like a light as well, fingers twitching slightly as she dreamed. A small growl escaped her, and Alcina could see her ears twitching under the mess of hair. Cassandra was feisty, even in her sleep, and it was absolutely adorable to see. Sneaking over just as softly as she had with Daniela, she planted a kiss on her middle child’s forehead, brushing a strand of hair from her face. Cassandra let out something akin to a satisfied sigh, and seemed to settle. She muttered a quiet “I love you.” to the brunette, who mumbled into her pillow, and off Alcina went to check on her eldest.

Surprisingly, she didn’t find Bela in her own bedroom, instead she found the blonde asleep on the chair in Rosemary’s room, legs swung over the arm and a “Brothers’ Grimm” fairytale book laying open on her stomach, Rose fast asleep in her crib. Alcina could only assume Bela had been reading to the infant, and smiled fondly at the thought. She was still surprised Bela had taken a liking to her step-sister, she’d half expected her eldest to be more upset over getting a new sibling. She gingerly took the book and placed it back onto the bookshelf, then quickly checked over Rose when she heard a small groan from the blonde.

“Mama...?” Bela yawned, opening her eyes a little.

Alcina smiled. “Yes, little fly. It’s me.” She hummed, watching the girl stretch.

“What time is it…?”

“Late.” She answered as she lifted Bela out of the chair. “You should be in bed.”

“Oh, ‘m sorry….” Her eldest yawned again. “Rosey wanned a story….” She explained, closing her eyes again. “Rapunzel…. She likes that one….”

Alcina chuckled, carrying the girl across the hall to her own bedroom. “I’m sure she does.” She set her daughter in bed, brushing the hair away from her face. “And I’m sure she loves when you read it to her.” The blonde gave a quiet hum in response, fully settling after Alcina kissed her cheek. “Goodnight, Bela. I love you.”

“Mm love you, Mama…” Bela muttered. “Goonigh’....”

Alcina let out a faint sigh as she shut the door to her eldest’s bedroom. Now that she was sure they were all sound asleep, she could finally get to her own bed and rest.

She quietly opened the door to the bedroom, taking off her hat and setting it on top of a nearby hook, only to pause at the position she found her wife in.

Mia was on top of the covers, dressed in a t-shirt and a pair of black and white boxers, curled up and cuddling into one of the oversized pillows. Alcina could hear her soft chuffing, her face half buried into the soft cushion and arms wrapped tightly around it. The bigger woman smiled at the scene, taking a moment to admire just how cute her little darling was before she went to remove the makeup from her face and slip into her nightgown.

She was humming softly to herself when she returned, taking another second to look at her wife as she removed her earrings. Mia had shifted slightly, having moved one of her legs onto the pillow, and Alcina let out a quietly huffed laugh. Sometimes she truly felt blessed to have such a person in her life. Mia brought on a certain kind of chaos Alcina couldn’t explain, and she loved it. Even when the woman was sound asleep she managed to make her smile. She almost hated to ruin the sight before her. But she was still tired.

Plus, she would need that pillow.

Alcina didn’t really want to wake her wife, instead she tried to simply untangle Mia from her pillow. “Alci….” The small brunette muttered. “Don’ go….”

“Oh…” The taller woman smiled. “I’m not going anywhere, darling….” She cooed softly, getting a small whine as she freed the pillow from her wife’s sleepy grasp.

“Nooooo….”

Alcina rolled her eyes, pulling the covers back before getting into bed. She pulled Mia in beside her, watching the smaller woman readjust herself until she was comfortably tucked under Alcina’s arm. Her eyes never opened, she simply buried her face into the bigger woman’s shoulder like she had done with the pillow, letting out a long sigh against her skin. Alcina kissed the crown of her head as she herself settled, one hand coming up to tangle itself in Mia’s hair.

“Goodnight, my love.” She whispered, getting a quiet mutter of words in reply as she closed her eyes.

She couldn’t imagine sleeping alone anymore.