"Thank you," Emrys thanked the clerk behind the desk.
"Have a nice day," she chirped again.
"Now that we've started the paperwork how about stopping by the lounge on the way home for a coffee date," Ochre asked as they left the city building.
"Not a chance," Emrys snorted, "we still have to get your things moved over to the house from your place."
"Actually I was thinking of letting Hunter and Toya have my place. And then we wouldn't need to move anything cuz they would need it there."
He looked at Emrys as they walked back to the vehicle to drive home. He asked her out at every opportunity and spent as much time with her and Amy as the case would allow. Neither of them had to travel much now that Toya was working on the files they had collected but that left what he would do once it was over up in the air.
"You can sleep here," Emrys said showing him to the only spare room in the house.
"The workshop," he asked looking at her.
Emrys was carefully not looking at him. He could tell by the look on her face that if she did she would start laughing.
"I never said you would be sharing my room after all,"Emrys said as she was leaving the room.
Ochre caught her before she left and pulled her back against him. She turned in his arms, to argue with him no doubt, so he kissed her before she could start.
"We're going to date and talk before we share a room again, Em," he said before releasing her.
Emrys didn't say anything, she just silently walked out of the room.
"So you're going to be living here now, Daddy," Amy asked at dinner that night.
"Yeah. I'll be staying in the workroom down the hall from your room. That okay with you?" Ochre anwered.
Amy frowned in confusion, "why aren't you in mommy's room? Grandma and Grandpa stay in the same room."
Ochre smiled when Emrys choked at their daughter's question and child-like reasoning. Hunter and Toya were both grinning at her.
"Mommy and I haven't talked in a really long time so we want to get to know each other first before sharing a room like Grandma and Grandpa. Does that make sense?"
Amy nodded, "yes. You've been flying your spaceship everywhere and mommy's been here with me. Can I still sleep with you mommy?" she turned to Emrys.
She smiled at their girl, "anytime mini-me."
"You're not going to sleep with your mom?" he asked as Amy was getting ready for bed.
"I love mommy but I like my bed and my purple flower covers," Amy said.
"Goodnight, Daddy," she said hugging him.
"Goodnight little one," he said helping to tuck the covers around her as she climbed into bed. He pressed a kiss to her forehead and looked at his younger sister.
"Goodnight Ochre," she said putting away her homework.
"Night Saffron," he kissed her cheek.
"You never gave me a kiss before," she observed.
"Then I needed to get one in before you grow up and get too old for kisses from family."
She rolled her eyes at him but gave him a kiss in return.
He turned off the light as he walked out to the hallway.
"How did it go?" Emrys asked.
"Hugs were given, kisses collected and good nights said," Ochre replied, "Just one more before I turn in for the night."
Before she could respond he pressed a kiss to her lips before walking around her to the door to his new room.
"Ochre?" she said behind him.
"We can't date right now," she looked down at the floor. "There's something I have to do before I can work at building a relationship again."
"That's okay, Em. I'm not going anywhere before we figure this out," he smiled at her.
Random Ramblings
So I've taken all the pictures I need for this generations story now I just need to write them all out. Going to be so fun!
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