Embrace

Yuzuru lost count of the hours that Mia slept while Alex played some games.

He was a bit distracted answering a few emails on his phone when Alex's voice made his focus shift.

"Yuzu, I'm sleepy." The boy said while rubbing his eyes.

"Think you can get ready by yourself so I don't wake up your mom?" Yuzuru whispered to the boy, who quickly nodded in confirmation. "Okay, just turn off the TV and get your sleeping clothes from the bag to get ready for bed. If you need me, just ask, ok?"

"Yeah."

Yuzuru was quite surprised that Alex lasted for so long without getting sleepy. Even he was starting to feel a bit groggy as the night finally consumed the city as time passed.

In no time, the small boy was showing up in his pajamas and with his other clothes neatly folded. Mia had raised him well.

Since Mia was pretty much sleeping on top of Yuzuru, Alex had more than enough space to sleep comfortably by their side and that's exactly what the skater suggested to the kid.

"You have enough space?" Yuzuru asked as he saw Alex settle by their side.

"Yeah. The bed is big."

"Good. Get some rest, buddy. If you need anything just tell me, even if I'm asleep."

It was probably best to admit that he probably would end up falling asleep as well. Yuzu didn't want to move while she slept since it was easy to tell how tired Mia actually was.

He would do anything to take a bit of the tension that constantly consumed her.

Turning off the lights and accepting his fate, Yuzuru just allowed sleep to take over and the warmth of her embrace to lull him to sleep.

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Mia woke up hours later and immediately started panicking when she saw Yuzuru asleep beside her. He had promised that he wouldn't!

The skater seemed to sense her tension and his eyes opened mere seconds after.

"Morning" he said in a rough morning voice that made shivers run through her body. It was lower than what she was used to and it affected her even more than usual. So much that it almost made her forget that she was pissed.

"You said you wouldn't fall asleep."

"Relax, gorgeous..."

"But Alex..."

"Was already asleep when I did." Yuzuru noted and pointed at the young boy sleeping peacefully beside her.

"Oh..."

"I didn't want to wake you up and he was exhausted. I hope you don't mind that I stayed." Yuzuru said in a concerned tone. He still wasn't sure what the limits were with her.

"Mind? Yuzu... You did more than what I could have asked for."

"Just tell me you feel better and everything is already worth it."

"I feel good."

"I'm glad" he said with a big smile.

Mia stared at the man beside her, the man that she was still cuddled to, and couldn't help remembering the clear memories of the last time they were together, the feeling of his lips in hers and his strong hands roaming through her body.

She barely realized how she had been daydreaming until his fingers graced her cheek and touched her lower lip.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked, almost as if reading her mind.

"Doesn't matter." Mia answered as she felt a blush rise to her cheeks, he couldn't know what was in her head.

"Tell me."

"No."

"Mia... You have such a beautiful blush, you could just tell me what made it appear."

"You" she said biting her lip.

"Oh?"

"Yeah... Happy?"

"If you tell me what you were thinking of."

"The last night at my apartment."

Yuzuru couldn't help the smile that quickly reached his face as she admitted that.

"Should we do it again?" He asked with a smirk and her gaze shifted to her son right away. "He's asleep, don't worry."

"Would it bother you if he saw?" She asked biting her lip.

"No. I just said that because you seemed worried about him. I don't think he minds me, he didn't even question my presence last night."

"Alex likes you, you know that already."

"You think he would ever accept me, you know?"

Yuzuru didn't want to say it, but he wondered if things went well with Mia that maybe he could become a bit more of a father figure for the boy and he often wondered if he would like that as well.

"Oh, Yuzu. I'm afraid you already took that place for him."

Again, they avoided mentioning it, but both knew what exactly was being discussed. "He isn't one to blindly trust anyone, especially men, and I have a feeling it's partly my fault. Somehow he just let you in as if you have always been here. And I don't think it's just because he idolizes you but truly because he trusts you."

Hearing Mia say it like this mattered more to him than he would probably ever admit, a tear threatening to escape him as he finally kissed her lips for what seemed like the first time in ages.

Yuzuru knew that there was no going back now, not when he knew how she felt and how easily she would allow him to take that space that had been empty in both hers and Alex's lives.

She was soft against him, as she always was and Yuzuru merely allowed her to lead the interaction for as long as she wanted.

Because just like always, he was complete putty in her hands.