Matt lifted is free hand to run through his hair, seemingly a bit self conscious when he glanced back at Mohinder, but he was smiling. Yeah. You're welcome.
Once home things continued in that sleepy but quietly happy manner. During the last few weeks some more pieces of furniture had actually made their way into the apartment, making it look less like a temporary place to stay and more like a home, even if they still had a lot more to add.
The tasks were a mix between putting things back in their places, picking out something light to eat for dinner and engaging Molly, because if she fell asleep now she'd be up before four am and Matt was pretty sure neither he nor Mohinder wanted that. She watched some cartoons and drew in her coloring books before they ate and after that they all played a game of Scrabble, with Matt and Molly teaming against Mohinder since it just seemed more fair that way.
Molly was perking up again but when they did send her to bed she didn't protest, just hugged them both, accepted their kisses and was asleep after just a few minutes.
Matt was leaning on the door frame, watching her with a small smile on his lips and his arms crossed in that lazy way when he looked at Mohinder. He was feeling such a wave of fondness and affection for both of them. They'd been as close to an ordinary, non-special family that day as they were ever likely to be, and it felt great. Normal. Easy.
"She's amazing, isn't she?" he said out loud after a moment, over the distant voices of the news reporters. The TV was still on in the background.
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Once home things continued in that sleepy but quietly happy manner. During the last few weeks some more pieces of furniture had actually made their way into the apartment, making it look less like a temporary place to stay and more like a home, even if they still had a lot more to add.
The tasks were a mix between putting things back in their places, picking out something light to eat for dinner and engaging Molly, because if she fell asleep now she'd be up before four am and Matt was pretty sure neither he nor Mohinder wanted that. She watched some cartoons and drew in her coloring books before they ate and after that they all played a game of Scrabble, with Matt and Molly teaming against Mohinder since it just seemed more fair that way.
Molly was perking up again but when they did send her to bed she didn't protest, just hugged them both, accepted their kisses and was asleep after just a few minutes.
Matt was leaning on the door frame, watching her with a small smile on his lips and his arms crossed in that lazy way when he looked at Mohinder. He was feeling such a wave of fondness and affection for both of them. They'd been as close to an ordinary, non-special family that day as they were ever likely to be, and it felt great. Normal. Easy.
"She's amazing, isn't she?" he said out loud after a moment, over the distant voices of the news reporters. The TV was still on in the background.