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Due to his internal clock, Apollo was the first of the two to wake up.

His arms still held his angel to his chest but now they were on their sides, her back pressed against the sofa cushions and his back to the TV.

A light moaning sounded, making him look down. It was truly a beautiful sight of Arabella waking up.

"Good morning baby." His morning voice was heavenly.

"Good morning." She blushed into his chest, kissing the head of her stuffie that was squished in-between their bodies. "Morning Rex." She mumbled.

The male glared at the fat thing, not even thinking before he tugged it away and let it drop to the floor before bringing his girl closer.

"W-Wha- you meanie." She spoke, trying to escape his comfortable grip. "Let me pick him up." She whined.

"No, I warned him. You're my girl."

Her heart fluttered at his words.

When she continued struggling and trying to reach over him for her stuffie, he flipped them over so she was lying on her back. Silently, he placed his head on her stomach with his arms still around her waist.

To say Arabella was shocked and flustered would be an understatement, and she looked down at the man who sighed gently as he lay on her.

Definitely a bear. Can he feel all the squish on my tummy by laying on it?

It took a while for her to fully relax and she found herself playing with his hair as he continued to rest.

With a dark blush she instantly pulled away when he let out a satisfied groan.

"No, don't stop. Feels good." He murmured, bringing her hand back to his hair where they massaged and played around in a soothing manner.

"I think you're the baby here." She spoke. "You're like a cute, snuggly bear."

"No. You're baby." He finalised, making her laugh.

"Don't we need to get up?" Even though she didn't want to, she knew they both had jobs.

"No, I live here now." But with another sigh he pushed his head up and crawled up so they were face to face and his arms were on either side of her head. "But as long as you wear another one of my jumpers, we can leave."
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Tying up her hair, that was still a little wet from the shower she took this morning, Arabella tied her apron before walking to the coffee machines and got started on a waiting order.

"I see your friend dropped you off again, you know, this morning." Millie's voice surprised her.

"Y-Yeah, he d-did." Arabella replied without turning around, putting a lid on the cup of hot chocolate she just made.

"So, did you tell him I said hi? For the tenth time."

Swallowing, Arabella handed her the hot beverage, mumbling a small 'table four'.

She ignored Millie's eyes as well as her multiple inquisitive questions for the rest of the day.

At around two, her weirdly curious co-worker left and told Arabella to, once again, cover the rest of her shift. The two males who also worked in the shop left at around seven, leaving Arabella to take care of the café for the next two hours.

Should I have told him about Millie saying hi? He makes me forget stuff that worries me. But why did it worry me?

The next two hours felt like ten.

And to Apollo's surprise, he walked into the café around half an hour before nine to see Arabella sleeping at the counter; she was sat down on a stool, leaning her head on her arms.

"Baby, wake up." He brushed her hair away from her face, the long strands removed from their usual bun.

A fussy grumble left her lips before her eyes opened.

"Hi." She whispered once she realised who it was that had woken her up.

"Hi little rabbit." He replied just as quietly.

"What's the time?" She sat up, frowning when he took her sweater paws away from her face before she could rub at her eyes.

"Just half past eight baby." He walked around the counter.

Smoothing out her hair, he took one of the small scrunchies he had on his wrist and tied it up.

"Y-You kept them?" She asked quietly.

"Of course. You're always losing yours aren't you? Plus, now I get to see your pretty face."

He remembered when she brought him the cookies she made, her bag also contained a few spare hairbands because she said she was always losing them. So he decided to keep some spares too.

Her arms wound around his neck, bringing him into a hug they both loved.

"Come, I have something special at home for you." He said pulling away slightly to see her eyes.

"Okay." She smiled.

"And you, my dear, look stunning with your hair up." He commented before leaning against the counter.

He simply admired her as she scampered off with a blush and closed the shop up routinely.
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Arabella's laugh sounded through Apollo's home as he bit at her earlobe playfully before speaking right beside her ear.

"Try peeking and Rex is sleeping in the bathtub tonight." He threatened, making her remove her hands that were trying to peel his own from covering her eyes so she couldn't see what he had set up in his living room.

"Meanie." Her grumble came as she wiggled her toes in her socks with excitement.

"I'll show you just how mean I can be later baby. Now walk."

Making sure she didn't stumble, he led them to the living room he had worked on just before he went to pick her up from work.

"Now you can look."

Opening her eyes, she gasped at the sight.

A huge, blanket fort.

They could enter through the open front, and could watch the TV it was made to face. Inside was filled with many pillows and soft cushioning, as well as a tiny, round stool in the middle holding home-made food Apollo made. And even though it was a reluctant action, Rex was also there on top of a pillow.

"I- y-you did all t-this?" She asked in a quiet, surprised tone.

"Mmm, have to treat my baby right yes?" He spoke, hugging her from behind.

"Y-You always treat m-me right silly." She spoke turning around and hugging him back tightly.

"I hope so, you deserve nothing less baby."

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