DUSK TILL DAWN , MILEVEN AU

29.

the following month followed the same routine. on the weekends, mike and el would hang out, making up for the time they lose on the weekdays.

hopper comes over when she has a day off which is normally when mike is at work so they could spend time on the weekends.

the one tradition el kept up was playing a song for mike each night after dinner just to calm him down, even if he didn't need calming.

mike smiled when he came home with a bouquet in hand, about to surprise el who was in the living room playing with biscuit.

el turned as if she knew he was standing there and he gave a smile with a raised brow.

grinning widely, she stood up to her two feet as she carried biscuit in her arms. "hi," she whispered, still not noticing the bouquet of flowers he hid behind his back.

"hey," he leaned in to kiss her cheek quickly as her eyes closed at the gently touch.

pulling back, he smirked as she looked at him confusingly and he pulled out the bouquet. "surprise,"

her smile returned and she smiled so wide that her cheeks hurt. "they're so pretty.." she whispered, staring at the lilacs.

he brushed away some front strands of her hair and kissed her forehead. "do you like them?" he asked as she went to lean against his side, his arm wrapping around her.

"yes. i love them," she said, smelling the flowers before showing biscuit. "look at these. aren't they so beautiful?"

biscuit meowed, slapping one of the flowers with her paw.

"hey!" el exclaimed and set her down. "that's mean," she mumbled and turned back to mike. "go change. i'll set these in a pretty vase."

"hey, hey," he called her back when she walked away and then when she was walking back, he pulled her close with a hand.

she blushed, smiling to herself a little as her head dropped. "get changed," she murmured, quickly kissing his lips, aiming for the side but then instead gave him a very real kiss.

his eyes widened at the touch but she didn't care that she gave a kiss directly to his lips instead and then, she gave another shy smile before walking away.

mike remained stood there, not even processing what just happened until biscuit meowed by his feet.

he looked down. "you can't believe it either, biscuit?"

she meowed loudly, nuzzling her head into his feet.

he let out a loud sigh, leaning down to give her the pet she wanted before walking away, biscuit doing the same after she got what she wanted.

♬

"boo," el sneaked up to mike in his room as he chuckled, calmly turning to meet her innocent looking face. "jesus, el, you scared me," he played along.

she frowned, pulling back. "you weren't scared," she gave a narrowed look, biscuit laid in her arms quietly, a small meow escaping her every now and then.

"yes i was," he sat down on the edge of the bed where his folded clothes weren't laid and then he pulled her down with him.

she gently pressed her forehead to his as biscuit roamed the bed, testing out the mattress with her paws before laying down.

mike smiled with his forehead against el's and then he gently kissed her nose.

noticing her expression, he went to ask. "how are you feeling, sweetheart?" he went to cup her face.