"You are so cute, Lurch." I teased as I moved my hands from his chest to cup his face.

He sent a scowl my way. It was his permanent scowl but a more diluted version he had reserved for me and our children.

My eyes travelled downwards as I noticed that he had clothes on. His white dress shirt had the top two buttons undone which showed off a part of his chest tattoos. However, you could still see all tattoos on his midsection because they were visible under the thin white material. I could also see his bulging muscles and his eight-pack.

"Why do you have clothes on?" I questioned unhappily.

His small smile grew when he replied "I had to run into the the workshop because Reed fucked up something with the colosseum."

I nodded before pouting "Why did you not wake me up to say goodbye?"

One of his black eyebrows raised as he cocked his head.

My amusement quickly turned to concern when I pointed out "You did not have any sleep last night."

"I wanted to spend time with my wife." Stone uttered deeply while continuing to comb his hand through my hair.

I knew he was busy with Litora Bello and his other businesses and that he liked to work early in the morning so that he could come back before me and the kids woke. It still made me anxious that he was not getting enough sleep though.

"I am worried about you, Lurch." I told him quietly.

His face contorted quickly to an expression of concern as he gazed down at me. His jaw ticked rapidly as he studied my face that was filled with distress.

"You do not have to be, baby." He assured me before leaving a gentle kiss on my head "Please do not worry."

It was always a concern of mine but I tried my best to be supportive of him. Every night before bed, I would cook up some apple pancakes and leave them on the kitchen counter for him to have in the morning.

My hands reached up and started to unbutton his shirt slowly as I sent him an innocent smile. He watched me with a soft look in his eyes as I pulled the shirt off him. His eyes never left my face as I gripped his wide shoulders and brought him closer to me.

I ran my hands along his bare back as I kissed up from his chest to his chin. I ran my tongue along his jawline to the skin near his ear.

"Are the kids still sleeping?" I whispered against his earlobe.

He let out a dark noise from the bottom of his chest as he pressed every inch of himself on top of me. His huge hands started roaming around my body as his mouth latched onto my neck and started to move downwards toward my chest.