Elijah was stood in the kitchen, stirring his tea. He was fine, well, as fine as he could be.
Reid had walked in after feeding the cats,"Morning."
"Good morning. You sleep well, babe?" Elijah asked him.
"Kinda." Reid sighed,"Did you?"
Elijah shrugged,"A little."
"You okay?' Reid walked up behind him.
"Yeah." Elijah nodded, tapping his spoon against his cup.
"Hey.. I'm proud if you."
"You are?"
"For everything you went through."
Elijah turned and hugged Reid,"I'm proud of you, too."
"Guess we're both proud." He kissed his head.
"And we should be." Elijah smiled softly.
"You've got some colour back in your skin now."
"I feel.. Well, I feel better."
"I'm happy."
"I'm happy that you're happy." Elijah kissed his cheek
"You know who is also happy?" Reid hummed.
"Who?"
Horatio then jumped up with Rigatoni, just finished their breakfasts.
"Oh, hello my baby boys." Elijah smiled.
Horatio loudly mewed and rubbed against him.
"Yes, I love you too." Elijah stroked him.
"God, you love your attention." Reid chuckled.
"He's just like me." Elijah scooped him up.
"Come here, Toni." Reid lifted him up.
Rigatoni meowed, his legs stretched out as he was lifted.
"Oh, you're getting so big." Reid chuckled.
"Oh yes he is." Elijah nodded.
"And old, soon you guys will be older than us." Reid hummed.
"Cats don't get that old, baby." Elijah shook his head.
"No, I know. But I don't want to let them know that."
"Me either."
"You're going to stay young forever, my boys." Reid chuckled.
Rigatoni meowed, pawing at his face.
"Okay- Be nice, Toni."
"He's always nice, aren't you." Elijah scratched his chin.
"Sometimes, when he's not a menace."
"Aw, my baby? A menace?"
"Always." Reid cursed.
"Never." Elijah shook his head,"Isn't that right?"
Rigatoni purred and jumped out of Reid's arms.
"Exactly. You're a good boy."
"He has you fooled." Reid pointed.
"Fooled? I can't be fooled."
"You can so. The cats have you around their finger."
"You just don't understand them like I do." Elijah kissed Horatio's head.
"I'm sure." Reid chuckled.
"It's true."
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