Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Chapter 5: Back to the loop

The next morning ...

Everyone had gone to bed and rested after the loop had been reset, and it was now time to start the day again.

In their bedroom, (Y/n) and Almar were getting ready and dressed.

"Come on. Let's go." (Y/n) travelled her hands from his arms and down to his fingers before grasping them, Almar's fingertips rubbing over her knuckles.

He brought their intertwined fingers up to her cheeks and placed multiple kisses on her lips.

(Y/n) chuckled and placed her right hand over his mouth as the sounds of running could be heard from upstairs.

"The kids are bound to call for me any second now." She took the loud sounds as her que to return back to the children.

"Which means a few more seconds to ourselves." He lowered his hands to wrap around her waist and swayed slightly.

In a busy house like this with three teenagers, three pre-teens, and five kids, (alongside all the tasks which needed to be completed every day), it was extremely difficult to have any alone time and was practically non-existent.

Pulling her impossibly closer to him, he placed his head over her shoulder, hugging her tight.

"What's this about?" (Y/n) asked with a small smile played on her lips.

"Just wanted to say I love you." He lifted his head to study her face, then lowered his head to trail kisses down her neck.

"I love you too." She smiled up at him and leant in to kiss him once more; him smiling against her lips.

"Miss (Y/n)!" Claire called from outside the room, knocking on the door repeatedly, closely followed by the twins.

(Y/n) and Almar separated and looked towards the staircase, his hands still on her waist.

"I better go with them." (Y/n) spoke as she turned towards the children who were stood impatiently on the other side of the door.

She turned, opening the door to which and twins immediately leap forwards and seized one of (Y/n)'s hands each.

"Come and play with us!" Claire said as she ran around the woman and used her body weight to press against her back to push her out the door as the twins dragged her forward.

"This early? Shouldn't you eat breakfast first?" (Y/n) asked as the children pulled her forward.

"Can we eat later, pleaseeee? We want to play first."

"Alright, Alright." (Y/n) assured as she looked over her shoulder to see her husband smirking at her.

He watched as the four disappeared down the corridor and then went on to check on the Ymbryne that Emma had brought back from the loop entrance the previous night.

(Y/n), Claire, and the twins reached the upstairs living room which contained armchairs and sofas, and (y/n) was immediately pulled into it.

"Let's play the floor is lava!" The ginger- haired girl exclaimed (the twins letting out incoherent sounds to show their agreement) as the three kids jumped up onto the furniture.

"Alright, alright. But I'm gonna win." (Y/n) said playfully as she stood up on one of the chairs.

"No, I'll win!" Claire protested while giggling.

The twins pointed at themselves to say that they would win as they prepared on themselves to jump from the current table they were on.

"Okay, last one to fall in wins. Ready, set, go!" (Y/n) called out and created an illusion so that the floor appeared to be 'lava'.