Cleon - One Shots/AUs

Care

Summary: Claire is exhausted from being woken up by Marianna, their recently born daughter. Upon noticing this, Leon takes over for the evening.

Status of their relationship in this one shot: Married.

Shuffling around in the bed, it was as if Leon was both asleep and awake at the same time. Here and there, he'd hear the sound of Marianna fussing, but it was as if he couldn't bring himself to entirely wake up. It was weird. It's never happened to Leon before.

That was however until he heard Claire sniffling. That woke him up. He turned over and opened his eyes, seeing her nightstand lamp on, the light causing her tears to glisten as in her arms, she rocked Marianna and whispered loving things to her such as, "Shh go to sleep babygirl." And "Mommy needs rest honey." Leon quickly say up in the bed and glanced at Marianna for a moment, then back up at Claire.

At first, Claire hadn't even noticed Leon was awake, that's how sleepy she was. Glaring at the digital click next to the lamp, he saw it was almost four in the morning. Goodness, he slept for so long, but how? In the past week since Marianna was brought home, he was able to wake up the second he heard her whine, even if it were just once.

Claire then realized Leon was awake. Deep inside, she felt relief, but she also felt bad. "Baby," she began. Oh her voice, she was so exhausted and Leon could tell just by it. "I'm sorry, did we wake you up?" She said quietly, rocking Marianna in her arms gently. "No, it doesn't matter, here, give me Mari." Leon said to her in a deep, tired tone, holding his arms out. "No, go back to bed." Claire whispered. Then, Leon shook his head and instead took Marianna himself, getting up out of the bed and holding her, skin to skin to him. It's good for babies.

"What? Where are you going?" Claire hummed out, wiping her tears, hoping Leon hadn't noticed. "Go to sleep baby, I'll take Marianna downstairs for awhile, get her to sleep there." "But why?" Claire seemed confused, but she was also simply delirious from being so spent. "You are crying from stress Claire, I can't have that." Whilst holding Marianna close to his chest, Leon leaned down and pressed a darling kiss to Claire's cheek a few times.

He reached down for the comforter and pulled it up past Claire, then quietly ambled over to her bedside table, turning the lamp off so the room wasn't so bright. Marianna was still fussing but Leon continued to soothe her back to rest. "But I want you to be with me." Claire said tiredly, laying her head down on the pillow and it felt wonderful, surely. "I'll be here when you wake up. Go to bed Claire." "Okay." She nodded and cuddled up with Leon's pillow, it smelt like him, so.

Letting out a deep and content sigh, Leon talked again. "I love you." He whispered. "I love you too." Claire responded however, it was a bit slurred as she was drifting off into a sleep as she said it. It made Leon happy. His wife deserves rest. She's an excellent mother, always putting Marianna and himself before herself. She's so selfless. Leon admires the hell out of her. "Okay Mari, let's go downstairs." He cooed to his daughter before just then, taking her baby blanket and slowly but surely, traversing downstairs to take care of her there.