Racing Hearts

Chapter 3

Sarah loved days off. She loved them as much as she loved a freshly made cup of coffee brought by her ever chivalrous husband, in a rare occasion in which the trio was sleeping still, Connor came into the room with a soft smile and his messy sleep hair.

God, she also loved that messy hair and that sweet man that she got to call the father of her children, but she wasn't going to lie, marriage was never in the cards for her, never had she imagined she'd be going down that path after what had happened with her parents. Connor sat beside her quietly, placing a kiss on her cheek as he bent his legs and rested his back on the headboard. Sarah leaned a little forward as she took the steaming liquid into her lips.

Her mind then drifted back to Robert and the matter of his impending visits to the hospital with Dr. Charles for sessions. She knew she wasn't meant to breach any kind of confidentiality agreement but the man was her mentor so she was sure he'd make some comment about Robert even if she didn't want to hear it.

That was why she was taking her time to go back to work, Connor taking the time along with her. At least for a few days.

"What's going in that beautiful head of yours?" Connor pulled her back from her thoughts. She took a sip of her coffee and leaned her head into his shoulder.

"Robert." She said simply.

Connor brushed her cheek softly with his thumb. "You do know you have no obligation to him unless you want it, right?"

"I know, you have none to your father either and we still have to dress up for Charities, even though he hates my guts." She told him.

"Oh well, if we're going that way, he hates my guts too, that's not new and we do that for Claire and my mother." Sarah smiled. "We've pretty messed up parental units don't we?" Connor smirked.

"I wonder if we're not meant to screw up the boys?" Sarah said grimly. Connor placed his cup on the nightstand. He knelt in front of her so that she could be in his view level.

"Sarah, you are nothing like your mother and if I come close to be like my father please shoot me." He said and she grinned grimly. "Really baby, if there's a reason we became parents was to do the best we can and redeem the crappy parental skills they had."

"You should have gone into physcology." Sarah joked.

"Oh no, too much moping. No offense, I prefer the quiet of a body in the OR." He threw back. She leaned into his chest as he hugged her. "Don't worry, as far as I'm concerned we've been doing it okay for two and a half years. I'd say we're off to making a good prognosis." Connor kissed her forehead. She closed her eyes at his touch and then lifted her face to look into his blue eyes. Connor took the lead to kiss her. Her mouth quickly parted as he became more insistent.

Sarah felt as Connor took the mug and placed it next to his, her back was quickly against the mattress as her fingers tangled into his hair. "I hope we can make this quick before they wake up..." He whispered as he nibbled her ear.

"Don't jinx it." She replied as she took off his shirt and pushed him back so the positions were reverted.

Sarah definitely loved days off.

They did make it rather quick because the boys were awake around 8. At two and a half they were not as articulate but their achievements didn't come to less on their doting parents.

Luke was the most outspoken. He was stubborn and sweet, his blue eyes quickly got him out of trouble with Sarah while Connor tried to discipline his carbon copy of a toddler.

Finn maintained their sanity intact as his laid back personality allowed him to be the more manageable of the three.

Ollie was there to make sure they made a perfect mess when they three were together but mostly kept to himself from his brothers. April would often joke he was Sarah's favorite much to her annoyance.