First Night On The Job

Alex curled close, crying softly.
dante blinked slowly as he started coming to.

Artemis carefully laid Alex on the bed in the med room, looking for what he needed to fix the wound, not looking at Alex, knowing he was crying and knowing that if he did, he'd probably start too. He came back over to Alex when he had what he needed and started cleaning and fixing the wound.

Jasper looked up at Dante from where he was kneeling as he cleaned up the mess and smiled at him.

Alex closed his eyes as he waited for Artemis to finish.
Dante gave a small smile, his memories of what just happened hazy.

Artemis sighed once he was done, leaving his hand resting on Alex after putting a bandage over the fresh stitches, still not looking at him.

"You alright?" Jasper asked.

Alex bit his lip before asking, "D-Did i hurt you?"
Dante rubbed his head, "Not sure what happened...."

Artemis shook his head, a guilty look on his face. "I...I'm..." He tried to say, tearing up.

"You...I think you helped your father." Jasper said.

Alex took his hand and looked up at him.
"I did?" Dante asked softly.

Artemis slowly looked at Alex, giving up on trying to hide his emotions, tears falling down his face.

Jasper gave a small smile and nodded.

Alex wiped a tear away, "A-Arty."
Dante gave a small smile.

"I...I'm so sorry..." Artemis said, sobbing.

Jasper finished cleaning before sitting on the couch with Dante.

Alex sat up and hugged Artemis as tightly as he could.
Dante smiled and moved close.

Artemis hugged Alex back, burying his face against Alex's shoulder as he sobbed.

Jasper froze before relaxing and shyly putting an arm around Dante's shoulders.

Alex just held him tightly.
Dante curled close.

Artemis hugged Alex tighter, still sobbing.

Jasper smiled and hugged him.

"I love you..." Alex whispered, not sure if Artemis could hear him.

Artemis slowly lifted his head, giving a small smile. "I...I love you." He said, still in tears.

Alex smiled and hugged Artemis as tightly as he could.
Dante looked around, "Where is Mikey....?{

Artemis laid his head on Alex's shoulder, closing his eyes.

"I'm not sure..." Jasper said.

Dante nodded before yawning softly.

Jasper smiled and laid down with Dante, still exhausted, never having really gotten his sleep after work.

Dante curled close and drifted off.
Alex looked at Artemis, "T-That was really Dante out there right?"

Jasper smiled before falling asleep as well.

Artemis nodded, slowly sitting up to wipe his eyes.

"O-Our baby boy is ok?" Alex asked softly.

"I...don't know," Artemis said quietly. "Didn't really get to ask."

"H-He's back though right?" Alex asked.