sugar, sugar.

Brian chuckled and held her close as he closed his eyes and eventually fell asleep.

---

Ariel climbed into bed with him and closed her eyes as she snuggled up against him.

Raine woke up the next morning, eventually untangling herself from Brian and heading toward the en suite bathroom for a shower.

--

Matt woke up the next morning, a yawn leaving his lips. He grinned when he realized that it was Ariel sleeping next to him.

Brian woke up when he heard the shower running and was almost about to go back to sleep until he remembered who was in the shower. He got out of bed with a smile as he went into the bathroom.

---

Ariel woke up a few minutes after Matt and smiled up at him. “Hello handsome.” She said as she sat up to kiss him.

"Hey, you," Raine spoke when she heard the bathroom door open. "Sleep well?" She asked as she poked her head out of the curtain.

--

Matt pushed Ariel's hair out of her face, smiling gently. "What do you want for breakfast?"

“I did, did you?” Brian asked with a smile. “Mind if I join ya?” He smirked.

---

“Whatever you feel like making.” Ariel smiled. She watched him walk out of the room. She got out of bed and pulled her panties on and one of his shirts before following.

"Well come right on ahead," Raine spoke, a grin on her face. "Gotta do what we can to save water, right?" She teased.

--

Matt threw on a pair of his pajama bottoms before leading the way downstairs. "French toast?" He asked as they entered the kitchen.

Brian chuckled and stripped out of his pajamas before getting into the shower with her. He pulled her close to him and leaned down to give her a kiss. He would love to wake up to Raine every morning instead of Michelle.

---

"Sounds good." Ariel smiled as she looked at him. She went to start the coffee, "when is your wife supposed to be back?" she asked him as she got the coffee going.

Raine slung her arms around Brian's neck, standing on her tiptoes to kiss him. She hated the fact that she would have to leave eventually-- why couldn't they just stay together?

--

"Tomorrow afternoon." Matt spoke. He quite frankly had forgotten all about the fact that Val had left. Ariel was consuming his every thought.

Brian kissed her back. “So I think I’m going to file for a divorce from Michelle.” He told her as he washed her back for her.

---

Ariel sighed. “I wish I could stay.” She said as she sat down. She hated that she couldn’t be with Matt.

Raine raised a curious brow. In all the time she and Brian had been fooling around, he'd never brought up divorcing his wife. "Why's that?" She whispered.

--

"Me, too," Matt frowned softly, kissing the top of Ariel's head before heading over to the stove to begin breakfast. He'd been toying with the idea of ending his marriage to Val recently-- gaining more courage to do it each time he saw Ariel.