Roxanna took a deep breath as the plane wheel's hit the tarmac, looking over at Henrik. He was still curled up in his seat, fast asleep, and she didn't really have the heart to wake him yet, since she didn't know how long they'd be taxiing and she was in no hurry to get off the plane and return to her life. Well, that wasn't exactly true, since she was looking forward to seeing her bed once more. But that was a selfish thought, she knew.

"Excuse me, ma'am, but we really should wake him now?"

She looked up into their flight attendant's face, seeing the soft smile that tempered the firm look in her eyes. "If I have to. It's been a long week for us, and I just wanted Henrik to get as much sleep as possible before we start for home." The woman nodded before heading to the next set of seats. Roxanna turned to face Henrik, leaning over and brushing her lips against his cheek. "Darling, we've landed, and Adrienne wants you to wake up now," she murmured, unable to keep a touch of derision out of her voice when she said the woman's name.

Henrik groaned a little as he turned his head back and forth, his eyes slowly blinking open as he tried to focus on her. "Have we landed already?" he asked as he reached out and caressed her cheek. She relished the spontaneous touch as she nodded, pressing his hand against her face as she drew in a deep breath through her nose. "I slept the entire time?"

"You did, but you needed to sleep. It's hard to turn around and fly home in such a short span of time." Roxanna smiled gently as she pulled out her phone and turned it back on, listening to the way it buzzed as all her notifications came rolling in. "I really do not feel like sifting through all these, especially since I know that I've avoided so much whilst I was in Chicago, too."

"You could always clear out all the emails, but for the truly important ones, and start over?"

"Yeah, but that doesn't take care of all the texts and voicemails and everything else I've let slip by me in recent days. It feels so overwhelming," she murmured as she watched the line of people next to their seats start to surge forward, indicating that the plane door was now open. "But we should probably get up and think about joining the crowd and trying to get off the plane. Who's picking us up again?" she asked as she stepped out into the aisle and reached up for their cases. The man behind her helped take them down, and she gave him a small nod as she handed Henrik his bag before shouldering her own.

"I believe that Lofty said he would be there," Henrik replied as he slipped out into the aisle behind her, his hand coming to rest on her shoulder as they waited to follow the line of people out the door. As soon as they were able, Henrik walked next to her and she slipped her hand into the crook of his arm, wanting to hold him close as they went. Having no luggage made getting through customs that much easier, and then they were stepping out into the public part of the airport.

Roxanna's stomach growled loudly when they passed Costa, and Henrik chuckled a little as he pulled them around to get into the queue. She sighed before resting her head on his upper arm as they waited their turn. When they reached the front, Henrik ordered for them both before she could even open her mouth, her usual coffee order slipping off his tongue like he had practiced it well. Sighing a little, she let him pay before they moved down to the end of the counter, waiting for their coffee. "Would you hate me terribly if I said that I want to go back to Chicago? I thought that the moment I stepped off the plane that I would feel different. But being here, it's, well, what if they look at me askance?"

"Then let them look at you. The only thing that matters is that you came back to try and pick up the pieces of the shambles…"

Henrik trailed off, and she looked up at him questioningly, only to follow his line of sight to see Sacha ambling over to them, a goofy grin on his face. Roxanna felt herself relax a little as she took a small step away from the safety of Henrik's presence towards the other man. Glancing back at him, she couldn't help but see the small flicker of disappointment in his eyes before the more easy going look on his face returned. Shaking her head a little, Roxanna turned back and kissed his cheek softly before making her way to Sacha and allowing herself to be wrapped in one of his signature hugs. "I've missed you," she whispered before burying her nose into his chest, trying vainly to stop the tears that were coming to the forefront.

"You didn't have to run away to let us know that you were drowning. There are some many people here who would rescue you." His large hand rubbed up and down her back for a few seconds before he let her go. "But I am getting the Hanssen glower, so I think that I should probably let you go now."

Roxanna chuckled as she stepped away from him, giving him a small nod. "He's a bit protective of me, since I called him to my side. This isn't the first time he's taken care of me, but it means the most. God, everyone must think I am such an idiot," she said as she held out her hand, closing her fingers around the warm paper cup as the heat from Henrik's body surrounded her.

"No one thinks that, Rox. We all know that you've fought a hard battle these last seven months, and with Gaskell slinking off into the night, well, we're just glad that you're still here." Sacha stepped forward once more and pressed his lips against her forehead in a tender, brotherly, kiss.

"Thank you, Sacha," she replied as she slipped her arm around Henrik's waist and they followed after him out to his car. "I'll sit back here with the bags."

"No, let me put them in the boot so that you two can sit together," Sacha insisted as he took hold of the strap on her bag. She knew that she couldn't argue with him, not when it meant that she could rest her head on Henrik's chest the entire drive. "So, where am I dropping you both?"

She was going to answer her place when her phone buzzed in her pocket. Pulling it out, she noticed a text from Serena, informing her that she would be dropping by later that afternoon to chat. As she was processing that message, she noticed two more texts roll in, from Dom and Lofty. Hurriedly, she looked up at Sacha before glancing to Henrik and giving him a tight nod. "We're going to Henrik's." He gave her a tender smile as he opened the back door, allowing her to slide in before he folded his limbs and maneuvered himself onto the seat.

"I think I remember where that is, so if you both want to sit back and relax, I'll have you there soon." Henrik nodded a little before reaching out and resting his hand on her knee, squeezing it gently as she scooted closer to him, letting her head thump down on his shoulder as she yawned tiredly. At some point, she must have fallen asleep because the next thing she knew, Henrik was gently shaking her knee, waking her.

She stretched as best she could before exiting the vehicle and traipsing after the men. Sacha carried her bag inside and set it on the floor before pulling her into another warm hug. "Sacha, I'm home, I promise I won't leave."

"Sometimes you just have to hold a person back together. I know what it's like to feel like you're falling apart at the seams, and no one sees it. I'm here for you, if you ever need to talk." She drew in a shuddering breath as she nodded against his chest, feeling a deep kinship to him in that moment.

"I'll keep that in mind, as I can always use a good friend to tell me when I'm being completely ridiculous," she murmured as she stepped away from him and into the safety of Henrik's arm around her waist.

"It's not ridiculous to fight the darkness and find yourself exhausted from the effort of putting on the mask of familiarity. Take care, both of you." They nodded in tandem, watching Sacha head out the door. It wasn't until they both heard the vehicle start that they relaxed a little, and Roxanna turned to look at Henrik.

"Would you mind making me a cup of tea? I'm going to curl up on your sofa and try to find some peace." He nodded and she gave him a weary smile as she kissed his cheek and patted his chest. "I wish I could be more on for you right now."

"I'll take you as you are, Roxanna."

Those were the words she needed to hear in that moment, and she nodded before turning on her heel and disappearing into the living room. Taking a seat on the sofa, she toed off her shoes and then took a seat on the sofa. A wide yawn split her lips, and Roxanna stretched out on the sofa, letting her head come to rest on the arm of it as her eyes closed heavily. Within minutes, she was giving in to sleep once more, and before she had fully passed out, Roxanna felt a warm blanket cover her as Henrik caressed her shoulder lovingly, a soft hum on his lips.