Matt left the topic for now, not wanting to push it. He set Sam back down on the floor and straightened back up to put the frittata in the oven. After that he bent down to pick up Ella, who wanted to ride on his shoulder, and headed to the living area where Kate had set up shop with their coffees. Sam pranced about at his heels, following after and generally getting underfoot. As it was the weekend they did have the luxury of taking more time with one another. Matt still often went into the office, or at the very least did work from home, but he didn't have to be up and out the door by eight. Besides, now knowing that Kate had had a hard start to the day, Matt wanted to take the time to comfort her as best he could.

Settling on the sofa, Ella climbed down to rest on his lap. Sam playfully bounced around Lucky's legs. Leaning forward, Matt blew on the hot liquid and then took a sip of his coffee. It was perfect, Kate knew by now exactly how much oat milk he took in his. "I slept fine. It felt like it went by fast," Matt joked ruefully. "The coffee's helping make up for that, though." That sleepy, hazy feeling in his brain he knew would slowly start to ebb as the caffeine kicked in. Settling one hand around Kate's shoulders, he lightly rubbed the back of her neck while his other hand remained holding the steaming mug. "And I didn't have Sam landing on my stomach to wake me up, so. He was being polite today."