"Do I still have any concerns?" Andre asked directly. "Let's hash them out tonight."

Mia shook her head. "I'm scared to say more."

"Then let's not talk about it."

Andre stood up, ready to put their son to bed. As soon as he laid Henry down, the little boy rolled around on the bed, propping himself up with his hands, looking at the big bed where he was all alone, wondering why his parents weren't joining him. Andre was about to leave when Mia quickly got up. "Honey, where are you going?"

"The study."

"Our son hasn't had his bath yet. Can you stay and help me bathe him?"

"How about we skip the bath tonight?"

Andre left the room without another word. Mia watched him go, blinking in surprise. "Did I really say all that, and he didn't react at all?"

She looked at the little bundle of joy on the bed, sighed, and called Molly. "Hey, Molly, are you asleep?"

"No, Chad is explaining some science stuff to me."

"Can you come over and help me bathe Henry? I think Andre's mad at me again; he went to the study and left us."

"I'll be there in three minutes."

Molly hung up, got out of bed, and turned to Chad. "You go ahead and sleep; I've got to help Mia with Henry's bath."

stripped down and waving his limbs at the sight of his aunt. "What did

said everything, both what I should and shouldn't have." They chatted a bit more.

nodded. "Couldn't

on Anya later?

neck, thighs, and

"No problem."

Mia gave him a few kisses

was restless. Naomi and her husband were on their phones, trying to understand their son's interests, regretting their lack of

household were still on. Hansen, who usually liked to calculate things, put aside his usual concerns

"Aunt Molly, Chad isn't answering my calls," she

Let's give Leo some space to think things through. Tonight, you helped him voice his

...

into the night, Mia finally managed to get Henry to sleep. She blocked off the side of the bed and quietly got up to head to her husband's study. As soon as she

out his cigarette, got up, and opened the window. "Don't

whatever was on his computer,

he kept turning his

"I smell like smoke; it's not good for you and the baby. I'll sleep

Besides,

still waiting for some data. "You should go back

I'll sleep there too. If you

holding onto his arm and not letting go, Andre relented.

When the message finally came through, Andre took her hand and returned to the bedroom, checking his

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