"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."

was stripped down and waving his limbs at

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

nodded. "Couldn't get

check on Anya later? She might have a

being new to this, bathing Henry was a bit of a challenge. He was chubby and slippery, so Mia quickly washed his bottom, armpits, neck, thighs, and other areas prone to bacteria. She then lifted him out of the basin. "I'll figure out a way to bring Andre back home. You just keep the atmosphere light here for

"No problem."

into his diaper, Mia gave him a few kisses before

their phones, trying to understand their

Cedillo household were still on. Hansen, who usually liked to calculate things,

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

space to think things through. Tonight, you helped him voice his thoughts. Now he can

...

sleep. She blocked off the side of the bed and quietly got up to head to her husband's study. As

Andre immediately put out his cigarette, got up, and opened

closed whatever was on his computer, stood up, and walked out, taking her hand. "Is the

in his eyes, Mia nodded. "Yes, but before he fell asleep, he kept

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

shower, and we won't smell it. Besides, you can explain to me what cyber

data. "You should go back

I'll sleep there too. If you smoke, I'll inhale the second-hand smoke, even if it shortens

go, Andre relented. "I'm waiting for some data; I'll

came through, Andre took her hand and returned

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