"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 you

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

"Couldn't

can't either. Could you check on Anya later? She

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.

"No problem."

changing Henry into his diaper, Mia gave him a few kisses before

restless. Naomi and her husband were on their phones, trying to understand their son's interests, regretting their lack of involvement in his upbringing, which left them clueless

who usually liked to calculate things, put aside his usual concerns to search for

check on Anya, who had swollen eyes. "Aunt Molly, Chad isn't answering my calls," she said, tears streaming down her

through. Tonight, you helped him voice his thoughts. Now he

...

blocked off the side of the bed and quietly got up to head to her husband's study. As soon as she opened the

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

his computer, stood up, and walked out, taking her hand. "Is the baby

nodded. "Yes, but before he fell asleep, he kept turning

good for you and the baby. I'll

back, take a shower, and we won't smell it. Besides, you can explain to me what cyber security really

for some data. "You should go back

you sleep tonight, I'll sleep there too. If you smoke, I'll inhale the

go, Andre relented. "I'm

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

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