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She rolled off the bed, tucked her feet into her slippers, and slipped on her bathrobe

Walking out of her roo so room, Danny lay on the couch with a blanket tossed on his lap In his hands was a bowl of cereal She didn’t usually let him eat while on the sofa, but he looked so coht he’d had, Jessie didn’t have the heart to encourage him to move to the table

"You’re up" Jack s her with a cup of coffee The expression on his face told her he wanted to kiss her, but he glanced over at Danny

The fact that he orried about Danny, or at least that’s what it appeared to be to Jessie, expressed how very ht the coffee to her lips He’d even put creahtful

"Good , Mommy"

Jessie stepped to the couch and placed her cup on the table before touching Danny’s forehead "How are you feeling this , buddy?"

His cheeks and nose were still rosy, and his eyes were droopy But his skin wasn’t nearly as hot as it had been the night before

Danny coughed a couple of tio to the park later on"

Ah, yeah, right "I don’t think that’s a good idea today Maybe by tomorrow" Or the day after

"I checked his temperature when he woke up," Jack told her "It was 1012, so I gave hilanced between Jack and Danny before brushing Danny’s hair away fro at her She stood and walked into the kitchen, where the s Danny out"

"I hope you don’t mind"

"Mind? Jack, please, I appreciate it"

He leaned a hip against the counter and sipped his coffee

"I can’t believe I slept in How long have you guys been up?"

"About an hour I heard Danny in the bathrooht I’d sneak out to check on him and let you sleep"