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Kay looked down at her clothes She’d changed into a nightshirt before co in to rock the baby It was stained with drool on the shoulder and wrinkled in a rabbed it

So ht The sleep-deprived oill calh so she can sleep She usually doesn’t take a bottle before bed, but I’ at this point"

Kay walked down to the kitchen She grabbed the baby formula froerator She didn’t have a bottle warhly afterward

She tested the teain and did a second test just to be sure On the way back to the roo After she drank the bottle, Hope would need to be burped It couldn’t hurt to have an additional barrier over her clothing in case she spit up

In the hallway outside the roo to the soft ruh the door Her feet were exhausted fro the baby around, and she was so tired it was a wonder she hadn’t fallen asleep standing up But at the very least, she knew she could take this lastunder control

This must be what it was like to have a husband Someone who loved you and who your baby in their care Soht

Finally, she pushed the door to the third bedroo to the baby in a low voice, his deep baritone ru across her worn and weary nerves Hope was cuddled up on his shoulder, contentedly snuggled against his wide chest

As the rumble of his deep voice carried across the rooentle warrior She didn’t blahter one bit for her fascination with Eli She knew from firsthand experience that it was prettyheld in those strong arms When he saw her in the doorway, he waved her away Startled, she backed out of the room and eased the door closed

It looked like he didn’t need her help

In the living rooed the tender balls of her feet before propping theh escaped her lips She would just rest her eyes for a moment Eli would probably be out soon Hope had looked to be halfway to la-la land already

ELI WATCHED THE gentle rise and fall of Hope’s back, waiting until her breathing was deep and even before he oing over strategy with Matt and Tank, he was exhausted and had been looking forward to a beer and bed Kaylee had looked just as wiped out after a day entertaining the baby

It was as It was hard to stay in the house as an adult, so he could i its toll on the baby as well He resolved to find a safe way to get them out of the house Even if he took them to headquarters with hi all the time

He looked down at the baby and then smiled triumphantly She wasn’t asleep yet, but she was alers curled against his neck So peaceful So trusting He had a real knack for this baby stuff

Then she opened her uaranteed to raise the dead