When Lara finished washing and changing Jaden, Scarlet was already asleep on the sofa. She snuggled in a corner, as far as possible from Nate. Yet, she lowered her guard enough to fall into slumber.
«I would bring her in the room, but she could wake up if she senses it's me,» the man explained.
His face was calm as if he didn't just crumble down like a mountain of dust. He even managed to smile at Lara.
«You don't need to carry them back. Stay for the night, and I'll bring you home early in the morning if you need anything from there.»
Lara nodded. After all, she was also tired.
At the thought of carrying the cubs back, settling them on the bed and preparing to get up early, she felt exhausted.
She could just do everything in the morning. She would have woken them to go home early so that she could shower and go to work.
«You don't mind waking up early?» she said. «You don't have to see us out: we'll just leave silently.»
«Oh, no,» he said. «I have a day off.»
