Hellen chuckled softly under her breath and pressed a light, affectionate kiss to my temple. "Of course, together, just as you want—whatever this baby is craving, we'll make it happen without fail."
That made me cry and laugh at the exact same time in a messy, confusing rush, which only annoyed me more with myself, but it also made the whole room feel noticeably warmer and safer somehow in an instant.
Their voices stayed gentle and patient after that, coaxing me back to calm little by little with steady words, until my breathing finally started to even out properly and the sharp panic in my chest eased away into something manageable.
"Let's move you over to the couch for a bit," Ivory suggested practically, reaching out carefully as if I might shatter into pieces if handled too roughly. "Then you can be as dramatic as you need to be there in full comfort."
