"I'll go. Just hold tight," I murmur, even though it's an effort to push him away, practically spilling him out boneless on the sheets.

I'm gone in a blink, the air just barely disturbed around me. As soon as my feet land on the floor, the girls are on me, their eyes red-rimmed with sleep and worry.

"He's fine, we're fine, it's okay," I promise them, herding them back towards their bed, but unfortunately, I can already tell it's gonna take me a few minutes to get 'em settled again.