Upstairs, Austin was dealing with a different kind of chaos.
"Mommy, are you and Uncle Kaius gonna sleep in the same bed ?" Elena asked, wide-eyed.
Austin almost dropped her glass. "Excuse me ?"
"Well, Leo says sharing a bed helps you fall in love. And Eliot says Uncle Kaius has been single since the dinosaurs. Maybe he's lonely."
Austin's eye twitched.
Mental note : [ Leo's grounded. Indefinitely. ]
"He helped you," Elena pointed out. "Leo says when someone saves you, you have to do something nice. Like share your blanket. Or your bed. Or your snacks."
Austin's blood pressure shot up.
Screen time privileges ? Gone. For life.
"That's not how adults show gratitude, sweetheart," she said tightly. "Now go brush your teeth. It's bedtime."
After tucking her daugh
