"I'm falling behind on my present duties," Alison chuckled as she got to her feet and balanced Hana on her hip. It crossed her mind to hand the baby to Shatterstar, but she decided not to traumatize him today. Maybe next time.

She grabbed the present labeled: To Daddy, from Aiden and Hana. Then she presented it to him with a grin. It was a fairly big box. It was an unassembled, two-seater jogging stroller. For baby walks at Longshot's pace. He'd have to get John to help him put it together, though. Mommy wasn't good with tools.