Three days later, Kristen had just stood up from her desk, when she saw Ryan in the doorway. She closed her laptop, and padded over. He was swaying on his feet, fast asleep. Kristen guided him to the living room couch, reminding herself to pick up a couple books on parasomnia.
"Have a seat, Ryan," Kristen said, fetching a pillow and blanket from the cabinet she'd asked Rosa to keep them in. She put the blanket over his shoulders, and guided his head onto the pillow. "Go back to sleep," she said, giving his hair a quick ruffle, and regretted that she hadn't met him when he was still a kid.
Once his eyes closed, and Kristen was sure he wouldn't be wandering around anymore tonight, she shut off her office light, and headed back to bed. Looked in on Seth, who was a content lump under the blankets at this hour, and found Sandy blearily reading legal papers in bed. She smiled to herself as she got under the covers. Sometimes she felt a little like Wendy, taking care of the Lost Boys.
Unfortunately, singing and telling stories wouldn't magically fix her boys problems. She resolved to get those parasomnia books tomorrow. Several to read, and just the right one to give Ryan. She'd seen the terrified look on his face, the first time she found him sleepwalking. She hoped that, with a little information, he could make peace with it.
Kristen felt a little overwhelmed when she imagined all the other things Ryan might not be at peace with. She looked at her husband, and wondered how he'd become the man she knew. She hoped Ryan could grow up to find the contentment she saw in Sandy.
"Sandy?" she asked, reaching for his hand.
"Hmm?" he said, grasping her hand, and giving her his full attention.
"Are we doing everything we can for him?"
Sandy's eyes took on that special twinkle he reserved for moments when he felt Kristen was living up to her full human potential, and he smiled his sexy triumphant smile.
"Honey," he said, giving her hand a light squeeze, "if you care enough to ask the question, then the answer is yes."
Kristen considered that a moment, and felt relieved. She smiled back at him, and setting his paperwork aside, crawled over to give him a kiss. She loved how easily he could make everything sound hopeful and good.
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