Luke managed to avoid calling Jocelyn that night, but the next morning he was woken up by Magnus pulling at his arm.

"Raffy's crying," he said, small face serious. His hair still had vivid streaks of dye running through it. His t-shirt and boxer combination was crumpled from sleep, and he looked still tired. Luke glanced at his clock and saw it was 5.49 am. He hauled himself to his feet, and walked to the boys bedroom. Raphael was standing, clinging to the bar running through the fabric. His little face was puckered up, and he wailed until Luke picked him up. Luke saw he had wet himself, and he whimpered as Luke put him on the floor. Luke got out a fresh nappy, wiped Raphael's ass, and velcroed it on. Raphael wouldn't go back into the cot, he clung to Luke's shirt, and so Luke carried him into his room, and let the baby sleep beside him. Magnus followed and lay down on the other side.

"Ook? Ook?"

Luke opened his eyes and saw Raphael leaning over him. The little boy's fingers were splayed on his face, and he was smiling happily.

"Ook... Ungee."

"Are you hungry?"

"Eess."

Luke turned to the clock, saw it read 7.12 and let himself be hugged and cajoled out of bed and into the kitchen with a jar of Raphael's chosen mush. He heated it and put it in the bowl and went to check on the girls and Magnus. Magnus was still asleep in Luke's bed and Camille and the Seelie Queen were beginning to wake up. He smiled at them both. The Seelie Queen smiled back, but Camille didn't, she scowled and pressed her head into the pink pillow. Luke went back to the kitchen, rescued Raphael's bowl from the little one's questing fingers, and pulled out some cereal and bowls and the spoons, for the other kids' breakfasts.

Raphael was changed into a pair of shorts and a black shirt, the Seelie Queen who Luke decided to call 'Seelie', got into her only skirt and her pink t-shirt, Camille got into a green dress, and Magnus wanted to wear his "sleepy shirt" and "sleepy pants", but was put into a jersey and shorts. With all the kids dressed, fed and ready, Luke brought around his truck. He didn't have car seats so he drove to the mall slowly. Once there, he brought the kids to Kmart and strapped Raphael and Magnus into the trolley seats. Camille wanted to go in but Seelie held her hand and dragged her ahead of it. He bought two car seats, a pram, and some shoes for all four, plus all the clothes they could get.

Then Magnus saw the toy shop and screamed and wiggled until they went in, which meant Luke shelled out four hundred dollars on dolls, cars and big lego bricks and puzzles with huge pieces and some soft toys. Raphael wouldn't let go of his new bear, which was chewed on by the time they hit the car again. They got Raphael a cot and a high chair. Camille wanted a "proper bed", and so Luke got her another mattress. They visited the supermarket. They loaded it all into the truck, and that was the shopping done.

The kids fell out of the truck and toys spilled on the living room floor. Camille's dollhouse was soon populated, Seelie and Raphael put lego bricks together in random shapes and Magnus put together the puzzles. Luke went into the kitchen, and put together three plates of chips and cut up sausages, and called the kids in. He set up Raphael's highchair, and tried to give the youngest his mush, but Raphael cried for 'big lunch' until Luke sighed and gave him a plate of it. Raphael ate it, and then needed a nappy change and a nap.

Magnus and Seelie agreed to play quietly but Camille refused until Seelie squeezed her arm really hard. Then she ran into her room and cried.

"Seelie!"

"Sorry, Luke, but she would've woken up baby."

He sighed, went and made a cup of hot chocolate, which he gave to Camille, who gave him a slight smile. Magnus went in to check on Raphael a lot. Seelie played with Camille's toys, sneakily. Luke turned on one of the kid's movies he'd bought. Raphael woke up halfway through and cried until it was turned back to the beginning.

Jocelyn called while Seelie and Magnus and Raphael were in the bath together.

"How's things, Luke?"

"They're fine, Jocelyn."

"Only Lilith came over last night, said she dropped off a package at the house... Maryse stabbed her but she disappeared too fast..."

"She did leave a package, but it's no problem, I've sorted it."

"Okay... I love you."

"I love you to- hey! Stop that!"

"What's the matter Luke?"

"One of the pack's spilling beer, it's nothing, Jocelyn."

What was actually happening was that Magnus was running around naked chasing his little-brother for want of a better word- and Raphael was giggling so much Luke was worried he'd throw up.

"Oh, okay, Luke. It's just I hear children?"

"Some cubs, Joce, some cubs." Luke hated lying to her, but he knew she'd want him to give the kids to the Clave, and he wouldn't let Maryse, with her views on Downworlders, have these little ones.

"Okay, Luke!" Jocelyn sounded exasperated. "I've got to go, it's another meeting."

"Bye, honey."

Jocelyn hung up and Luke scooped Magnus up as Raphael collapsed on the floor. Seelie picked up the baby, who was covered in loose carpet fibres now, and put them both back in the bathtub. Camille yelled in outrage when she saw her new doll's dresses soaked with water, and marched into the bathroom to pinch the younger ones. He left Seelie in charge as he squashed some more potatoes, cut up some boiled carrots and made gluten-free toast. He got out four plates, and let Raphael eat with the others, which delighted the boy so much he almost couldn't eat anything.

Another movie was found and turned on, and Camille and Magnus fell asleep on the sofa. Seelie and Raphael actually managed to stay awake the whole movie, though only because one of them was old enough too, and the other was too stubborn to fall asleep.

Raphael's new pyjamas were found, green ones with dinosaurs, and Magnus was put in his blue ducky ones. Luke had had a hard time convincing Magnus that he liked them; Magnus was sure he liked Camille's ones better. Camille woke up and instead on putting on her own pyjamas, which was fine with Luke. Seelie pulled down the sheets so that he could slid Magnus into bed, but he made sure everyone else's teeth were brushed. With all four soon in bed, the clock reading 8.15 pm, Luke stumbled into his own bed, because he had a feeling he wouldn't be allowed to sleep late.