"Hey babe," Tommy called as he opened the door and looked around their loft. He felt horrible about what he had said earlier, but he was not going to risk their children. He knew that this was not the postpartum period that she had wanted and he hated that. She deserved to just be able to sit and hold their babies, but that was not happening. Every other day- she was locked in her office writing and on the days when that wasn't happening, she was barely functioning. She was so drained by everything that was going on and was just doing her best to be with them when she could. He was at a breaking point and he knew she was nearing one too. "Babe?!"

"Bedroom!" Kim called back and he nodded as he headed to the kitchen to start a couple of bottles. He knew that they'd be getting hungry soon and he hoped that she'd be able to have some normal Mom bonding tonight. He also was starving and decided to quickly make them something to eat. He would bet that Kimberly was also hungry after her marathon prophecy writing earlier today and he doubted that she had fed herself in the last hour and a half.

He placed everything on a tray and turned around, nearly colliding with Kimberly. He saw the pain in her eyes as she avoided making eye contact and looked at the food tray he was holding. She, gently, took the tray from him and placed it back on the counter. She moved in closer to him and reached up to take Kira out of the carrier. He stilled as their little girl kicked against his sides and Jay pulled on his hair. She handed Kira to him and then silently moved behind him to take Jay out. He felt her hands, but didn't break the silence. He could tell that she was working up to talking with him about something and he suspected he knew what it was.

"I'm a good mom, Tommy," Kimberly stated and he jerked around to face her, shocked that that was what she had taken from him earlier. She kept her eyes down and grabbed a bottle as she moved past him to the living room. He was frozen on the spot from how much hurt he heard in her voice. He had never meant for her to take that from what he said- it wasn't even something that he thought about their current situation. "I am also terrified of my mind right now. I know what is happening. I know that I am losing hours upon hours each day as I write down things that I can't even bring myself to read most of the time or that I only glance at because it terrifies me. I'm catching up on years of prophecies that I should have had and I know I need to read them to see what is happening, what is coming, but I can't. It makes my blood run cold thinking that I will read one and find out that I just saw you die or worse. I know that I am walking around like a shell of myself, because I don't know when it is going to happen next and I don't want to hurt you or our babies or the rangers or…anyone. But I need to know that you're with me until we figure this shit out."

Tommy walked over to the living room and placed Kira on the floor and then grabbed Jay from her and placed him on the floor as well. Jay cried out as he had been so close to food, but Tommy did not care about that for a few minutes. He then squatted down and gently tilted Kim's chin where he could look into her eyes. This had been nothing like what he thought she would say, but it also made perfect sense now that she had said it.

"I want to be a normal mom, Tommy. I see what you're doing. How much you've taken on since your parents left and my mind just keeps spiraling around the prophecy black hole. I'm trying, Tommy. I really am, but I can't control it. I just want to control it so I can get back to you, so I can get back to our family," Kim whispered as the tears streamed down her face and he gently cupped her face. He gave her a sad smile before he leaned in to give her a comforting kiss. Words were failing him at the moment and he knew that his silence would only feed her anxiety, but he desperately wanted to not fuck this up.

"Thank you. I knew some of what you were thinking, but I under-estimated how me stepping in this much might make you feel. I just want to give you the space to figure this out without worrying about hurting Jay or Kira. You are an amazing mother, an amazing wife, and I know that we will figure this out. I'm not going anywhere," Tommy whispered as he pulled back only enough to look into her eyes. He needed to see that she understood what he was saying. "How can I handle my need to protect you better?"

"First, give me Jay so I can feed him," Kim said and Tommy just nodded as he stood up and then picked up their son. After he had settled him in Kimberly's arms, he returned to Kira and picked her up as well. He then sat next to Kim on the couch and started feeding Kira. "I don't know that you can handle things better, Tommy, because you were right. You are right that I wouldn't let you live it down if I hurt anyone and you could have prevented it. I wouldn't forgive you if it was either of them. There's just so much I can't do right now and I wanted to give you an hour today when you weren't caring for them or watching over me or teaching a class. I wanted to split things like we talked about, like I haven't been able to."

"None of this is your fault. You didn't ask for this power and I know there is a way to control it or at least manage it- we just haven't found it yet," Tommy said as the babies hungrily gulped down their food and he caught her smiling at him. "Also- I'm their dad. That means when you aren't able to do something- I'm here. I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary."

"I think quite a few women would argue with you about that one," Kim said as she leaned against his shoulder and he watched her closely. He saw how tired she was and he wished he could take some of that away. "I always knew you would be a great husband, I didn't realize how lucky I really am until these last few weeks."

"I always knew I'd be lucky to have you," Tommy whispered before giving her a quick kiss and she snuggled in closer to him. He didn't want for this to be how their lives were at the moment, but he had her. They were alive. They were building a family and a life together. They could figure everything else out.

AN: Thoughts? Expectations? Guesses on where this story will go? I'd love to hear all of it in the reviews.