As Erica left a tense hush fell over the party.

In the silence Marissa took a weary seat back beside Bianca. She was glad to be sitting once more. Even the short walk to the den had tired her.

"Do you feel better for that?" Kendall asked her sister.

"Not really…" said Bianca. "I'm sorry." she added addressing the rest of the room. "I didn't mean to spoil the evening."

"Maybe we should call it a night." said Camilla, scooping up a sleepy Ayesha. "It is getting late."

Krystal ruffled the hair of her own sleepy daughter.

"Maybe that would be wise. It's been a long day for all of us."

"Gabby are you ready for bed?" Bianca asked the little girl by her side. Her two girls were watching her with worried eyes after her outburst and she wanted to show it was going to be alright.

Gabby stayed silent.

"We can do it." said AJ stepping forward and dragging Miranda with him. "We can take Gabby to bed and read her a story."

"You are being very helpful the pair of you." said Marissa, giving her son a grin. She was trying her best to break the tension still lingering from Bianca's outburst; it seemed her son was doing the same.

AJ looked to Opal who gave him a wink.

"We just want to help." he said.

"Well, we will have to climb the stairs at some point." said Marissa, pulling herself forward on the couch as she moved to get up; pausing as she suddenly contemplated all those steps.

"No you don't." said Kendall. "We took the liberty of moving your things down to the downstairs bedroom."

"You mustn't exert yourself." counselled David. "At least for a few days and Bianca…"

"I know." said Bianca. "Keep off of the knee."

"I'll stay and help you to bed." said Griffin.

Bianca nodded silently.

Marissa sank back into her seat. She hadn't expected all this organisation around her and Bianca. She'd been looking forward to putting the kids to bed but even the thought of all those stairs was making her exhausted so she surrendered to the concerns of her friends.

Reggie picked Gabby up from the couch.

"Don't worry I can take her up." he said. "I've been doing it all week after all."

"Whoa, whoa," cried Marissa. "I do need a goodnight kiss at least."

Gabby leaned out of Reggie's arms, reaching out for an upside-down kiss.

Bianca, who had been quite quiet through the whole exchange, found a smile for her daughter and took her own turn for a kiss and a tickle. Miranda and AJ came up next for their goodnight kisses, before following Reggie and Gabby up the stairs.

"Goodnight mommy." said Miranda. "I hope you feel better tomorrow."

"I hope so too." said Bianca, with a sigh. "And I'm sorry if I upset you before."

"Okay." said Miranda in little voice.

Bianca mustered a warm smile.

"Sweet dreams, my angel. I love you."

…

Gabby seemed perfectly happy with the idea of her big brother and big sister putting her to bed if her mommies couldn't. Reggie had given AJ and Miranda a few minutes to keep their word although he said he'd be back to check on them after he'd said goodnight to Ayesha.

"Will Mommy be okay?" Gabby asked as Miranda tucked her in like mommy did; with the cover right under her chin.

"I think so." said AJ as he put Gabby's favourite bunny book back on the shelf. "I think she's sad like she was in Disneyland. I think her leg makes her sad sometimes."

"Did I make her cross?" Gabby asked, her lips quivering slightly at the memory of Bianca's fall.

"She's not mad at you." said Miranda. "This is just the Tower and the Moon."

Gabby looked confused by that.

"We should tell her." said AJ, taking a seat beside her on Gabby's bed. "We are supposed to do this together as a family. I think she can help."

Miranda looked from AJ to her worried little sister.

"I think you may be right."

Gabby stared at Miranda expectantly.

"We spoke to Opal about all the bad things that had happened to our mommy and our mamma," said Miranda giving Gabby a warm, confident smile, "and she told us the future."

"In the cards," AJ explained, "Like the Egyptian Pharaohs did!"

"Good things are coming," said Miranda, "If we can help our mommies get past all the badness then we will have a happy ending."

"But we have to help make it happen." said AJ with a nod.

"What good things?" Gabby asked.

AJ and Miranda shared a look.

"We don't know." said AJ.

"I think we will know when it comes." said Miranda. She bit her lips. "At least I hope we do…"

…