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Sidney held him close, stroking his hand through Silas's hair. "We will figure it out. We can get some help, learn how to punish her effectively. We can figure it out."

Sidney kept stroking his hair, trying to soothe him to sleep. The day had been such a rollercoaster and Sidney felt both sick and exhausted as well as excited for his future children. He wanted to fall asleep as well but he knew that as soon as Silas was asleep he was going to have to go downstairs and help straighten up, say goodbye to everyone. Smile like everything was fine. Put his children to sleep for the night. Take the dogs out and feed Jasper. Then, maybe then, he could go to sleep.

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Sidney wasn't going to let Silas get away with not celebrating the babies. He had a baby shower with the twins, but not with Calla since she was their second. But it had been a long time since they had infants and this was the first time Silas had been pregnant so it was definitely time for another baby shower. 

It wasn't a *huge* baby shower. Silas still had anxiety and didn't like being the center of attention. And as he got bigger, he seemed to be more self-conscious of how looked since he was gaining so much weight and losing muscle. It was their closest friends and family. No kids though which was a relief. There was copious amounts of alcohol and plenty of rides for the adults.

He had sent a message to Silas to meet him at Tangerine, a tapas restaurant that Silas and Sidney enjoyed. He wanted to do it somewhere other than Silas's own restaurants so they could fully relax. He had told Silas that they were just going to have a night out, the two of them, while Silas was still feeling pretty good. 

In reality, the back room in Tangerine was filled with people who loved them and tons of food and drinks. They were just waiting for Silas to show up.