Chapter 142

A few hours later, Dillon was sleeping in his own upstairs. Mitch had helped Dillon up the stairs and into bed where he fell asleep almost instantly. Avri and Drew took turns checking in on him to make sure he was warm enough and had no signs of hyperthermia, but he continued to sleep soundly.

Avri and Drew baked Dillon's favorite cookies and sang Christmas songs. When Drew yawned early afternoon after lunch, Avri said, "Drew, how about we rest in bed with Daddy?"

"I'd like that, all of us in bed like before Daddy went away."

"Okay, let's go. We'll snuggle and rest and maybe even fall asleep. We were up really early this morning, weren't we?" Avri said, as she took her son's hand and walked up the stairs with him.

"Yeah, Daddy surprised us early, didn't he?" Drew asked, as he jumped on the bed and toes off his shoes.

"He sure did but we have some Christmas surprises for him too," Avri tousled his hair as she lay down beside him, careful not to disturb Dillon.

"Yeah, we do. Wait t