Staggered footsteps outside of the doorway drew Cadence’s attention, and she realized Jamie was headed back. Since Tara seemed to have calmed a bit, she hastily jumped up and went to help him. By the time she got to the hallway, he looked like he was about to fall over. She rushed forward and put her arm around him, catching a few loose items as they fell from his hands. “I gotcha, Doc.”

Once they were back in the playroom, Cadence lowered him to the floor, and Jamie took a few ...