“Got it,” Vik said. “Want me to run it?”

Hauk arched a brow at the snotty mecha. “Nah. Why don’t you sit there and stare at it for a while?”

Vik turned to face Syn. “Could you please remove his anal probe?”

Hauk grabbed the mecha by his neck. “How about I give you one?”

“Andarions. No sense of humor.” Vik gasped as his body hit the bed while his head remained in Hauk’s fist.

Ah, crap. Hauk cringed at something that was purely an accident.

“Oh my gods!” Vik snapped indignantly. “The Andarion beast broke me!”

Devyn started crying.

“It’s okay, Dev. Daddy can fix it. Don’t cry!” Syn handed his son to Sumi, who sucked her breath in sharply at the sensation of holding a child.

What did a person do with one? Terrified, she wrapped her arms tight around him, afraid he’d fall, while he continued to wail.

Syn quickly put Vik’s head back on, then paused as he looked at her. “Never held a kid before?”

“No. His head won’t pop off, too, will it?”

“God, I hope not. Shahara would kill us both.”

Laughing, she handed a much calmer Devyn back to his father. He sniffed back his tears as he inspected Vik to make sure Syn really had repaired his toy.

“Now I know why Dancer looked so scared in some of the photos of him with babies.”

Dancer laughed.

Darling stuck his head in the door. “Quick warning that we’re coming into the main Andarion port. We’ll be docked in about fifteen minutes.”

“Hey!” Hauk called to Darling as he started to leave. “You got any photos of this kid of yours I’ve been waiting to meet?”

With a pride-filled grin, Darling returned to the room and moved to stand next to the bed. “Do you one better than that.” He pulled out his PD and pressed it. Instantly, someone answered. “Hey Z, I’ve got an irritable beast who wants to say hi to you and Cezar.” He handed it to Hauk.

Sumi tried not to feel jealous at the light that came into Dancer’s eyes as he took the PD and smiled at the woman.

“Hey, beautiful. Where’s my nephew?”

Darling’s wife audibly gasped. “What’s wrong with your eyes, Hauk? Are you okay?”

“Fine. Just want to meet this baby we saved.”

She pulled her PD back so that he could see the sleeping infant who had a tiny hint of red hair on his head. “There he is. Sleeping like an angel.”

Dancer grinned. “You done good, woman. He’s beautiful. Thank the gods, he takes after his mother and not his dad.”

She laughed. “I’m so glad you’re okay. I was terrified when Darling told me you were under fire and had to call for help. That’s so not like you.”

“Sorry I took Darling from you two.”