Fortuna did not seem entirely steady on her feet as she stood up. In fact she stumbled into him. Rufus braced himself as she landed softly against his chest. Instinctively he wrapped his arms around her as she pressed close, holding her tight and enjoying her presence there. “I’m sure you do.” He told her with humor in his tone.

It was going to be difficult to get her to stumble into the sitting room without waking Tommy from his stupor, “How ‘bout I carry you to the couch?” He offered with a kind smile as he looked down at her.