Antonio was woken up by the insistent screaming of a baby. He sat up in bed, clearly rubbing his eyes. Ria was still asleep, sprawled across the bed which was littered with crumbs of snacks and some wrappers. His laptop was pushed to one side, forgotten, as they'd both fallen asleep. When he brushed a hand across his face, the opening tab of a soda can fell off. Like last time, they'd both fallen asleep without realizing it, and also like last time, Antonio slept deeply and soundly, which was unlike him. He walked to the babies crib and tried to shush Lena who was crying while Liam just blinked up at him. "Hey, little ones," he whispered as he picked Lena up. "Mommy's still asleep, so keep it down, okay? We don't want to wake her."At that moment, a quiet knock sounded at the door, and Mrs Santos poked her head in. It was barely six in the morning, so she was still in her robe. She must have woken up because of Lena's crying. Antonio waved her away. "Go back to bed. I've got her."
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