Vyre squeezed Anna’s hand softly and walked her around one more lap around the store to see if Athena wanted anything else.<span style="color: #330066">“You don’t have to be a child to want a fun toy, my love.” </span>She picked up a huge crate with a picture of a train on it and carried it over to the counter too.<span style="color: #330066">“For your old man. A way to apologize.” </span>She smiled at the Gnome who was rapidly calculating the mountain of toys and games Vyre and Athena had grabbed.<span style="color: #330066"> “Let’s get all of this packed up and go get the rest of our shopping done. I think it’s almost time for someone to take a nap and that means it’s almost time for me to get my hands on you.” </span><span style="color: #00b3b3">“I’m not…. I’m not tired.”</span>Athena smiled up at Vyre but her tiredness was obvious to everyone.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>