"Oh!" Caressa perked up and jumped to her feet as Maria began helping Mike off to bed. This seemingly sweeter side of the demon at first confused her and then began to make her suspicious. "Let me help him, too..." she said, her voice taking on a bit of the tone of a pleading toddler asking for the same amount of treat that their siblings had received. She threw Mike's other arm over her shoulders and behind her back, so he could lean on her if he wanted to.<br/><br/>"<em>My</em>work can wait until after he's asleep. Besides, it wouldn't be fair to get a head start on you..."