'Calm down, Ver,' Theo said, half sharply, though still with great compassion in his voice. 'If you get too upset it's going to affect the girls, please, I know it's hard, but try to take it easy.'
He sqeezed her hand. 'He will be better, and the girls aren't born for another month and a half. We'll make sure he wake up before then.' He wasn't sure how, but he'd search high and low to find whatever this was.
'Ver, you do believe me when I say I won't give up, don't you?' he asked. 'And yes, you look fine, but you can always add to it.'