"I want her gone from you too," Derek grumbled, his arms tightening around her. "Believe me. I just...I won't risk the baby."
He probably should head down. He'd left Isaac in ostensibly in charge, and could hear the sounds of construction, muffled through the soundproofed walls, but he knew that would only work for so long.
"You going to be okay up here?" He laced his fingers with hers and squeezed them lightly. "Miranda will be up in a couple hours to feed them, but I can send someone to fetch Alcuin or Emrys or even Alice if you want some company."