If there was something Maddy was good at, it was distracting people. Movies, cookies, acting like an idiot for a weak laugh, she'd done it all and she'd do it again.
Diana had been happy to see Thomas come in, and had immediately demanded to be picked up and paid attention to. However, even her enthusiasm and energy were not bottomless, and Maddy had put her down for a nap when she'd begun to droop.
When she'd come back, they'd put on Die Hard 2, and Maddy had tried to follow along, but gave up somewhere along the way. She couldn't really make herself care.
And then she forgot about the movie completely when Thomas started to cry. She drew him into a hug, letting him sob into her chest. She murmured soothing nonsense into his ear, the same way she did when Diana wouldn't go back to sleep.