Just because Ben was being a wuss about it didn't mean Tahiri would have minded holding the baby. Well, except for being worried that she might drop her and that would be awful, so -- she didn't mind the lost opportunity, either.

"We can handle it," she said as firmly as she could (which wasn't as firm as she'd like). It couldn't be that hard. Right?

"We just, um . . ."

She flailed a little. "I'm wondering if bubblewrap isn't a bad idea."