"Oh, no, no, no," Chris said warningly, shifting Nero higher against his chest like a shield. "You married me; now it's our family. And Cressida is from you."
Dax blinked once.
Then his mouth twitched in a way that suggested he was trying very hard not to look amused.
Chris narrowed his eyes. "Don't pretend you don't hear how you said it."
"I said your family," Dax replied calmly, "because they are from Palatine."
"Serathine and Cressida are from Palatine," Chris shot back, then his expression softened as Nero chose that very moment to yawn in the most offensively cute way, mouth opening wide like a tiny lion before he melted back against Chris's chest.
Chris's entire face changed.
Dax watched it happen like he was quietly collecting evidence.
