"Daddy!," Daniel yelled, caught somewhere between laughing and crying, but running all the same. His arms were outstretched and Asher scooped him up as soon as he was within reach, pulling him in close, into a hug that was probably entirely too tight. He didn't complain, though. He just hugged right back.

"We got lost," he said, face buried against Asher's neck.

"You did," Asher replied, voice catching slightly. "But you're back now."

"And Ray, too."

Asher had about a million questions, but he wasn't going to bother with them just then. They were back, which was all that mattered. Later, he'd ask where they went, why Ray looked like hell and how they got back, but for now, he didn't bother asking anything as he walked up to Ray and freed an arm to pull him into a hug, too.