Letting her fingers feather softly through Sam's curls at the nape of his neck, Alexis dropped a kiss of the top of his head. "See, I was told you were the voice of reason in the twin equation. I'm glad to hear you're keeping that banner held high at the moment. I can tell you and Mark don't have secrets from each other but that doesn't make it easier to talk to him about something like this. But I've seen how he navigates fatherhood and I know he's going to step up to care for you with all this, even if the initial blow is tough. Will you promise me something, though? When you're feeling like you just need time alone or time with just Mark, you'll tell me? Because it's okay. I swear to you, nothing about any of this I'll take personally. I know what it's like to care for someone with cancer. I'm here for you, in any way you need me. Our romantic stakes will still be there later. You're still beautiful and amazing." She tilted her head with a smile. "Now you mention it, he was wearing those earrings the first day I met him. I was just in awe of how perfect he looked, how so much about his style was unique to him. I expected this larger than life superstar but he was really this unassuming softly-spoken and polite young man. I'm glad all he survived didn't harden him. And that you all closed ranks around him to protect him and love him when he found you. What did you think when Mark told you he had a teenage son?"