Back at the house, they gave both boys baths and changed them into clean pajamas, and by the time they were finished, the babies were both fast asleep on the wide couch cushions, worn out from a long day of driving, sun, and surf. Sirius felt sticky with sunscreen, sand, and seawater, and could feel the salt stiffening in his drying hair. The cottage was cool and breezy, and he was already dreading going back to his sweltering flat.