“Perfect, you rebel you.” He looked at Cassia and said, “Unless you want everyone to know that you’re a witch, you might leave your dragonfly at home.”

“You can talk to said dragonfly, you know,” Cassia said dryly. “I’d rather stay at home with the kids anyway, so there.”

“Did you just stick your tongue out at me?” Rory asked Cassia.

“I did.”

He laughed and said, “You’ve got a lot of sass for such a tiny thing.”

“Thank you.”

Beth and Taryn were ready to head out for the shops when Savvy and Cassia arrived.

“I’m glad you called when you did. We were about to leave earlier,” Beth said. “I’m not a super huge fan of shopping.”

“Especially when you’re super huge,” Taryn said.

The four of them had a great time shopping. Savvy found something for her at the first shop they came to. It was a dark burnt orange off-the-shoulder dress that accented her figure perfectly. She found some shoes that matched.

“That was the easy part,” Beth said. “I have to find something that doesn’t make me look like Shamu the Whale.”

“You’re pregnant. Pregnant is beautiful,” Savvy said.

“I look like I’m carrying a water buffalo,” Beth said. “Taryn, are you sure that I’m not having twins?”

“Nope. There’s just one baby boy in there,” she said.

“You really need to come with us,” Savvy said. “You would have a lot of fun.”

“Nope. I’m going over to Micah’s house. Michelle and Ronnie, who take care of his house, but are really family, are going to watch their kids and Zac’s and Olivia’s kids. I’m going to hang out with them.”

“I wish I could get out of going,” Beth said. “Now that Conner’s home, he’s picked up pack duties, since he’s the alpha’s brother. We are expected to attend. I just hope that everyone will understand if I get tired and want to leave early.”

“I’m sure they will,” Savvy said. “If they don’t and give you an attitude, just tell me. I’ll give them all a nasty case of large pimples on their ass so that it splats every time they sit down to poop.”

Taryn giggled. “That would be funny.”

Beth laughed and shook her head. “Sometimes I seriously worry about you.”

“I know,” Savvy said. “I worry about me, too.”

“Maybe we should just go over to hang with Ronnie and Michelle. Running around, screaming, and having a good time sounds like more fun. I’ve never enjoyed social events. I didn’t even go to our senior prom.”

“I remember. We went to the movies instead. The theater was showing retro horror movies. I think we watched the original Poltergeist and The Exorcist,” Savvy said.

“Now, that sounds like a fun night out,” Taryn said. “Cassia, are you going to the gala?”

“No. I’m going to stay home with Drake and Cat. Rory said that people might figure out that Savvy is a witch if I’m hanging out there.”

“Plus, someone might try to either swat you or help you outside,” Beth said.

After a couple more shops, Beth found a dark green dress that she liked. “It’s a shame to spend this much on a dress I’ll wear once.”

“You might get pregnant ten or twelve more times. I wouldn’t get rid of it,” Savvy teased.

A couple nights later, Rory knocked on her suite door. She had just finished putting in a pair of diamond stud earrings.

“Wow,” Rory said. “You look incredibly beautiful. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, “Are you sure you want to leave the house?”