Page 50 of Willow and the Wraith

She’d hugged him impulsively and to her delight he’d hugged her back before clearing his throat and turning back to his tools.

Now, she put her hand on her stomach and Wraith covered it with his much larger one.

“I can’t believe it didn’t occur to me sooner - especially since Unity is so very, very pregnant.” The other woman was only a few weeks away from what she’d calculated as her due date and her stomach was almost as large as she was. “I guess we were just so busy working on the house and settling in that I didn’t think about it.”

“I suspect you were afraid to consider the possibility.”

He wasn’t wrong. She’d been so focused on enjoying her new life, the happiness of having a home and a family, that she hadn’t thought beyond it.

“Maybe it seemed like too much to hope for when I’ve already been so blessed. I love you, Wraith.”

“I love you too.”

He kissed her, softly at first, then more deeply. She responded eagerly, her need rising as his tongue stroked against hers. When he finally raised his head, arousal hummed through her veins but she gave him a teasing smile.

“You know, Unity said that being pregnant made her very… needy. You’re going to have your hands full.”

He flashed her a predatory grin. “I think I’m up to the challenge.”

Her laugh turned to a moan as his hand moved to her breast, his fingers toying with her nipple.

“I’m glad to hear it,” she whispered against his lips, “Because I’m going to need you a lot.”

“You can always count on me, my love,” he murmured as he drew her into his arms.

A long, pleasurable time later she snuggled against him, her heart filled with a joy she’d never imagined, and gazed out the windows, at the lovely old house and the colorful blooms in the garden, at the city below, the castle on the hill, and the endless sky above.

“We’re home,” she whispered, and he tightened his hold on her.

“Yes, we are,” he whispered. “We’re finally home.”

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