Page 67 of Spooks & Specters

Connie shrugged. “I like yellow gold. It just seems like it’s… warmer. It kind of reminds me of the different colors you can see in fire.”

“That makes sense. I like yellow gold too.” Kit turned to Hudson. “Hudson?”

“The color of the band doesn’t matter to me, but if Connie is partial to yellow gold, then let’s do that,” Hudson said. That was fair, after all.

“Now back to the stones,” Kit said. “You know, the first time I saw your hoard, I remember thinking that you’d emptied out all of the jewelry stores within a hundred miles of us.”

Hudson chuckled. “I remember.”

“But I kept noticing one color over and over. And that was red. You like the color red, don’t you?” Kit asked.

“It just so happens that I am partial to it, yes.”

“Because you’re a red dragon.”

“That’s probably part of it. Plus, that’s the gemstone my dragon is attracted to. I did think of several other stones, but I discounted them for a variety of reasons. I kept coming back to rubies. I also thought about pearls, but they’re very delicate.”

Kit nodded. “The real ones are, yes. If you don’t mind me asking, why pearls?”

“Because you seem to be obsessed with them lately.”

“Well, duh, and we have you to thank for that,” Kit pointed out. “You are the one who gave me the pearl body chain.”

Connie chuckled. “Speaking of, when are you going to wear that for us?”

“It’s a surprise. But speaking of pearls, I am incorporating them into our wedding, so I hope that’s okay,” Kit said.

“Whatever you want to do is fine by us,” Hudson said. He honestly didn’t care.

The wedding was something he wanted to give Kit since Kit used to be human—a way to honor Kit’s human heritage. But the soul bond between the three of them? Unlike a human marriage, that could not be broken short of death. And he wasn’t sure it could be even then.

It didn’t matter where they got married, what they wore, or who attended. If Kit was happy with whatever he arranged, then he and Connie would be too.

“You do realize how dangerous that is,” Kit joked.

“It would be dangerous if he didn’t mean it,” Connie said. “But he does.Whateveryou want is fine by us. We can certainly afford it.”

Kit cringed. “I know, I know. But I’m also still trying to wrap my head around how fabulously wealthy the both of you are.”

“He’s actually richer than me,” Connie pointed out.

“I don’t know, Connie, I’ve seen the artwork in your hoard. Anyway,” Kit said, waving his hand as if he was closing that subject. “Red roses are going to figure greatly at our wedding. I like roses, but I chose red because of you guys.”

“Because we’re red dragons?” Hudson asked.

“Of course.”

Hudson was touched. This might be a human wedding, but Kit was trying to tailor it to the three of them.

“Thank you. It just so happens I like red roses,” Hudson said.

“Same,” Connie agreed. “And I guess it’s fitting that we do rubies for our wedding bands.”

“Rubies and red roses,” Kit mused. “I like it.”

“Excellent. So, next question. What type of wedding band do you want?” Hudson asked. “Do you want something with a big stone that sits on top of your finger or—”

“No, no, no. A big, honking ring that could put my eye out is fabulous and all, but I’m a working man. I’ll knock that sucker off its setting in no time. I want something that’s channel set.”

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