Page 52 of Starfall

“Is she taking the old house, or does she want to live in my house?”

“I think she is going to renovate the old manor. It is just down the road from Hunter’s place, so when little ones come along, Grandma can come over and babysit.”

They leaned back, and Emery sipped at her tea. “Avaknell is mad at me.”

“Why?”

“Because the mark she left on me goes both ways, and I was naked with Rowen, so... I set her off.”

“Oh. And she wasn’t happy with two partners.”

“Nope. She’s getting over it now, but it doesn’t hurt that she hasn’t had much time to put up a sound argument. That ogre venom lasted a very long time.”

Orla chuckled.

They sat and chatted until their phones went off in unison. Orla smiled. “It seems that we aren’t the only ones synced up.”

They answered their phones, and Rowen offered an invitation that was irresistible.

When they hung up, they paid their bill and headed to their cars. It was time once again for barbeque.

Epilogue

Emery stood and supervisedthe wave of tiny people in her back yard. Rowen wrapped his arms around her and held her belly. “I was thinking we should slow down, but every time I do, you bite, and I can’t say no.”

“It’s only six and a half so far. Orla is coping well. I feel a little guilty, but the fact that I have four girls and two boys, and she has four boys and two girls means that we aren’t perfectly aligned.”

Sallen and her partners arrived and released her children. The bounce houses were getting plenty of action.

“Emery, how are you doing?”

“I am fat and waddly. How are you doing?”

“Pretty good. My ovaries are on a break.”

“Lucky. As soon as I am generally in shape from one, Rowen brings me flowers or roasted meat, and off I go again.”

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