Page 95 of Cowboy Bear's Hope

“How are you feeling, Honey?” Dante’s warm breath brushed across my cheek, and I snuggled into him as he held me in the warmth and safety of our bed.

“Sleepy, but that’s to be expected,” I said and sighed against him.

“I can’t believe you’re making me a father again. Good mate. Perfect wife,” he said, holding me close and kissing my temple.

Again? Could you believe this man?

Dante had accepted Rosie so readily, claiming her as his own cub to the point that when I announced my pregnancy the first thing he said was “I’m gonna be a Daddy again!”

As if I hadn’t loved him more than I thought was possible already.

But I supposed he proved me wrong, cause every time he said that I loved him a little bit harder.

“I’m not perfect,” I whispered, kissing his chest.

“Agree to disagree, Honey,” was all he said, rubbing his big hands over my back and shoulders, then back down to my hips in slow, comforting motions.

It’d been a few years, but I didn’t remember being so tired when I was pregnant with Rosie. Could be worse, though.

Poor Penny was still puking her guts out every day. Lucky me, I seemed to have been blessed with an iron stomach.

As for Rosie’s party, well, it went off without a hitch. Though she had questioned why Danny didn’t wear the pink flannel shirt she’d picked out for him.

I simply explained there was an accident, and to make it up to her, he let her paint his nails bubblegum pink just for the party.

Not one of the Crew made a single joke.

Except for Kian, who was still sporting a full set of pink glitter on his fingers and toes.

The Crew was good like that, though. Always looking out for each other and holding one another accountable.

Since we were homeschooling Rosie now, Max allowed me to set up a sort of classroom in the barn we’d been using for impromptu weddings and parties. I was also in the process of growing my website to a real brick and mortar toy shop in town next to Penny’s Devil’s Food Bakery.

Avery’s Care & Repair for Dolls & Precious Things was going to be a one stop shop for antique toys and models. Dante was thrilled and promised to help any way he could, as long as I didn’t work too hard. With his wood carving skills, I was eager to ask if he would offer some custom made toys for me to sell, as well.

Life sure was good, and the future looked even better from where I was sitting, or laying down, as it were.

“What are you smiling at, mate?” Dante asked, giving me that sexy crooked grin that made my ovaries go off like the fourth of July.

“I was just thinking if I wasn’t knocked up already, I’d be begging you to put a baby in me,” I said.

“Is that right, Mrs. Bianco?”

I nodded, loving it when he called me by my married name. Our ceremony had been a small and private one. We hopped on a plane and tied the knot on a little island not so far away called Moongate Island.

Rosie was thrilled with the resort and the crystal clear waters that surrounded the island. And since we took Jed with us as our babysitter, it worked out to be the perfect honeymoon and family weekend vacation.

Penny was bummed about not being able to come, but I promised her we could all go again together after the kids were born.

As for Zeke, I thanked him for what he did the day Dante faced off against his old Clan mates, but I still gave the Dragon Shifter a wide berth.

Dante assured me he would never hurt any of us, and I knew that. But he was the scariest thing I’d ever seen. Plus, he ate someone right in front of me.

But I owed him a lot since he saved me that day. Zeke was partially responsible for my still being here. I owed him a lot.

Because here was the only place I wanted to be.

“What are you thinking about now, Honey?”

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