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I looked over at Frederick with wide eyes. “We won’t have to worry about that. It’s so rare for warlock-warlock pairings to have twins,” he told me. That was true. I honestly couldn’t imagine having two at once. Although, it was probably easier for me and Frederick since we both had magic. But Eli was a fox shifter.
“Might I ask,” I said, addressing Eli. “How do you keep up with two at once? Do they both need to be changed and fed at the same time?”
Eli laughed while nodding. “Yeah, they did. But that was all Benjamin,” he told me. “Even when he was on assignments, I could just reach out to him and he could use magic to change their diapers for me. I would put them on these pillows and sit in front of them and hold both bottles at the same time, but yeah, diapers it was just so much easier to ask Ben.”
I looked over at the other warlock. He could do that? I had magic, but I was almost positive that I couldn’t use it like that. How was that possible? Was that because of who their family was?
“That’s amazing,” I said.
Calum and Asher approached while holding a sleepy-looking Isla. I was introduced to them, and learned they lived off of the mountain, down in a neighborhood on pack lands that the council had an arrangement with the pack alpha for. I was also introduced to Drew, and his and Sebastian’s precious little girl Flora. Frederick hadn’t been wrong when he said she was just the sweetest little thing. She was just days past three months old and shortly after I was introduced to her, she fell asleep in her daddy’s arms. Drew was absolutely in love with his little cheetah shifter, not that I could blame him.
When we finally made it to the oversized dining table, Benedict and Arturo had joined us. Sebastian’s parents were incredibly kind, and it was obvious that they were quite taken with Drew and Flora.
The food plentiful, and the company was amazing, and I finally started to relax once we were all sitting around the table. Any and all reservations I had about meeting Frederick’s family was for nothing. Every last one of them made me feel welcome, and not a single one mentioned the coven in Venice.
After we ate too much food, drank a few glasses of wine, and the mess was cleared with a little bit of magic, we all moved to the oversized sofas and chairs. Benjamin and Eli’stwins quickly wore themselves out and they were the first to say their goodbyes. Calum and Asher were next, as little Isla became fussy, and they headed home to give her a bath and put her to bed. That left us with Rainier and Étienne as well as Sebastian, Drew, and Flora.
“You should take my phone number,” Drew said. With Frederick going back to work next week, you might decide you’re bored and want to hang out.” Drew shrugged. “I’m not saying that you’re going to want to hang out with me all of the time, but I’m just next-door and I can show you around the mountain if you’d like.” Drew turned toward Sebastian, and then back my way, his eyes large and rounded. “I wasn’t implying that Frederick hasn’t shown you around.”
“I would be happy to have your number,” I said as I pulled out my phone. “Let me give you mine as well. I have to look it up though because we recently changed it since I no longer needed Amherst phone number.” It didn’t take long for me to pull up my number. Once I had, I held out the phone to Drew and let him input it into his own. Seconds later, my phone vibrated in my hand when I received a text from the little cheetah shifter.
“Are you planning on working?” Drew asked me.
I shook my head. “Maybe I will again someday, but it’s not in the plan anytime soon. Right now I want to focus on the family we’re starting and I think that combined with the fact that Frederick and I are still getting to know one another is more than enough to keep me busy. Frederick said he wants to stay with the council, so I’m going to find things to occupy my time while he’s at work.”
“Well, if you need company, I’m just next door. Flora keeps me a little busy though, but I’m more than happy to spend time with you if you’d like.”
I smiled at the little cheetah omega. “I wouldn’t mind at all,” I told him. I glanced over at his mate though. “As long asSebastian doesn’t have a problem with that.” He’d been friendly, but I was from the Venice coven, and I wasn’t sure exactly how he felt about me and my birth coven just yet.
“I think it would be good for Drew,” Sebastian said. “Especially since we’re still working on some rotations in and out of Italy,” he said.
I looked over at Frederick. “Will you be going back?” I asked.
Frederick shrugged. “If I’m needed I will. Right now, I’m still on leave for another week. We’ll have to see where things are when it’s time for me to go back.”
I nodded. I wanted to discuss that with Frederick more when we got home. I knew he was an enforcer, and that he could take care of himself. But if he was going to go to Venice, what were the chances that he’d let me go with him? It was possible that I could I could be of help there.
Flora started to fuss, and Sebastian quickly picked her up from Drew’s lap. “I should get the two of you home,” Sebastian said. Drew stood, and when I looked over at Frederick, he raised an eyebrow at me.
“Are you ready to head home?”
I glanced around the room and found Rainier and Benedict deep in conversation and Étienne and Arturo were sharing another bottle of wine while looking at something on a table.
“I guess, yeah. We can work on decorating some more if you’d like.”
“You still are unpacking?” Drew asked.
I looked over at him and shook my head. “No. I can’t decide on a theme or color for our nursery. The rest of the place is finished, but there are too many ideas out there for nurseries.”
Drew shook his head and pointed at Sebastian. “He did ours. I understand you have magic and everything, but I don’t and I just told him colors and that was it. Poof, like the magic it is, the nursery was finished.”
I looked over at Frederick. “Maybe I should do that with you,” I said. “Look at how amazing our bedroom looks, and that was all you.” It was true though. I loved the plaster walls in our room. It made it feel more like home to me, and I needed that.
“I’ll decorate the nursery if that’s what you want. But there’s no rush. Our little one isn’t due until May.” He had a point there. We had a few months still.
“It was nice to officially meet you, Dominic. I’m with Drew on things. With you being just next door, don’t be strangers,” Sebastian said.
Frederick stood, and I joined him. That got the attention of the others. We all quickly said our good byes and then I took Frederick’s hand and walked out of the house. Once outside, magic had me wrapped up in my coat, hat, and gloves.
