“So, what if I was?” she teased. “You were too.” He laughed, she blushed. It felt good, it felt right. How could she have ever ruined this by not trusting him?
“What is going on in that head of yours?” he asked.
“Nothing. She finished her five minutes, turned it off, wiped it down, and then went to stretch with him, but he took her into his arms and kissed her instead.
“Did I tell you, I missed you?”
“I missed you too, I’m sorry, we wouldn’t have been apart if I had only just heard you out. I was being foolish, and I feel awful.”
“No. I should have told you from the beginning. I shouldn’t have led you on or had sex till I was sure Phoebe and I were over.” He kissed her one last time before he helped her stretch and then showed her how to use the elliptical.
“Oh my gosh, this has to be my favorite machine. This is so easy and so much fun.”
“So, we should probably start thinking about names for the baby, right?” Alistair asked.
“Oh, yeah, I guess so. I mean it’s early. Did you have a name in mind?” she asked, both curious and afraid of what he might say.
“Lee works for a boy or a girl. Lee for a boy and Lea for a girl,” Alistair suggested.
“I like that name.” It wasn’t a bad name at all, Sarai was surprised.
“Lee or Lea Quintin.”
“Do you want a boy?”
“I honestly don’t care. I will love a boy or a girl just as much.”
“Good answer, Alistair.” She smiled.
“Five minutes, then wipe down and stretch. I’ll show you how to use my new toy. It should be a good one for you.”
“Ooh a new toy.”
“It’s the escalator one.”
“Cool.”
“I’ve been wanting to show it to you, since I got it. Figured you’d appreciate it as much as I do.”
She finished on the elliptical, wiped it down, stretched again, and then he showed her how to use the new machine. He was right, she loved it. She finished her reps on it, then got off. She cleaned it off and then stretched again. He brought out the exercise balls and they worked out on them. Then they went upstairs to get smoothies.
“Hey Tibs, two passion fruit smoothies. One with dragon fruit, one with raspberries.”
“You got it, Alistair. Hi Sarai, congratulations on the baby.”
“Thanks.”
“Tibs is my oldest and best friend. He’s a wolf shifter.”
“Cool!”
They took their smoothies to the table. They sat there for hours, laughing and catching up and learning more about each other. “So, I know you want to wait till after the baby comes to get married, but I think you should move out of your apartment and into my house. You can take the guest wing for now, if you’re not ready to move into my wing.”
She laughed and remarked on the irony of a dragon’s house having wings. He thought she was adorable. He reached for her hand. “I love you, Sarai.”
“I love you too. I was in shock the other day; I should have said it.”
“Of course, you were in shock. You had just found out your boyfriend was a dragon shifter.” He laughed. “You’re over that shock, right?”
