It was wondrous, monumental…and for Hecate it was an explosion of colours and stars so brilliant she could barely see for a few moments. An unusual sensation tickled at her, somewhere deep within her body and for a few moments her emotions rose up in her throat and almost choked her.
She finally got her breath back. “You are mine for always, Finn,” she murmured as they slid apart.
“As you are mine.” He breathed the words on a soft kiss.
It wasn’t long before they were both tucked up in bed, snuggled together in Hecate’s favourite spooning position.
Finn slept; the rhythmic breathing told her he was tired, and she wasn’t surprised he’d fallen asleep so quickly.
It took longer for her, since she still had much to think about, and her senses seemed to be extra alert after the experiences of the evening.
Would they head home immediately, or perhaps wait for Max and Kitty? How was everything going at Doireann Vale? Had Cressida given birth to her twins yet?
So many questions ran willy-nilly through her mind.
Hecate sighed and closed her eyes.
And saw a field full of flowers, and a sky of blue with fluffy clouds scudding along on a swift breeze. She sat on the headland, just outside Doireann Vale, on a cheerfully coloured blanket. She couldn’t see Finn or anyone else, but she knew they were well. She was so happy she wanted to laugh and sing and dance with it.
And so was the fair-haired, teal-eyed babe that lay beside her.
My child.
She gasped and opened her eyes, finding herself still cuddled into Finn’s warmth. Then she let her energies take her to that place in her mind…and did a quick mental survey of her body.
There. There it was…the tiniest shimmer of something…
She turned over and shook the sleeping man next to her. “Finn, wake up. Please wake up.”
“Mmmpfff…” He muttered and mumbled, then opened one eye. “What is it? You all right?”
“Marry me tomorrow.”
The other eye opened. “What?”
“Tomorrow. You have to marry me tomorrow.”
“Why?”
She took his hand and laid it on her naked belly. “Because of what we made this night.”
