Hawk wandered in, his nose working. “Do I smell soup?”
Orion grinned. “Cullen, would you get me?—”
“Another can? Absolutely.”
“You mean you didn’t sacrifice a chicken carcass to make fresh soup?” Hawk’s huge grin told them he expected to get no end of shit for that.
“Oh, God, don’t say carcass.” Corbin felt like he was far greener than usual all of a sudden.
“Sorry, my brother.” Hawk grabbed a glass out of the cabinet and poured Sprite into it from the fridge before handing it over to him.
“Thanks.” The bubbly drink always calmed his stomach down. It was better than peppermint tea or even Mother’s tea for the nausea right now.
“The least I could do since I’m the one who made you feel that way.” Hawk settled in his chair, staring intently at him. “Has your mate found out anything?”
The guy really didn’t like the idea of vampires getting through to the Land of Summer.
“Not yet. He went to have a nice, long run with his brothers today. He hopes that will help loosen somebody’s tongue.”
“He’s enjoying having his brothers.” Hawk grinned, and Corbin shrugged.
“Hey, it happens. Some of us enjoy having our brothers…” It was a gentle tease because everyone knew that Hawk had lost his family. Corbin wasn’t even a hundred percent sure Hawkremembered his family, but it didn’t matter becausetheywere his brothers now.
Hawk snorted. “Speaking of which, I don’t suppose you guys want to have family night tonight?”
Orion and Cullen looked at each other wide-eyed, and Corbin came to their rescue.
“Tisi and Serena are spending the night over in the Glade tonight, so I think maybe you and me and Cosmo and Evander could have a supper, maybe play spades?”
You so rock.Cullen sounded utterly panicked.I mean, I have plans as in like bom chicka wah wah plans, and I love you guys, but damn.
No worries. I really don’t want to hear about your bom chicka wah wah plans.
Hawk’s cheeks pinked. “Oh?Oh,that’s… Oh yes, of course. No, we’d love to, right, Cosmo?”
As if he’d been summoned, his pink brother popped in with a baby in one arm and a toddler on the end of his other hand. “Why, I think that’s a great idea! We can have a slumber party with the kids in here.”
Cosmo sounded a tad stressed.
He tilted his head. “Something happen over at your house?”
Cosmo nodded, eyes wide. “Bakli is in a very bad mood, so yes.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. They can play with the puppy. Blaze is getting big enough to want to play for hours.” Luckily, potty training a guardian puppy was way easier than potty training a dragon child. Aspen was a bit persnickety, and she wanted Blaze to act appropriately in the house.
Sometimes, it even worked.
“Cool.” Cosmo grinned. “Are we having soup?”
Orion tugged out another can without a word. Corbin grinned at how smoothly they all moved around each other.Even the kids seemed to know where to be, who to sit on… He loved that.
His food came first, then Hawk’s, but they fed the kids next. They loved soup and grilled cheese.
Soon Orion and Cullen slipped away, waving and offering them all grateful smiles as they escaped from the house.
“What do you want to bet there’s another baby soon?” Cosmo teased, waving after them.
“Do you figure another baby would look like one of them? You think it would be winged again?” He loved how they were all so unique, so different from one another.
