He pondered it. “I think they’re going to be very earth-toned. Evander is very earth-toned, and so am I. So, yes, I think so.” He hoped so. It would be hard to explain pink and purple babies.
Devon sat him down and plates started to appear—bread with honey poured over the top, a whipped chunk of soft white cheese, the tomatoes with salt and pepper and just a splash of dark vinegar.
It was exactly, perfectly what he wanted, and he began to eat like a ravenous thing.
The dragons moved around him snacking and laughing, offering him a glass of apple cider to wash it down with. It’s all fascinating because in the dragonland, all apple cider was purple. He loved that.
Purple apple cider.
Arielle came through with her red hair like a curtain around her, and he stared, because she was growing up. She looked like a young lady. It made him smile. She’d been a precocious child when he’d met her, and now she was becoming a fully realized person.
“Uncle Corbin, how are you?”
“Can’t talk, eating.”
“Ah, pregnant, hmm? Good for you.” She chuckled. “I came in to get snacks for the babies. Everyone has decided that they’re starving to death.” She rolled her eyes. “Nevvy’s trying to teach them how to play ball, and I think Elliot thinks he’s a ball, and Isabelle keeps snatching the balls off the ground and flying away with them.”
“Oh, wow. He really likes to roll around. His bird, Eddie, chases him and tries to pick him up and carry him. It’s just a silly game, but that’s probably what he thinks he’s doing right now.”
“I think it’s adorable.” Arielle waved a hand. “Let me grab some snacks.” She kissed him on top of his head. “It’s really good to see you. Do you need me to get you anything? I could fly down to the village.”
“Sebby said he sent a message down to Tyr, who’s gonna bring some honey up. That’s really what I want. I was craving tomatoes and honey, not together, on separate pieces of bread.”
“Well, we have both of those things, I see.” She grinned at the table, grabbing a cracker to dip into the whipped cheese with honey on top of it. “Mmm. You know what this needs? A sprinkle of nuts.”
She pulled out all sorts of little bags of things that looked like cookies and crackers and maybe dried fruit and headed back outside, waving at him.
He looked at Devon, shocked a little bit. “She’s amazing. I can’t believe how much she’s grown.”
“Yeah, she’s gonna be off to university soon in the city, and it breaks my heart.”
“My goddess, I can’t even imagine. I’m just going to lock my kids in the basement, I think.”
Brand hooted. He was so constantly sarcastic; it was kind of grand. “Yes, but in your basement, things lead places. You candig all sorts of new corridors just with your mind. Remember that.”
“Heavens. Yeah, I don’t even want to think about that.” Corbin knew it was a problem— Cosmo had proven that without question when he was pregnant with Elliot.
Devon waved one hand. “We need to talk about other things.”
He grinned. Then he glanced at Myk. He really wanted to bring up the whole vampire situation, but he thought maybe he had traumatized Myk enough for one day just mentioning it about Evander.
For now, he would keep it to himself. Brand seemed to know that something was going on, though, and so did Tyson because they were both staring at him. Eagan was very preoccupied with Ollie, so he wondered what was going on there. Hopefully, Ollie wasn’t ill.
Who knew? Maybe Ollie was pregnant again, although that was unlikely.
He couldn’t imagine, after having the special Ks, that anyone would ever want to have another baby. Not that they weren’t absolutely amazing children, because they were, but wow.
Still, Brandon and Ty were watching. And if he wasn’t careful, soon Zeke would be there, and then the boss would be in there. If the boss showed up, he was fucked because everybody knew that the boss?—
“Corbin, I haven’t seen you in so long!” Gavin came swooping in as if conjured by his thoughts, large and in charge and demanding, and Corbin just wanted to hide his head for a minute, but he didn’t, because this was the boss.
“Boss, I’ve missed you. I’ve just been very busy with… things.” Previously vampiric lovers and vampires invading the summer land and fighting with Mother and getting pregnant. Periodically uncle-sitting two flying demons and a rock. PoorIsabelle, he wasn’t sure yet if she was going to be a demon or a rock. She was sort of like a flame, and?—
“Come walk with me.”
He winced and rolled his eyes. “I’m sort of eating.”
“Bring the bread; Myk will make more. We’re just gonna have a quick stroll, give you some room so you can digest.” Gavin’s tone brooked no argument.
