* * *
Grimbold held Walter’s hair as he vomited his breakfast into the toilet.
After he was finished, then had rinsed his mouth and brushed his teeth, Walter yawned. “I’m going to take a nap.”
“Go right ahead, sweetheart. I’ll have Carsons bring in crackers and ginger ale.”
“Thank you, Grimbold,” his omega said, then kissed him on the cheek and climbed into their bed.
Grimbold touched his cheek. It was, he realized, the first time Walter had called him anything besides sir.
* * *
“He’s moving!” Harrison exclaimed excitedly, looking at the ultrasound screen.
“Who, Daddy?” asked his young son, finally clothed and human. It was rare for Grimbold to see his dark hair and iridescent soap bubble eyes for more than a few seconds at a time.
Everard moved the ultrasound wand. “She,” he corrected.
“She?” Walter’s voice squeaked a little. “It’s a girl?”
“You two are most definitely having a female child,” Everard intoned.
“Dragonet,” Harrison corrected. The lizard on his shoulder coincidentally nodded its head.
“Yes, of course, butter bean. Their dragonet is developing nicely and is most decidedly a girl.”
Walter looked at Grimbold as if gauging his response.
“We’ll have to start planning out the nursery, of course,” Grimbold said. “And pick out names.”
His mate relaxed infinitesimally. “You aren’t disappointed, are you? That she’s not a boy?”
“You and the babe are healthy. That’s all that matters to me.” Grimbold kissed Walter. “That’s all that ever matters.”
* * *
Walter walked through the dark bedroom and climbed into bed next to Grimbold. “I’d appreciate it if your daughter would stop kicking my bladder.”
Grimbold pulled Walter to him, feeling the firm but rounded belly under his hand. “Naughty girl.” He kissed Walter’s neck. “She’s going to be a handful.”
Walter groaned. “Stop teasing me, Grim. It’s not fair. You’re always beautiful and I’m fat and hideous.”
Grimbold flushed with pleasure as he always did when Walter used that nickname. “You are beautiful, sweet, and not at all fat, and who said I was teasing?” He lifted Walter’s leg then pressed his lubed cock against his omega’s ass.
“Grim?”
“Hush, sweet. Let me love you.”
“Do you? I’ve hoped, but… you… you’ve never said.”
Grimbold thrust inside Walter’s tight, scorching-hot passage. “You wear my mark and heard my vow. You’re mine forever, until the sun burns out in the sky. You bear both my child and my heart. Of course I love you.”
Walter threw his head back and searched for Grimbold’s mouth. They kissed fiercely as Grimbold thrust slowly into Walter’s body.
“I love you, too,” Walter cried out. “I have for so long.”
Mine. Forever.
