Keska sighed and pulled out one of the projectors.“Here.You can let Drin have this, and it will broadcast full-size through your coms.Just tell me how well it worked, and don’t tell me what she did with it.I want it back in a month and for it not to be sticky.”
Klauz laughed.“Thank you.”
“It will link to her com and work from there.”
“How?”
“Because I told it to.”
Sorooth chuckled.“Shall we go?”
She felt her body changing gears.“Yeah, probably a good idea.”
Aluhara was on the arm of Hedoreth, and Kessie wormed her way under Keska’s arm.“Are you in heat, Mom?”
“No, not yet.Getting there.”
“Oh.”She paused as they got in the elevator, and Keska tried to focus.“Are you going to have another baby?”
“Not today.Not tomorrow.”She smiled at Kessie.“There is time before anything happens.”
Kessie smiled.“But you don’t feel good right now?”
“I feel different.My body is out of practice and trying to get ready to do something it doesn’t normally do.So, it’s like running without stretching.My body is trying to stretch.”
Sorooth coughed as he ushered them out onto the main floor, and Aluhara was concerned, touching Keska’s cheek and forehead.
Keska grinned.“Are you going to tell me to take two aspirin and lie down?I can assure you, it doesn’t actually work.”
Aluhara kissed her forehead.“I know.My metabolism is so slow that this never happened to me.It took an entire lab team just to speed me up to the point where they could harvest eggs once, and then someone stole them.”She smiled at Kessie.“You have no inkling of how happy I am that they are coming back to me.You are a treasure, Keska.You and your sisters.I hope to meet them soon.”
“We will issue an invite after we are out of our speed wobble.”She reached into her purse and took out a small object the size of a coin.“If you ever need to stop someone in their tracks, use this.Hit them centre mass.The gadget does the rest.”
Aluhara smiled.“Thank you, but my favourite part of tonight is the statue of our family.”
Sorooth nodded.“My favourite part is yet to come.”
Keska sighed, hugged Hedoreth, and hugged Aluhara again.They walked to their car, which was near Sorooth’s, and then everyone went their separate ways.
Sorooth tucked her into the front seat after Kessie was seated.“How long do we have?”
“Three hours.Hemma is gearing up for it.”Keska sighed.“I wish it had an off ornot right nowbutton.”
He kissed her quickly, grinned, and closed her door.He walked around and got behind the wheel, and they were off in a few moments.He reached out and held her hand during the entire drive back to the house between schools.
The gate at the drive closed behind them as they drove in, and Keska got nervous as she always did when he was around for a heat.This time was different.He was staying.
Once inside, Kessie hugged her and her dad and skipped off to get some snacks with Hemma, showing off the statue and her dad’s statue.
Keska fidgeted.Sorooth asked quietly, “Do you have a space?”
She nodded.“Let’s pack a bag so we don’t look like we have been wrestling bears when we’re done.”
“Oh, I am never done.I am just resting for propriety’s sake.”Sorooth smiled as they walked to the bedroom, and she picked her clothing.
“Oh, shoot.You don’t have clothing here yet.”
He grinned.“It’s fine.I can fold these and put them aside.I will order our luggage from our hotel while we are here.It will be here when we emerge.”
