I waited for the verdict. It wasn’t right. Their faces said it all.
Then they both burst out laughing, and Kyle said, “We love it here. As soon as I walked in, it felt and smelled like home.”
Griffith spoke between laughing breaths. “It’s beautiful. And the neighborhood is gorgeous. And your parents…they’re amazing.”
“Really?”
“Yes.” They both jumped up and grabbed me, pulling me to my feet.
“And it’s okay that they live right down the street?” I asked.
“Hell, yes!” Griffith bounced with me in his arms. “They’re wonderful.”
Kyle embraced me from behind.
My body flooded with so much happiness, I couldn’t contain myself. I leaned in and bit Griffith on his claiming mark. Then I turned to Kyle and bit him.
“That felt so good.” Griffith put his hand to the back of his neck.
Kyle just sighed with his big grin.
“I have something else to tell you both.”
“What?” Kyle asked.
“Dad told me something just before we left. It has to do with the three of us. It’s a big deal.”
Griffith squeezed me. “Spill.”
“Okay, back up a little. I want to face you both before I say it.”
“Say what? You’re making me impatient,” Kyle said.
“First, I just want to say that Dad knows things. He has a special way about him. Accelerated dragon senses is what we call it.”
“And?” Griffith frowned. “What did he say about us?”
I looked at Kyle then reached out and cupped his chin, tilting his head up to meet my eyes. “He says you’re pregnant, Kyle.”
“What?” Kyle’s mouth formed an O.
“He’s never been wrong about these things.”
Griffith turned to Kyle. “You’re pregnant, buddy?”
“I didn’t know.” Kyle started to hyperventilate a little.
We sat him down between us and held him until he processed this new information.
Finally, he said, “I’m pregnant. Huh. That explains it.”
“Explains what?” I asked.
“Why I suddenly don’t like scrambled eggs when they’re my favorite food. And why I’ve been craving hot peppered jerky this whole trip when I hate hot peppered jerky.”
After that, we covered him with kisses. Later, we carried him up to my bed and celebrated our new beginning.
Chapter Nineteen
