Lorelei sniffs and pretends she didn’t hear those comments.
“I know you are saying these things to shock me because you are angry with me, but you are going to finish Light Knot Night, and then you will attend the next one, or I will…I will…” Lorelei mumbles wrathfully. “I will take away the license for the gallery.”
Asher jerks back as Cordie climbs off me, allowing me to stand up and make myself presentable. I wonder if we can slip out the back.
“That is Felix’s dream. You can’t do that!” Asher whispers harshly.
“You promised you would all help me when I started this.”
“That was when it was a guarantee to fail!” Asher shouts.
“You promised,” Lorelei says, and her lower lip wobbles.
“Mum, that’s cheating.” Asher growls and paces quickly. “Fine, I did. I made a deal. I will honour it, don’t shut down Felix’s gallery.”
“Thank you, my darling.” She turns to Cordelia. “You also agreed to this.”
“I didn’t realise it was going to be this big,” Cordelia snaps. “Everyone is going to be there.”
“Come, say hello, blow out the candles, then we will all look the other way while you go practice getting pregnant,” Lorelei snaps.
“GRANDBABIES!” Julia squeals. “Oh, I have all the perfect names picked out. I want two little girls and a boy.”
Cordelia grabs my wrist and steps back, her face white, but my head is spinning. Having little miniature children that look like Cordie or Fox. A boy like Sebastian or a miniature of myself?
I didn’t…think about that.
My chest gets tight and bubbly like it’s filled with champagne.
“Sit down, Katsu, breathe.”
I’m helped onto the couch and my head pushed between my knees.
“Didn’t he know sex made babies?” Julia asks. “Do I need to have the talk with him? I can, I was very good at it.”
“No! No, thank you, Mum,” Cordie says.
I glance up and find Asher on the couch in silent convulsions of laughter. Evil, that is the evil twin, I’m sure of it.
“Fine, let’s go to the party,” Cordelia says heavily.
“Aw, no baby making?” Julia whines.
“Not with an audience, no,” Cordelia growls.
“Oh, good point. How long does he need? Is he a pocket rocket or a steam engine?”
-A what now?I stare at my soon-to-be bonded’s mother, wondering if there is an option button for her.
“Mum!” Cordie shouts.
“Judging by the colour, I’m going to go with steam!” Asher says helpfully.
Sofia has been leaning against the wall watching silently, but when Cordelia turns on her, she straightens. Something passes between the two omegas.
“You are the oldest; you control them, or I will make you pay.”
“There is nothing you can do to me.” Sofia tosses her hair in a haughty challenge.
