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“Thanks Evan. I really appreciate it,” I said.

“No problem. That’s what family is for.”

“And you can come see Elowen while you’re here dropping them off,” Lewis called out.

“Yes! See you soon!”

The call ended and I looked over at Lewis. “They don’t have to stay here. In fact, I’d prefer they didn’t.”

Lewis nodded at me. “If that’s what you want, I’ll support that. I don’t mind though. I have to assume they flew on a plane to get here. That’s a long flight.”

I nodded. “Crud. I forgot about Wilder and Marley. And they have Daisy and Noah. Six more people is a lot with a newborn, cutie.”

Lewis stood and crossed the room, stopping in front of me where I was sitting on the side of the bed. “Yep, it is. They’re family. And you have to remember, I’m fae. If they irritate me enough, I’ll just magick them off of the mountain.”

I chuckled at that. Lewis handed me Elowen and I took the baby without hesitation. “Hello little miss. Are you full now? Hmm? Did Daddy feed you? Yes, he did.” I cooed at her with a huge smile on my face. I couldn’t help it anytime I held our daughter. I pulled her close and kissed her forehead before I moved her into the crook of my arm. With my free arm, I tugged on my mate. “I love you,” I told him.

“I love you too.” Lewis cupped my face and leaned in to kiss me. He pulled away entirely too quickly, but I understood why when he hurried off to the bathroom. I understood that. He’d been tied to the chair and instead of asking for me to take Elowen for him, he’d sat there in silence.

Lewis’s phone chirped and I looked down at it beside me on the bed.

Evan: Master Edison said he’d take care of it. Can I still come and see the baby? Please?

I chuckled at his message. I picked the phone up, but I’d discovered it was a bit difficult to type one handed so I set it back down and did the hunt and peck method.

Lewis: Yes. I’ll meet you downstairs. Well, Vaughn will.

I sent the message and then stood. “Cutie, I’m going downstairs to meet Evan,” I called out through the bathroom door. “Do you need anything?”

“No, I’m good. I’m hurrying.”

“No rush. Master Edison is going to take care of my family. I assume that means he’ll escort them up here.”

“Okay.”

I left the bedroom and by the time I made it downstairs and to the front door, Evan was already there. That didn’t surprise me. He was fae and had magic. I had no doubt that he’d simply magicked himself from his place to ours.

“Hey Evan.”

“Hey yourself.” I stepped back to let him enter. Once I closed the door, I turned to see Evan rubbing his hands together quickly with a huge smile on his face.

“Oh my fates I can’t wait. She’s so tiny compared to Dean.”

I chuckled as I passed Elowen over to Evan. “Enjoy your time with her because Lewis is probably going to take her away once he gets down here.”

“Is he all right?” Evan asked with genuine concern in his voice.

“He was in the bathroom. It’s been some time since he’s taken an actual shower, and he’s in the shower now. He’s obviously a bit concerned about meeting my parents.

“Yeah, how’s that going to work. Like, seriously. They just decided to show up out of the blue?”

I shrugged. “Apparently. After they retired, they decided they’d had enough of Washington and moved to Europe. They never really stayed in one place for long, and I think maybe now they’re tired of moving around all of the time.” I sighed. We weren’t a close family. I didn’t know what to expect if they did decide they wanted to move back to the states.

Lewis sighed through our bond, and when I reached out to him, I tried not to chuckle.

“An actual shower with hot water beating down on me feels so amazing. Why?”

“It’s relaxing.”