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He smiled. "That is a long-winded way to say you want to see my dragon."
"Well, of course, I haven't really seen him much, and it's not just me. Mum likes him, too. And with the sun? You'll be all sparkly."
His dragon grunted. We do not sparkle.
You do, a bit.
His dragon huffed and fell silent.
Before Daisy could ask what his dragon said—she still did that all the time, despite the gentle reminders about how you shouldn't do that with dragon-shifters—he handed her some of the packed lunches. "Take these to the car. I'll carry the rest, and then we can go."
Without another word, Daisy grabbed her share of the lunches and raced out of the room.
His dragon said, At least she's not thinking about the custody trial.
There still hadn't been any word yet. Dawn had a hard time sleeping, and it made both man and beast anxious. Today will hopefully distract her. After all, she said her perfect day would be sunny and outside.
Too bad it's not very warm.
Well, we do what we can, considering this is the North of England.
Daisy yelled from the front door, "Do you need more help, Blake? Mum's waiting in the car now, too."
Shaking his head at how skillfully Daisy could make someone feel guilty with a few words, he scooped up the remaining lunch things and went to join his mate and daughter.
Since Blake had never learned to drive, he slid into the passenger's side and shut the door. Dawn raised her brows. "Well, since you won't tell me where we're going, I need some sort of direction to get started."
Even if he didn't drive, Blake had flown the route many times over and had taken note of the roads below. So he gave directions to get them going, and continued to give Dawn further ones until they reached a peaceful valley surrounded by hills.
As soon as Dawn pulled into a turnout spot, he said, "We'll leave the lunches here for now. But bring the blankets and towels."
Dawn raised her brows. "It's not exactly warm."
"Just trust me, love."
"Okay," she said as she exited the car and helped take out what was needed from the trunk.
Blake guided them down a pathway until they came to the shore of a small lake. He gestured toward it. "This is my favorite place to swim in the lake. I thought I'd show you my dragon form and go for a swim." He winked and leaned to Dawn's ear so that only she could hear. "Although you'll have to wait for me to shift between human and dragon since Daisy's here."
She lightly hit his arm. "Considering how cold it is, I'm not sure you'd want to do that right now anyway. It'll be a little less impressive, won't it?"
"Cheeky female," he murmured before he kissed her lips briefly.
Right on cue, Daisy jumped on the silence. "When will you shift, Blake? I really want to see your dragon, and help scratch your ears, and maybe y
ou'll even let me sit on your back? None of the other adults will let me do that, and it's a pain even with Freddie most of the time. So you have to let me do it, just to see what it's like to be that tall."
Giving Dawn one last kiss, he faced his stepdaughter. "Set the blankets on the ground and turn away. Only then will I shift."
Daisy tossed the blanket on the ground, not caring if it was laid flat, and plopped herself down, her back to him. "Ready!"
He chuckled and slowly shed his clothes. After touching Dawn's cheek one last time, he moved far enough away to change forms.
His wings sprouted from his back, his legs and arms grew, and his face elongated into a snout. In less than a minute, he stood in his white dragon form.
Giving a small growl, he let his family know he was done.
Daisy was up and at his side within seconds. She patted his scales. "You're so shiny, Blake. You really do sparkle, more than the other dragons."
