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Dawn bit her lip to keep from laughing.
However, Daisy went along his side and back to his tail. She shouted, "There it is! Everyone mentions your spot, but it's not really that big, is it? Or that special. I mean, it doesn't sparkle as much as your white scales. So I don't know what everyone goes on about it."
And as she touched his spot, Blake didn't tense up or feel the need to run away. Dawn and Daisy were his family now, and he wanted to share this part of him with them.
His dragon spoke up. Maybe now you'll not care if everyone else thinks the bloody spot is special.
With time, yes. After all, once the baby is born and grows up a little, we'll have to help him or her with shifting. And when that time comes, helping our child will be more important than a few bystanders.
Good. Although I hope it doesn't take that long. I'd like to fly more and shift without worrying about if the landing area is empty or not.
Dawn came up to him, interrupting his conversation with his dragon, and he lowered his head. She didn't waste time scratching behind his ears.
Daisy soon joined in and even convinced him to lay down so she could climb on his back.
The next hour or so flew by, all of them forgetting about what could happen in the future. Right then, they cared about having fun and making a memory for their new family. Nothing else mattered.
Dawn knew that Blake had planned the day to distract her, and it worked.
He'd remembered their silly speed dating event and her answer about her perfect day. True, it wasn't as warm as she'd like, but as Daisy squealed when Blake jumped into the lake in his dragon form, it was even better than she could've imagined.
While still new, they were a family. One that she didn't want to ever let go.
She watched Blake do various stunts in the water, tackling most of Daisy's request, and couldn't help but laugh.
She had no idea of how much time had passed when another dragon came into sight. Dawn wasn't good enough to tell who the purple beast was, but they landed, folded their wings, and looked between Blake, Daisy, and back again.
Blake nudged Daisy toward Dawn, and she understood what they wanted. The purple dragon needed to shift, and unless Dawn was comfortable with Daisy being around two naked adults, Daisy needed to look away.
While Dawn knew eventually she'd have to be comfortable with the idea of naked strangers because of shifting and her own half-dragon child, she wasn't quite there yet. So she went to Daisy and turned them away from the pair as she said, "Let them shift so Blake can see what the purple dragon wants."
"I bet it's Nikki. She likes to do that extra wing flutter when she lands."
Dawn brushed some hair from Daisy's face. "You really do notice everything when it comes to dragon-shifters, don't you?"
"Of course. They don't all look alike, even though people say that. Just like humans, they have small differences."
Blake's voice prevented her from replying, "Come here, Dawn and Daisy. Nikki had some news."
When they turned around, Dawn noticed Nikki was already in her dragon form again. The woman was fast.
As she hurried Daisy to Blake, she noticed he had his trousers on, but nothing else. Normally she'd appreciate the water dripping down his chest, but she was more interested in the news at the moment. "What is it?"
He took her hand and Daisy's. "The DDA has decided Daisy can stay with Stonefire provided they have regular check-ins and allow her aunt to see her a few times a year."
Dawn wanted nothing to do with Susan, but she'd take that over losing Daisy forever.
Hugging her daughter to her side, she said, "You're staying with me, Daisy."
"Not just you, but all of us. We're a family, right? Blake said he wouldn't leave, and I don't have to leave, so we can stay together and be a family."
Dawn smiled. "Yes, we can." As she hugged Daisy to her side, she met Blake's gaze and tried her best to blink away her tears. "But this is just our starter family. We'll grow and have more to love soon enough."
Daisy spoke up again. "That will be brilliant. Well, as long as I don't have to babysit all the time. But just think—I can see his or her little dragon first. And help my brother or sister learn how to be a dragon. I know I'm not one, but if I study hard, I can help. That's what big sisters do."
"Yes, they do."
And as Daisy went on about all the things she wanted to learn and teach her new sibling, Dawn merely smiled at Blake and conveyed with her eyes how happy she was. Not only would she have her daughter with her, but she also had a second chance at life with Blake and their new baby.
