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“Are you trying to seduce me, mate?”
“Will it get me out of this party? If yes, absolutely.”
He smiled at someone behind her, and she tried to ooze around to hide behind him.
“Hello, Mom.” His long arms caught Elly, and he eased her around to face his parent.
“Hello, son. I wanted to borrow your partner.” She smiled.
Elly blinked. “Um, okay.”
She ended up being towed to the mom gathering while she was introduced to Keahi’s mother’s occupation. She was an obstetrics specialist, Nalu’s mom was a surgeon, and Mano’s was a therapist. The fathers were also working professionals, which struck Elly as silly for a tropical island, but doctors and lawyers were needed. She hadn’t seen anyone outside the royal village. The city was still pretty much a mystery.
Having her mother-in-law taking a look at her was nerve-racking if it involved stirrups, but she wasn’t pregnant yet, so that visit was a distance away. Months. She muttered silently,It had better be months.
Laughter reached her from three sources around the room. It could wait, but it wouldn’t waittoolong. She wanted to get the next phase of her life going. She had waited long enough.
Epilogue
Eliana grinned as the carriage took her to the coastline, where the circus school was in full bloom. Venetia was there with three bodyguards and the babies, guiding people through swings, flips, and giving tips for balancing on a variety of objects.
Eliana got out of the carriage and walked to the shore where Venetia stood. “You are looking good. Getting some sun.”
Venetia chuckled. “How are you feeling?”
“Oh, god, I hurt all over. That dance instructor is brutal. She kept poking me when I stared at the guys.”
Ven laughed. “You would think after last week that you were sated.”
“I am full of surprises.” She wagged her eyebrows.
“Are you up to the demonstration?”
“Sure. Wait. Are the guys anywhere around me?”
Ven looked behind her. “Nope. Are you ready?”
She grinned. “Yup. As long as I don’t get my butt kicked when I get home.”
Ven chuckled as she helped Eliana get changed, and then she asked. “Do you have a catcher yet?”
“Nope.”
“Right, then it will be ribbons.”
She walked to the edge of the display, held the two ribbons, and took some test launches. When she confirmed the rigging was solid and that the angle was right, she nodded to Ven, who gathered the students, and she did a quick display of ribbon techniques, flying and soaring before sitting and swinging.
When she was done, she went over basic techniques and what kind of physical strength they would need in their arms and shoulders. The proper instructor was arriving by the end of the week, but the students were getting anxious that that part of the school wasn’t going to be offered, so this was a demonstration that the equipment was working. It had been rigged off the same stage where Emerald Shiver had done their last concert.
Once she changed into normal clothes, she hugged Ven and played with the little ones.
“So, are you waiting to be picked up?” Ven smiled.
“No. Mano and I are going to commute home together.” She grinned. “I am taking the five-thirty shark home.”
“It gives new meaning to carpool.” Ven laughed.
Elly laughed until she heard the shocked tourists. “Oh, there’s my ride. See you later, cuties.” She waved at the babies and then ran past the inbound tourists to wrap herself in water and seek out her mate. She wrapped her hands around his fin, and he moved rapidly through the water, taking her around the island to the house near the volcano.
