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After Dani had leaped and run her fill, she nudged him gently with her antler and tilted her head toward the house. She didn’t have to tell him twice. They shifted together, their bodies morphing from beast to human with ease. Adam swung her up into his arms and carried her into the house, stopping only long enough to grab the tablet from the table.
Her hands were cold as she slid them into his hair and kissed a line down his neck. “That was fun.”
“Not scary?”
“Not with my protector watching out for me.”
He opened the sliding door and stepped inside, sliding it shut and flipping the lock. “I had a vision of our sons standing with you, watching over their sisters and me while we forage.”
He grinned as he knelt to set her down gently on the carpet. His leg burned slightly from the exertion of shifting. “How many kids are you thinking about, sweetheart?”
He pulled some logs from the basket, used the poker to open the screen, and then put the wood on the low flames. The fire blazed to life, and he closed the screen. Dani straightened from spreading out a blanket on the floor and went to her knees in the center of it. “I don’t know. I’d like to have a big family. Neither of us had that, and I can’t think of anything that would make me happier than to have a bunch of little Adams running around.”
“And Danis,” he said, kissing her gently as he cupped her face.
“Definitely.” She gripped his hips and moved closer. They tumbled to the floor, putting thoughts of the future on hold for the time being as they warmed each other up, ate cold pot roast, and then warmed each other up again.
It was one of the best nights he’d ever had.
* * *
Thursday morning, Adam held open the truck door for Dani as she got in, carrying a tote that was overflowing with yarn. Although she was enjoying learning how to quilt, she’d really taken to knitting, and was determined to make matching scarves for the two of them before the ground thawed. She used every moment of her spare time to work on the black and gray garments.
“Heloise said she’d help me bind off your scarf today, but first I have to help her organize her pills for the week. That woman is all about natural stuff, vitamins and minerals I’ve never heard of.”
“You shouldn’t be surprised that wolves like natural things.”
“I guess not. She’s a sweetie, even if she does smell like garlic from the tablets she takes.”
He chuckled as he shut the door.
“What are you and Jer doing today?”
“Delivering wood.”
“Sounds exciting,” she said with a wink.
“It’s a laugh riot.”
He’d just shifted the truck into gear when a black SUV stopped in front of them. For a heartbeat, he wasn’t sure what was going on, but then the passenger door opened and Liam got out. He waved at them and Dani said, “Oh! It’s Liam!”
Adam rolled the window down as Liam walked over to his side. “Hi. What’s going on?”
“Hey, I have some news. Can we talk inside for a minute? Tesli is here, and she’d love to say hi to Dani if you have the time.”
“Sure. Let me text my friend and tell him we’ll be late,” Adam said. He rolled up his window and then texted Jeremiah to tell him that they were meeting with friends unexpectedly and would be at the retirees’ residences as soon as they were finished.
“What do you think they want?” Dani asked.
“Let’s find out,” he said.
When Dani got out of the truck, Tesli squealed and raced over to her, grabbing her in a hug and nearly taking them both down on the slick sidewalk. “What are you doing here?” Dani asked with a laugh as they regained their balance.
“We were passing by, and we have some good news. How are you doing?”
“Really good. You?”
“I’m okay. I’m so glad to be home.”
