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Naked as a jaybird in the middle of the floor, I was nearly asleep when a small smack landed on my rear, jolting me awake. "Shower while I dress."
With a groan, I dragged my tired and satisfied body to the shower. Doing enough to wash, I stepped out, dried, and dressed before slinking out to the office again.
Kissing me goodbye, Dale considered me with a frown. "Are you heading back to the apartment?"
"No. They are happy sleeping there, so I'm going to sleep on the couch while I can."
Caressing my face, Dale appraised my eyes. "If you need to rest, Alexia and Hymn said they would babysit a few hours."
Smiling, I crashed onto the sofa. "Too tired to think, talk, walk…" I didn't even hear my head hit the pillow.
When I woke up, it was to the baby's giggling. Turning my head, I watched Hymn playing with them. When I closed my eyes, I saw her holding her own baby, Adam right there beside her. I didn't tell her. It wasn't for me to ruin the surprise. What the dream showed me was they wouldn't leave the pack, and that made me relieved.
Dale would miss his girls if they left. Cameron hadn't lived at the packhouse in years, but the girls were there when they weren't away working. Being honest, I'd miss them.
Yes, I was their stepmother, but we acted more like sisters, and they both adored Jacob and Steph. We'd all miss them if one of them left. Crawling over to the lounge, Jacob pulled himself up to standing. His indigo eyes smiled at me when he saw my eyes open.
In these moments, I forgot about the girl named Viridia, who went through so much. My children, Dale, the pack; the happiness of us all was all that mattered. Going forward, it was only going to get better.
