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“He’s so little. Littler than Angel.”
“Babies do start out that way,” he agreed. “But they grow.”
“How fast? When can I play with him?”
“Not for a while, I’m afraid. Right now, it’s your job to look after him.”
Pride puffed out Tommy’s chest as he smiled up at him.
“I can do that.”
“I know you can. Now you’d better get back to bed before Mama finds out you’re missing.”
“All right.” A wide yawn interrupted his agreement. “Love you, Daddy.”
“I love you too, son.”
He smiled as Tommy yawned again and disappeared. Two fine sons. Two fine sons and a beautiful mate. He was a very lucky male. Evander stirred restlessly, and he bent down to pick him up. They had named the baby after Ida’s father and he knew how much that pleased her. Evander had inherited his mother’s pale skin, but his soft cap of hair was midnight blue and the two small nubs where his horns would appear were already apparent.
He changed the sleepy baby, then carried him to Ida. She smiled up at him as she took the baby.
“Was Tommy in there again?”
“He was.”
He settled down next to her as she opened her gown and brought the baby to her breast. As always, the sight of her swollen rednipple sent a flare of excitement through his body, although he did his best to suppress it.
“I’m glad that he’s interested and not jealous,” he added.
“I think that’s because you pay so much attention to him. You’re a wonderful father, Temel.”
If he’d had her pale changeable skin, it would have reflected his pleasure.
“It is important to me.”
“I know it is.”
Her emerald eyes were warm and loving in the soft glow of the lamp, and he cupped her cheek before turning his gaze to their son. The baby only suckled a little longer before falling back to sleep, and she sighed.
“He was too sleepy to eat. You know what that means.”
“Another very early morning?”
“Exactly. But we can keep trying to get him on a schedule.”
He shrugged.
“It’s not that important.”
“But it was your idea!”
“Because I wanted you to have a chance to rest.”
She started to laugh, which did tantalizing things to her still exposed breasts.
“And I thought it was all those years of military discipline. In that case, why don’t we just let him eat when he’s hungry? No matter when it is.”
“I have no problem with that.”
