Page 56 of Triumph of the Wolf
Duncan stepped close and wrapped his arms around me. “You’ll be an amazing mother.”
He already knew what I suspected. Maybe his medallion had been giving him visions too.
“I already know you are,” he added.
“Are you ready to be… an amazing father?”
Anykind of father. He’d been musing about it, but that wasn’t the same as deciding to become a parent.
“I’m working on my skills in that area,” Duncan said. “If I can keep my clone from killing me, we’ll know I’m getting there.”
“Winning over an eight-year-old can be a challenge.”
Duncan kissed my cheek and stroked my side. “Would you be willing to explore the idea of travel with me? With a child? Your life could be full of adventure.”
Full of throwing magnets into water and hauling up rusty junk, maybe. If I was with Duncan, might I enjoy that? For a time?
“I guess if I’m going to need to get a new job anyway,” I said, “I can try to find something that allows travel. I’m not sure how I’ll fix toilets remotely though.”
“Maybe it’s time for you to aspire to something grander.”
“But I like the toilets,” I said.
“You’re an odd woman.”
“Which is not keeping you from holding my boob.”
“No, it’s quite magnificent and draws me, despite its odd owner.”
“Hilarious.”
“You’ll laugh every day you’re with me.”
“I’ll be even more inclined to laugh if we rescue my niece and deal with Abrams.”
Duncan sighed, released me, and stepped back. “You said the cave gave you insight into that?”
“Surprisingly, yes.” I filled him in on both visions.
“Are you familiar enough with the area to locate those gardens?”
“Well. I’m familiar enough with the area to know those gardens aren’tthere.”
Duncan scratched his jaw.
“We’ll have to drive around and hope to find… I’m not sure what.” I shrugged. “Maybe the gardens in the vision were symbolic of something.”
“Abrams could have a base downtown near the Space Needle.”
“Yeah. Maybe if we go up to the restaurant again, we’ll be able to see something. If there’s magic involved, the medallions might help us find it.”
“I’ll take you to look,” Duncan said. “I’m always amenable to driving you around.”
“Remind me to stop at an ATM and get more gas money.”
He smirked but didn’t try to tell me I didn’t need to pay. By now, he knew I would regardless of what he said.
We headed back to Mom’s cabin. A part of me was tempted to bypass it, hop in the van, and depart before she could make any comments about Duncan and me getting randy in the cave, but I felt I should say goodbye. Though I hated to think about it, every time I left now, it was possible it would be the last time I saw her.
