Page 23 of Fire in Cabin 27
Well played, dragon, well played.
Yup, the ice was gone, and the fog was lifted. My view of the future was crystal clear and filled with love, life, and happiness. Plus, a couple of imps of our own.
“Kayden, do you like cookies?” Juni asked and Kayden’s head bobbed up and down. “Do you want to go inside and have some with me? I don’t like eating alone.”
“Is it ‘kay, Papa?”
“Absolutely. Uncle Kyson and I might join you in a few minutes, if that’s alright with you?”
“Yes, Papa,” Kayden leaned forward and kissed Kobalt’s cheek, wiggled in my arms to be let down, and followed Juni inside.
“You did good, brother. Snarky and feisty, just what the fates ordered. Whatcha working on now?” Kobalt glanced around. “Moving somewhere?”
“Thought I’d get a head start on packing. I know how we dragons get when it comes to building houses. None of that year long wait like the human world has. We’ll be in by spring knowing you guys.”
“Let me tell you, Juni is all mom talks about. Do you know what time you’ll be out on Saturday so I can get her to calm down?”
“Ha-ha, I figured you’d ask that. Let’s shoot for noon.”
“Works perfectly. Oh, forgot to tell you, Azure is pregnant again.”
I clapped Kobalt’s shoulder and pulled him into a hug. “Congrats. I hope she has an easier pregnancy than she did with Kayden.” Poor Azure was sick up until the day she laid his egg.
“You and me both, brother. Now, about those cookies Juni mentioned.”
Kobalt and Kayden stayed long enough to drain our cookie stash then left to run their errands. Juni chased Kayden around, running off his sugar rush so he’d likely sleep the entire time my brother shopped. Seeing them today really hit home and I realized how much I missed my family.
Just don’t let mom know that.
Too right you are, dragon.
“Feel like going out to a nice dinner and a walk along the waterfront?”
Juni perked right up. “Really? The ocean is that close? I love the beach!”
“Well, not quite the ocean. It’s Bellingham Bay, which is an estuary, a mix of salt and freshwater. Kinda hard to explain though there are beachy areas along it. Come on, let’s shower and get dressed and I’ll show you. But wear comfortable walking shoes.” Though I loved those high heels of his. When Juni came to bed wearing them and his lacey lingerie…Goddess it made me a very naughty man.
We walked into Keenan’s at the Pier for what I considered our first official date. Finding your mate had you doing normal dating rituals a bit backwards. My dragon and I were cocky as hell tonight with this gorgeous man on our arm.
I am one lucky fucker.
We are.
Yes, my bad, dragon. We are lucky fuckers.
I got sass no matter which way I turned.
Being the gentleman I was, I pulled out Juni’s chair for him before I sat down. “Why don’t you order a bottle of wine for us. I’m sure your tastes are far superior to mine.” I was a beer guy, plain and simple.
Juni rattled something off to the waiter, who told him he made a very good choice, then left us to peruse the menus.
“What a whirlwind romance we’ve had,” Juni smiled at me over his menu. “It’s nice to finally have a date night.”
“Regrets?” I was screwed if he did.
“Not a single one. So, tell me, handsome, what does your family do to earn their money?”
“They own Cinders Construction. They work all over Washington and even up into Canada. Our Canadian cousins hold the license for that. During my down time I help, but over the winter months they mostly just work on our land.”
