by Jenika Snow
“Aunt MayMay.” Little hands tugged at her gown and she dropped to her knees.
“What is it, sweetheart?” She smoothed her hand down Faith’s ringlets.
“Baby.” The little girl pointed to Maylene’s belly and grinned wide.
“That’s right, pumpkin. But there are two babies in my tummy.” She held up two fingers and the little girl’s eyes grew wide.
“Daddy, daddy!” Faith ran up to her father and he scooped the little thing into his big arms.
“Yes, my precious girl?” He kissed her on the nose and she giggled.
“MayMay has two babies in her bewwy.”
“That’s right, and mommy has one.” Faith reached for her mother and Maylene was struck by the love between them. It was so thick it wrapped around everyone like a warm blanket. Kristoff came up to her and pulled her into an embrace. “We are so happy you’re here.”
“And I’m happy to be here. Thank you for sharing your home with us.”
He pulled back and smiled in response to her.
“You’re always welcome. Our home is your home.” Kristoff gave her one more, light squeeze and pulled away.
She took a step back as the men embraced in the way guys usually did: loud pats on the back and testosterone-filled handshakes. Kristoff led them into the elaborately decorated dining room. Wreaths of fresh pine filled the room and holly was sprinkled throughout. The table looked like an artist had come by and personally created a masterpiece for the holiday season.
She took her seat between her two men and let herself smile. They both had a hand on her body, which seemed to be the norm, but she certainly wasn’t complaining. Nikolas took her hand and placed it on his lap and Griffin wrapped his arm around her shoulder and played with the ends of her hair. This certainly wasn’t how she expected her life to turn out. She may have hoped it would, but she had always expected the worst and prayed for the best. That was all one could do when being auctioned off, but she certainly had lucked out with Griffin and Nikolas. She looked at Griffin, her gentle, soft husband. He was always so careful with her, even more so now that she was pregnant with the twins. Then there was Nikolas. He was engaged in a conversation with Kristoff so she let herself enjoy the view. He was hard and dominating the majority of the time, but when he was soft with her, it made her feel on top of the world. The laughter and love that filled the room was near to bursting. She had a family again, one that looked at her as something more than property bought in the virgin auctions. Tears threatened to spill, but she refused to let them fall, even if they were ones of happiness.
Griffin whispered in her ear, “I love you, Princess.” She turned and smiled at him.
“I love you too, my little pet.” She squeezed Nikolas’s hand and sighed.
Yes, they were hers and she was most definitely theirs.
The End
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