“What about Yuki?” JoJo asked.
Krista sighed. “Yuki is in the middle. He’s busy with his work on the vaccine and vampire wards and has left Ragnar and Akash to their continuous disagreements. I do hope they have it settled before our son arrives.”
JoJo scooped a spoonful of squash into Tor’s waiting mouth and smiled at her adopted son. She loved him as if he were her own. When she had first come to America to work for Hanish, she never would have imagined feeling so much love for not only his son but also for the man who had brought her there.
She looked up at Hanish, and their eyes met. Their love and connection vibrated between them like a tightly pulled string. His eyes twinkled in the fading sunlight, and JoJo’s heart was filled with a deep sense of contentment.
Seeing Krista and Penelope, JoJo remembered what she had bought at the drugstore a few days ago but hadn’t had time to use yet. She was suspicious that it had happened but didn’t want to get her hopes up. Many changes happened to a Dragon Soul after mating. Her blood had been filled with vampire-killing antibodies, and she had been imbued with a longer life, greater strength, and more control of her physiology. She concluded that her cycle could have been off for any number of reasons. But as the sun set, and everyone sat down with their plates of hamburgers and hot dogs, JoJo didn’t reach for a beer like the others.
After dinner, she couldn’t contain herself a moment longer and hurried upstairs to the bedroom. She opened the pregnancy test and quickly followed the directions. Sitting on the edge of the tub, she stared at the little window on the stick, thinking that there had to be a more technically advanced way to do this. After all, she was surrounded by alien scientists. But as the fluid washed across the indicator window, she saw two little pink lines forming a plus sign. She gasped and covered her mouth with joy, glad that she had this private moment to herself.
She capped the stick and shoved it in her pocket then hurried downstairs to join the rest of the party. Aria was singing, while Aiden strummed his guitar. Winnifred and Dax looked on lovingly as their partners played a new song. JoJo felt a rush of power as Aria’s magic vibrated through the air. As the final notes of the song faded, she ran over to Hanish and leaned up on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek.
“I have a surprise,” she whispered in his ear.
“What is it?” he asked.
She pulled the pregnancy test out of her pocket and lifted it up for him to see. He grabbed it and stared.
“Really?” He pulled her into his arms. She nodded, her smile so wide it almost hurt. “Oh, JoJo. You’ve made me the happiest man on Earth. No, you’ve made me the happiest man in the universe.” He hugged her tight and held her close before turning to the group. “I have an announcement, everyone. JoJo and I are going to have a child.”
Everyone gathered around, congratulating them on their coming joy. It filled her with so much happiness, it was almost too much to bear.
After the guests had said their goodbyes and retreated to their cars to drive home, Hanish and JoJo put Tor to bed in his nursery. Gazing down at the beautiful little boy, JoJo sighed with pleasure. She had never imagined that her life would be so perfect. JoJo and Hanish’s eyes met. Through their trembling connection, their hearts filled with mutual love for each other and for his son—for their son.
“I thought the day that we mated would be the happiest day of my life,” Hanish said as they stepped out of Tor’s room and turned off the lights. “But today… today is even happier. Everything that we’ve worked for is coming together, and now our family will be complete.”
Hanish and JoJo walked into their bedroom and out onto the balcony overlooking the backyard. The moon shone down, full and bright, and the stars spread out above them like a patchwork blanket. Silhouettes of evergreen trees sparkled in the hazy glow. They held each other close. In that moment, they were in that timeless place again, dancing through the universe, bound to each other for all time with a cord of infinite love.
Hanish cupped her face with his hand and rubbed her cheekbone with the pad of his thumb. Leaning in, he pressed a gentle kiss to her lips. “My love for you is as boundless as eternity, my sweet JoJo. Together, we embark on a journey of a lifetime as protectors of this world. And there is no one I would rather be co-captains with than you.”
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