“I can’t wait to see it finished. I bet it’ll be epic once it’s shined up and complete.” He told her that he hoped so. She rolled over him and straddled his hips. Her legs on either side of him made his cock stretch. “You need to be more confident. Your Grannie told me that you did have little faith in your work. From what I’ve seen, you should be doing it full-time.”

  “I want to. I don’t know if I could do it full-time. I need to be out in the open, too, a great deal. But I’m not going back to work full-time at any job. Especially not the Park.” She said she understood. “I thought you might. It’s lost its appeal to me. What with grandda being killed and grannie leaving us…I don’t know. I might go back someday but not right away. Time. I want to spend more time just being me and doing things that I enjoy.” He moved his hips and felt her pussy at his balls. “Like making love to you whenever I want. Wanna ride my cock, my lovely mate?”

  When she got up on her knees, Frazier held his cock so she could lower herself over him. As soon as she took him into her body, her dark hot sheath, he felt his eyes roll to the back of his head. Christ, she was wonderfully wet.

  Amelia kept pushing his hands away when he wanted to pull her down atop of him. Instead, she took her time riding him, even going to far as to slide her fingers down to her pussy and play with herself. It was nearly too much for him. Frazier wanted to fuck her so badly that he sat up and pulled her mouth to his.

  He fucked her mouth with his tongue. Made love to her body with his hands. Frazier wanted, no, he needed so much more. Rolling her to her back, he nearly came when she wrapped her legs around his and then slid them up to his hips. He wasn’t sure he was going to last until she offered her breasts to him. It was all he could do not to cry out his climax and roar as it left his body. Even as he came a second time, Frazier was so needy that he knew he had to have all of her.

  Her body was firm beneath his hands. Her breasts, even as he suckled at them, filled his mouth. When her legs moved up and over his hips so that he was able to move deeper inside of her, he felt his bear move along his skin. She was in heat. Pulling his mouth away, just long enough to get her attention, he told her.

  “If we haven’t already created a child, we will now.” She told him to fill her. To give her his child.

  It was as if she had given him everything in the world when she begged him to give her their baby. Slowing down just a little, he touched her everywhere his hands could reach. It still wasn’t enough. He needed her all, everything that she could give him. Moving his mouth to her throat, he licked the pounding pulse, tasted her need, the sweet sweat of her flesh and bit down.

  He’d bitten her before, but this time was different. The connection between the two of them had always been strong, but it was almost as if they were a single entity. They were one. And in that moment, the clarity of their union moved into his sight. Their child, a beautiful little girl with dark curly hair and beautiful blue eyes, looked up at him.

  “Now, Frazier.” The vision disappeared, and he found himself coming deeply in Amelia. As his balls emptied, they filled again and again until he knew he was going to be sore from it come morning.

  Her nails dug deeply into his back; blood streamed down his rib as she cried out that she was coming. Feeling her body tightening around his cock, made him come again, quick heart-pounding climaxes that made him dizzy with exhaustion.

  When he woke, he hadn’t any idea where he was. The room was bright with light and the bed was in the wrong place. Sitting up, careful of the way his head was spinning, he looked around and saw Amelia.

  Dressed all in white, she was nursing a child. Their child. Frazier watched as she cooed to her. Telling her that she was the apple of her eye and that the earth had blessed her with a great deal of magic.

  Holding onto his head when the room began to spin again, he saw a little girl standing at the window, This time in another bedroom. He could see in front of her the snow drifting down from the sky. When she turned to him, he could see that this was a different child. Her eyes were as brown as his were. But she looked so much like her mother that he knew her to be his and Amelia’s.

  When the room changed again, this time to the kitchen of his grandparent’s home, he saw a woman there. One that he’d never met before now. When his brother Barron walked to her, putting his hand on her swollen belly, he knew that this would be the last time he would see him in a while. They were the ones that were leaving the mountain.

  Frazier opened his eyes and sat up in the bed. He was home, in the present time. Looking for Amelia, he found her in the bathroom. She was brushing her teeth and humming a tune that he’d not heard since he’d been a child.

  “I just had the most incredible dreams.” She only smiled at him. “You saw them too? You know what I saw?”

  “No. You have a lot more magic than you did before. Do you want to tell me what you saw?” He did, but he also didn’t want to share just yet. “You don’t have to. I know that you will someday, but not today. Correct?”

  Instead of answering her, he kissed her. She was his life, and they were going to have a child. Several if his dreams were true. Getting to his knees, he removed the towel she’d wrapped around her after her shower. Kissing her still flat belly, he hugged her there as well, putting his ear to where he knew his little girl was safely cocooned.

  “It’s a girl. I don’t know why I know that just now but we’re having a little girl.” He nodded, his emotions getting the better of him, the longer he held her. “I’d like to name her after your grannie. And my mom.”

  “Granny’s first name was Alma middle was Millicent. She went by Minnie because her mother was Alma. I think my grandda’s middle name was Alford, and his first name was Peter, after his grandda.” She said she’d take care that their son was named for him as well. “What is your mom’s name? I don’t think I ever knew.”

  “Beatrice Anna. I don’t know that she had a last name. When pressed about a last name, I’d just come up with something that was around the room, like a book title or an author. For a very long time, I just used Becker. So what do you think about Millicent Anna? Or Beatrice Alma?” He looked up at her. “I’m up for either of them. I really like them both.”

  “I do as well. We’ll use one for this child, and if we have another girl, we’ll use the other. That should be good enough, right?” She told him what she wanted to call their son. “Peter Frazier? I think I like that name very much. We’ll call him Pete.”

  “Yes, perfect.” Frazier stood up and kissed her again. “I really need to get going. I don’t want to, but I have about a million things to get finished today. In addition to Dave, I have to figure out what is being done about the witches’ council, and I have to find someone that is willing to be my right-hand man. I was thinking of asking Sunny to be there for me. Sort of like someone to hold my temper at bay when I need it.”

  “She’d love it. But why do you need a council?” She said that she didn’t. “Then why bother. It’s not like they’re going to be very helpful to you since you pretty much rule it all. Just don’t bother. It will only be one more thing for you to have to mess with, and with a baby coming along, it might be more headache than it’s worth.”

  When she said that she’d think about it, he was happy. Taking a shower made him think about how sore he was, and he couldn’t be the least bit upset about how bending to pick up the soap had made him whimper. At least he wouldn’t have to explain to Amelia why he was whining like a baby.

  Heading out to his building, he was just getting the resin measured out when Maria joined him. He’d forgotten that the kids were out of the hospital and asked her if Gibb knew where she was. Frazier told her she needed to be careful, too, because of the wild animals that roamed the land.

  “Mr. Gibb told me to be extra careful. He knows that I was coming here.” She didn’t touch anything he had laying out but did answer her questions that she had about things. “I love to work with paint. We haven’t been anywhere that I could play around with it. Do you think that Mr. Gibb would mind if I asked him for some?”

  “No, he’d be thrilled. However, you’re welcome to come out here and use what I have so long as you clean up after yourself when you’re finished.” She turned and looked at him wide-eyed. “What? You expected me to tell you to stay out of here and leave my things alone? I’d never do that. Not to anyone wanting to create. You can come here when you wish, but make sure that someone knows where you are. Like I said, it could be dangerous.”

  “I promise you that I’ll take care of things.” It only took him a few minutes to set her up with some watercolors. She said that was what she used at home. He also showed her where the canvas was that she could use. Again, he cautioned her about using the machine to stretch and make a canvas for her to use. “This is really nice of you, Mr. Frazier. I can’t thank you enough.”

  “If you want to call me something, call me either Frazier or Uncle Frazier. You were told that your mom is Gibb’s mate, right?” She nodded as she picked out a brush to use. “Good. I’m going to be working over here. I sometimes get caught up in my work, so don’t be surprised that I might not answer you right away. All right?”

  “Yes, all right. I do the same thing. I’ll let you know if I leave or something.” As she set to work, he did as well. He was finished mixing the resin and pouring it when he realized that he was enjoying having her out here with him. She wasn’t a chatterbox like most people would be but buried her head into what she was doing and looked to be having fun.

  The touch to his shoulder had him turning quickly. It was Maria, and she was smiling at him. When he asked her if she was all right, she smiled bigger and asked him if he wanted anything from the house. That she was going to get her a snack.

  “I have some out here. Water, too, if you want it.” After getting them both a couple of granola bars and a bottle of water, he looked at her painting. “Christ, honey. That’s fantastic.”

  It was too. Walking closer to the little girl’s art, he was blown away by her mastery of the paintbrush. Sitting in front of the work, he marveled at the talent one so young had. Frazier asked if Gibb had seen her work.

  “No. I mean, I didn’t want to bother him with the paint and things until my mom came home. But then I saw you coming out here and thought that—do you really like it?” He reached for his brother, telling him to get out there as soon as he could. Then he told her how much he loved it. “Thank you so much. I think that I’ve not been this relaxed in a while. It felt good to be able to do something again that is normal.”

  He hugged her tightly when she started to tear up, and he was still holding her when not just Gibb showed up but Mark and Ewing as well. They thought that he’d done it and was so happy to tell them and surprise them that little Maria had done it. He knew that she was going to be going places, and he was thrilled beyond words that he got to help her even just a little to get going on her art again.

  ~*~

  It was nearly midnight when Amelia got back to the house. Her body was aching, and she was so tired, but she had gotten a great deal of work done today and was proud of it. Frazier was in the dining room with several catalogs lying around him. She picked up one and read the company name.

  “Thinking of adding more supplies to your work?” He laughed with her and told her about the art that Maria had done. He handed her his phone to show her a picture he’d taken. “That’s wonderful. So you’re going to buy her some supplies? That’s nice of you.”

  “Gibb asked me to figure out what she’d need. The problem is, I want to get her everything all at once. But I know that I can’t do that. Also, I don’t think that I should just get her some things to work with. I need to make sure that the other two have things they can work on as well.” She sat down beside him. “You think that I’m nuts, don’t you?”

  “No. I think that our children are going to be spoiled rotten if you don’t reign your need to please in a bit.” They both laughed, and he kissed her. “Ask them what they want to do. Have space for them in your place for them to come and go as they want. The house too. I know they don’t live all that far away, but it would be good if they had spaces to go when they need some time alone.”

  “I like that. I know that growing up with my brothers around all the time, it was hard to get a moment to myself. I think that’s why I went out here to work. Well, not that building but one that sat here before the one I have now.” He smiled at her. “You’ve had a rough day, haven’t you? I can tell that you’re stressed too.”

  “I did. I decided you were right about the council and didn’t bother with that. Sunny said she’d love to be there for me; however, she suggested I ask Jamie, too, as she wasn’t as hot-headed as she was. I think she made an excellent point, and the three of us had lunch to discuss the things that I’d need.” Amelia laughed. “I had to go to another coven to break up a horrific fight. They were being pissy with their leader over some of the food that was brought to the meeting. That is the reason that I never supply food. Everyone is never happy about what is being served.”

  “I know that. When we’re all together, we usually have Chinese food. It’s all of our favorites. And the fact that we can get several dishes of each kind we all like helps a great deal as well.” She told him that she had noticed that there were never any leftovers. “Leftovers? What are those?”

  She loved being able to unwind with Frazier. He could get her not thinking about her day in no time at all. She felt like her day wasn’t nearly as bad as she’d thought and could go to bed with the assurances that she was going to sleep well. And she would too. With him beside her.

  “I’ve been working on some things around the barn and have run across a few pieces of furniture I’d like to somehow get here. One of the things is the mantel that was in the original part of the house. It’s huge, but I think with the size of our fireplace, it will look good.” They put the things away and headed up the stairs while Frazier continued about his afternoon. “Gibb was with me, and he’s going to take a couple of the beds that have been stored there. He asked the kids if they wanted them, and the girls took them both. He will have to get a mattress made for the beds as they’re an odd size. But Thad took one of the bigger beds that we found. I think it might be bigger than a king-sized bed. In order for him to be able to use it, he’s going to have to switch rooms around. The kid wanted to do it right then, but he was holding back. I’m guessing that he didn’t want to be a burden or something. So we called the others in and got him all situated.”

  “You’re a great uncle to them. And you’re going to be a wonderful father.” He said that he hoped so. “You will be. I know it.”

  Getting into bed, she realized just how exhausted she was. Even if the house had been on fire, she was sure she couldn’t have made it out. Almost as soon as her head hit the pillow, she was out. Her mother picked that time to contact her.

  “Why do you have to be around when I’m exhausted?” Her mom laughed. “All right. Tell me what you need to and leave me alone. I’m too tired to be nice to you right now.”

  “You are rarely nice to anyone. Well, that’s not true. You are nicer since you and Frazier are a couple. I have some news for you. Good news.” She asked her if it could have waited until the morning to tell her. “You’re receptive to hearing from me when you’re asleep. Now listen to me. There is a man that is making inquiries about a coven of witches. You need to make sure that he is aware that you’re not going to be putting up with his shit.”

  “What does he want? And mom, so you know, that’s not what I’d call good news. Sort of shitty news if you ask me.” Mom told her that he wanted to burn them out of existence. “Are you kidding me? Who the hell does that shit anymore. I’m thinking that he has a little following, and it’s gone to his head.”

  “He has a large following. Several thousand people are playing into his nonsense. His theory is that witches are the cause of all the strife in the world and that they made shifters to take over the world of decent folks. I wonder if he realizes that he isn’t one of the decent folks? More than likely, he thinks his bloodline is pure. Idiot. He has several shifters in his bloodline, and while I haven’t made much in the way of contact with his mind, I think that he might have this shit going on because he’s a shifter himself. But I don’t know. My magic is diminished somewhat since I came to rest.” She asked her mom if she knew how she was to deal with him. “I’m not sure other than to call him out. As I said, my magic isn’t what it used to be.”

  “All right. I’ll see what I can find out in the morning. What is his name?” She told her. “Brian Wilcox? Why does that sound familiar?”

  “I don’t know. You have a look for him and—”

  “He’s the guy that lived in the house next to that coven leader. What was her name? It’ll come to me. She wanted his house. I can see this happening. The guy is getting back—damn it, I ruled in their favor too. What the fuck, mom? What is his beef with witches?” She said that she didn’t know. “I’m going to have to pay him a little visit, I guess. I’ll take Sunny and Jamie with me so I don’t just turn him into something that will haunt him for years. How the hell did he get so many followers in such a short amount of time anyway?”

  “I would assume that he was getting pissy with the witches if what you say about his neighbor has any bearing on things. He’s probably been on social media things and has bitched about them for all the time it was getting resolved. That sounds like as good a reason as any.” She agreed with her. “All right. Now that I’ve worked you into a lather, I’ll let you go. I won’t be able to help you with this, but I want you to know that with the last bonding that you and Frazier had, it really zapped the world around witches. Also, I’m so happy that you’re going to have a child. I could just do a happy dance. I’m so happy.”

 

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