be together."
"We'll get the boys here soon enough," Aiden promised.
"When Pip is ready," Meryn added.
"What exciting news! And just what we all needed," Catherine said, sitting back in her chair, holding her wine glass.
"It seems like only yesterday Brie was pretending to do press conferences with her hair brush microphone in the mirror," her father said, winking at her.
Jedrek nodded. "I know what you mean. I swear Ari was just in diapers, then I turn around and he's a warrior for our city."
"Father!" Ari hissed.
Rex laughed. "You were, without a doubt the most adorable baby I've ever seen." Then he paused. "But we do have Baby Lionhart on the way in Noctem Falls, they may end up being cuter."
Ari smiled. "I bet they will be! I'm hoping for a niece."
"What's all the commotion?" A tall man that looked similar to Brennus and Celyn asked as he walked through the door.
The queen turned to him, beaming. "You're going to be an uncle!" she crowed.
He looked at Meryn and frowned. "Again?"
Brennus laughed. "No, Doran. Amelia is with child!"
Doran's eyes lit up. "That news was sorely needed tonight!" He strode over to where Amelia was being showered with affection and dropped a kiss of his own to the top of her head. "A thousand blessings on the future King or Queen of Éire Danu," he said, his voice ringing.
Amelia blinked. "Oh gods, I never even thought about that."
Darian cupped her face. "I won't be taking over for my mother for thousands of years, and our little one may be geriatric before they take over from me. Don't let it worry you; you have our little prince or princess to think of."
The queen spun to face her son. "Thousands of years?"
Darian and Oron nodded. "Yes, you are our queen."
Aleksandra sat down in the chair next to her son. "Now I know how Magnus felt. An around the world cruise sounds heavenly right about now."
Doran laughed at the way his brother scowled at the mention of the vampire prince, however, his laughter was cut short as he looked across the table. "Mine," he growled. Faster than she could track, he had rounded the table and pulled her father up into his arms. When they kissed, she felt her chin drop.
"What!" the word echoed around the table.
Brennus began to hop around the room in a joy filled jig. "Finally!" he crowed.
Meryn stared. "So, more of the butt sex, huh?"
Aiden's hand went up to cover her mouth.
Ari spun her around to face him. "Brie? Are you okay?"
She felt tears fill her eyes at the sight of her father's happiness. "I will be as soon as my father stops embarrassing me by being molested at the damn dinner table."
Doran stepped away from her father, breathing hard. Both men looked dazed. Doran recovered first and eased her father back into his chair before sitting down beside him. He looked at her. "Father?"
"Yes. You had the honor of kissing my father, Chris Wilson, the most wonderful dad in the world," she announced proudly.
"Oh, baby girl." Her dad was smiling, but there was a hesitation in his eyes. She knew she had to nip his worry in the bud before he blew up into an anxiety-ridden mess.
"Don't you for one moment think you are betraying mother. You know for a fact that she'd only want you to be happy."
Her father's face cleared. "You're right. She'd probably try to talk both of us into the bedroom."
"La la la la la la," she yelled, covering her ears. Everyone laughed at her antics. She knew both of her parents had been free spirits when they met; having her hadn't changed that fact.
Doran looked from her, to her father, to his brother, then back to her. He clutched at his chest. "I'm a father," he whispered. He smiled at her. "I swear I will do everything in my power to ensure your happiness."
Her father inhaled, his lower lip trembling at Doran's declaration. He then stood. "Dinner was amazing, thank you for inviting me." He looked down at Doran. "We're leaving." She groaned at her father's obvious intentions.
Doran shot out of his chair like a jack in a box. "We will, of course, see you in the morning."
"Maybe," her father murmured.
"Gods above," Doran whispered, before both men practically ran from the room.
"Never. Never in all my years have I ever seen him so flustered." Brennus howled his laughter.
Meryn's expression became thoughtful. "So, if Ari is mated to Brie, and Brie's dad is mated to Uncle Doran,