ribbons and glitter showers. His smile was so wide his cheeks ached. “I’m stunned. It’s happened so quickly. But I’m thrilled. Abso-fucking-lutely thrilled. Are you?”
Kee nodded, eyes down and a warm blush on his cheeks. “I knew it would happen from the moment I saw you. Me, being a half shifter, and you being a non-furry shifter. When you said gargoyles were so rare and couldn’t have children without a fated mate… You sounded so sad. I wanted to make that happen for you and I guess the Fates heard me. The only thing is, I don’t know what we’ll end up having.”
“It doesn’t matter.” Dian meant every word. “I don’t care if we end up with a gargoyle foxy mix, or a pixie fox mix, or a gargoyle pixie mix, or if they just tend to one side – pixie, fox, or gargoyle. It doesn’t matter how many or what they are – our children will be loved.”
“I noticed you used the plural there, mate. I’m guessing you’re hoping this isn’t a one-time thing.” Kee grinned and his arms tightened around Dian’s neck. “I suppose we’d better move the rest of my stuff out from my apartment, and give the key back to Mrs. Hooper, because you’re not going to let me out of your sight from now on, are you?”
Two gifts in one day. Dian honestly thought his heart was overflowing. Kee had been reluctant to give up his apartment even though they spent all their time together. He said something about they might be needing space from each other sometimes, and how they didn’t know each other that well when Dian brought it up the first time… and the second time. But Kee was offering now, and Dian was tempted to grab his truck and move his mate before Kee changed his mind. But… He stared long and hard at his mate – his beautiful, sexy mate, who was practically naked and carrying their child. “How about we work on getting our mind link established first,” he said, his voice gravelly. “Then there’ll be no more problems with fae stalkers, vampire stalkers, or parents making upsetting phone calls. You won’t be worried about talking to me about anything because we’ll both know about it at the same time. Agreed?”
“To the bedroom, my beloved mate.” Kee pointed in the direction of their room. “I’ve been dreaming about doing this since I first saw you.”
Dian chuckled. “Your mind was busy on that amazing day.” With Kee still in his arms, Dian headed for the bedroom. I can do this. Hell, I’m going to be a father, I can do anything.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Kee used to dream about Dian letting him take him, like most people dreamed about a lotto win, or finding some amazing fantastical discovery like stumbling across the lost city of Atlantis - a concept that he’d love to have happen but didn’t think it ever would. But one thing he could say about his lovely gargoyle with certainty was that when his mate made his mind up about something, he forged ahead, and made it happen with a single-minded focus.
Like now. Kee was deposited gently on the bed, and he couldn’t resist pulling Dian into a kiss as his mate loomed over him. Dian was a hard man in every sense of the word, but when their lips met, there was a softness there that tugged at Kee’s heart - and his cock - like nothing had before. When they were lip locked, Kee wanted to stay like that forever.
But Dian pulled away soon enough, standing upright, removing his clothes. Laying back, Kee admired the deliberate precision of his mate’s undressing – undoing his belt while kicking off his boots, pulling his t-shirt off without turning it inside out, and shoving his pants down his legs, before stepping out of them.
Holding up his arms, Kee expected Dian to get on the bed with him, he was ready for more of that sensual kissing. But Dian went around the bed, pulling out their well-used tube of lube. “There’s a new one in the bathroom,” Kee said as he dropped his arms and shimmied out of his boy shorts and threw them on the floor. His cock was already leaking, and he fisted the base of it, holding it up from his belly, imagining Dian sinking down onto it.
Oh, gods, don’t think that, not when Dian was back from their bathroom, lube in hand. Kee gave his cock a hasty