"So, will you marry me?"
His eyes twinkled merrily as he gazed at her. Sera grinned back at him. "Yes."
He smiled as he stood, wrapped his hand around the back of her head, and kissed her. The touch of his lips instantly sent a bolt of lust through her. She pulled back before she could completely lose herself to him. "Oh!" Kathleen cried happily. "We have so much planning to do! We'll need a dress and a caterer, and we're going to need to find a hall! I'm sure Oregon has some beautiful places! We'll have to start looking immediately. Unless you want to wait until after you have the baby, then it will be a winter wedding!"
Kathleen continued to prattle on about the plans.
"Oh for crying out loud!" Mike interrupted. "Could you make these plans on the plane, before we miss it?"
Sera's grin widened as she slid her arms around Liam's neck and kissed him again.
"Oh, congratulations!" Kathleen cried as she threw her arms around them both. "I'm so happy for you!"
Sera laughed as she wrapped her arms around her friend.
Epilogue
Sera rested her arms on the railing of the porch as she watched Liam glide across the lawn. Behind him, the lake was bright with the setting sun. The mountains loomed high above it and stretched for miles across the vast sky. She loved the coziness and security their home provided. The warmth enveloping it.
A seductive smile curved his mouth; his eyes sparkled as he caught her watching him. David's friends had been right about everything. Their children were happy and as normal as they could be for not being human. The children didn't fully understand that yet, but one day they would. David was also right about their desire for each other not dimming but growing stronger. Their love was more intense than ever, and it continued to grow every day.
"Mommy!" Ethan cried as he left his father's side. Sera moved to head him off as she was trying to rid him of his habit of running upstairs. In his overwhelming, four-year-old exuberance, he was more than likely going to fall.
He mounted the top step and raced across the porch to her. His black hair was tousled and windblown as he flung himself into her arms. She scooped him up and held him close as his mischievous green eyes twinkled merrily. He looked so much like his father it was shocking.
"You're not supposed to run up the stairs," she scolded.
He grinned as he flung his arms around her neck, knowing it was enough to get him out of trouble. Liam stepped onto the porch; his head cocked as he studied them. Sera shrugged and grinned; she didn't feel any shame. He shook his head disapprovingly as he smiled and shifted their two-year-old daughter, Isabelle, in his grasp. Her chubby arms wrapped around his neck as she lifted her golden head to smile at Sera.
Liam moved swiftly across the porch as Ethan slid down her leg and bolted through the open sliding glass doors. Isabelle instantly wanted down to follow her brother. Liam set her on her feet so she could toddle through the door after him. "You're a wonderful disciplinarian."
Sera grinned as he braced his arms on the railing behind her. Her hands instantly fluttered to his chest. "I can't refuse you either," she told him.
"Damn right."
His kiss sizzled through her body, causing her to melt as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed against him. He pulled her closer, ravishing her mouth as the evidence of his need for her pressed firmly against her belly. Sera moaned softly as she eagerly responded to his kiss.
"It's the middle of the day! Go to your room!" Sera pulled away to grin happily at Jack. He was standing in the open doorway with Mike, Doug, and David by his side. "Did you have to be right about everything?" he demanded of David.
David leaned against the doorframe. "The way you guys are going there's going to be a hundred kids in this house," Mike said.
"Maybe then you guys will move out," Liam replied teasingly.
"Don't count on it. What time do Kathleen and Danielle come in?" Doug inquired.
"Four thirty," Sera answered.
"Why don't you guys pick them up," Liam suggested. The four of them scowled back at him. "Or at least two of you."
"And what would you like the other two of us to do?" David asked with a smirk.
Liam took hold of Sera's hand and pulled her toward the doors. "Watch the kids."
David shook his head as Jack threw his hands up in surrender. "A thousand kids," he mumbled. "I'm going to the airport; these two make me sick."
"I hate being right," David said.
"I'm glad you were," Sera replied with a laugh. "We'll be right back."
"No, we won't."
Liam pulled her through the door and down the hall. Sera laughed as she broke away and raced up the stairs with him on her heels. She had only a moment to realize they were never going to break Ethan's habit of running upstairs if they were his role models before Liam pulled her into his arms and his mouth descended on hers. All rational thought fled from her mind as she was swept away by him.
The End.
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Destined The Vampire Awakenings, Book 2
Prologue
Ethan poked his head around the corner of the alley; his eyes instantly went to the diner across the street again. Light pooled from the streetlights, it spilled across the road and sidewalk, illuminating the cars parked along the road. Light from the diner blazed out of its big, plate glass windows. The woman who had captured his attention was sitting in one of the booths; her blonde head bent over the table as she read through something laying open in front of her. She looked oddly familiar. Biting his lower lip, his brows knit together as he studied her more carefully. He knew
