Daisy's Decision (Icehome, #15)

by Ruby Dixon

“Expecting females have weird hungers.” I grunt at that, delicately picking up another egg. My face feels hot at S’ssah’s comment, because D’see has had all kinds of hungers while carrying our child, and not all of them are for food. Last night she brought out oil and insisted upon putting a finger deep inside me while she sucked on my cock and…my face grows hot at the memory. Johani taught her strange things. And I am strange too, because I enjoy them.

“Have I ever told you that you’re the best mate ever?” I grin. “This morning. When I was between your thighs.” Her lips curve into a smile. “So it’s a line you’ve heard before.” “Once or twice, yes. I do not mind hearing it again.”

“You know Flor’s not showing yet and I am? I just wanted to make sure everything was okay, since we’re pretty close together, time-frame wise.” She taps my chest with one finger. “Turns out there’s a reason for that.” “Because you are built different,” I guess. D’see shakes her head. “Because we are having twins.”

Her mention of the Outcast clan makes me think of my brother. Outcasts run in my family. “What if our kits have stunted tails? Like Juth and Pak?” “Then they will be even more darling and I will not love them any less. Will you?” “Of course not.”

I groan, pulling her down against me. “You are incredible, my mate.” She laughs. “I didn’t do anything. Resonance decided that we’d waited long enough, so it’s giving us two.” “Then we are both incredible,” I say, putting my hand on her hard belly again. In there are two kits. My kits, inside my mate, the female I have loved and adored since I first saw her. “I love you, my D’see.”

Thrand (rhymes with “bland”—no one tell him this)