back to her.
He tried not to think about the time without her. How hard it had been. The waiting without knowing if he’d ever see her. Knowing she’d been so close before being sent so far to get medical attention, how he could have possibly found her if he’d run out…
But he couldn’t think like that.
As usual, the cubs seemed fairly aware of the moods of the adults around them. Perhaps it was because in their shifter forms they had inmate senses. Perhaps it was just the temperature of the air. But either way, Scott Junior half-climbed, half-fell down off of the bed and rolled to recover before waddling over to Sam and looking up at him.
Sam grinned and patted his lap and Scott Junior climbed up his leg. He was an extremely independent little toddler. He had these intelligent eyes that just seemed to peer into you and make you wonder what he was thinking.
It was a contrast to the mischief always twinkling in the twins’ eyes, or the friendly, eager look present in Samantha’s.
Scott Junior settled happily in on his lap and Sam stroked his back gently.
The cubs’ parents would be here any minute to pick them up. They’d had them for hours, but somehow it had gone in minutes as he’d watched his mate and wife play with their grandkids. Everything just felt right.
He stroked Scott Junior’s soft fur and looked up to share a warm look with Jo, who seemed utterly content.
When the knock sounded from the front door, they both shared a playful pout at having to give up the kids.
Sam sighed and got up, pushing Scott Junior up over his shoulder and walking to the door of their suite. When Scott opened the door, he looked wide-eyed at the cub in his arms.
“Darn, we can’t get them to stay in human form, can we?” Scott said, taking his son into his arms and nuzzling him.
“Can you blame them?” Sam said, moving out of the way so all of the others could come in. Scott’s mate Mara cooed at their cub and Kim moved around them to look at Sam curiously.
“Where are the others?” she asked.
Sam nodded toward the room. “In there. Most of the cubs prefer Grandma.”
“Well, she is a pretty awesome grandma,” Kim said, walking toward the bedroom with a grin. When she got there, she let out a squeal. “Aw, they’re all asleep. So adorable. We can’t move them now.”
Jo looked up and gave them a warm smile, holding all three cubs in her arms and on her lap. “Yes, I’m afraid they’re getting very used to me. So much so that I think their grandpa is getting jealous.”
Sam just winked at her and sat beside her on the bed.
There were chairs in the large, spacious master bedroom and Kim sat in one while her husband Sebastien stood behind her. Sky and Leah were the last to enter, they’d clearly been wrapping up their date with a kiss and were a little slow to pick up on the fact that everyone was waiting for them.
When they did walk in, Leah had a pleased but guilty look on her face and Sky looked proud of himself, brushing his longish blond hair out of his face as he smiled at his mate. They took the two remaining chairs and for a moment, all of them just sat there happily, having had a good day.
“So they were good?” Mara said, breaking the silence.
Jo nodded. “They were perfect.”
“Since we don’t want to wake them, how about the rest of us pick up dinner and we eat out on the deck while they nap in here?” Sebastien asked.
“Sounds wonderful,” Jo said eagerly. She loved any chance to spend time with the family and her sons.
His three sons and their mates got up to go get food, and when they were out, Sam helped Jo move the cubs gently off her lap and onto the bed, where they made little growls and then snuggled in.
She grinned and put an arm around him as they shut the door securely behind them and walked out on the deck. The cubs would be safe for a moment.
They looked out at the ocean together, shoulder to shoulder as they leaned on the railing of the deck. It felt so
He tried not to think about the time without her. How hard it had been. The waiting without knowing if he’d ever see her. Knowing she’d been so close before being sent so far to get medical attention, how he could have possibly found her if he’d run out…
But he couldn’t think like that.
As usual, the cubs seemed fairly aware of the moods of the adults around them. Perhaps it was because in their shifter forms they had inmate senses. Perhaps it was just the temperature of the air. But either way, Scott Junior half-climbed, half-fell down off of the bed and rolled to recover before waddling over to Sam and looking up at him.
Sam grinned and patted his lap and Scott Junior climbed up his leg. He was an extremely independent little toddler. He had these intelligent eyes that just seemed to peer into you and make you wonder what he was thinking.
It was a contrast to the mischief always twinkling in the twins’ eyes, or the friendly, eager look present in Samantha’s.
Scott Junior settled happily in on his lap and Sam stroked his back gently.
The cubs’ parents would be here any minute to pick them up. They’d had them for hours, but somehow it had gone in minutes as he’d watched his mate and wife play with their grandkids. Everything just felt right.
He stroked Scott Junior’s soft fur and looked up to share a warm look with Jo, who seemed utterly content.
When the knock sounded from the front door, they both shared a playful pout at having to give up the kids.
Sam sighed and got up, pushing Scott Junior up over his shoulder and walking to the door of their suite. When Scott opened the door, he looked wide-eyed at the cub in his arms.
“Darn, we can’t get them to stay in human form, can we?” Scott said, taking his son into his arms and nuzzling him.
“Can you blame them?” Sam said, moving out of the way so all of the others could come in. Scott’s mate Mara cooed at their cub and Kim moved around them to look at Sam curiously.
“Where are the others?” she asked.
Sam nodded toward the room. “In there. Most of the cubs prefer Grandma.”
“Well, she is a pretty awesome grandma,” Kim said, walking toward the bedroom with a grin. When she got there, she let out a squeal. “Aw, they’re all asleep. So adorable. We can’t move them now.”
Jo looked up and gave them a warm smile, holding all three cubs in her arms and on her lap. “Yes, I’m afraid they’re getting very used to me. So much so that I think their grandpa is getting jealous.”
Sam just winked at her and sat beside her on the bed.
There were chairs in the large, spacious master bedroom and Kim sat in one while her husband Sebastien stood behind her. Sky and Leah were the last to enter, they’d clearly been wrapping up their date with a kiss and were a little slow to pick up on the fact that everyone was waiting for them.
When they did walk in, Leah had a pleased but guilty look on her face and Sky looked proud of himself, brushing his longish blond hair out of his face as he smiled at his mate. They took the two remaining chairs and for a moment, all of them just sat there happily, having had a good day.
“So they were good?” Mara said, breaking the silence.
Jo nodded. “They were perfect.”
“Since we don’t want to wake them, how about the rest of us pick up dinner and we eat out on the deck while they nap in here?” Sebastien asked.
“Sounds wonderful,” Jo said eagerly. She loved any chance to spend time with the family and her sons.
His three sons and their mates got up to go get food, and when they were out, Sam helped Jo move the cubs gently off her lap and onto the bed, where they made little growls and then snuggled in.
She grinned and put an arm around him as they shut the door securely behind them and walked out on the deck. The cubs would be safe for a moment.
They looked out at the ocean together, shoulder to shoulder as they leaned on the railing of the deck. It felt so
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