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I have you, love. You can do this.

I can. I’m almost there.

“Push,” Cosmo said. “That’s it. You’re amazing, Cullen.”

“I am.” Hearts and babies with wings appeared around Cullen, then burst like bubbles.

“Come on, love. She’s ready to come out. Come on.”

And less than half an hour later, they had a wee pure white baby with a tiny horn on her head, and a pair of wings. Dragon wings instead of bird wings.

“Oh. Oh, love. She has silvery eyes,” Cullen told him, crying.

“She’s stunning.” He couldn’t find the words. Orion had no idea what to say when faced with the most beautiful girl child ever. Tisi was clearly the most amazing boy… “We have the most amazing babies. Oh, love.”

Cullen sniffled, nodding hard. “We do!”

Cosmo snorted. “No, those are mine. Here, brother. Hold your little girl.” Cosmo was crying some too, sniffling hard. “She’s amazing.”

“Thank you,” Orion told him.

“You’re welcome. I’m going to clean up, and let you two hold her, then I will let you take her to meet her uncles, Orion, while I help Cullen and change the sheets so Cullen can rest. She’ll need to eat.”

“She will.” He sat with Cullen while Cosmo pottered around, and he helped support his butterfly’s head. Their Serena. “She’s so pretty, Cullen.”

“She is.”

Corbin burst through the door, holding up something tiny and knitted. “Hey, guys! Yarrow got a pair of socks done for you.”

Orion beamed at his brother-in-law. “Just in time, Cor. Just in time.”

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Cullen hummed, nibbling a honey cake and watching Tisi and Serena toddle around on their little foal legs. He and Orion had the best of both worlds. They had human babies to swaddle and cuddle, and little dragicorn and pegasus babies who could walk and fly.

And in the Glade, the winged creatures all set out to help keep watch over the kids and let Cullen and Orion have a vacation together.

Orion was stretched out on a blanket, book in one hand, a cake in the other, feet crossed at the ankle. He was a study in silver and white, and so beautiful it hurt. And he looked happy. So happy.

“I am, love,” Orion said, clearly hearing his thoughts.

“You don’t regret coming to our front door, then?” He grinned at his mate, knowing that his lover didn’t.

“If he says yes, pop him in the nose,” Father said, coming over with two bottles and a huge blanket. “Who’s hungry?”

Tisi and Serena came barreling over, their adoration for their grandparents shining through. Da spoiled them mercilessly, and Father’s pride in them was so clear.

He laid out the blanket next to theirs and put the bottles aside to gather the children to him, one in each arm. “Ah, hello my winged ones. How is your day so far?”

A chorus of snorts and happy sounds came from them both, their wings fluttering, and he had to laugh at them. Silly, wondrous babies.

Da wandered up with a large picnic hamper. “I have goodies!” he sang out.

The babies abandoned Father in favor of food, and Orion set his book aside, rolling up to sitting so he could lean over to kiss Cullen’s neck. “And are you happy?”

“I am. Really really.” He hesitated, and Orion frowned slightly.

“What is it?”