Page 84 of The Dragon's Perfect Omega

"Oh, just my parents." I licked my lips, even as I tried to appear casual. My parents still tried to contact me every now and then, but I usually let their calls go to voicemail.

"Really? You're sending a picture to your parents?"

I shrugged. "They sent a card. Did you see it?" I hit Send on the picture and then I picked the card up from where I'd put it down on the table next to Teagan's crib. "They made it out to both of us," I said, handing it to Lowen.

"I see." Lowen studied the card with a thoughtful expression. It was a colorful thing. Happy cartoon kittens holding balloons that spelled outHappy Birthday. The message inside congratulated Lowen and me for making it through the first year of raising twins and wished us all the best for the future. The card itself didn't surprise me, but the fact that they included my dragon in the message did. So far, they'd always been reluctant to acknowledge that I was with Lowen.

But maybe they were getting there.

Baby steps, right?

Although our babies were getting pretty fast these days. Soon enough, they'd go through their first shift and start to fly. As much as I was looking forward to seeing their other forms, I wasn't excited about chasing after dragon babies.

"I'm glad your parents are coming around," Lowen said. "Especially since I plan on making our relationship a little more permanent."

I turned to him. "What do you mean?"

He got down on one knee. I could only stare at him. What was he doing? "What?" he asked. "Isn't this what you humans do when you propose to each other?"

"You're proposing to me?" I blinked.

He took my hand in his, gazing into my eyes. "Would you still like to do that bonding ritual?"

I pulled him up, because as sexy as it was to see my dragon kneel before me, I needed to kiss him. I'd been waiting for him to ask me, and I thought it would never happen. "I can't think of anything I want more," I told him.

It was true. Spending the rest of my life with my dragon? Nothing could beat that. Around him I could be who I was. And who I was, was happy.

The End