Atrox

Epilogue

Epilogue

"Dev, baby, where did you put that box of new diapers?"

"Unless you brought it in from the truck it's still in the truck. It was raining and at four months pregnant I was having a hard time trying to bring in our children." I say from my spot in a chair in the living room. He was at the top of the stairs shouting down from the nursery.

"Right I'll get them."

"Can I go get them daddy?" I hear a daughter ask from the hall. Had to be Gloria the other two were here with me.

"Okay. Go get papa's keys from him okay?"

"Alright." I hand them over then manage to stand and wander to the front window. It had stopped raining. Gloria one of our triplets hurries out to the SUV in front of the door and gets the box of diapers from the back. She comes in and I hear the front door re-lock.

"I got'em papa." She says and hurries up the stairs. The other two were in the living room watching cartoons before bed. Gloria was a papa's girl and followed him all over the house no matter what he was doing. All three girls were lioness so they took after Charlie. Our twin boys that were just over a year old were with him getting new diapers since they were up from their post dinner nap. The girls were over seven. Five kids had sounded good to us but we'd had a condom split and I was carrying another three. We had no idea if they were girls or boys because they were all facing each other and we couldn't see. Two boys and a girl would keep the family even. I was figuring we'd have all three girls again.

"Daddy, is grandpa still coming for family dinner tomorrow?" Stephanie asks.

"Yes. He'll be driving out from his apartment in the city."

"What about Uncle Thomas and Aunt Sheila?" That little mouth was Annie. She loved Uncle Thomas because he would sit and answer every why question she asked him.

"Yep they are coming too. They'll be here really early said something about a surprise for all of us and presents for everyone."

"Yay." They say and go back to their cartoons as the commercials end. Charlie comes in with a boy in each arm. I take one while he sits the other in Gloria's lap once she's safe on the couch.

"Hey, how are you feeling? Was the shopping trip to much?"

"I'm tired and my legs are shaky but I feel alright. I'll definitely need your help getting upstairs later."

"Ooh, I get to put my hands all over him." Charlie teases and bends to give me a kiss. Going over to the floor he sits next to the girls and then stretches out on his stomach to watch the TV. Both girls immediately jump up and move to sit on his back. Gloria had one of the little sock monkeys and was playing with Tyler who was in her lap. I stand Andrew up on my lap, what little I had sticking out beyond my stomach.

"Hi. Did you make sure papa had a real stinky diaper to change? I bet you did. Daddy fills one end and papa empties the other. I think it's a great trade off. Especially since you and your brother made the doctor have to go fishing for both of you when my water broke and he had to do an emergency c-section. He's gonna do it for your little brothers or sisters for at least six months."

"Why?" Charlie asks turning his head so he could look at me.

"Because I blame you for this one."

"Why?"

"The first one okay, we were trapped in a cave and I instigated that. The second one. We agreed we wanted to try for boys. But this time, it was your idea."

"Hey you could have said no." He tells me turning over. The girls get up to go to their sister and play with their brother.

"I should have. Middle of the winter, our car dies in the middle of nowhere and you had one bright idea to keep us warmer."

"Hey it worked in that cave." I laughed.

"Well it worked in that car too." He gets up and comes over to kneel and lean against the arm of the chair I was in.

"You saying you'd have let me freeze to death?" He asks leaning toward me giving a fake pout.

"I'm saying that it was your idea this time, but I go through birth. That means you get diapers."

"I can live with that. How many more do you think we should add. I'm thinking we go until the kids are all even from boys to girls."

"Tell you what I'll have these three and if you want more I'll be a really good mate for you while you carry and birth babies. Deal?"

"Sure." He leans in and kisses my cheek then whispers in my ear.

"I'd let you deep inside me. Let you see if a wolf can make an Atrox pregnant." The girls were giggling. Looking over I see them watching us.

"What?" I ask.

"You are all red daddy. What did he say?"

"You can find out when you find mates." Turning back to Charlie I smile and kiss him.

"I would never have believed that I would ever be glad we were in a plane crash, but I think I am."

"I love you."

"I love you too." Hmm, you know what, I'm going to say three boys. Lions as big as their papa.