My Immortal Lover

20

"Hey, can we play Xbox?" Colin asked as he plucked the controller from the couch.

"Sure whatever," I said, not caring.

"Thanks! C'mon Brady!"

"Coming," Brady said, coming forward to hug me. "Good job Ana. They're adorable."

I smiled at him and he jumped over the couch, picking up another controller and then they both became absorbed in Halo. Rolling her eyes, my mom laughed and nudged me.

"They're beautiful, honey. I'm so proud of you," she said and Daniel nodded in agreement, smiling at me.

"Thanks mom. How's Kurtis been?"

"Oh, fussy, you know, like a baby."

"Actually, I wouldn't know," I said glancing at Todd.

"Oh, right, sorry."

For the rest of the afternoon, the babies were handed from person to person. Even Colin and Brady stepped away from the game, asking to hold them. As I watched, my family became wrapped around their little fingers, just like they had with Todd. Night fell, and everyone put the babies back in the baskets, heading out, but when Alec opened the door to leave, there was a girl standing outside, her hand raised to knock.

I peeked around Alec's shoulder and laughed when I saw my best friend from high school standing in the doorway. Then I realized that all my babies would freak her out and handed Renee to Brady, asking to put her back in her basket. Stepping around Alec, I opened my arms and she ran into them, squeezing me around the waist.

"Bianca, what are you doing here?" I asked her, pulling her onto the porch.

"I came to find you, and rumor has it that you've got a new boyfriend," She said, nudging my side with her elbow and we laughed.

"Yeah, he's new here and I met him this summer."

"And he's standing right here," Daniel said and I spun around. He stood leaning against the porch railing with Todd in his arms.

"Him?" Bianca whispered, staring at Daniel over my shoulder. "He's hot."

"Yeah, he is," I muttered back and watched as her eyes focused on Todd.

"Whose kid is that?"

"It's our son," Daniel announced and I heard Bianca gasp. Spinning around, I looked at her and she was staring at me, hands on her hips and her eyes narrowed.

"Why didn't you tell me you were a succubus?" She growled and I stared at her.

"You- I- what?" I stuttered, confused.

"Why don't you ask Alec?"

"Ask him? About what?"

"About how she knows what a succubus is," Alec said, stepping around me and wrapping an arm around Bianca. "Ana, she's my girlfriend, my mate."

"No way," I said, shaking my head and stepping back. "Is everyone I know an incubus or succubus?"

"Not everyone," Daniel said, wrapping an arm around me. "Sam wasn't an incubus."

"I know that, but seriously? This is way too confusing."

"Mommy, it's okay," Todd said and leaned towards me. I scooped him from Daniel's arms and looked at Bianca. She was staring at Todd, shaking her head quickly, and causing her short brown hair to fly away from her face.

"No, Ana," She finally said. "This isn't confusing at all. Your baby is the only confusing thing about this situation."

"No I'm not!" Todd yelled at her and I shushed him, then sighed.