Edge of the Cauldron

The Search

We started to look for an apartment soon after that night. There were a few that were closer to my shop and his precinct. But none of them seemed to be the right fit for us. I was walking across the hard wood floors in one of the apartment's living rooms and walked up to the large window that over looked most of the town.

"This place has an incredible view." I turned back to Dyson as he spoke. "What do you think?"

"I love it. But I know that your male ego couldn't handle not being able to pay half the price." The apartment we were looking at was for sale not for rent. "I can afford it due to my family status but you are up a crick." He chuckled.

"I think my ego can take my girlfriend paying for my home. I will pick up my masculinity at the foot of our bed when I make you scream." I rolled my eyes, and blushed a little.

"Fine macho man, I will talk to the real estate lady." I went to the kitchen and worked things out with the real estate agent and within the next week we were moving in. Hale and Kenzi were the first to arrive at the loft and start helping us pack up and move out. Since the place was industrial in nature, and my magic made it easier to pack. Bo and Lauren arrived about an hour after Kenzi and Hale.

My brothers had told me that they would help me with the charms that are usually preformed on a witch's dwelling but any heavy lifting was up to me. I rolled my eyes at all of them, and told them to just not bother. As a crew we moved everything to the new apartment and the boxes were stacked. "We are going to have to go shopping for the extra bits we need now that we are in a bigger more finished place. But I am sure everyone is hungry now."

They all agreed with that statement. "Well why don't we call in for some take out and we can relax here." I smiled at Dyson's suggestion. I took out my phone and called out usual Chinese place. They would deliver it in about forty minutes. I landed on the couch and Dyson moved me just enough to have my head on his lap. "You were always one for the dramatics." I stuck my tongue out at him and he reached out and mocked grabbing my tongue.

Kenzi chuckled and Dyson and I looked over at her as she settled in next to Hale on the floor. They leaned up against the wall of windows. "What?"

"You two are just so cute. I mean I really think that you have found the one Dyson. No offence to my bestie but you two are better matched." Bo and Lauren nodded along with Hale as Kenzi spoke. I was surely blushing and I couldn't even make eye contact with anyone.

Cricket came running across the hard woods and bounced on to the couch with Dyson and me. She had been hiding upstairs in the bedrooms while we were all moving around with the large boxes. It was a smart move on her part. She was still a bit on the small side. She could have gotten smashed. "So now that all the work is done you come out of hiding little miss?" She just licked my face and snuggled against my chest.

"You three look like a little family." Lauren smiled at her girlfriend's words. "Who wants to bet that there will be a little fae on the way by this time next year?"

Kenzi raised her hand and so did Hale. I felt some movement behind me and saw that Dyson raised his hand. I sat up and Cricket was a bit angry with me. She jumped off the couch and laid down at the foot of the couch. "Now that is not a conversation we haven't had."

"Oh shit." Hale almost got up and left. Kenzi and Bo shared a look and I had to hold out my hands to keep them from running for the hills.

"We will have that conversation. But when we are alone. No offence to you guys, you are wonderful friends, but some conversations are meant to have just our input." They all nodded and I sat up but still leaned in to Dyson's arms.

Soon we had eaten dinner and everyone went home and Dyson and I had to finally go upstairs to make the bed. "So were you going to tell me that you want kids?" I grabbed the linens and set them on the end of the bed.

"I was thinking about it. A year is a long time though. I would like us to be married first obviously. But I know for a child to be wiccan you have to procreate with a wizard. You are the only female child among your siblings...."

I cut him off, "Dyson, that may be true, but did you even think that I might not want to raise a wiccan child? I had a hard enough time growing up as a witch, I am not sure that I would be able to raise a wiccan child."

"You will be an amazing mother." I smiled.

"We shall see. But you are right about being married first. I and I will marry you D-man. You are going to be my husband and there is nothing you can do to stop it."

"You going to beauty and the beast all up in here?" I giggled.

"You sound so much like Kenzi." He rolled his eyes.

"I officially spent too much time with her."

"Look, you are going to be the father of any of my future children. I am not sure that I will be a mother, but if I am you will be the other half of that DNA strand."

"Thanks for putting it like that." I grimaced at him and stood at the end of the bed. I held out my hands and willed the sheets in to the air. They spread out and make themselves into a magazine perfect bed spread. "You are incredible."

"Why thank you." I flopped down on the bed and sighed. "I love that we got a new bed. It is so fluffy and I am going to sleep like a baby."

"Maybe we should christen it?" I smiled at him but instead of crawling on to the bed with me he grabbed something from his jean pocket and got down on one knee.

"Holy Wicca!" The older curse slipped out. I hadn't used it in several hundred years.

"Abigail, you are the most incredible woman I have ever met. You have grown so much and I have fallen so deeply in love with you. Will you make me the luckiest man that ever lived and be my wife?" The box he had pulled out was opened and a ring that looked like the Lycian symbol for mate made out of small diamonds, was sparling for me.

"Yes, Dyson, yes!" I pulled out the ring and put it on. Once it was settled I yanked on Dyson's shirt and pulled him up over me on to the bed. We celebrated quite fully. I would have to start planning my wedding, since there were several Wiccan rights that would have to be performed.

I would be a very happy woman.