Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 223
Evelyn sits in a comfortable, slightly musty old armchair pulled close to the fire with one arm wrapped around Alvin. With her other hand, she idly breaks one of those delicious muffins into pieces, occasionally raising a chunk to her mouth to chew.
Alvin naps peacefully against her chest and Evelyn stares into the fire, thinking about Victor, about their life together, about what she wants. She knows, deep down, the answer to the question.
She dreams, passively, of her stomach swelling with something besides food. Imagines the tense expression on Victor’s face as he waits the agonizing two minutes for a pregnancy test to develop – something they’d do together, this time. Of the way a baby feels inside of you, the little flutter of first movement. The wonderful secret of something coming to life.
o hope.
been the crackle of flame.
r soul all day. Alvin stirs against her, having heard it too.
ness. “Mama – did you hear it?”
the windows. “I –“
both of us – a feral, joyful thing that sings out, quite clearly,
ou!
Evelyn’s lap and heads for the door, his mother chasing at his heels. He yanks hard on the door’s handle, pulling it open and stumbling out onto the porch where –
ly, she walks down the steps to meet him in the grass as Alvin runs to his brother.
han she thought he’d be – gigantic, really. He’s tall enough to press his face flush against her chest as she reaches out to bury her fingers in t
s fur, marveling at the softness of it. “We’ve missed you.”
e pressure of her hands, cherishing the feel of her.
u –“
der, the sound ringing cheerfully out amongst the trees as twilight falls.
of light, and suddenly it’s Victor there, kneeling next to her, her
can’t help it, then. She bursts into tears.
ng? I thought you’d be happy to see us –“
y about everything that happened yesterday – and I missed you – and my baby –“
le, reaching for Ian and pulling him into her lap. Victor, still laughing a little, completely happy, reaches for Alvin, standing nearby, and pulls him in
h of you.”
at the same time. “I am not stinky –“
re, after so long in the woods without baths –“
She’s just so incredibly happy to have them all close. She tilts her head up, pre
ings her mouth to his, t
his parents kissing for a mo
urmurs, catching Alvin’s eye.
sight of their parents being all lovey-dovey.
w they love each other,” Alvin says, panting a little after his run as
Ian replies, looking in their direction as well. “
Ew,” Alvin murmurs, stopp
er in the forest mimicking each other’s stances.
acks.”
“Everyth
Ian says, looking back at his brother and grinning wolfishly. “We did running. All day. It was great
n into a wolf like that, and run all day?”
o shoulder. “I think you’ll be good at it.”
ing at him. Then, very suddenly, he speaks.
u so much.”
gainst his brother’s shoulder.
rinning at each other.
share everything – to always find each other in the woods –“
vin says, putting his hand out, ready to shake on it.
replies, shaking his head, his eyes suddenly alight with an i
to the forest floor, looking for something sharp.
Ian shouts, patting the ground next to hi
ing, Alvin sits
is time, as he nods and puts his hand next to his brother’s, palm up.
lm, a red liquid line bubbling up in its wake. Then, his hand dripping, he grabs Alvin’s wrist and runs the stone down his palm too.
es out, but Ian
I love you. Forever.”
to. I promise, forever.”
the forest. Then, they look around in awe, laughing a little, as the magic of the forest comes flooding towards them, swirling around them in the air like a thousand fireflies.
around them. “I think it worked…”
.”
” Alvin asks.
hand still clasped in his brother’s. “Let’s give them a little more time.”