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Date Posted: 01/ 2/08 12:38pm
Author:

Dane
Subject: Inside
In reply to: Bree 's message, "inside" on 01/ 2/08 12:12pm

(Now that the whelps were close to three weeks old, he was starting to get back to his usual daily routine. It was nice to feel the pride of accomplishment, but there was now this lagging distraction that came about whenever he thought about his family.. which was pretty much all the time now. He found it slightly ironic that a little more than a year ago he used to get his arse chewed for spending too much time working and not enough time with his family.. and now he wanted nothing more than to get the bills done so he could go to the eastern wing to be with them. He frowned down at the books, realizing that there were several tenants missing on the tithing schedule. Then he realized that they were the soldiers that his brother had taken with him when he defected. Scowling now, he slammed the book closed and braced his elbows on the desk. He missed Kaden.. had never wanted to push the boy away, had thought he was teaching him a lesson in life by being a bit distant and letting him grow up. It turned out he was very very wrong about that. Sighing, he rubbed his hands over his face, then just sat there, his face cradled in his hands, and thought about how things had become so terrible, and so wonderful, in so short a time. There had been a time that Kaden, not Bree, would come into his office and beg for his time.. and Kaden, not his sons, who he would wrestle and play with in the great hall. Kaden, not his boys, that he taught the finer points of being drakon to. He had failed the lad.. and now his brother was a rival male instead of an ally. How had things come to this? Because of his arrogance. Needing his mate, he rose from his chair and left the books open and unfinished, heading for his chambers and the solace of his family. He could hear the twins whining from the stairs and was smiling by the time he came into the room and everything went silent. Their whines turned to excited yips and he arched his brows as though asking what they had done to get in the time out cage. They both looked ashamed and crouched down on their bellies to look small and pitiful.. it worked. He was a sucker for his babies.) What did ye do to get fifteen whole minutes? (He asked quietly, walking over to press a kiss to Bree's cheek, then to Jasha's forehead. He stroked the males neck, rumbling approvingly in response to jasha's purring.) The lamp, aye? (He said, noticing that it was missing from the corner.) Fifteen minutes it is.. then ye can go warm yer clutchmate.. (He said, even as he walked over to inspect the remaining egg. He crouched, then sat, running his broad hands over the shell, caressing and crooning.) When will ye come out and meet yer da, wee one? (He asked, then noticed the crack and traced it.) Dinna fash, wee one, tis nae a thing to fear out here.. except mayhap yer brothers.. but Jasha has them handled. (He looked over at his mate, where Jasha was arching his neck proudly, enjoying the compliment very much. He leaned down and pressed a kiss to the egg, then drew it into his arms and walked over to sit on the couch beside Bree. Jasha scrambled up to drape over the back of the sofa, and as Dane wrapped a blanket about the wee egg in his lap, the small male caressed it with his tail.) See, yer brother wants to meet ye too. (He murmured to it, then looked over at Bree. His eyes looked a bit strained, he was tired and worried and more than a little guilty over the whole thing with his brother. He lifted his arm and put it around her, pulling her into his side and kissing her temple.) I missed ye, mate.

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