Enchantment (150 page)

He
rolled
to
his
side, taking her with hi
m
.
“Meeka, don’t ever leave me
again. Don’t
ever let
m
e
be
s
o
stupid
as
to
m
ake
y
o
u
want
to
leave
m
e
.
”

Meeka
kissed
his
nose.
“
I
’m glad
y
ou found
us.”

Kerrigan
chuckled.
“
I
doubt
Catz
has
the
sa
m
e
senti
m
e
n
ts.”

Meeka
reached
forward
and
hugged
him
tight
l
y
.
“
I
think
I’m
real
l
y
,
real
l
y
hung
r
y
.
H
ow about
y
ou
?
” She
wrapped
the
blanket
around
her
waist.

“Oka
y
,” he
said,
following
her
out
of
the
roo
m
. “Grilled
cheese.
Y
u
m
.
It’s
exact
l
y
what
we’ll
have.” “What’s
grilled
cheese
?
”
Kerrigan
asked.

“You’ll
see.”

Meeka
was
just
sliding
the
sandwiches
onto
a
plate
as
Catz
entered
the
kitchen. Kerrigan
ducked
behind
the
counter.

The
feline
s
hook
her
head.
“Relax.
You’re
not
the
first
naked
m
an
I’ve
ever
seen.” Kerrigan
instant
l
y
produced
pants.

Meeka
was
alrea
d
y
devouring
a
san
d
wich.
“Get
th
e
m
while
the
y
’
r
e
hot,”
she
m
u
t
tered
in e
m
barras
s
m
e
n
t.

Catz
ju
m
ped on
the
counter
and
looked
at
Meeka.
“So
did
y
ou tell
h
i
m
?
”

Kerrigan
looked
at
the
two
of
the
m
.
“
Tell
me
what
?
”
he
said
in
the
m
id
d
le
of
chewing. Meeka
swallowed
hard. “I
told him
we
were
glad
he
found
us.”

Catz
backed
off
a bit.
“
I
think
I’ll retire
now
and
let
y
o
u
finish
the rest
of
the stor
y
.”

Kerrigan
stopped
eating
and
stared
inten
tl
y
at
Meeka.
“
What
do
y
ou
need
to
tell
m
e
?
”
he de
m
anded.

She
put
her
san
d
wich
d
o
wn
as
her
sto
m
ach
flipped
and
she
took
off
for
the
bathroo
m
.
It w
a
sn’t
the
w
a
y
Meeka
had
hoped
to
tell
Kerrigan
she
was
carr
y
i
n
g
his
bab
y
,
but
obvious
l
y
,
it w
a
s
m
e
ant
to
be.
Kerrigan
stood
over
her,
concern
written
all
over
his
face.
“W
h
y
are
y
o
u
sic
k
? What
can
I
do
for
y
ou
?
”

Weari
l
y
,
s
he sat once again on the edge of the tub.
“
N
o,
y
o
u’ve pret
t
y
m
uch done ever
y
t
h
ing
.
”

“You’re
real
l
y
not
making
sense.”
Kerrigan
scowled.

She
reached
out
and
brought
Kerrigan’s
hand
to
her
tumm
y
.
“You’re
a
healer.
Tell
me
w
hat
y
o
u
feel.”

Kerrigan
stilled,
s
cared
of
what
he
might
feel.
Careful
l
y
,
he
entered
her
bo
d
y
and
closed
his e
y
es.

Life!
He
felt
life!!
He
y
a
n
ked
his
hand
aw
a
y
.
“
M
eeka,
are
y
o
u
…are
y
o
u…I
can’t
even
s
a
y it…I
didn’t
think…
It’s
a
ba
b
y
?
” Kerrigan
stuttered.

Meeka
chuckled at his respo
n
se. “Yes, it’s our
bab
y
.
Dragon,
sorceress,
or
w
hatever
it
m
ig
h
t be,
it is
ou
r
s.”

He
couldn’t
breathe.

Baby.
My
baby.
Mine
and
Meeka’s.

“I’m
going
to
be
a
father
?
”
he
w
hispered.
“
I’m
gonna
be
a
dad!”
he
y
e
l
l
e
d.
He
grabbed Meeka
and
swung
her
in
his
ar
m
s.

“Meeka,
I
love
y
o
u.
I’m
sorry
I
couldn’t
tell
y
o
u
before
y
ou
left
Enchan
t
m
e
n
t.
When
y
o
u left,
nothing
else
m
a
t
tered.
I
w
ould
have
found
y
ou
no
m
a
tter
w
here
y
o
u
went.
I
actual
l
y
had
to call
my
real
parents
to
ask
for
fl
y
i
n
g
instructions.”
He
laughed.
“
I
thought
I’d
never
need
love.
I w
a
s
so wrong.
A
nd this is
s
o
right.”

Tears
shone
in
her
e
y
es.
“Kerrigan,
y
o
u
and
I
are
such
opposites.
I’ve
alwa
y
s
tried
to
hide m
y
s
e
l
f
from
love,
but
have
never
been
able
to.
I’ve
alwa
y
s
loved,
but
never
had
it
returned.
You have
alw
a
y
s
had
love,
and
y
e
t ran
from
it.”