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“And this problem with fertility? You can’t give up on your dreams of a big family, hon. You just can’t.”

Bethany smiled at her friend. “Don’t worry, sweetie. It’s not a problem. Chet got it wrong.”

“You sure?”

Her smile faltered a tiny bit, but she nodded to cover up any concern she might have. “I mean, there’s always a risk, right? But I’m sure things will work out fine.”

“Hey, where’s my beer?” shouted Paul from the living room. Char rolled her eyes as Bethany grabbed a six-pack from the fridge.

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Bethany lay cuddled in Max’s arms after a relaxed lovemaking session. They both were exhausted from unpacking everything Chet’s movers had packed up, but not touching, holding, savoring one another wasn’t an option. She was just nodding off into slumber when he kissed the top of her head.

“I was thinking,” he started, sounding a little nervous.

“Hmmm?” she moaned sleepily.

“What would you think about joining forces.”

She laughed softly. “I thought we just did that.”

His arms tightened a little at her joke. “No, I mean, would you be interested in becoming my business partner?”

Shifting in his arms, she looked up at him. It was a little embarrassing but she wasn’t entirely sure what he did exactly, and told him just that.
 

“I’m sort of a…promise not to laugh?”

She nodded somberly.

“I’m kind of a, um, matchmaker.”

Bethany brayed with laughter, remembering how he’d previously described his job as ‘international relations’.
 

“Hey, you said you wouldn’t laugh!”

“I know, I’m sorry. You just made it sound so…classy before.” Another fit of giggles consumed her and him tickling her ribs as punishment didn’t help. Finally she calmed down and got serious. “What would my part of this operation be?”

“Well, up till now, we’ve focused on werebear matches but there’s a group of us who think we should try recruiting humans into our fold.”

“You did a bang up job recruiting me.”

He kissed her forehead, resting his cheek on against it. “I’d argue that it was the other way around. Anyway, I was thinking we should start a side job of hooking up humans and werebears.”

“What, like a dating site or something?”

“That’s where you come in. You’re the marketing specialist.”

“Hmm…” Ideas spun around her brain, chasing away the last remnant of sleepiness. “It might just work.”

More thoughts came and went as she felt Max’s breathing even out. He’d be asleep soon and she had a question she’d wanted to ask all day but had never found the right time. Now was as good as any.

“Max?”

It was his turn to moan sleepily. “Hmm?”

She was suddenly nervous. “What’s your favorite baseball team?”

He chuckled softly. “Duh. The Cubs.”

Bethany smiled and covered his hand with both of hers. Slowly she moved it to her tummy. “I was hoping you’d say that.”

THE END

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