Chapter 37

Dean

Grace was standing in the middle of the hall, her eyes closed, listening to the kids dream. I watched her from the doorway, crossing my arms, leaning against the doorframe and remembering how much I was in love with her. Our house was still a disaster, but we had done the basics: scrubbed the blood off of the hardwood, swept up the glass that had been littered across our bedroom and put a piece of plywood against the window that Grace and the female werewolf had gone through. I shook my head at the thought, imagining it again as she described it earlier this evening. The wolf had tackled her, sending them both through the glass, and then she had rolled and taken off after the werewolf as if nothing had happened.

She must have been listening to my thoughts as well because she turned slowly and smiled at me, opening her blue eyes and taking the steps forward to close the gap between us. "It wasn't that far of a drop," she said quietly. "I think the field slopes up towards the house."

Making a face, I shook my head and said, "Shut up. Don't make it no big deal. You fell out a second story window and kept running." I kissed her, lowering my head towards her. "Thank you for protecting our kids so well."

"I wouldn't be a mother if I didn't," she said, leaning into my chest, sending electricity through my body. I wanted her, despite the fear I had pressing into the pit of my stomach about having a fourth kid. She kissed me again, putting her arms around my shoulders and lifting herself up.

We made out in the hall, pulling clothes off, one layer at a time. I pulled her shirt off, making her giggle, and leaned back, marveling at her. She smiled, embarrassed, and shook her head. "Everyone is getting laid tonight," she said quietly.

Gesturing with my head back to the Small House, I lifted my eyebrows. "Sam and Serra?"

She smiled coyly. "She's really hard to ignore."

I made a face and leaned closed to her, "I'll drown her out."

Picking her up from the floor, I carried her to the bed, dropping her and pushing her down as I pulled off her pants. Our breathing was heavy as I kissed her neck and held her arms down on the bed. She closed her eyes and leaned her head towards my face, her lips dusting the edge of my ear as I trailed my tongue down her chest. I opened my eyes, staring into her eyes and thought, This is the first time we've tried to get you knocked up.

She smiled and said, "First time for everything."

I took a deep breath, hesitating only for a second. Grace nodded at me and then kissed my neck, pulling my face closer to hers. I pushed into her, both of us gasping as we found a rhythm and made love like never before.

We rolled together, and she exploded into giggles as we went flying right off the edge of the bed together. Luckily, our comforter had already fallen, making a soft pile of blankets that I landed in, Grace landing on top of me. We only lost a step or two and got right back into it, kissing fiercely as we held each other.

She straddled me now, my shoulders rubbed on the carpet with every movement she made. Her touch was electrifying and I pulled her hips forward, sitting up and leaning against the bed, wrapping my arms around her. Opening my eyes and watching her as we came together, predictably, I saw her eyes flash blue as she slammed her hand down onto The Mark of Cain. Breathing hard, we sat, surrounded by cushion and blankets and she leaned against my chest, trying to catch her breath.

"You pregnant yet?" I asked, only half kidding.

I felt her smile against my body and shook her head. "I have no idea," she said, "but I'm pretty sure we're going to try again a little later."

Chuckling, I nodded. "Oh, yeah. Practice makes perfect."

She leaned back slightly, touching my face with her hand, her legs still propped up around my waist. "This is a leap of faith, you know," she said quietly. "We're going on Cas' word alone."

"Yeah, that's true." I tried to glance down at her, but she was lying against my skin again and I couldn't see her face. "But I think you just found her name," I answered quietly.

I felt her smile again. "Cas?"

Laughing, I shook my head. "No," I said. "Faith."

She stared up at me, gazing into my eyes, smiling gently. "Faith," she repeated. "Another virtue name."

"My girls all have beautiful names," I said quietly, hugging her. "She shouldn't be left out."

She nodded into my chest and sighed. "I love you, father of my children."

"Mother of my pack," I replied. She giggled as I continued, "My Alpha."

She kissed me again, adjusting her position with her legs still around me, rubbing in all the right ways. She smiled and whispered into my ear, "And don't you forget it."

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