Teclis's Sparks by T. Cobbin

Author:T. Cobbin [Cobbin, T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beachwalk Press, Inc.
Published: 2019-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Teclis and Coil sat in the galley with Crimson and Amelia, eating something the humans called a fry-up. It looked disgusting, but Teclis was pleased to find it tasted a lot better than it looked. He popped a fried mushroom into his mouth and hummed. Who would have thought something grown in muck could taste so good?

Teclis could barely take his eyes off Crimson. When she had emerged from the bedroom fully dressed he had nearly swallowed his tongue. Her long, red, curly hair cascaded down her back over the light green gown she was wearing, bringing the color out in her eyes. He swore she looked just as stunning dressed as she did naked. The smile she had lit her face up like the Earth’s sun.

Although there were several warriors in room, eating first meal, it was relatively quiet. But even the sound of their quiet mumbling instantly went away when the captain walked into the galley. It wasn’t the captain they grew quiet about, as he often joined them for meals, it was the youngling in his arms. Teclis, too, enjoyed seeing young once again on the ship.

“Good morning, warriors.” Trian smiled as he took a seat next to his mate.

Amelia’s face filled with love as she looked at her daughter. “Good morning, my little munchkin. Did you enjoy your time with daddy?” she cooed, picking her youngling up and curling protective arms around her.

Crimson placed her utensils down and started cooing over the child next. “Oh, she is so dainty.”

“Yes, she is, isn’t she? It still shocks me I was pregnant only half the time and she came out perfect.”

“Only half the time? Was she a preemie?”

Teclis wondered what Crimson meant by preemie but received his answer before he managed to ask.

“No. I didn’t carry her for nine months because of the mixture of Gracian and human DNA. All our ladies have had shorter pregnancies. Even Bell and she was expecting before she got together with Knut. Luna has both Gracian DNA now as well as human.”

“Luna?”

“Bell’s little girl.”

“Oh. So, any human that gets pregnant with a Gracian child is what? Only pregnant for about four and a half months?” Crimson asked.

“Well, it’s nearer five months, and yes, before you ask, they all come out perfect little babies, like they’d been cooked for the whole nine months.”

Teclis near choked on the egg he’d just placed in his mouth. “Cooked?” he asked.

Both Amelia and Crimson looked at him before peering at each other and bursting into giggles.

“It’s a human expression,” Crimson said, placing a hand on his. “It’s like when we say bun in the oven. It’s another way we say someone is pregnant.”

“Oh, okay. You have many ways of saying such simple things. It is hard to keep up.”

“Don’t worry, warrior, you will get there.” As Amelia said that Crimson withdrew her hand from his, leaving only an echo of her warmth behind. He wanted to bring her hand back to his and have her leave it there.

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