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“They did?” Lissa looked at him with wide eyes.

  “Uh-huh.” Saber shed his pants and climbed into bed beside her, snuggling close under the covers. “So what do you say we give them round two?”

  “Oh Saber, we can’t—it would be like putting on some kind of a…some kind of a sex show!” she protested. But he could already feel her body moving against his, responding to his closeness.

  “So we’ll put on a show,” he murmured, cupping one of her breasts while he Touched the other. “Now be a good girl and obey your master.”

  “I thought I was your mistress,” she whispered a little breathlessly as she pressed her naked body close to his.

  “We can take turns,” Saber decided, smiling as he kissed her. “I like it both ways.”

  “Oh.” Her eyes widened as she took in his meaning. “I do too,” she confessed.

  “Good. Then get back on your hands and knees.”

  “Yes, Master,” she murmured, getting into position again.

  Saber got behind her and stroked her softly rounded buttocks, urging her thighs even farther apart. Lissa moaned her submission and opened for him, welcoming his shaft deep into her hot, wet pussy.

  Saber slid into her, filling her to the hilt for the second but not the last time that night.

  They proceeded to put on a show.

  Chapter Thirty-four

  “So I understand you and Saber were the cause of a pretty hot time on the sixtieth row of suites the other night,” Kat said casually, as she poured Lissa a steaming hot cup of klava.

  “Oh, Goddess.” Lissa put a hand to her face. But though she was embarrassed, she couldn’t help the smile that crept across her lips. She and Saber had been at it for hours—pleasuring each other and making love while he Touched her over and over until she was completely exhausted.

  “Look at her—she’s blushing!” Lauren exclaimed. “If I would have known what a hot time that little outfit I loaned you was going to cause, I would have told you to bring Saber to your suite instead—it’s only a few down from mine.”

  “Oh please,” Kat snorted. “Like you need a reason to have hot sex with Xairn. If the clothes you loaned Lissa are anything like your other “play outfits” you’re probably setting the sheets on fire every night.”

  “Speaking of hot sex,” Lauren said sweetly. “How exactly did that little test you took come out, Kat?”

  Kat sighed. “I was afraid you would ask. Actually, I have the results right here.” Reaching into her pocket, she drew out two perfectly formed miniature flowers. Both flowers were a deep, brilliant turquoise.

  “Oh!” Lissa leaned forward to get a closer look. “That’s positive, right?”

  “Uh-huh.” Kat smiled ruefully. “Little Miss Lauren was right—I’ve got some buns in my oven just like practically everyone else around here.”

  Lauren grinned at her. “I’m so excited for you! But…turquoise? I’ve seen pink for girls and blue for boys and I know white means you’re not pregnant. But I’ve never seen that color flower before. Is it because you’re carrying Twin Kindred babies?”

  Kat shook her head. “Nope. The color freaked me out at first, too but Deep and Lock assured me that it’s perfectly all right. It’s a rare but not unheard of variation that happens sometimes with Twin Kindred—it just means the babies will have special abilities.”

  “Special abilities? Like what?” Lissa asked.

  Kat shrugged. “We won’t really know until they come out. They might become seeker-finders, like Deep and Lock. Or any number of other possibilities.” She grinned. “Whatever they are, if they’re anything like their fathers, they’re going to be a handful.”

  “Don’t worry, Kat.” Elise, who had been in the food prep area quietly fixing herself a cup of tea, came over and rubbed Kat’s shoulder. “I’ll help you out when the time comes. I’m officially designating myself the babysitter for everyone else since I’m just about the only one left who hasn’t boarded “the baby train” as you put it.”

  “That’s sweet, Elise.” Kat pressed her hand gratefully. “But you could be pregnant by the time I’m ready to pop. A lot can happen in a year.”

  Elise shook her head. “I don’t think so—I’m just not ready yet. And I have a theory about Kindred babies—they don’t come until you’re ready for them.”

  “I don’t know about that,” Kat snorted. “I certainly don’t feel ready.”

  “But you are,” Elise said quietly. “You’ve finally told your grandmother about your men and you’ve got your ceremony all planned out.”

  “I guess so,” Kat said grudgingly. “But I’m not ready to get even fatter than I already am!”

  “It’s only for a year,” Lauren said soothingly. “And after that, you’ll probably look better than you did before you had the babies. Just look at Olivia—you can’t even tell she gave birth!”

  All eyes turned in the direction of Olivia and Sophia who were sitting on the couch, cooing over little Daniel. He was an energetic, curious baby with his father’s inky black hair. His eyes, however, were his most striking feature. They had been newborn blue at first but had resolved into a curious mixture of Olivia’s and Baird’s, with alternating rings of gold and silver-gray.

  Everyone who saw him exclaimed over the unusual combination, which was beautiful but also a little disconcerting. It gave Daniel a strange, far-seeing look that was odd in such a young baby. In fact, that seemed to be what Olivia and Sophia were talking about now.

  “I feel like he’s looking right through me,” Sophia murmured, stroking the baby’s cheek gently to make him coo for her. “I wonder if my babies will have combination eyes.”

  “That would be beautiful—blue and green,” Olivia said. “You know he’s so good at night? He hardly ever cries. He just looks at me with those eyes and I know what he wants. Is that weird?”

  “It’s maternal instinct,” her twin said comfortingly. “It doesn’t make little Danny psychic—it just makes you a good mom.”

  “I hope you’re right.” Olivia laughed. “The last thing I need is a baby with super powers running around.”

  “You mean like the ones I’m going to have?” Kat asked, holding up her twin turquoise flowers.

  “Oh!” Olivia laughed. “You know what I mean, Kat woman. I wasn’t talking about…never mind.”

  “So how are the wedding plans going?” Sophia asked. “Have you picked out a cake yet?”

  “She’s going to have four layers,” Lauren said, naming them off. “Chocolate with raspberry filling, white chocolate with apricot, Lemon with strawberry—”

  “And vanilla with bonding fruit,” Kat finished for her and winked. “That should ensure we have a happy honeymoon, don’t you think?”

  Olivia snorted. “You and every other unsuspecting guest who takes a piece. You’d better keep a good eye on that layer, Kat. It could cause havoc if the wrong person ate some.”

  Kat waved a hand dismissively. “Don’t worry—I’ll be sure no unbonded people eat any. It’s strictly a married-folks-only layer. We’ll even put a sign on it to be sure.”

  “That sounds like a good idea.” Sophia nodded approvingly.

  “As long as nothing goes wrong,” Elise murmured.

  “It won’t,” Kat protested. “And enough about me.” She turned to Lissa. “I want to know about you, doll. Did you and Saber decide to stay aboard the Mother Ship or not?”

  “Well…” Lissa hesitated. “I really want to but Nadiah was so upset when I called her that I’m thinking we might go back to First World.”

  “Aww, and we were just getting to know you!” Elise pressed her hand gently.

  Lissa smiled. “We’d still come back and visit you often. And we can’t leave right away, anyway.”

  “Why not?” Lauren asked.

  “Because…” Lissa made a face. “We have to wait for the delegation from Tarsia—our home planet. When Saber called to tell his parents that he resigned his place as the Over Chief of all the Clans