Epilogue-Four Years Later
Jo felt like a whale, to say the least. She was fast approaching her delivery date and was very uncomfortable. Stephen had been hovering over her until she finally asked him to make sure everything was ready in the nursery. Of course, Marcus and Ellen were no better but Sophia and Dean were able to keep those two from mother-henning Jo too much. Dean had to be kept from doing his own brand of mother-henning since Sam was once again pregnant but this time with twins. For Dean, this was the third go-round at the birthing game and he felt like an old hand but that didn't mean he wasn't nervous.
His eldest child, Gabriel Stephen and his second son, Marcus John were waiting eagerly for the arrival of the new babies. They had both felt the tugs on their souls when they found out about them. When they asked their father about the feeling, Dean explained that their bonded had reached out to let them know they were on the way. Ever since then, the two small boys were on pins and needles, never leaving Sam's side and always touching the belly where their bondeds were. Marcus had just opened his eyes a couple of days before Sam found out he was pregnant once again so it was a very special blessing to the small family that the child's bonded was going to be close in age to him.
Because they were so close, it wasn't a surprise to anyone when both Jo and Sam went into labor at the same time. Since the two were comforted by being close to each other, Sophia and Henry both squeezed into the Impala to help with the birthing process. Ellen held her daughter's hand through the opened window in the front while Mary did the same for Sam in the back. Sophia had trained Henry on midwifing the cat so he helped Sam while Sophia helped Jo. Both pregnant beings lay on their mates' chests and pushed when it was time. Sam's first child came out and it was a female. Then Jo's baby was born, a little boy. Sam's second child was a special blessing on the whole family, a tiny submissive male. Then Jo surprised everyone present by producing a twin who had been hidden behind her brother during all the ultrasounds. Stephen was shocked as he was given congratulations on having two beautiful children, one of which was a very rare female dragon.
Gabriel and Marcus joined their parents in the back of the car. Carefully, Gabriel picked up the submissive while Marcus touched his bonded. Gabriel named his brother, "He's mine, my bonded and brother. I name him Castiel Henry."
Marcus' soft voice then was heard, "She's mine, my bonded and sister. I name her Sophia Jo."
Stephen looked at Jo with love in his eyes and said, "These are our children, Mary Ellen and Robert Caleb." Jo nodded her agreement.
Henry and Elrich, the two proud "grandfathers" stepped back to give everyone else a chance to see the newest additions. They had a bonding ceremony to get ready for, invitations to be sent and another crib to be bought. The ties between the colony and clan were now unbreakable. They watched as John, Adam, Ash, Caleb, Rufus, Joshua, Jim, Missouri and Bobby went to greet their newest family members.
There was still the matter of finding the demons who had tried to kill the cats using the hunters but Marcus (sr.) had assured the colony and his elder that he would find them and make sure they never get near the colony again. The others in the group: John, Caleb, Rufus, Joshua, and Bobby, were in agreement and had started to hunt the demons using skills they had hoped to abandon a very long time ago. Dragon warriors came forward and, between them, had figured out who was behind the plot. With their allies, supernatural and human, the demons were now on the run and when caught, would be dealt with. Henry and Elrich had complete confidence in them.
Now, celebrations were the order of the day and the two elders were gleeful, acting like a couple of kids in a candy shop. Elle, Lorena and the other Homo-Animus needed to be contacted for the up and coming ceremonies. It was going to be very busy but both males were looking forward to it. The births of the children made it a very glorious day.
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