Notes: sorry for the slight delay here, life got in the way, and I also struggled with how to do this, and I am still conflicted on what to do so there might be a bit of a delay between this chapter and the next one, and again, I apologize for that!
And now, into the story!
Bucky watched, unable to hide the concern on his face as his beautiful and amazing wife finally came to bed after feeding and putting the now seven month old twins and Astrid to bed.
"Have I told you lately how beautiful and amazing you are?" He said as she crawled into bed and snuggled up next to him.
"Yes, but I never got tired of hearing it." She said, her words ending in a sensual purr as she kissed him slowly and sensually.
Bucky felt his blood pressure rise as every nerve ending his his body seemed to fire simultaneously, even after all their time together, she still drove him crazy.
It didn't help things that they hadn't been intimate since the birth of the twins, per doctor Henley's orders.
"Y ... Your next check up is next week ... I think we should ... Wait until ... Then ..." He said, his words ending in a groan as her lips found the particularly sensitive spot on his neck that she knew drove him mad.
"Your mouth says one thing, but your body is telling me something else." She growled into his ear, her eyes glowing softly against the dimly lit bedroom.
"I know ... But your health and wellbeing is more important." he said as with a hurculean effort, he excised himself from her embrace.
"I don't know what I would do if something happened to you because I couldn't control myself." He said as he cupped her face in his hands and stroked her cheeks with his thumbs.
"We've made it over six months, another week isn't going to kill us." He said.
"Oh, fine." She huffed in mock irritation as she flopped back down beside him.
"Just know that once we get the all clear, I'm gonna rock your WORLD." She growled, her eyes glowing brightly as she placed her hand on his thigh and slowly began to inch it upwards.
Bucky let one a growl of his own as he snatched up her hand and intertwined it in his.
"Oh TRUST me when I say I can't WAIT." He replied as he pulled her against him.
Wyatt waited anxiously at the bus stop that afternoon for Scarlett.
Today was the first day of after school pee wee football practice and he was a bundle of nerves and dread.
He knew it was silly to feel this way, Seabrook wasn't the same town that had built that cursed silver fence around their land and had taken their moonstone away from them. But he still couldn't stop the instinctual feelings of fear that she wouldn't be accepted as not only the first female football player, but the first werewolf to play football as well.
He was roused out of his thoughts by the hiss of the buses air brakes as it slowly pulled up beside him at the bus stop.
An ecstatic Scarlett bounded down the buses stairs and into Wyatt's waiting arms.
"So a take it practice went well?" He said as he took her book bag for Her as they turned to walk home.
"Amazing my teammates are so awesome! And coach says I'm already one of the best players on the team! " She said as she bounced on the balls of her feet excitedly.
Wyatt felt as though a giant weight had been lifted off his shoulders as they walked.
"That's great!" He said, hoping he was able to keep the relief out of his voice as they reached the tree line.
"Race you home!" She suddenly said as she took off through the forest.
"Hey!" He said, laughing as he bounded after her.
"Scarlett reached the gate first followed shortly by Wyatt, who was breathing hard."
"Look ... Looks like you beat me this time." He said between gulps of air as he caught his breath.
A delicious smell suddenly filled their nostrils.
"Smells like your mom has dinner ready, let's not keep her waiting." He said as he opened the door for her and they went inside
An amazing looking dinner of fresh caught rainbow trout and a salad made from the fresh vegetables from the greenhouse garden that Wyatt had built over the summer so they could have fresh vegetables all year round.
"You're just in time." Eliza said as Wyatt hung Scarlett's backpack on one of the hooks by the door and they both helped Eliza set the table.
"This looks amazing, what do you say we dig in? " Wyatt said as he grinned at Scarlett.
"Yes!" She replied eagerly as she took her seat and they all began to eat.
"So ... How as school?" Addison asked Zach as he strode through the door.
"Great! Especially now that football season is starting!" He said as he pumped his fist in the air.
Addison couldn't help but laugh and marvel at how much like his father Zach was. He really was Zed's mini me through and through, the only difference was while Zed played fullback, Zach was a wide receiver.
"Honey! I'm home!" Addison heard Zed's voice call.
"Mmm something smells amazing." He said as he put his arms around Addison's waist from behind as his lips found the valley between her neck and collarbone.
"Why do I get the feeling you're not talking about dinner?" She said as she turned in his arms to face him.
"That's cause I'm not." He said as his eyes began to take on a red tint.
"Later ... When the kids are at evening practice." She whispered into his ear.
"Tease." He growled in reply as the dark vains began to make their appearance.
"Later." She repeated, the time of her voice filled with unspoken promises that caused excitement to zing through every nerve as the kids came down for dinner.
"Smells great! But I'll have to leave in like ... Ten minutes for cheer practice." Angelina said.
"Me too, football practice." Zach echoed
"Just make sure you eat something before you leave." Addison said as she set two heaping plates down in front of them.
"Mom! If I eat all of this I'll puke all over the field!" Zach said.
"Yeah and I don't really want to hurl all over my cheer mates when they Toss me up." Angelina added.
Addison blew out a sigh
"Okay ... I'll wrap it up for you." She said as they both bid her goodbyes and were out the door in a flash.
"Our kids ... They're growing up so fast." Addison said as she slowly sank into one of the chairs at the dining room table.
Zed's expression mirrored hers as he sat down next to her and out his hand over hers
"Yes, they are." He sighed.
After a beat of comfortable silence passed between them, his expression turned mischievous as he turned her chair so that they both were facing one another.
"However... I vividly recall a beautiful woman making me a promise that I haven't been able to get out of my head." He said as he leaned forward so that their noses were almost touching.
She smirked at him.
"Then why are you still talking and not kissing me right now?" She purred at him.
He responded by sweeping her into his arms as his lips crashed into hers as he carried her upstairs to their bedroom.
"Ah, there's my twins." Doctor Henley said as she examined both boys, which now proved difficult since they were both now very active, bubbly and squirming around.
"Well everything looks good with these two." She said as she fondly tickled each of the boys under the chin, causing them both to giggle and squirm happily.
"And her? What about my wife, doc? Is she ... Okay?" Bucky asked, the words catching in his throat, the very thought if something happening to the love of his life filled him with so much fear that it made it hard to breathe.
"I am pleased to tell you that Wynry is the picture of health. And that yes, I am giving you the green light for intimacy." She added, as if sensing his impending question.
They both visibly deflated with relief.
"Thank the moon." Wynry said under her breath.
"So everything's... fine?" Bucky said.
Doctor Henley smiled at him.
"Yes, everything is fine. Unless there are any issues that come up, we'll see them back at around twelve months for their last round of infant immunizations." She said as she walked them out.
"Thanks so much, doc!" Bucky said as they gathered their children and hurried out of her office.
Once they were in the elevator, Wynry drew close to him, her eyes glowing softly.
"When we get home and I get these precious kids down, I'm going to take you to the moon and back." She growled.
"Oh ... BELIEVE me I CANNOT wait!" He said as he cupped her face and kissed her.
"Wynry!" Addison said as she greeted her with a warm hug when she arrived at the store the following morning.
"How did the boy's checkup go?" Addison asked earnestly
"Great! They're the picture of health!" Wynry replied with a happy smile.
"And you?" Addison asked
"Also perfectly fine." Wynry replied
"I still can't believe how amazing you look so soon after having twins! I'm like ... So jealous! It took me months to get my figure back after both of my two." Addison said with a laugh.
Wynry laughed softly in reply.
"Well ... Being a werewolf does help in that department at least." She said.
Addison stilled with hanging the new merchandise on the displays by the front counter, her curiosity suddenly piqued.
"How so?"
Wynry paused a beat before speaking.
"Well ... Litters ... Which is what we call Multiple births are a lot more common in werewolves than in humans. I'm fact, having a Singleton... Which is what we call a single birth is very uncommon. So our bodies evolved to be able to handle litters better than humans do." She explained.
"In fact, litters of three or even four are quite common. My mom was a triplet, and dad was a quad." She added.
"Wow that's crazy!" Addison exclaimed, it was hard enough for her to carry one at a time, let alone three or more.
"We also have another advantage that humans don't, we are only capable of conceiving every six months."
"Oh so that's why there's over a year between Astrid and the boys!" Addison said.
Wynry's face colored slightly.
"Well ... Yes ... It wasn't because of anything we did since... I'm embarrassed to say that we can't really ... Control ourselves around one another." She said bashfully as her cheeks reddened.
"Hey, you don't have anything to be embarrassed about, I think the relationship you and my cuz have is freaking amazing! It's what I always wanted for him,and I'm glad he that he finally got his act together." She replied with a laugh as she walked to the door and flipped the sign from CLOSED to OPEN.
"He's my soulmate." She said with a twinkle in her stunning eyes.
"And you're his, trust me. He's like ... Totally head over heels for you." Addison replied as customers began to file in.
"When we first met I didn't even dare dream that I might have this amazing life I have today." Wynry said.
"Not me, I knew as soon as he met you that you had him hooked. I'd never seen him like that with any other girl." Addison said.
"For me it was his dimples." Wynry replied with a shy smile as the first couple of customers walked up to pay for their items.
"Wynry! It's so nice to see you back! How are those precious kids of yours?" One if her regular customers asked her.
"Thanks, it's great to be back, I've missed the store and my customers." She replied with a smile as she rang the woman up, bagged her items, and handed it to her."
"Well, welcome back." She said as she smiled warmly at Wynry before leaving.
"Your customers have really missed you, every day they would ask how you were and when you were coming back." Addison said.
"And I missed them, when I first got the idea for this store, I never even dreamed it would be this successful or that humans would even shop here and I thank the moon every day." She replied.
Addison smiled to herself as humans, zombies and werewolves alike browsed the small shop together.
If someone has told her fifteen year old self that in thirteen years, Zombie town and Seabrook would not only be unified, but completely integrated to the point where if a person didn't know the history of the town, they would never even be able to tell that they had been completely separate cities with a huge wall separating them; she wouldn't have believed them.
Back then it seemed like such an insurmountable task that there were a few times that she had almost lost hope ... And she would have ifmit hadn't been for Zed's optimism, it was like an unstoppable current that pushed her along, no matter how much she wanted to quit.
And she was forever grateful to him for it.