Part 18
Seven months later.
Cayla sat besides the bassinette staring at her sleeping child, a daughter she had named Ella-Grace. She had managed to graduate successfully, and two days later she had given birth. The girl had Ardon's eyes and beauty. No one knew what she was yet, werewolf, vampire or both, but it didn't really seem to matter.
Blaise was knocking on her half open bedroom door with a strange smile on her dark lips. Her grey eyes were twinkling. Cayla eyed her suspiciously. "Something tells me this isn't just another well wisher and baby presents."
Blaise's delicate eyebrows rose as she looked around the room full of cards and various necessities and cards for Ella-Grace. "Would you really object to more presents?"
"I guess not," Cayla admitted, smiling a little.
"No, it's not."
Cayla found herself intrigued . "Oh? Who is it?"
"I'll leave it to him to explain."
Cayla's mood deflated. Lupe, Thea and Maggie had been trying to help her 'move on' the last few months. Pregnancy, hormones and dating just did not go together. It was hard not to compare other dates to her dead soulmate - the dead soulmate who was standing in the hallway where Blaise had just been.
"This isn't - how can this - am I dreaming?" Cayla was too astounded to think of words.
Ardon stopped and stepped into the room, pushing the door shut behind him. "No dream." His eyes moved over to the bassinette. "Our baby?"
Cayla nodded. "She's sleeping. Her name is Ella-Grace."
He stood looking at the sleeping baby, something between awe and fascination on his darkly handsome features. His fingers slipped into hers. Cayla's insides melted as their soulmate connection flared up. "How?" she asked softly, snuggling closer. His arm wrapped around her shoulder. Cayla let out a sigh of contented pleasure.
"Does it matter? Circumstances were too difficult for me to stay without endangering you."
"Blaise knew, didn't she?" She couldn't help wondering about it. Was she overreacting here? Blaise did have something of a reputation for shameless flirting.
"You're overreacting," Ardon said with a smile, as if reading her thoughts. "You have Blaise to thank for saving my life and keeping me hidden."
Cayla nodded. She should trust him. She had to trust him. "No more secrets. No more running out on me. No one else."
He turned and caught her chin, looking into her eyes. "There will never be anyone else. I love you more than you could ever know."
"I love you too." Cayla kissed him with all the passion she could muster. Sparks of love and intensity danced around the pair of them as they pressed together. Ardon's eyes were glowing with passion.
"I'll be back in a sec." She ducked out the room and across the hall to where Maggie was trying to explain the concept of Big Brother USA to Delos as they watched TV together.
"Can you guys do me a favour and watch the baby for a few hours?"
"Sure," Maggie was grinning. "I see you met with your - guest."
Cayla looked back at her room where Ardon was grinning at her from the doorway. "Was everyone in on this but me?"
"We just figured it would be more suitable for him to wait until the baby was born before showing up," Maggie said, still grinning insanely. "You guys go do - whatever. We'll watch Ellie."
Cayla nodded at Ardon who brought the bassinette into the room where Delos took it from him. Cayla took Ardon's hand and pulled him back into her room, closing the door behind them.
THE END.
Seven months later.
Cayla sat besides the bassinette staring at her sleeping child, a daughter she had named Ella-Grace. She had managed to graduate successfully, and two days later she had given birth. The girl had Ardon's eyes and beauty. No one knew what she was yet, werewolf, vampire or both, but it didn't really seem to matter.
Blaise was knocking on her half open bedroom door with a strange smile on her dark lips. Her grey eyes were twinkling. Cayla eyed her suspiciously. "Something tells me this isn't just another well wisher and baby presents."
Blaise's delicate eyebrows rose as she looked around the room full of cards and various necessities and cards for Ella-Grace. "Would you really object to more presents?"
"I guess not," Cayla admitted, smiling a little.
"No, it's not."
Cayla found herself intrigued . "Oh? Who is it?"
"I'll leave it to him to explain."
Cayla's mood deflated. Lupe, Thea and Maggie had been trying to help her 'move on' the last few months. Pregnancy, hormones and dating just did not go together. It was hard not to compare other dates to her dead soulmate - the dead soulmate who was standing in the hallway where Blaise had just been.
"This isn't - how can this - am I dreaming?" Cayla was too astounded to think of words.
Ardon stopped and stepped into the room, pushing the door shut behind him. "No dream." His eyes moved over to the bassinette. "Our baby?"
Cayla nodded. "She's sleeping. Her name is Ella-Grace."
He stood looking at the sleeping baby, something between awe and fascination on his darkly handsome features. His fingers slipped into hers. Cayla's insides melted as their soulmate connection flared up. "How?" she asked softly, snuggling closer. His arm wrapped around her shoulder. Cayla let out a sigh of contented pleasure.
"Does it matter? Circumstances were too difficult for me to stay without endangering you."
"Blaise knew, didn't she?" She couldn't help wondering about it. Was she overreacting here? Blaise did have something of a reputation for shameless flirting.
"You're overreacting," Ardon said with a smile, as if reading her thoughts. "You have Blaise to thank for saving my life and keeping me hidden."
Cayla nodded. She should trust him. She had to trust him. "No more secrets. No more running out on me. No one else."
He turned and caught her chin, looking into her eyes. "There will never be anyone else. I love you more than you could ever know."
"I love you too." Cayla kissed him with all the passion she could muster. Sparks of love and intensity danced around the pair of them as they pressed together. Ardon's eyes were glowing with passion.
"I'll be back in a sec." She ducked out the room and across the hall to where Maggie was trying to explain the concept of Big Brother USA to Delos as they watched TV together.
"Can you guys do me a favour and watch the baby for a few hours?"
"Sure," Maggie was grinning. "I see you met with your - guest."
Cayla looked back at her room where Ardon was grinning at her from the doorway. "Was everyone in on this but me?"
"We just figured it would be more suitable for him to wait until the baby was born before showing up," Maggie said, still grinning insanely. "You guys go do - whatever. We'll watch Ellie."
Cayla nodded at Ardon who brought the bassinette into the room where Delos took it from him. Cayla took Ardon's hand and pulled him back into her room, closing the door behind them.
THE END.