Sera laughed as she sat on the grass with Dev on their back lawn of their new house. As soon as she and Dev and all of her brothers and sisters had got back to Sanctuary, they had left them there with Remi and Colt as babysitters and gone house hunting. They had spotted this house that to Sera was more of a mansion and bought it straight away, it was in a reasonable state and any repairs could be done once they had all the kids settled. The main thing was to get the children, who were still scarred by the events of last year, used to being safe and having a permanent home with their family once more.

It was only a car ride away from Sanctuary so Dev still helped out there when they needed it, but money wasn't an issue, being alive several hundred years tends to help you accumulate wealth and both their bank accounts combined had them very nicely established in their new life.

Sera leant back against Dev who was in bear form, he was laying languidly behind her, watching his adopted in-laws slash children run around the lawn and jumping through the sprinklers. Sera grinned at Hendra who liked to play mum, pick up Morgan; the cub squirmed and nipped at his sister's wrist until she dropped him on his behind and he scrambled back to the water. She was so happy Dev had taken the day and night off to spend the day with them, the children loved him and not just the cubs but the human kids too.

"Oh, here's your other twin," Sera teased, holding up Kerensa's toy bear, Nibbles, to show Dev; he groaned and tried not to laugh.

I think we're gonna have trouble convincing her my name is Dev, if we don't get her out the habit now.

Sera laughed again, Kerensa who had become Dev's permanent sidekick since coming from the Serengeti, was convinced Dev was her toy bear and refused to call him by his real name. It was so sweet and she knew it melted his already soft heart, but his family except for Aimee, Nicolette and some of his brother's mates, were teasing him mercilessly over it.

"But its so cute," Sera joked and felt Dev nip her upper arm then swirl his tongue over the tiny hurt. "So, do you still want our own brood knowing what you'll face?"

She heard Dev chuckle in her mind. Yeah, I'll manage. Babies are cool once your used to them … and the twelve thousand bed time stories you have to read.

"Making babies is cool too," Sera said casually but sensed his instant alertness behind her, she bit the inside of her cheek.

Ahh, don't be mean and get me excited too long before your gonna be putting out.

Sera elbowed him hard, and Dev gave a miserable growl but she sensed his satisfaction; she leaned back further so she could stare up into his bear face.

"Thank you, Dev, your so special."

Dev tried not to show how much those words affected him, he stayed in bear form a minute longer so he could make sure his voice was steady, then flashed himself to human form and flashed on a pair of jeans.

"Je t'aime, Sera. More then anything."

Throat tight Sera managed to tell him, "My a'th kar," before planting her lips on his. She felt a delicious thrill go trough her when his work roughened hands buried deep in her hair and held her to him. Suddenly a tiny body threw herself on to Dev with a childish squeal of delight.

"Nibbles, you play now!"

Dev groaned and swung Kerensa from his back and threw her high in the air, she let out a peel of laughter that wrapped around Sera's heart and Dev's face was alight with pure, unadulterated joy. He got up with Kerensa in his arms and moved towards the spraying water, pulling at Sera's hand so she came with them.

In the midst of water fights and a tangle of limbs, furry and smooth, Sera caught Dev watching her, she stopped wrestling with Kernow and let his get away from her to hide behind Cardew's big bear body. Sera slipped her hand up to lay it over her heart, Dev mirrored her actions.

I'll love you to the end of time Sera. I can promise you that.

Sera was glad there was water on her face.

And I'll go on loving you even after that, she replied, silently praising the day she walked in to a biker bar and found paradise.

The End.

(Thanks a lot to all who have read this, I hope you enjoyed it. Once again thanks to those who review it. Constructive criticism is welcome because I spotted some mistakes in my work, so I am sure you did. Thanks for taking the time.)