Three Years Later...
I was exhausted as Corran laid the little bundle in my arms. Caspian let out a little growl that had the four of us in the room laughing. He was definitely Thane’s child. After Corran’s announcement, Derrial and Thane had quickly gotten to work convincing me to do a few more transfers so they could have biological children with me as well. Derrial’s sperm had proved to be of the superhero status, and I’d ended up with identical twin boys during the transfer. It was the first set of twins in Veon history, and Derrial was as proud as could be. Dalton and Titus were energetic, balls of fire that could only be tamed by their brilliant older sister.
I knew I’d been missing something however, and so when Thane had asked for it to be his turn, I hadn’t argued. Now, with Caspian in my arms, I knew we were complete.
“Give me an hour, and then we can let our families in,” I told the guys, who all looked like they were in heaven right now as they watched me hold Caspian.
“Lela is going to go crazy when she sees him,” said Derrial with a laugh, commenting on my dad’s new Vepar wife, who happened to be in love with my kids like they were her own. Everyone had been shocked when Lela and Dad had fallen in love. I wasn’t sure that he would ever find love again after losing my mom. But Lela had fallen head over heels for my dad, despite the fact that he was a human. She had lost her husband during the first few weeks of the virus outbreak, and she and my dad had been able to grieve together. And then fall in love.
I was so happy for both of them.
“They all will,” I said softly, stroking Caspian’s soft little cheek.
“I’m going to let the rest of our babies in to see their new brother,” said Thane, striding towards the door.
A minute later, our three children were rushing into the room, eager to see the new addition. It was exhausting having three kids under four, but every second was worth it.
As I looked around the room at my little happily ever after, I was reminded once again how far I’d come from that lonely girl, just trying to get by on Earth.
I’d somehow found a place to belong.
I’d finally found my home.