Harmony laughed as they played with each other. Lennox pumped into her, his erection rubbing against her walls. Urgently, he thrust as their shadows mixed in a dazzling display of colour. Harmony jerked as the pleasure hit her with a sensual fire. She gasped, gripping his shoulder, shuddering violently. She clenched, orgasming. Lennox came with her. He slumped against her, his heart racing. Instinctively, she slowed her own heart, and his matched hers. She wiggled her fingers, and the quilt on the back of the couch covered them.
Lennox’s breathing deepened as he slipped into slumber. She held him and was grateful he was safe with her. They would work everything else out… They needed to.
* * * *
The next day, she gritted her teeth and tried to sound reasonable. “Lennox, you’ve been lecturing me about this all day. It’s done. We’re bond shadowed. Let it go.”
“What you did was reckless. A Pebbles scheme.” There was a twinkle in his gaze.
Relief filled her. She took it as a signal he was through lecturing her.
“But, Bammer, it worked.” Harmony chuckled. She straddled his lap, kissing him briefly. A small smile was on Lennox’s face.
“When are we going to get to Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm as teenagers?”
“Someone has been so into watching Law and Order, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm have been put to the side. They are so hurt.” She put her hand against her forehead, closing her eyes.
“We can watch one tonight, after we watch another Law and Order episode.”
Harmony lowered her hand and opened her eyes. “We can do that.”
She slid to his side, snuggling in. Lennox played with her hair as they watched TV. A thrilling sound echoed.
“Mommy! I’m home!” Ebony appeared before them.
Harmony glanced at Allure and Vaughn, who had arrived with her.
“After the ‘incident’, we had a chat about announcing her presence when she’s popping in on family and friends. Ummm…Christos mentioned she’s getting the hang of it.”
There was a wealth of meaning in the way Allure had spoken. A flash of images filled Harmony’s thoughts, filtered by Allure from Ebony. Harmony stifled a chuckle as one image showed Christos tripping over Ebony, who appeared in front of him as he was walking in his home library. The scene changed to an unfamiliar one. Harmony frowned. It was a solarium filled with a profusion of flowers and a pool. A woman rose from the water, her head appearing at the lip of the pool. Harmony recognised Eve. Eve smiled, beckoning Ebony closer. She waved a hand, clothing Ebony in a bathing suit. They frolicked. The image shifted, and Eve showed Ebony some things about her power. The images faded.
“We’re going to have a talk about curtailing your going all over the place.” She stared at Ebony.
“Sorry, Mommy.” Ebony lowered her head.
“I know this is all fairly new and fun, but you need to be careful,” Harmony said.
“Harmony,” Lennox interjected.
She glanced up at him. By his look, he was asking for permission. She studied Ebony’s lowered head, then back at him, nodding.
“Come here, Ebony,” Lennox said gently.
Ebony came towards them, dragging her feet. Harmony scooted over. Vaughn sat in a chair and Allure curled up in his lap. Ebony paused before Harmony and Lennox.
“Ebony, look at me.”
Lennox waited. After a few moments, she raised her head. At the misery on her face, Harmony wanted to hug her. She didn’t, knowing that, although it was exciting for Ebony to go places using her power, it could also be dangerous if she ran into an unfriendly being.
“I was much younger than you when my powers manifested. It was fun, thrilling and frightening all at once, having all that power.”
“I…have nightmares my ability to go places will take me from Mommy. I have to master it so it won’t. That’s why I go all those places. So I can always find my way back.” Tears filled her eyes.
Harmony gasped. She hadn’t known—Ebony had never said anything. She
Lennox’s breathing deepened as he slipped into slumber. She held him and was grateful he was safe with her. They would work everything else out… They needed to.
* * * *
The next day, she gritted her teeth and tried to sound reasonable. “Lennox, you’ve been lecturing me about this all day. It’s done. We’re bond shadowed. Let it go.”
“What you did was reckless. A Pebbles scheme.” There was a twinkle in his gaze.
Relief filled her. She took it as a signal he was through lecturing her.
“But, Bammer, it worked.” Harmony chuckled. She straddled his lap, kissing him briefly. A small smile was on Lennox’s face.
“When are we going to get to Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm as teenagers?”
“Someone has been so into watching Law and Order, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm have been put to the side. They are so hurt.” She put her hand against her forehead, closing her eyes.
“We can watch one tonight, after we watch another Law and Order episode.”
Harmony lowered her hand and opened her eyes. “We can do that.”
She slid to his side, snuggling in. Lennox played with her hair as they watched TV. A thrilling sound echoed.
“Mommy! I’m home!” Ebony appeared before them.
Harmony glanced at Allure and Vaughn, who had arrived with her.
“After the ‘incident’, we had a chat about announcing her presence when she’s popping in on family and friends. Ummm…Christos mentioned she’s getting the hang of it.”
There was a wealth of meaning in the way Allure had spoken. A flash of images filled Harmony’s thoughts, filtered by Allure from Ebony. Harmony stifled a chuckle as one image showed Christos tripping over Ebony, who appeared in front of him as he was walking in his home library. The scene changed to an unfamiliar one. Harmony frowned. It was a solarium filled with a profusion of flowers and a pool. A woman rose from the water, her head appearing at the lip of the pool. Harmony recognised Eve. Eve smiled, beckoning Ebony closer. She waved a hand, clothing Ebony in a bathing suit. They frolicked. The image shifted, and Eve showed Ebony some things about her power. The images faded.
“We’re going to have a talk about curtailing your going all over the place.” She stared at Ebony.
“Sorry, Mommy.” Ebony lowered her head.
“I know this is all fairly new and fun, but you need to be careful,” Harmony said.
“Harmony,” Lennox interjected.
She glanced up at him. By his look, he was asking for permission. She studied Ebony’s lowered head, then back at him, nodding.
“Come here, Ebony,” Lennox said gently.
Ebony came towards them, dragging her feet. Harmony scooted over. Vaughn sat in a chair and Allure curled up in his lap. Ebony paused before Harmony and Lennox.
“Ebony, look at me.”
Lennox waited. After a few moments, she raised her head. At the misery on her face, Harmony wanted to hug her. She didn’t, knowing that, although it was exciting for Ebony to go places using her power, it could also be dangerous if she ran into an unfriendly being.
“I was much younger than you when my powers manifested. It was fun, thrilling and frightening all at once, having all that power.”
“I…have nightmares my ability to go places will take me from Mommy. I have to master it so it won’t. That’s why I go all those places. So I can always find my way back.” Tears filled her eyes.
Harmony gasped. She hadn’t known—Ebony had never said anything. She
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