her lip as she looked at Ewin and then turned her attention back to Dayved where he stood over a cowering man who was blustering about reporting them to his close personal friends the prince and princess. Hell, even in his rant he didn’t acknowledge the royal triad’s human mubellabina, Cindy.
“Then why are you defending him?”
“I’m not. Not really, but I can understand a little of what he’s saying. I can make many couples happy by giving them the children they so desperately want. Maybe it’s time I stopped being so selfish and started thinking of others.”
“Selfish?” The word roared out of his mouth even before he realized he planned to say it. “Selfish?” he asked again, trying to moderate his tone. “Kimberley, you are the least selfish person I’ve ever met. Even on the day they abandoned you—leaving you homeless, penniless, and with an uncertain future—you were willing to wish them well. Baby girl, you’re more generous and more giving than I ever imagined a person could be, but he has no right to ask this of you.”
“I know he has no right,” Kimberley said in an emotional voice. “But I could spend the next ten years of my life looking for someone to love me when I could be helping others to fulfill their dreams instead.”
“What about my dreams?” Dayved asked quietly, his eyes filming with tears as he stared in shock at the woman they both loved.
“Your dreams?” Kimberley asked, looking completely bewildered.
“Our dreams,” Ewin added, making certain that Kimberley knew Dayved spoke for both of them.
“What about the fact that I’ve fallen in love with the bravest woman I’ve ever met? Or how about that I can’t imagine a life without her? I can’t bear to lose you, Kimberley, especially not to a man who will never treasure you or give you the love you deserve. Please stay here with us. Have our babies. Build our family and know that you will always be loved and cherished and supported by two men who’d do anything to make sure you’re happy.”
“You love me?” Kimberley asked, her eyes filling with tears as her gaze bounced between them.
“Yes,” Juna said, watching all three of them closely, “they really love you. I can see it in their eyes.” She wrapped her arms around Kimberley the same way Kimberley had done for her only moments ago. “I’m so very glad that you found somewhere you truly belong. Stay here, be happy.” She wiped the tears from her face as she smiled at the woman she obviously held great affection for. “I hope we can keep in touch. Perhaps one day we might even find a way to be friends.”
“This is ridiculous,” Hollank blustered from his position on the floor. “Kimberley, you are coming with us. End of discussion.” He glanced at Dayved and Ewin, careful to stay out of arm’s length. “Don’t be surprised when you find yourselves unemployed. You will regret crossing me.”
“Was that a threat?” Ewin asked, taking a step toward the pathetic excuse for a man. The man scrambled to his feet but managed to stay several arms’ lengths out of reach. It was obvious that he was a coward, a liar, and a bigot. He held no respect for the woman who would have given him her love and the children they’d wanted. The best thing he’d done for Kimberley was abandon her.
The chime of the doorbell saved Hollank from answering. Ewin checked the surveillance camera and smiled when he saw who stood at his door. Dayved was a very smart man.
It was almost comical that Hollank didn’t recognize the very people he’d boasted about knowing, but when Loukie stepped up to him, screwed up her face in distaste, and leaned around him to address Dayved, Ewin couldn’t help but laugh.
“Is this the one who claims to know us?” she asked Dayved.
“Yes,” Dayved said with a smile on his face. “Apparently he can get us both fired with a single call.”
“I don’t see how,” Loukie said, shaking her head. “You don’t even work
“Then why are you defending him?”
“I’m not. Not really, but I can understand a little of what he’s saying. I can make many couples happy by giving them the children they so desperately want. Maybe it’s time I stopped being so selfish and started thinking of others.”
“Selfish?” The word roared out of his mouth even before he realized he planned to say it. “Selfish?” he asked again, trying to moderate his tone. “Kimberley, you are the least selfish person I’ve ever met. Even on the day they abandoned you—leaving you homeless, penniless, and with an uncertain future—you were willing to wish them well. Baby girl, you’re more generous and more giving than I ever imagined a person could be, but he has no right to ask this of you.”
“I know he has no right,” Kimberley said in an emotional voice. “But I could spend the next ten years of my life looking for someone to love me when I could be helping others to fulfill their dreams instead.”
“What about my dreams?” Dayved asked quietly, his eyes filming with tears as he stared in shock at the woman they both loved.
“Your dreams?” Kimberley asked, looking completely bewildered.
“Our dreams,” Ewin added, making certain that Kimberley knew Dayved spoke for both of them.
“What about the fact that I’ve fallen in love with the bravest woman I’ve ever met? Or how about that I can’t imagine a life without her? I can’t bear to lose you, Kimberley, especially not to a man who will never treasure you or give you the love you deserve. Please stay here with us. Have our babies. Build our family and know that you will always be loved and cherished and supported by two men who’d do anything to make sure you’re happy.”
“You love me?” Kimberley asked, her eyes filling with tears as her gaze bounced between them.
“Yes,” Juna said, watching all three of them closely, “they really love you. I can see it in their eyes.” She wrapped her arms around Kimberley the same way Kimberley had done for her only moments ago. “I’m so very glad that you found somewhere you truly belong. Stay here, be happy.” She wiped the tears from her face as she smiled at the woman she obviously held great affection for. “I hope we can keep in touch. Perhaps one day we might even find a way to be friends.”
“This is ridiculous,” Hollank blustered from his position on the floor. “Kimberley, you are coming with us. End of discussion.” He glanced at Dayved and Ewin, careful to stay out of arm’s length. “Don’t be surprised when you find yourselves unemployed. You will regret crossing me.”
“Was that a threat?” Ewin asked, taking a step toward the pathetic excuse for a man. The man scrambled to his feet but managed to stay several arms’ lengths out of reach. It was obvious that he was a coward, a liar, and a bigot. He held no respect for the woman who would have given him her love and the children they’d wanted. The best thing he’d done for Kimberley was abandon her.
The chime of the doorbell saved Hollank from answering. Ewin checked the surveillance camera and smiled when he saw who stood at his door. Dayved was a very smart man.
It was almost comical that Hollank didn’t recognize the very people he’d boasted about knowing, but when Loukie stepped up to him, screwed up her face in distaste, and leaned around him to address Dayved, Ewin couldn’t help but laugh.
“Is this the one who claims to know us?” she asked Dayved.
“Yes,” Dayved said with a smile on his face. “Apparently he can get us both fired with a single call.”
“I don’t see how,” Loukie said, shaking her head. “You don’t even work
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