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"But how" Myka looked wildly around the plain but homey room, the stone fireplace, the lack of ornaments, the old television and the VCR player that had run through all those TV shows "But Shifters"

"Don’t have anything I know Shifter secrets, Myka But you’re ot theer, then she collapsed against hi to have to think about all this later When I can For now"

Spike drew her close "What?"

"Keep kissing o for that" Spike’s sain

A furry body squirmed between them, and Jordan woke up with a yowl of fear and confusion Spike caught hiuy I’ sleepily Then he caain, and launched hi Spike around the neck and holding on

Spike closed his eyes and held his son, the relief on his face beautiful

Myka stoked Jordan’s unruly hair "How you doing, kid?"

"I was scared!" Jordan looked at her with huge brown eyes "But I’ave Myka a loud, wet kiss on her cheek, gave the saain He turned his head on Spike’s broad shoulder and gave Myka a grin, a mirror of his father’s "My dad’s aweso cereht, and Spike decided to announce at the same time that Myka had accepted hiswith pride, carried Jordan to the center of the double-circle of Shifters--clan and close friends for the inside circle, the rest of Shiftertown on the outside Myka was right next to him, where he could reach out and touch her whenever he wanted

Spike lifted Jordan, in his wildcat forhtily through the trees

"Mother Goddess, I give you Jordan Reyes, son of Eron and Jillian"

The Shifters whooped and yelled "Jordan Reyes!" Myka winced, the full power of Shifter voices overwhelave Spike a little growl--he loved being in wildcat fored slowly to a four-year-old boy with brown, black, and golden hair

Spike lifted hiive you Jordan Reyes Watch over this child My son"

The Shifters screa