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"Aw, Dad!"

"Go"

"Daently "Watch it, punk"

"You’re the punk," Joshua said with a fond smile

Chris walked with Ephraim across the hall to their new room Madison insisted before Marc was born that they reed after she twisted his ar"

"Yes?" he asked cautiously It was always a good idea to be cautious when it ca" He swore if he asked for a third tattoo again he was going hang Chris by his ankles in the foyer and leave hiaround here for a while and ’s okay"

Ephraim hadn’t expected that

"Chris, I would love for you to stay, but I don’t want to hold you back"

"You’re not holding me back, Dad You know as soon as I leave they’ll set up another Sentinel hohed "I know We thought ofto start over somewhere else, but this is our horowing up in one ho around"

Chris s, Dad I don’t want to move out just yet I would like a few o out on my own"

Ephraim cupped Chris’s neck "Are you sure? You knoill never stand in your way"

"I’m sure, Dad"

"Okay" He pulled Chris into a bear hug "I’ll see you tomorrow Get some sleep we have a vamp nest in Concord to help clean out toht Dad" Chris headed back to the nursery where he would ht The kid was a natural when it ca of a wait to find his mate

He turned to head into his room only to pause as spotted the pictures that covered the hallalls A sad sed photo of him with his two brothers when they were children His eyes shifted to the next blown up photo of hi with Marc and his family Marc looked so happy with one arest child

Ephraiht about the hectic day Madison gave birth Marc would probably be jealous as hell that Ephraim was the one that delivered his son into the world Not that he had much of a choice since Madison went into labor downstairs while she atching Chris struggle to re-learn hoalk

It was the best day of his life seeing his son take his first step again after sevenphysical therapy The doctors hadn’t held out ain Hell, h that first night, but in the end Chris proved theed hih the pain to walk up the stairs in order to get help for Madison

He reached up and traced a finger over Madison’s s photo She looked so happy in his arms He just hoped he could keep her that way forever

With a smile he walked into their room and closed the door He wasn’t too surprised to find Madison on the large bed, waiting for him

Ephraim pulled his shirt off and crawled across the bed predatorily towards the beautiful woman in his bed "Is this what you called ently pulled the sheet covering her body away, exposing bare skin He licked his lips as two gorgeous brsts were revealed