My Cheating Mate
"Because of Grace asking Uncle Cas about Impressionism and Nate inviting ancient vampires to dinosaur parties. Because of every impossible choice we made together."
"Together," she agreed. "Always together."
We sat in the quiet house, our children asleep upstairs, our family complete, the future uncertain but somehow less frightening than it had been.
Ten years. Two children. One vampire who'd become Uncle Cas. A Council that was eight months from deciding our fate.
But tonight, we had pot roast and dinosaur party plans and an ancient vampire learning about appropriate gift parameters.
Tonight, we had each other. Had our family. Had love that refused to follow eight-hundred-year-old rules.