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“I’m sure she was worried for you,” said Major, taking the last bite of the apple pie.
“How are all of you so fit when you eat like this?” she smiled. “I’ve eaten more since I’ve been here than I have in the last year.”
Major could only laugh as he gathered the plates, rinsed them, and placed them in the dishwasher. He wasn’t prepared yet to speak about the pond and the magic and all of it. In fact, he wasn’t even sure how to begin that conversation.
“When I joined the Army, it seemed everyone knew who we were, me and the others.”
“You all joined together?”
“Yep. Me, Walker, Brix, Alistair, Leif, Forrest, Sebastian, and Garr. The Belle Fleur boys walked in, knowing we would have to prove ourselves.”
“But why? I mean, if you were all known because of your family, why would you need to prove yourselves?”
“Just because we’re from here, from our famous parents, it doesn’t mean we didn’t need to show them that we were every bit as good. More importantly, we wanted our fellow Rangers to know how good we were. We wanted them to know that we would always be there for them.” He could see that she was still confused, so he continued.
“If you think about all the great men or women who have done amazing things on this earth, you don’t always hear of their children doing the same. Everyone from famous athletes, actors, and politicians. People think it’s easy to follow in the footsteps of greatness, but it can often break a man or woman.
“We were lucky that we had one another. We never tried to compare ourselves to our parents but rather to one another. Competing with each other in a friendly way.”
“I guess I can understand that. I didn’t have siblings, but Daphne had a younger sister that died. I think she was always trying to be two daughters to her parents,” said Elena.
“That must have been hard for her,” frowned Major, filing that little nugget in the back of his mind.
“Her parents love her very much, but they nearly made a fatal mistake with her when she was very young. I hope she’s well,” said Elena.
“Call her,” said Major. “Give her a call tomorrow and check on her. Maybe you can convince her to come here. I know Brix would love to see her.” She smiled at her husband, standing to rub against his body.
“I’ll do that. Tomorrow. Tonight, you’re going to take me to bed and make sweet love to me once again.” Major grinned at her.
“I can do that.”
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
“Daphne! I’m so happy to hear from you,” laughed Elena. “How are you? How is your family?”
“I’m good. We’re good, really, Elena. How are you?”
“Perfect. Married, happy, getting fatter by the minute,” she laughed.
“I doubt that,” smiled Daphne into the screen. “How is everyone?”
“By everyone, do you mean Brix?” Daphne said nothing, just looking down at her lap. “He’s great. He asks about you all the time as well. I thought you two were staying in touch.”
“We are. I mean, we text and try to speak on the phone a few times a week. I just worry that it won’t last, Elena. I mean, how long will a long-distance relationship actually work when we’ve never even had sex,” she whispered.
“Maybe you should trust him a bit more and come and visit. He’s a wonderful man, Daph. I know you think they all want something from you, but this man definitely doesn’t. They’re all different here. Come and see us.”
“I’ll think about it,” she said. “Mother and Father are pressuring me again to get married. They’ve been parading groups of men through the house on the pretense of Father meeting with them, but I know what they’re doing.”
“Will they force you to marry again?” asked Elena.
“No. I mean, I don’t think so,” she said, shaking her head. “I don’t know, Elena. Honestly, I’m not sure of anything anymore. I feel as though my brain is scrambled.”
“Well, I know you’d be welcome here. I’d be happy to have you near,” said Elena.
“I’ll think about it. Take care of yourself and that baby,” smiled Daphne. Elena hung up and walked over to the cafeteria to meet up with Major for breakfast. As she was walking in, Brix held the door for her.
“Good morning,” he smiled.
