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I realized then the full scope of her tears. She’s not just worried that I’ll be angry about the baby, she’s worried that I’ll actually leave her over this pregnancy. All I can say in defense of my obtrusiveness is that the prospect of offspring to a dragon is that miraculous of an event, that joyous of a proposition that the idea it could portend anything negative is a completely foreign concept.
“It most certainly does,” I say with a smile. “Before, I only adored you completely. I only felt empty and hollow without you. I only loved you more than anyone has ever loved a woman. Now, though, I also feel like we should buy a crib.”
She stares at me a moment longer in disbelief. Then she laughs. She giggles, her face turning red, tears streaming down her cheeks, but tears are clearly motivated by joy now and not fear.
I stare at her with what I imagine must be a similar level of incredulousness as what she showed a few moments ago. “What’s so funny?” I ask.
“Nothing,” she says, controlling her laughter and wiping the tears from her eyes. “Come here and fuck me again.”
I do as she asks, and when we’re finished, she lays on my chest and rests a while. I allow the silence to remain, knowing that the relief in this silence is necessary for her to truly heal from her fright at the thought she might lose me.
I wait for her to speak first. When she does, she softly asks, “Can we go back to the cabin to make some plans? I mean, it’ll be a while before the baby arrives, but I want to get a head start on things.”
I smile at her and say, “Of course.”
I nearly shift then and showed her what I really am, but I decided if I did that, I would do it back in Alaska. Instead, I helped her pack a bag and buy us tickets back to Juneau. The trip back is beautiful, actually, sharing it with her. My utility vehicle is at the cabin so I just buy another after we land at the little municipal airport. I realize by now, she must realize I’m wealthy. I don’t say anything about it, though.
When we arrive at the cabin, Sienna says, “I think the baby will love growing up here. Alaska is beautiful.”
“It is,” I say, “but the baby will not grow up here.”
She looks at me, frowning in confusion. “What do you mean? You want to move to California?”
“No,” I say. “At least, not full-time. I do have a home in California, and we’ll spend some time there, of course, but I mean the child will not live in this specific home.”
She still looks confused, and I smile and say, “Would you like to see my real home?
Clearly, I’ve made my decision.
ChapterTen
Home
Sienna
He leads me to a door at the back of the cabin. I never notice the door the first time I’m here. I think it’s… I don’t know, camouflage maybe. I mean, it’s almost like… Anyway, I assume it’s another bedroom or bathroom or something. When he opens it, and I instead see a carved stone passageway lined with sconces that look like they used to hold torches but now hold electric lights, I stare in stunned silence.
“Where are you taking me?” I ask.
“You’ll see.”
I mean, this passageway belongs in a castle! No. It’s too well-maintained to be in a castle. It’s more like it belongs in an amusement park version of a castle, in some sort of fun, safe… What the hell is going on, here? The passage extends for about a hundred yards, I think, just this well-maintained stone thing. I don’t like using well-maintained like that but there’s no other way to put it.
And it ends in a nondescript metal door like one you might see in a commercial building. “Are you some kind of spy?” I ask.
He chuckles. “No.”
“Superhero?”
“I like that. I guess I can be a superhero. Does that work for you?”
I roll my eyes and say, “Are you one of those crazy doomsday people, the ones who have these military-style bunkers with six years of food and all that?”
“Welcome to my home, Sienna,” he says with a smile. He opens the door and gestures for me to enter. There’s a roar on the other side and I step forward cautiously.
Then, I gasp.
I’m a large ledge overlooking a cavern the size of… Well, damn. I think it would take six or seven football fields to cover it.
