peace.
The meeting was arranged without hesitation. The vampire be forced to the table and tied into a chair. He didn’t seem happy at all about the situation, but eventually he realized that working with the shifters was in everyone’s best interest.
Epilogue
Dom watched in awe as month’s worth of talks flew by as she grew heavier and heavier with her child. She was six months along and things were starting to look a little brighter, but it was still early in the historic peace talks between the shifters and vampires. Nothing like this had ever been attempted before and it was imperative that Gregor succeeded, because that would pave the way for future peace in different parts of the world.
“It won’t be long now.” Dom told Gregor after they left the most promising meeting yet.
He put his hand on her stomach and felt his child’s powerful kicks move his hand. “I know.”
“How much longer do you think this cease fire will last?”
“ Not long if they stop working on it. Often, it seems like they don’t really want this peace. The shifters are working together, but the vampires are still the odd man out most of the time.”
“ They probably aren’t very happy about that.” Dom commented, easing into the passenger seat of the small sedan that Gregor had purchased.
“ No, they aren’t exactly happy about it, but nobody’s attacked anyone, yet.”
He drove to her house, it had been cleaned up and new plants had been planted, but it was different. Her car was in the driveway, but nothing about the small house was the same. Gregor unlocked the door to let his lover into the house. He followed her and put his bag down in the usual place, right next to the easy chair he had moved down from Minnesota. He looked at the pictures on the walls, seeing the happy photos of the couple that had joined her somber family photos. He looked at the framed ultrasound picture, and smiled. He was ready to become a father.
Dom walked through the living room without pausing. She had things that she had to get done. Reaching under her sink she pulled out that old watering can. When it moved she heard something rattle inside of it. She frowned, peering into the canister, but not seeing anything.
She went to move it to the sink, but it rattled again. She walked up to the counter and upended the can. It took some shaking, but eventually the item fell out of the basin. What she saw shocked her. She stood there, silently debating the item and the consequences that came along with it.
Gregor walked into the kitchen and looked at the situation. There was a smile plastered over his face as he wrapped his arms around her waist. “What do you think?”
“ I don’t know what to think.” The answer was honest. The ring was still on the counter; she hadn’t touched it yet.
“ It was my grandmother’s. We’ll have it re-sized if you need it to be.” Gregor seemed certain that she would say yes.
“ Why?”
“ Because I love you, my dear.” The words were true and pure and spoke of a lot more than they would suggest. “I thought that this would be the next great adventure.”
“ When?” Dom asked, with hands shaking.
“ Whenever you’re ready.” He reached for the ring and picked it up before kneeling down on one knee, in the kitchen of the house that had belonged to her grandmother. He held up the ring that had been his grandmother’s and he asked her the question that he had been dying to ask. “Will you marry me?”
Dominique could only think of one answer, but she needed a few questions answered first. “Are you doing this because of the baby?”
“Partially yes, but the baby isn’t my only reason. I love you.”
“ I love you too.” There were tears in her eyes. “Yes, I’ll marry you.” Gregor’s smile widened as he slipped the ring on her finger. It fit perfectly.
The End
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