Sebastian (Bowen Boys, #5)(34)
“What if I took you there...to his store? Would you be able to purchase a more updated model that I could see in color on? This one is very primitive, and it’s hard on my eyes.” Bill turned to look at him, shock on his face. “You’d have to be invisible, as would I, but if you show me what you need, perhaps we can get it at another store.”
“I could do that.” He sounded so excited that Wanera was embarrassed. “I would be able to get the best for you, sire, if you so desired.”
“Yes, the best would be good. Do you know what you need?” Bill nodded, reached into the top box sitting next to him, and handed him a file. “You’ll have to come with me. I can’t figure out any of that crap.”
Seconds later, they were both standing next to the line of computers. They found everything they needed, and some things they didn’t, within an hour. Next, they went to another store and found the same items, but their prices seemed a bit higher. Appearing in the store, Wanera was ignored for the better part of an hour before someone came to help him. Two hours later and a good deal broker, Wanera willed all the things home to the room where Bill was.
“Oh my, sire. You’ve gotten a filing cabinet as well?” He touched each item as he set it up. “And a video player, too?”
“It was free.” It hadn’t been, but when the man said that it was a must-have for a new computer, Wanera had seen no reason not to get it as well. “You’ll have this set up when? I’d like to be able to watch without having to strain my eyes.”
“Tomorrow when you rise, sire. I will have it set up for your pleasure.” Wanera nodded and left him to it. He’d never given anyone anything before and had been…well, he’d been embarrassed. Going to his room, he decided that he needed a few things for in there, too, and made plans to visit a few of the other realms’ homes to see what they had in the way of furniture. Going to his bed, Wanera felt good, but not great.
Maybe, he thought, if he did a good job at making his lair look good, his bride would be happy. He had a feeling that a happy mate would be a good deal easier to live with. He just didn’t want any trouble right now or when the baby came along.
Closing his eyes, he tried to think if he’d ever seen a baby before. He didn’t think so. If he had it had been so long that he could no longer remember. He began to think that having a mate long enough to breed with, then tossing her away, wasn’t such a good plan. He might need her to help him with the child. He thought he’d heard somewhere that mates, female ones, were supposed to be good with children. Wanera fell asleep smiling.
Chapter 10
“Mistress, I was wondering if I may have a word with you.” She turned to see Peter standing in the doorway to the kitchen. He looked like he was very nervous about something. She shoved the next load of dishes into the washer and turned and smiled at him.
“What is it? Have I done something to upset you?” He shook his head then frowned at her. “Come on, Peter, it can’t be that bad.”
“Mistress, I was wondering if you could…I would never ask if I…you see, there is….” He sat down at the table he often had lunch with her at. “I wish for my wife to have a child. I was wondering if you could see her.”
She sat down beside him and tried to think. She had no idea what he was talking about and took a deep breath to try and figure this out. But he started talking again.
“I know that faeries have some powers. And you being an earth faerie would be a great deal more than the normal…I’m not saying this right. Let me begin from the start. My wife is pregnant. It’s the tenth time we have tried.”
She sat back, sad for them both. “What is it you think I can do? I mean, I don’t know a great deal about my kind, but I’ll help you in any way I can.”
“You can heal the sick. I know this; I’ve read it in the tomes we have. But it is said that you can help a child, too, before it’s born. I fear that if we lose this one, my wife will go as well. I can’t lose her. I love her too much.” He took her hand. “You need only to touch her and tell the child to hang on. And it will for you, my lady. I know it.”
She nodded, and he pulled her out of the chair and toward the dining area, a place she’d never been since she’d started working there. But there was no one in the big room except a small woman who sat in a booth. Peter took Ama over and sat beside the small woman.
“My lady Ama, this is my mate and the love of my life, Doris. Doris, this is my dishwasher, Amarizi Bowen.” The woman nodded and stood up.
“My lady.” Doris bowed. “He never said that you were…of course, he couldn’t tell me, but you’re a queen, aren’t you?”
“So they tell me.” Ama looked at her swollen belly. “You’re not just a little pregnant, are you?”
“Seven months. But the doctor says that I may lose this one as well. He said that I have a problem holding them safely. Bed rest doesn’t work, but I want this one so badly.” Peter held her as she cried. Ama wanted to go and find the doctor who would say something like that to a woman and expect her to be happy about it. Ama reached for Monica and asked her if she knew of a good doctor. The two of them had been talking about some of her panther-related questions.
“I have a very good doctor, and he just happens to be nearby. We both are. Khan and I were having lunch with Walker and Caitlynne before they went back to DC to finish up things there. Can we come to you? And Walker wants to know the name of the doctor she’s using now.”