Chapter 108 - 5 Years Later - Sneak Peak

                                    

                                          
Mare POV - 5 Years Later
                          
I keep my eyes closed, wrapped in my comfortable blankets, trying not to smile or move. I can already tell I have eyes on me, and little hands resting on the blankets. I hear giggles, and a 'shh'. After a little while of hearing the giggles, I decide its time to finally 'wake up'. I start by moving my face around, as if I am coming out of a deep sleep. I hear more giggles and another 'shh'. I think I hear a little fist punching a little arm. I turn around, moving the blankets with me. I stretch my arms slowly over my head, and then I open my eyes.
                          
First I see blue eyes, and full little lips. Dark hair frames the face, as Coriane smiles at me. I smile back, knowing she is in charge of this whole thing. My little bossy boots.
                          
The next set of eyes are bronzed brown. A scratch above the eye takes my attention, and his dark hair glistens. I smile at him too, as he watches with a cheeky grin. Maxton.
                          
The next two are barely keeping it together, their hands over their mouths, because they are too young to know better. Their dark brown hair is perfectly styled, not a mark on them. Their honey coloured eyes wide with excitement and anticipation. Aria and Axel. My twins. No doubt stuck on Sofia's hip this morning as she got them ready for the day.
                          
The last set of eyes are eyes I know well. Cal's. He stands tall, towering over the kids in his simplest 'King' clothes. He winks at me, grinning while the kids surround the bed.
                          
"Happy Birthday Mummy!" they yell, not in unison. Coriane frowns because they get it wrong and I laugh, pushing the blankets and getting in a sitting position. I open my arms wide, and they take the hint all of them climbing on the bed and pushing to get closest to me. Maxton punches Axel, and Aria punches Maxton for hurting her brother. Cal shakes his head, warning them to settle down. I give him a look as if to say Maxton is a spitting image of him. Rough around the edges. He shakes his head still grinning at what he made.
                          
"Ok enough" Cal finally says. "My turn" he jumps on the bed, basically squashing us all. I push his arm, but I cant stop the laughing and intense joy I feel in this moment. The kids are crying from laughter, a couple of 'dad' and 'ouch'.
                          
Maxton jumps on Cal's back, putting him in a choke hold. They are literally two peas in a pod, always wrestling or taunting eachother. One day Maxton will be as big as Cal and then I will see how well Cal can handle himself.
                          
I catch a glimpse of the flowers all over the room, the presents on my bedside. Every year Cal buys me flowers representing my age. Lets just say, over 26 bunches fills a room.
                          
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More to come...in time.