Celeste Files: Unlocked Part 17

"You deserve a big kitchen, and we'll need more s.p.a.ce for the dog and kids."

She grinned. "Kids. I like the sound of that."

"I do, too. So what'd you say? Let's get your trances under control, find us a new house and then have us another baby."

She kissed him. "I love that plan."

"I love you," he murmured, and slid his hand beneath the waistband of her panties.

After they practiced their baby making skills and Celeste began to doze off for the night, she didn't picture the images of an evil black ma.s.s or murder. Instead, she imagined a house, filled with laughing children and a barking dog.

THE END.

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