We ate dinner, or should I say breakfast, for dinner. Kalen was reluctant to leave and was very hands-on, playing with the kids, but we needed to get them showered and dressed for bed, so Kalen said his goodbyes and left, stating he would see us at the Alpha meeting.

“Valarian, time for a shower, buddy, then you have to go to bed,” Valen told him. Valarian got up off the lounge, and Casey followed.

“Casey, you will have to wait until he hops out,” I told her. “But mum showered with Marcus with clothes on. Why can’t I shower with Valarian?” Valarian scrunched his face up while I just looked at Valen, hoping he would explain, but it was Valarian that answered her.

“Gosh, you can be silly, Casey.

 

People don’t shower with clothes on.

How would you get clean,” Valarian asked while shaking his head.

mum,” “Probably because he didn’t want to tell you he was making babies with Aunty Zoe,” “You can’t make babies in a shower, wait how do you make babies?” Casey asked, and both of them looked at us. Well, that

must I tell you everything? The man takes the baby and puts it in a cabbage, the woman eats the cabbage, and

not how babies are made; you got that of that cartoon, the one the cabbage patch dolls,” Casey argued. ‘Well, how else would mum have a baby,” Valarian retorted. “Fine, they would know. Ask your parents,” Casey huffed and pouted. I snickered as I bailed, leaving that for Valen to find

 

Valen expectantly, who seemed very uncomfortable. “Um, they just happen,” Valen said; that was his big explanation to the birds and the bees. “But how?” Casey asked. “By showering together,” Valen blurted. “See, I told you, Marcus was making babies in the shower,” “You said the man puts the baby in a cabbage, so if he is showering, where does the cabbage come from,” Casey

his father’s laptop. However, Valen was quick to get to his feet and snatch the laptop up before he could grab it. “No, it is bedtime. Shower now,” “But we want to know,” Valarian whined. Valen scrubs a hand down his face before looking over at me and glaring at

make a baby,” “What grown-up things?” Valarian asked, suddenly very

mum’s private parts,” “So! People see private parts all the time when they shift. Remember that hippy lady out at the reserve, she took her clothes off before shifting, and we saw her butt, and her big hairy front butt,” “Huh, you’re so smart, Valarian; I forgot about that,”

kissing in the shower, oh, oh, oh I am going to be a big sister, I always wanted to be a sister,” “Where are we going to

about being a sister, and thanks for the help, by the way,” Valen said, coming

asked. “Yep, I needed an escape. Dishes sounded like a good one,” I told him. After the kids were showered and dressed for bed, I helped tidy up their dining room

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