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.

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

with the direction the conversation had gone. “And how does the baby get in there?” “Ah, must I tell you everything? The man takes the

Casey argued. ‘Well, how else would mum have a baby,” Valarian retorted. “Fine, they would know. Ask your parents,”

 

both kids looked at 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

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

things which make a baby,” “What grown-up things?” Valarian asked, suddenly very interested in this topic of conversation. “Like um, kissing and hugging,

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

mum and Marcus are 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 fit a sister? Our house is too small,

going to be a sister, I’m going to be a sister,” Casey laughed and danced in the living room. “I say let Zoe break the news about being a sister, and thanks for the help, by the way,”

I have a dishwasher?” he asked. “Yep, I needed an escape. Dishes sounded like a good one,” I told him. After the kids were showered and dressed for

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