Cage had never heard her call anyone a friend before and he wasn't sure she ever had. "Then we can certainly go ask them."
They gathered up the babies and walked down the hall to the Green Dragon guest room flanked by a gold and a red dragon warrior. Vines were crawling all up and down the door. Cage knocked and they didn't wait long until Jakob, wearing green silk pajama pants and very mussed hair answered. Well, more stood there staring at them, than anything else.
The rustling of bed coverings came from behind the door."Jakey-poo come back to bed."
Jakob got a sloppy grin on his face. "I'm being beckoned so unless there's a battle brewing..."
His tone indicated that they should hurry to deliver their message and get out because he had very important things to attend to. Cage cleared his throat to explain but didn't have to. Azy shifted the babies to her hip and held up her hand with the ring. "I thought Ciara might like to see my wedding ring."
A squeal sounded from inside and soon the door was jerked the rest of the way open. Ciara, wrapped in a green bedsheet reached out her hand for Azy and yanked her into the room, although was careful of the babies in Azy's arm. "Let me see, let me see."
The ladies went into full on girly mode, their voices going up in pitch and volume as Azy explained how she'd found the ring. Jakob ushered Cage inside too. "You know Ciara is going to push Azy to get married right away now, right?"
"That's the plan actually. But I'd better warn you, she wants you and Ciara to share the wedding with us, get married at the same time."
Jakob blinked and then ran a hand through his hair. "That's totally up to Ci. She's the one dragging her feet. I told her we could have a wedding any time she wanted. She maintains we had one when we did the mating ceremony. She's still pretty mad about it too."
"Jakob Zeleny. That is not why we haven't gotten married." Ciara sat on a small couch next to Azy. Several flowers nearby wilted.
Azy shot Cage an uh-oh look. Yeah. Maybe the two of them should leave and let Jakob and Ciara have at it. Cage didn't want any lovers’ spats to ruin Azy's happy glow. It was a nice thought she'd had to include their friends, but these two maybe weren't ready for that.
Azy touched Ciara on the arm. "I'm sorry if this started a fight between you. I meant it to be about love."
Ciara patted Azy's hand. "No. It's okay. I really appreciate the gesture. I guess Jake and I still have some things to work out. Like why he hasn't asked me to marry him."
Yikes. Lightening flashed across the ceiling. Ciara was a white witch and had many powers, weather being one of them.
"Wait. What? What do you mean I haven't asked you? I told you we could have a wedding at least a dozen times."
"But you didn't once ask me to marry you, you big dumb lizard."
Cage elbowed Jakob in the ribs. "Mates like it when you're romantic, little brother."
"Is that it? You've been waiting for me to ask you?"
Wind whipped through Ciara's hair."Yes."
A couple more doors in the hallway opened at the commotion. Ky stuck his head into the open doorway to the Green Dragon room. "What's going on in here, bro?"
Jada slipped under his arm and tugged Ky with her to gather near Azy. She immediately lifted Azy's hand with the ring and then winked at her. In another moment, Steele and Fleur had joined them as well.
"First Dragon above. I thought it had something to do with your mother. I know how much a wedding means to you." Then he whispered under his breath, "now, anyway."
Ciara stood from the couch and stomped over to Jakob. Little storm clouds floated across the room and crackled over Jakob's head. Snowflakes dropped out of the bottom of the dark clouds.Cage side-stepped them and joined Azy ready to swoop her up should Ciara's weather get anymore wound up.
Wesley walked in a second later, took in the scene and plopped down on the couch. "Did I miss anything good?"
Jada whispered to him. "Azy found her ring and Ciara's mad because Jakob hasn't asked her to marry him."
"Ciara, dear. What is going on in here? It's so early and I need my beauty sleep." Wilhelmina walked into the room looking like she'd been up for hours doing her hair and make-up, except for the yellow satin men's pajamas she had on.
"Mina. Stay out of their business and come back to bed." A gold dragon warrior, a few decades older than Cage but still in his Prime named Auric Mosely sauntered in, naked as the day he was born. He nodded at Cage. "My lord. Congratulations on the birth of your children."
"Ooh. I hope somebody brought popcorn," Wes said.
Ciara spared a glance at her mother, and a double take at the naked warrior, but her focus was one-hundred percent for Jakob. "I know you don't get human customs, but this one is important to me. I... thought you'd--"
"Milácku--" Jakob crooned.
