The twins must go their separate ways to stop both the Paladonic Knights and Jessica.
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Chapter 25
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Murphey's Law
Eldon paced the hallway, his girlfriend and new wife watching him. They'd changed out of the wedding clothes and into more comfortable apparel while Shelly was carted off to this deliver room. His twin sister was screaming in agony. What were they doing to her? Couldn't someone relieve her pain? Why were their parents sitting there like this was normal? No one should ever have to suffer that much! Shelly was a strong woman and could handle a lot, but she sounded like she was dying in there.
And then she went silent.
That seemed even more ominous after the agonized screams. Was Shelly okay? Did something happen with the pregnancy? Why wouldn't anyone tell them what was going on?
"Sheldon," his mom addressed him, "for the last time, sit down. You're making everyone else nervous."
"How can you just sit there, mom?" he shot back as he continued to walk the corridor. "I've never heard her scream in that much pain before. Shouldn't Gaia, or the doctor, or someone do something to help her?"
"Women can take a lot of pain," Sheila said, her voice somehow calm. "Your sister is a strong woman, and—" She cut off as the door opened, and the short little goblin doctor walked out.
The doctor had on what was once a white smock and apron but was now covered in various fluids that made Eldon sick, knowing where they must have come from.
As if to belie the words she'd just spoken, Sheila stood and rushed towards the goblin woman. "Is she okay? How did it go? Why won't you say anything?"
"Slave!" Lyden's voice cut her short. "Let the doctor speak."
For the first time in Eldon's memory, it looked like Sheila Lance was going to argue back with her master. But after a moment, she nodded with a glare and turned back to wait.
"The birthing went well enough, and the mother is resting," she said. She had to look up at everybody as she spoke. Eldon didn't know many goblins, but this one seemed short, even for one of her race. "You'll be able to go in and see her in a moment. She is currently feeding the child. It is a healthy baby."
Eldon didn't care two wits about the baby but was glad that his twin sister was okay.
"A baby...
what
?" Lyden asked. He'd gotten to his feet and stood behind his slave, holding her in his arms.
The doctor didn't get the chance to answer, though, as Areth zipped out of the room, grinning from ear-to-ear. No one had seen her enter the delivery room.
"Well, it definitely is part of your family," she said with a smile. For some reason, she glanced at Bridget. "It's both a boy and a girl."
"Twins?" Sheila and Lyden spoke at once.
Twins?!
Sheldon thought with a bit of shock. No wonder Shelly was in so much pain. Except, the way the doctor had spoken, it didn't sound like there was more than one baby. Could it be like Brock and Bridget? Two genders switching with one body?
"Nope!" Areth chuckled. The disgruntled doctor turned and walked back into the delivery room, ignoring the gleeful fairy as she muttered under her breath. "It's both, but not like her." this was said as she pointed at Bridget. "It's male and female at the same time. Really cute baby, and I should know what cute is! By the way, that metal lady in there is really cranky!"
Eldon assumed that she was referring to Sonia as the metal lady, and didn't blame her for being upset with the fairy. Areth took some getting used to and was definitely an acquired taste.
Eldon moved to enter the room, but of all people, Areth zipped up to block him. She even grew to a normal size when he tried to brush her away.
"Your sister is in no condition to accept visitors," the fairy intoned, sounding more like Sonia than herself. Something has been off about the golden pixie since her resurrection. She seemed more serious and less playful, though, by any other standards, she was still very annoying.
Eldon opened his mouth to argue with her and demand the little pipsqueak let him through to see his sister, but a slender hand on his arm calmed him down.
"Love," Mandy's voice said behind him, "let's give her some time to recover. Meanwhile, we have our own celebrating to do?"
He would have turned and argued with her as well, but the way she asked that as a question, and the way her sweet voice cut through his emotions to remind him how much she meant to him, calmed him down.
He turned to face his wife—
his wife!
—and gave her his best smile. "You're right," he said, grabbing a pair of her hands in his own. "We should..." He looked over her shoulder at Shlee, who started shaking her head. "You and I should go celebrate. I can't believe I'm lucky enough to be married to such a wonderful woman."
It was true, too, and not just because he couldn't lie in her presence. He loved her and found it more than a bit exciting to know that she was his wife.
"My dear husband," she grinned at him, showing off her white teeth. Two of her arms slipped around his neck while the other two moved to his hips. "I plan on seeing if I can wear you out." Her cheeks colored slightly as she looked around at their family, realizing that her own ability had backfired on her.
"What do you two think you're going to do?" Alloria demanded, looking haughty and upset, her hands on her hips and her eyebrows creating a deep furrow between them as she glared at the newlyweds.
For a split second, Eldon thought they'd made a mistake, and he was being inappropriate in front of his family but shook it off. "Being married!" he told her with his cheesiest grin. Without waiting for any kind of a rebuttal, he scooped up his bride and carried her down the hallway.
He noticed Alloria grimace at them as he carried his blushing bride away, but also saw the gleam in her eyes.
Gaia had prepared an exclusive suite for the newlyweds, and it was to this room that he brought Mandy. The entire walk, she'd covered his face with kisses, and spoke whispers of what she was going to do to him once they were alone. She had him thoroughly aroused by the time he reached their door. It was almost a little weird, having the ability to grow hard again, instead of being permanently stiff, and he enjoyed it.
He kicked the door closed behind him. Mandy surprised him as she wriggled free from his arms and pressed her lips to his. His back hit the door as their kiss intensified. Two of her hands pressed against his shoulders, while her other set worked at his pants.
He groaned as his manhood became free, and her strong hands caressed his twisted length. His arms wrapped around her, pulled her firm body tight against him. Her arms at his shoulders wrapped around his neck as their tongues met.
A small portion of his mind worried that he'd struggle to perform. This was his first time since giving up his permanent body to restore Areth, and he no longer had the perma-boner. But it was only a small portion, as much of his blood was supplying oxygen to his second brain.
He moved to pick Mandy back up and carry her to their luxurious bed, but she shook her head and pushed back from him. She met his questioning look with a devilish grin. Placing her upper hands against his shoulders again, she lowered her body until she was kneeling before him. One of her knees rested between his legs, right on his pants, so he pulled his legs out.
She grinned up at him, licking her lips before leaning forward and nuzzling his shaft. He brought his right hand down and caressed her dirty blonde hair. She purred for a moment longer, then opened up to let her tongue out to trace along the curves of his shaft.
It was Eldon's turn to moan, enjoying the sweet feeling of her talented tongue. A moment later, his breath caught as she opened wider and swallowed the head between her lips. He felt her skilled mouth work his tip, moving along the sensitive rim and eliciting even more moans from him.
Too soon, however, she stopped and pulled back. Eldon was about to complain, but it turned into a yelp when her four arms moved to pick him up and carry
him
to the bed. He couldn't help but chuckle as she literally threw him onto the lush comforter and gave him a hungry look.
"Don't think for a minute that just because I'm your wife, I'm going to become some docile cow, ready to make you a sandwich at a moment's notice," she said as she crawled onto the bed with him.
The mattress must have been made out of clouds and angel feathers; it was so soft, and yet firm enough to support them.