Chapter 153: Part 4

They never made it back into their costumes, but Honey did nail the front door shut from the inside and promised he would un-pry it in the morning. Mandy lay snuggling on his chest because he refused to let her stand on her head until the morning.

Within a short time, Mandy knew their quest for a child failed. "What if we cannot make a baby?" she asked softly.

Honey tried to hold back his low grumble, but the subject matter made it futile. "Then we won't have a baby for many years to come. They tell me it's easier to allow your mate to breed with a human after a hundred years or so, but I have my doubts." The grumble grew louder.

She pulled a small tuft of hair on his chest. "Stop that. You don't scare me, but I also don't see having sex with a human as a solution."

He growled again, but let her keep talking.

"I'm worried about your father and what he will do to you."