Chapter 108

Yeah, kids would be nice too - eventually. Right now Marc wanted Aldara all to himself. "Both Dana and Mari retained their original shifting abilities as well as becoming gargoyles. I'd think it would be the same for you."

"Good." She paused to watch him take his shirt off. "I talked to Dana DuMont. She said we should do the conversion tonight. Apparently once she lays hands on you with the ring, the conversion is easier but the magic only lasts a few hours."

"Already conspiring with my friends' wives behind my back, huh?" Chuckling at that notion, he tossed his shirt in the general direction of the chair with their jackets. He was delighted to see that she'd hit it off right away with Mari, Katie and Dana as well as with his parents.

"Of course." Her sweater joined the growing heap of clothing and she toed off her shoes then began to shimmy out of her jeans. "The four of you have had decades to bond. We females have a lot of catching up to do."