Couldn’t Be Happier

The screams were not dying down. If anything, they seemed like they were getting louder. I could feel the Healer's hand shaking, fear that she was desperately trying not to show getting the best of her.

"It's okay," I said softly. Now, it was my time to comfort her. "My husbands are just celebrating the good news," I continued, the smile on my face growing bigger and bigger with every passing minute.

"Husbands?" she asked, the shock of my statement pulling her out of wherever she was.

"Husbands," I nodded in agreement. "Four of them, to be exact."

I opened my mouth to keep going, but suddenly, a shadow fell over the two of us.

"Where is the cat?" it asked, the disgruntled sound in its voice letting me know exactly who it was.

"Rip!" breathed the healer, dropping my hand and holding it out instead to the monster in front of us. "You are safe."