Secret Santa Surprise (Kindred Tales)

“I’ll go with you,” Liv offered. “If they won’t let you in, maybe I can say that I’m her doctor and I have to give her a checkup.”

“Good idea!” Sonja brightened up. “And if she’s having a hard time, we can demand that they treat her better.”

“We can try, at least.” Liv nodded. “Well…” She looked at Melanie. “Now that’s settled, you and I need to talk about setting you up with some prenatal vitamins. You carry Kindred babies for an entire year—not just nine months—and getting the right nutrition is vital.”

“A whole year?” Melanie blinked in surprise. “Wow, Clear wasn’t kidding when he said we’d be having Christmas twins,” she murmured.

“Yup!” Sonja grinned at her and patted Melanie on her still-flat tummy. “This time next year you’re going to be having another Secret Santa surprise! Merry Christmas!”

Melanie laughed. “Yes—Merry Christmas is right! Now, I’d better get my guys together and show them these.” She held out the tiny blue buds that Liv had given her. “I know they’re going to be just as excited as I am.”

But as she left the Med Center, she couldn’t help thinking again of the little priestess who had taken the first drink of drugged punch. Would she be all right? Were the other priestesses being mean to her? And where was her attacker? Why had he done such an evil thing in the first place?

Melanie wondered if she would ever know…

The End?