As he slowly slid deep inside, she still quivered around him, but she managed to lift her thighs, wrapped them tightly around him, hooking her legs behind his hips, and whispered, “Maybe not. I think you’ll have to do better than that.”

  And, with that, he gave a shout of laughter and drove all the way home. After that first plunge, he was a piston, driving out of control, for his own needs had quickly overtaken him.

  She seemed just along for the ride, which was totally fine with her because she was still shuddering from the aftermath of everything that had already happened. And just as he deposited his seed deep within her, another orgasm left her quivering and mindless, as he slowly collapsed beside her.

  She whispered, when she finally could, “I don’t remember any of that.”

  “I don’t either,” he said, holding her close. “I suggest we try it again.”

  “Later,” she whispered, “at least two minutes later.”

  His warm breath stroked along her neck as he held her close, the tilt of his lips making her smile as he whispered, “That’s fine. We do have a lifetime, after all.”

  “I’m glad to hear that,” she whispered. “It seems like we waited forever for this.”

  “Maybe,” he muttered. “I was just stubborn, thinking that I didn’t want to interfere in Larry’s world. I couldn’t do that to him, and, if you and I had a relationship that didn’t work out? Well, … it would affect him and not in a good way. So I walked away and ignored you.”

  “I get that too, although picking a fight whenever you were around was my way of dealing with that stony wall of silence,” she noted. “However, Larry will always be there with us, not between us, and that’s the important thing to remember.”

  He smiled and leaned over. “Are you okay to head to Terkel’s place? I’ve got confirmation that they have a set of rooms for us.”

  She stopped and looked up at him. “For us?”

  His lips twitched. “Yeah, apparently for us. They already knew, and that is something we’ll have to get used to. They’re apparently very powerful energy workers.”

  “Meaning, they’re also psychics too, I presume,” she said hesitantly.

  He nodded. “Yes, exactly.”

  She looked up at him and smiled. “I guess we won’t hide anything from each other either, will we?”

  “Well, we might hide each other from each other,” he noted, with a laugh, “but definitely not from them.”

  “Got it,” she said, and then she smiled. “It’s all good, and, yes, I do want to go because they have abilities that we can only dream about, and we need to learn.”

  “Do we?” he asked, as he gazed down at her. “We would have a more private life if we didn’t go there.”

  “I know, but I think both you and I spent a long time on the outside of having our own family life. So maybe it’s time for us to try being inside a family, where we aren’t always alone.”

  “It could get crowded,” he warned.

  “It could, indeed,” she agreed, with a smile. “And a part of me is really looking forward to it, not to mention I think, for Larry, it will be awesome.”

  “No, I totally agree with you there,” Legend said. “For the first time, Larry will have a stable family, maybe way more family than he ever really expected.” Legend laughed. “It won’t be the kind of place where he gets to isolate himself.”

  “No, sure won’t,” she agreed, “but I think it will be good for all of us.”

  “Well, in that case, we’ll head over there tomorrow.”

  She shook her head. “No, how about the day after?” she asked, wrapping her arms around him. “You can tell them that we’ll be busy tomorrow.”

  “Busy doing what?” he asked, waggling his eyebrows.

  “Exactly,” she murmured. “Anything and everything we want. We’ll see them the day after.” And, with that, she pulled him down again, and murmured, “I promise to keep you busy, and you definitely won’t get bored.”

  As he lowered his head, he whispered, “Never with you in my arms, sweetheart, never with you.” And he sealed his words with a kiss.

  Epilogue

  As Legend and Blair drove up to Guardian headquarters, she stared and gasped. “Oh my God, it really is a castle, isn’t it?”

  Legend laughed. “Not only a castle, it’s a massive castle.” He looked somewhat excited himself. “They’re still trying to work their way through all the logistics of updating it.”

  She frowned at him and asked, “It does have indoor plumbing though, right?”

  He grinned. “It does, indeed, have indoor plumbing. In fact, I understand the bathrooms have been massively updated and a few other things as well. … So, some tolerance and patience will be required, but that will work both ways. We’ll need to make a ton of adjustments, and so will they.”

  She nodded, as she got out. “It’s so huge.”

  “It is, and they own acres and acres here, so lots of ground for you to explore. You can take Larry out for walks and all kinds of adventures.” He grabbed his bags, and she grabbed hers, and they started for the front door.

  Before they ever had a chance to reach for it, Larry came barreling out with all the exuberance a ten-year-old could manage. He threw himself first into her arms and then into Legend’s. “There you are,” he screamed.

  She laughed, the three of them in a three-way hug, as she kissed Larry on the cheek. “Sounds like you’re having a blast.”

  “Oh my gosh, it’s amazing. Can we stay here? Can we stay?”

  “Well, I’m not positive about that, but we’ll see.”

  He looked up at her beseechingly. “Please, there’s so much I can learn. You have no idea.”

  “Yeah, that’s just because you know that Clary is here along with Little Calum.”

  “Well, that too,” he agreed, with a big grin. He threw his arms around her neck and hugged her close. “I’m really happy that you guys are together too. It’ll be almost like a real family.”

  “It is a real family,” she stated. “No matter what it seemed like before, this is the real deal.”

  He looked from one to the other and got choked up. “You promise?”

  “I promise,” Legend vowed, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and then around Larry’s. “Now, shall we go in and talk to the rest of the team?”

  “Yeah, you don’t even know who’s all here,” Larry added, “and you won’t believe all the baby bumps.” He looked at her and asked, “Have you got a baby in there yet?”

  She flushed. “No, I hope not,” she replied, embarrassed.

  “Well, I wouldn’t give it very long,” Larry declared, “because you will be if you stay here.”

  “Why is that?”

  As they walked inside behind him, they saw several of the women coming out of the kitchen with plates of food, only to stop and look at the newcomers. Blair saw the baby bumps, then she looked back at Legend. “What the hell?” she whispered.

  “I have no idea,” he muttered. He turned to Terkel, and there stood Brody. “Funny how nobody mentioned that aspect,” he said to Brody.

  Brody laughed. “Well, we’re trying to work on that aspect,” he replied, “so we’ll give you some pointers now that you’re here. However, at the moment, you’re the only couple who isn’t in the family way.” Then he stopped, chuckled, and asked, “Or are you?”

  She glared at him. “I better not be.”

  He shrugged. “We all thought we weren’t either, but it’s apparently a hazard of this kind of energy.”

  “Okay, that’s definitely a little disconcerting.” Blair walked further inside and was introduced to the group of people here. Some she knew of and some she didn’t, but the first one to greet her was Clary.

  Clary walked over, gave her a gentle hug, and said, “So glad to have you here. Larry has been an absolute treat to have around.”

  At that, Blair laughed. “And he tells me there’s so much he can still learn that he definitely needs to stay.”

  “Well, it’s a good thing you’re staying then, isn’t it?” Clary teased.

  Blair smiled. “Well, at least for a while.”

  “Nope, no at least for a while nonsense,” Terkel replied, as he assessed her with one quick clean look and nodded. “You’ll do just fine.”

  She stared at him. “And you are?”

  He grinned. “Terkel, grand master of this insane household.”

  She nodded. “Nice to meet you. I’m glad to know that you’re an actual person and not just a voice in my head.”

  At that, everybody burst out laughing.

  “Yeah,” Terk confirmed. “I’m definitely a voice in your head. I am also a real person, and we will all, at one time or another, be voices in your head.”

  Another woman walked up and added, “One of the first things we’ll show you is how to get some privacy and peace and quiet around this place. In the meantime, we have an apartment for you.”

  Terkel, getting to business right away, stated, “We also have another job, although this one is a little different.”

  “Aren’t they all?” somebody quipped. “I’m Gage, by the way,” he told Legend and Blair. Gage sat down with a cup of coffee and asked Terk, “What’s going on?”

  “Bullard called. He has a woman who’s apparently got some psychic ability, and, at the same time, he says that his wife is in trouble.”

  At that, another woman came up to Terk and wrapped her arms around him, saying, “In that case, you know what to do. We owe him …”

  Terkel nodded. “Yeah, I just have to come up with somebody to go help Bullard.” Terk looked around at all the people gathered in the room.

  “I’m not doing anything at the moment,” said one man, leaning against the wall.

  At that, Blair turned and recognized Riff. “You seem to be nowhere and everywhere,” she said.

  He nodded, giving her a lazy smile. “Yeah, that’s me.” Riff looked over at Terkel. “Bojan is already in Africa.”

  Terkel’s gaze sharpened, and then he almost zoned out, right in front of them. Soon he nodded. “That would work perfectly,” he said in a very soft whisper.

  “You want to contact Bojan, or will I?” Riff asked.

  “It’ll have to be me,” Terkel said, “but you might want to contact Bojan and tell him that I’ll be calling.”

  “You think that’ll make a bit of difference? He already knows.”

  “Yeah, he knows, but it might be easier if he knows that it’s coming from you first.”

  At that, Riff laughed. “Okay, and what’s the time frame on this deal for Bullard?”

  “Well, how quickly can you get over there?”

  “I can be there early in the morning, probably,” Riff estimated. He glanced at Terkel and all the others. “Unless somebody else wants to go.”

  “No, this one’s all about you,” Terk noted.

  “It won’t be all about me. It’ll be about Bojan,” Riff stated.

  “And Lacy,” Terkel added.

  At that, Riff’s gaze narrowed. “Lacy?”

  “Yeah, the psychic who’s been warning Terkel,” Gage confirmed.

  “The university student in med school in Africa who has been working with Leia,” Terk added.

  Riff nodded. “Lacy and Bojan.”

  “Perfect,” Terkel said. “Tell Bojan I want to talk with him and soon.”

  And, with that, Riff nodded. “I’ll go grab my bag.”

  This concludes Book 2 of Terk’s Guardians: Legend.

  Read about Bojan: Terk’s Guardians, Book 3

  Terk’s Guardians: Bojan (Book #3)

  Haunted by a painful and unimaginable past, Bojan sought refuge in his work to keep the memories—and Lacy—at bay. But, when she raises the alarm over Bullard’s family, Bojan is forced to step into fray. Bullard is particularly wary of these “special” skills, except for those of Terk’s team. Plus ignoring the offer of these skills can be dangerous—especially when a threat involves his family.

  Lacy is helping the heavily pregnant Leia in the medical clinic, yet can’t ignore the danger she sees. But triggering an alarm requires Terk’s special brand of help, who then tags Bojan to step up and to handle it. Lacy had no idea Bojan would return to her in the near future. Maybe in some distant future? So finding him in the kitchen one morning is unexpected. Still, now is the time for assistance. She just doesn’t know what help Bojan can offer. Or is prepared to offer …

  Particularly as things go from bad to worse.

  Find Book 3 here!

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  LEGEND: TERK’S GUARDIANS, BOOK 2

  Beverly Dale Mayer

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