Lucy asks for a few days to consider things. Scout agrees quietly and there is a deep sadness in his eyes but he says nothing and excuses himself to go back on patrol duty. Fang accompanies her and Melissa on their way home and Lucy observes the two of them together. The love in their eyes as they look at each other is so painfully obvious that it makes Lucy's heart twinge in envy somehow. They are going to be married in a few days and are talking about some inconsequential details for the ceremony. "How is this going to work…when you have a child together?" Lucy asks, all of a sudden, cutting right into the middle of their conversation. Melissa frowns. "What do you mean?" Fang clears his throat and answers. "The child will probably be just like me. Our blood is stronger and more domi

