"He is as stupid as he looks," Desiree volunteered. By the surprised looks of Europa and Loraine, this was as frivolous as they'd ever seen Desiree act.
"That's not true," Aya protested. "Cáel is wonderful and he's going to make Momma very happy and be our Daddy."
"Yay," I said with muted enthusiasm. "I can envision our first date now."
"Would you mate with my mother?" Europa teased.
"That's not what I'm envisioning. I'm thinking about what my heart looks like, torn from my chest and held up to my dying gaze."
"No," Aya moped.
"We are joking, Aya," Europa hugged her sister. "We'd never let Momma take a knife with her on a date with Cáel."
"Yes, because fingernails hurt more," I scoffed. Europa hit me playfully.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Loraine inquired.
"Yes. I met her on a job
