Chapter 38
"I love it up here," Lauren said.
"I'm glad," Gerald replied and he pulled her into a hug. "You need some time here. Especially, since the eggs are ready to hatch."
" Really? I want to see them!" Lauren was so excited.
Gerald opened his pouch and the baby dragons flew out. He then took out the eggs and placed them on the ground. The dragons landed and transformed into their human forms. They looked like 7-year-old children. Avel, with white hair, tall and slim. Alinta, with red hair, willowy and beautiful. This was Lauren's first time seeing them. "They are so cute. All grown!" She squealed.
"Oh man, I am sorry. This is the first time you've seen their human forms. I should have shown them to you when we spoke. I am so neglectful."
"It's okay. I am just so happy to see them. Remember to be more thoughtful next time. I mean it wasn't like you were setting things up for the alicorns and taking care of our brood."
Gerald could tell she was being sarcastic but he swore he would do better by her.
"Mommy, we are going to get to meet the babies!"
Hearing herself be called mommy brought tears to her eyes. "Yes, we get to meet them today."
"Don't cry, mommy. We love you so much." Both children sat in her lap and she leaned against Gerald.
They sat like that for a while and the children told Lauren all they had learned since they were born.
Suddenly, the iridescent egg began to glow. The starry crystal egg began to shake. Both eggs opened at the same time and the babies walked straight to each other and hugged each other. One dragon was white and sparkled. The other dragon was black with the look of a midnight sky. "They look like yin and yang," Lauren said in observance. The two babies looked at her and ran to her while holding hands. They crawled into her lap and cuddled into her skirts. "They are beautiful."
"They know they are meant to be with you," Gerald said. They all sat together and watched the dragon children play. There was such peace and warmth. Lauren loved the feeling of being a part of a family.
The iridescent dragon opened its eyes and looked at Lauren's. Sparkling little golden suns shined right at Lauren. The focus Lauren felt brought so much clarity to her mind, she was able to work out a few things she had been thinking about. She was given the space to figure out the problems and write down solutions before she was brought back to reality. Light shimmered across the dragon's iridescent scales. "I name you Jimi, you are the bringer of calm and focus," Gerald said to the iridescent dragon whose eyes stopped shining when he stopped looking at Lauren.
The midnight dragon looked at Lauren next with multi-colored eyes that glimmered and twinkled. Lauren's world stopped and restarted as the little dragon blinked. "I name you Jami, you are a time controller." The little dragon looked at Gerald and harrumphed when his magic didn't work on him. Gerald laughed.
"Wait, they have been using their magic on me? Sneaky little cuties. I will have to pay more attention and reinforce my walls."
"It's okay. Your children could never do you harm. They are from you, so if they harm you, they harm themselves. You are the mother of dragons." Gerald said.
"Mother of dragons? There are a lot of dragons that were born before I even existed. Female dragons will give birth to other dragons. So, how am I the mother of dragons?" Lauren said.
"You are my queen. The name for the queen of dragons is Mother of Dragons. Because you are my queen you will live longer than most and since you are such a powerful Goddess, your life span is immeasurable. It's good that your consorts are all long-lived beings so their extended lives will not shock them."
"Everything is shared," Lauren observed.
Gerald looked down. "I know I haven't been sharing all of the things I know with you, but I will from now on. There are only a few things I know that I haven't told you. It's my desire to have you in all aspects of my life. I'm sorry…"
"It's okay." Lauren reached up and pulled him down into a kiss. "We are both new at this. I will try not to take offense to you having secrets and you try not to get upset when I am shy. As long as we continue to love each other, things will be okay. Your secrets are for the betterment of the realms. No harm, no foul."
He giggles, "Oh Okay. But I am going to make it up to you. I will try to make sure you know everything I know."
The baby dragons wake up and stare at each other. There's a sudden shower of stars and glitter. The little bits of sunshine sprinkle down to the clouds and then to the land below. Gorgeous blue and silver flowers blossom and an iridescent lake is created. "What is that?"
"I've never seen any of it before. I guess they have created a haven of peace and focus for you in the land of imagination. It is right next to your spire."
Gaia spoke in my head. "They have created a pocket of dragon realm in imagination land. Gerald and the dragon babies could see you whenever they want there. They don't want to be separated from you, Lauren."
Lauren shares what Gaia said with Gerald. "I didn't hear her tell you that."
"I guess she still has secrets she doesn't want to share."
"I think a woman should be able to have some secrets. You would never have any thoughts of your own if that dragon is always in your thoughts. Thoughts between us will only be told to anyone else if you tell them." Gaia says.
Lauren laughs and informs Gerald of Gaia's decree. "That's fine. I will do my best to be an open book for you.
Gerald studied the work the baby dragons created and added a door straight to the throne room and his office. The babies frown but just curl into each other and press into Lauren's lap. The family settles and rests.
While Lauren slept, the design of an addition to the creation the baby dragons and Gerald made came to her mind. She moved their creation inside her spire and added a door to Cartrell's royal chambers and Tom, Antonus, and Carlton's chambers. Children's rooms were added and a large family room with plush chairs, couches, a kitchen, a library with a reading nook, and modern technology and games were also added. She dreamed designed her family home and a way to be with her at night, just like Antonus suggested.