"Not the last. Unless things go wrong," Sofi said. "It all depends on Darian."
"No offense, but I'm spending it with Bianca," Dusty said. "Damian, you need me for anything?"
"Nope," the White God replied. "You guys go. Leave at dusk."
"Sofi, any reason why I shouldn't take Xander with me?" Jule asked. "I don't think any of you want him around here anyway."
Sofi shook her head and met each of their gazes again, wishing she could offer more assurances. When she said nothing else, the two left. Damian crouched in front of her, his hand on her stomach.
"Pierre needs to go," she added. "Send him on vacation."
"You'll be vulnerable."
"We'll survive."
"You're not telling me something," he said.
"Aside from the fact that I'm terrified?" she whispered.
"Yeah."
"There is more. It scares me. I …" She stopped, panic rising within her. She wanted to tell Damian everything, but she'd broken his rules by telling them what she did. If she told him more, he might influence the paths she saw in a way that would make their slim chance of survival even slimmer. Her chest felt too tight to breathe deeply.
"Let's just spend the day together," he said and cupped her face in his hands. He gave her a long, lingering kiss. "Anything you want to do."
"Milkshakes."
He laughed. "I meant me."
Sofi raised an eyebrow. Her cravings had taken on a new life the longer she was pregnant.
"Fine. Milkshakes." Damian held out his hands and helped her to her feet. "Who taught you to make those anyway?"
They stepped into the hall, and Damian signaled for the awaiting Guardian to leave. Pierre trotted away.
"Darian and I were experimenting in the kitchen. I miss food so much, Damian," she said with a sigh. "And my cravings are just brutal. We started tossing stuff in the blender with frozen blood. I can keep down a milkshake."
Damian grimaced. He'd never outright told her it grossed him out, but she suspected it did.
"The rest of the day, I'm yours." She wrapped her arm around his waist as they walked to the kitchen. His power flowed through her, making her shiver. He squeezed her against him, and her eyes went over his perfect body.
A sense of loss filled her. If her vision wasn't right, she wasn't sure what she'd do, for the lives of all three brothers would soon be suspended in time.