Candy had to smile. It was true. She felt the same way about him. She’d never been happier. He had become her best friend and the sex was ridiculously good. It didn’t get any better than that. The only problem was her lack of ovulation. It wasn’t like they were actually trying for a baby or anything. Though, she had begun to think that if it finally happened, she might just go for it. In a way, she could relate to Sky. “Torrent is really sweet about it.” He kept reassuring her. They’d had a long talk and he’d promised her several times that it didn’t matter to him. That she was more important to him than anything else, including being the king. He told her that he would even step down if she couldn’t supply the kingdom with an heir. Tide would step in. If not Tide then Lake. He joked that there were plenty of royal water princes to continue the line. The thing was, he was excellent at what he did. He was a natural leader. His people respected him. She pretended that she was okay with it, and it mostly was okay. It did sit in the back of her mind though.

“They’re so okay with it that it sometimes makes you feel worse doesn’t it?” Sky raised her brows.

Candy nodded. “Yup. It does.” She leaned forward and touched Sky on the arm. “I understand what you’re going through.” Candy was exercising and eating healthy, well, mostly. She was also eating more. Ever since coming to live with the dragons, she felt great. More energized and yes, more hungry. So what! She was happy dammit. She’d put on a few pounds and Torrent seemed to love her curvier figure. “It’s going to be okay. I know it.”

Sky’s eyes filled with tears all over again. She blinked a lot but didn’t actually cry. “I’m a horrible friend. Here I am whining and carrying on when you’ve actually missed your heat.”

“I’ve missed several.”

“You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t ovulate at some point when you were being monitored,” Sky said.

“Mmmmm. I suppose.” She shrugged. “I’m not going to drive myself mad. I’m young. I’m enjoying being with Torrent. I’m sure it will happen again at some point.” She smiled.

Sky smiled as well, it reached all the way to her eyes this time. She gave a deep nod. “Yup. I’m going to take your advice. I’m going to relax and enjoy being with Lake instead of worrying.” She gave a chuckle and then pushed out a breath. “I feel so much better.”

“Me too.” She meant it.

“How was your trip into Walton Springs?”