Chapter Eight:

We begin Chapter Eight just a few days after our founder Raven Moon, passed away.

The household was in mourning. While Eddie was now a fully fledged human, the victory was bittersweet. Chloe, whatever her feelings for his brother, comforted Eddie as best she could.

Maggie and Raven's relationship had been cool at best, but even she felt the loss dearly. Maggie felt the need to do more with her life, seeing how fragile it could be. So, she called the one man she had been deliberately distancing herself from for months. Robert Castor was a member of Maggie's coven, they been flirting on and off for a while and Maggie decided it was time to act on her feelings.

Robert was more than happy to come to Maggie's aid. She had entranced him the first moment he saw her. These two were perfectly suited to eachother. As Maggie sought comfort in Robert's arms, a new romance began to blossom.

As the sun began to rise, and the pair knew they must part ways, they left eachother with love in their eyes. Maggie had never felt like this before, and she had been around for a long time. It felt like something that she never knew was missing, was finally put into place.

Back at the house, Raven's legacy stood on. Her best sculptures sat in the garden. Her wish was that they remain there until future generations needed some extra cash.

Chloe and Eddie decided to move in together. And with Chloe came a small amount of money. A renovation on the tiny cottage was completed as quickly as possible.

Raven's old bedroom was expanded to create more space for the kitchen and the dining area.

Eddie's bedroom was moved to the back of the house and a proper living room was added.

Eddie and Chloe got a nice simple master bedroom at the back of the house, where the courtyard used to be.

A spare bedroom was also added next to the master bedroom. Eddie secretly hoped there would a child living in there in the not to distant future.

Even the basement got a makeover.

Maggie's lair was transformed into quite a hospitable place to live.

Chloe and Eddie couldn't have been happier in the renovated home. The days began to fly by as the pair was lost in the romance they shared.

But what Eddie didn't know was that part of the reason Chloe was with him, was for the lure of his family and the curse that Will and Maggie still had. Will was still in love with Chloe, although they didn't get much time alone. They settled instead, for the pleasure of each other's company when Will was heading back to the basement after a long night out, and Chloe had risen before Eddie.

Eddie and Chloe had been together for quite a while. They were the epitome of high school sweethearts. And one afternoon Eddie had a question for the love of his life.

Chloe did hesitate before saying yes. But she had gone this long keeping her love for Will a secret, and she was sure she could spend the rest of her life in love with both boys.

Happy in their engaged bliss, the plans for the wedding began to take shape in a number of days.

While romance was blossoming in the house during the day, Maggie and Robert's relationship was going to new heights during the night. Maggie now spent every night in the arms of her beloved. As she helped Eddie plan the daytime wedding she would not be able to attend, she thought about what it meant for her. Did she want what her grandson had managed to find? Had she already found it?

Will was left somewhat out of the next few blissful months. While his brother was spending his time with Will's secret lover Chloe and his grandmother was spending her time with her new beau, Will felt on the outside, looking in. He took the next few months to work hard in the gym. He was an intimidating figure.

Finally the big day came. Chloe didn't really speak to her sister, or her mother, so neither were invited. And Eddie's family were not able to come, thanks to the harsh sun. So it was a very small ceremony for the happy couple. But they wouldn't have had it any other way.

Or maybe a little different. Just before they exchanged vows, Chloe couldn't keep it in any longer and had to rush off to the bathroom. She'd been feeling ill all week, and her thoughts were confirmed that day. She was pregnant.

A quick trip to the bathroom meant that Chloe could marry Eddie in relative comfort.

Eddie was the happiest he'd ever been that day. He was married to the love of his life, and a baby was on the way.

Chloe's pregnancy meant a lot of morning sickness. For the next few weeks she was constantly running off to the bathroom.

Maggie knew that she wanted what Eddie had. She wouldn't change her curse, but maybe she could find the love of her life. And she suspected that she already had.

Maggie had been around for many, many years. But the night Robert proposed was one of the happiest of her long life.

They had both taken quite a few years to come to terms with their curse, and had rebelled a lot in those early years. Now they both decided it was time to settle down. And the way to do that was to move in together after a quiet wedding.

Maggie told her grandsons that she was getting married to Robert, then they were going to find their own place. Will and Eddie were suprised, after all Maggie had always been there for them. But they were happy and supportive of their grandmother.

It wasn't long before Robert and Maggie were tying the knot.

They stayed together in the basement lair for a couple of weeks before they managed to find a new place.

Maggie never thought she could be as happy as she was with Robert. But as she left her place for the last time, following him up out into the night and to their new home, Maggie was a little sad to be leaving. She had been through a few different stages in her long life, and as this one came to an end, a new one was just beginning.

The household noticed Maggie's absence, but as she settled into her new house with her new husband, the baby was growing noticebly.

Months flew past. Eddie worked hard keeping his wife comfortable. As the baby grew she had to spend more and more time resting.

Chloe had been feeling a little down lately. Since she married Eddie, her other love Will, had been keeping his distance. She couldn't really blame him, it was a weird situation to be in. But she found herself missing his glowing eyes more and more the more he retreated away.

Will wasn't particularly proud of himself over those few months. He knew he was pushing Chloe away, punishing her for the messed up situation he found himself in. He thought that she deserved more than he could give, so took a step back to let Eddie be her one and only. It wasn't easy, and he found himself leaving the house as often as he could, so he wouldn't be tempted.

One night as Chloe watched Will stalk down the garden paths, remembering back to those lazy days she used to spend with him up on the hill overlooking the town, she went into labour.

Eddie and Chloe raced off to hospital. They were both so nervous it took them four tries to get the car parked properly.

Will followed the car at a distance. Although he was trying to stay away from Chloe, knowing that she was in pain made it impossible for him not to want to comfort her. That night Will felt more alone than ever.

Eddie raced in ahead of his wife.

Hours went by. Will paced nervously around town. Finally he stopped on a hill overlooking the hospital. There he waited to watch Chloe and Eddie emerge.

Chloe held her beautiful new daughter Emerald Summer-Moon and Eddie held their little son Elijah Summer-Moon. The young couple had given birth to twins. And with this wonderful news, we shall leave the small family. Stay tuned for Chapter nine!

Can Will ever be happy? How is Maggie settling down with her new husband? How will the twins grow up?