Ellie's P.O.V.
The laughter of my mate and four children penetrated my tired brain, waking me from a deep sleep. No, I wasn't upset about being woken up by the noise. Rather, I rejoiced in it!
This right here was what I had always dreamed of. Being surrounded by the love of my mate and our children. There had been a time, a number of years ago, that this dream looked to be out of reach. But thanks to the blessings of the Moon Goddess, my dreams of a mate and a family were now a reality. A very noisy, but much loved reality.
I had just begun to toss the blankets off me when a quick knock on the bedroom door, followed by five heads poking around it drew my attention.
"Time to get up, Momma." hollered the triplets, John, Joanne, and Nelly. "We made breakfast for you!"
"And I have your
