Alternate canon divergence I guess where Athos married Constance to help her out. Missing scenes with that in mind for the first two seasons.


Married Friends

Chapter 1

Episode 1

Constance walked into the extra bedroom to check on her guest sitting on the edge of the bed. He was waking up, eyes blinking at her in confusion. Suddenly her wrist was grabbed.

"Where am I?" He asked.

"My house," she said.

He tried to sit up, but was clearly too dizzy. Still he forced himself up banging his head on the chandelier. His next words startled Constance.

Athos? What could he want with Athos? "I know him," she said.

Then he was telling her Athos had killed his father. Finally he introduced himself calling himself d'Artagnan before asking her name. "Athos," she said. "Constance Athos."

"I see," he apologized and was gone.

She stood stunned for several seconds. Finally shaking herself out of her stupor, she rushed out of the house towards the garrison.

TM

Constance stood in the middle of the garrison with Porthos and Aramis and the young man who called himself d'Artagnan. The Red Guards had just taken Athos into custody.

"Constance, go home," Aramis was the first to speak.

"What?" She turned looking at the man. How could he say that to her? "He's my husband!"

"Constance," Porthos laid a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Aramis and I will go to his trial."

Constance felt her shoulders slump inwards. It was probably for the best; it was unlikely Athos would want her there.

It had been almost a year since they married. It was just an arrangement. He was helping her get out of a potentially horrible marriage. It wasn't so bad, they were actually friends. He respected her, even cared about her.

Finally she nodded. She straightened and then looked at d'Artagnan. He looked lost and she couldn't help feeling a little bad for him. "You," she pointed at him. "With me."

"Wha-?" He looked between Aramis and Porthos.

"I'd just go if I were you," Aramis advised with a smirk.

"You two," she pointed at Aramis and Porthos. "There'll be no more trying to kill him," she gestured towards d'Artagnan. "And I want news of Athos as soon as you have it." Once she received nods from both men she began to leave looking over her shoulder to make sure d'Artagnan was following her.

TM

So much happened in the next several hours; before she knew it, Constance found herself in a very revealing dress trying to distract a Red Guard who had all the intelligence of a nat.

"I'm doing this for Athos," she reminded d'Artagnan.

Before the night was over she had killed a man for the first time. A few minutes after that d'Artagnan was escorting her home with the reassurance from Aramis and Porthos that they had enough to gain Athos' freedom.

TM

Constance was up early the next morning busying herself with chores around the house when she heard the front door open. She looked up and stared at the man entering the kitchen. "It's about bloody time you came home," she snapped.

Athos removed his hat placing it on the table before going around it to stand in front of Constance. "Aramis and Porthos told me what you did last night. I'm sorry you had to do that."

She shrugged. "Your lessons haven't been wasted at least."

"Constance, I never wanted you to have to kill anyone, but you are one of the strongest women I have met," he placed his hand under her chin encouraging her to look at him.

She looked at him and finally smiled. "I'm glad you're all right," she said wrapping her arms around his shoulders. She felt him freeze for a split second before letting his arms wrap around her.

They stayed that way for a moment and then he kissed the top of her head before pulling away.

"You need a bath," she informed him.

He smiled at her. It was not common for him, but she had noticed it was becoming more common. Maybe she would get him to laugh someday.

TBC