Hello (again ) my friends !

So this is my surprise, this is something I actually had wanted to do for quite a long time, I hope you guys will like it as much as I enjoy writting it !

This is the sequel of my stories [Never to be forgotten] and [I want to know what love is] - this is actually a trilogy, [Never to be forgotten] is the first one.

I would advise you to read it if you haven't because it's a sequel so you might be lost, but if you don't want to ( which I would totally understand!), here a quick summary :

"Arthur and Guinevere fell madly in love but had to overcome a lot of obstacles ( Lancelot, Arthur's father, Vivian and even a memory loss from Guinevere that nearly separated them for good) but now they are married, parents of Nicholas and very happy together ! Merlin is Arthur's bestfriend, he is a doctor and is currently dating Freya, one of his nurses. Morgana is Arthur's sister, she dated Merlin for a long while but broke his heart and he chose Freya at the end, even if she was the love of his life."

Here, I think this is all you need to know! Don't hesitate to ask, this is what I'm here for my friends ! :)

I do hope there are still people here, reading this and I love you all SO MUCH ! 3

#Merlinwillalwaysbethere

Chapter 1 :

In a Victorian house of the center of London, a young woman was in her kitchen, looking worriedly over all the food on the table, when two strong arms settled around her waist and she sighed, leaning into the hold of the man she deeply loved.

"Everything will be fine, my love..." he breathed and she closed her eyes, burying herself further into his arms.

"I want it to be perfect, Arthur." she pouted and he chuckled, "This is Nicholas' fifth birthday."

Arthur laid a kiss on her neck, humming happily.

"Can you believe that he is already five?" he whispered in awe and she smiled, turning around in his arms to face his mezmering blue eyes, looking lovingly at her.

Guinevere cupped his cheek and smiled, eyes shinning with love.

"I can hardly believe how lucky I am..." she breathed and he smiled this crooked smile she loved, before leaning in and kissing her lovingly.

"Erk!" screamed a voice and they both jumped apart, finding a very amused Merlin carrying his godson in his arms, said Godson who was frowning at his parents. "That's disgusting!" he said again and Merlin laughed,

"That's what I keep telling them..."

"Oh shut up, Merlin!"

"Arthur. Language." nudged him Gwen and he actually looked sheepish about it, before Nicholas get down from Merlin's arms and ran to his father,

"Are you happy, my boy?" asked Arthur and Nicholas beamed and then hugged his father.

"It's my birthday." he said, receding.

"We know that, darling." answered Gwen, stroking his dark curls.

"That means I can ask for anything, can't I?"

"Of course." answered Merlin and he laughed when Arthur glared at him.

"What do you want, Nick?" asked his father and the boy looked shy suddenly.

"Come on, you can tell us anything."

All three adults looked curious about the sudden shyness of this boy who had taken so much after his father in terms of caracter, always feeling at ease with people.

"Iwantalittlesisterplease." he mumbled quickly but nobody understood a word.

"Nicholas," said firmly Arthur, "What did we say about speaking clearly?"

Nick nodded and then his innocent blue eyes ( so much like his father's ) looked at his parents.

"I want a little sister, please."

And then,

Merlin burst out laughing quite loudly, Arthur paled and his eyes widened while Guinevere choked slightly.

"God, I love this kid !" only laughed Merlin, earning another glare from his bestfriend.

Arthur cleared his throat and took a chance to look at his wife, but she had looked down, cheeks pink. He would lie if he said he had not thought about having another child with his Guinevere.. After all, their life was perfect at last, and they were doing a great job with raising Nicholas, so why not add another member to their family? But he had not exactly talked about it with Gwen, and he didn't know where she was standing ..

But now was not the time to think about that.

So he cleared his throat again and looked at his son who was looking hopefully at them.

"Well... Nick, the thing is... you see..."

"Where's my favourite nephew?" came a female voice, saving them and they all turned to find Morgana, looking at them, amused and Arthur deduced that she had heard the previous talk.

"Auntie Morgana!" screamed the boy and he wriggled out of his father's arms to run into the arms of his aunt.

Morgana laughed and then caught the boy, hugging him tightly against her.

"I've missed you, little one!""

"And I you!"

Morgana was still being Morgana. She could spend months in town, and then leave for a few months. But if she used to leave without giving news, now she always sent cards and pictures, phonecalls and texts to Nicholas, they were basically inseparable.

And Arthur's heart warmed to see them so close.

He then laid an arm around Gwen's shoulders and brought her close to him. When he looked down, though, he saw she was frowning slightly at something and he followed her eyes, and then stopped.

Because Merlin was looking at Morgana.

But he wasn't just looking.

His eyes were a mixture of tenderness and longing.

Something he used to see ( years ago) in his bestfriend's eyes whenever he caught him looking at his sister...

But no, it couldn't be.

Merlin had been with Freya for over five years now, they had bought a flat together, adopted a cat and they were engaged.

He was happy, Arthur was sure of it.

But then what about this look?

"Do you want to see what I've got for you?" said Morgana and Nick nodded happily, and then turned around to his parents,

"Can I?"

"Of course." smiled Gwen,

"We're glad to have you back, Morgana." said Arthur and she gave him a bright smile.

"And I am glad to be home."

And then she left, but not without giving Merlin a look that Arthur could not quite read...

WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON!

Merlin then looked at them, and he had resumed himself for he winked and then said,

"I think you two have a both to speak about." he laughed. "Think about Nick's wish!"

And then he left.

"Idiot." muttered Arthur and Guinevere laughed slightly.

He then took a deep breath and looked at his wife, brown eyes met blue and he took her hand. Gwen couldn't help but look at him, he looked so open and so happy... She would never have thought it possible some years ago.

"You know," he started and now his cheeks were colouring slightly. "It's not like I haven't been thinking about it..."

Her heart stopped.

"You have?" she breathed.

Arthur nodded, then bit his bottom lip and brought her closer to him.

"I love you, Guinevere." she melted at that, like she always did. "And that means that I want to have as many babies with you as possible." she laughed at that and circled his neck, while he laughed too.

"How many, mr Pendragon?" she smirked and he leant in, nuzzled his nose with hers.

"Let's say... Ten."

"Ten? that's an awful lot." she breathed and they were so close she felt his breathing on her lips.

He smiled and she could see his eyes fall on her lips, before back on her eyes.

"So, what do you say, Guinevere?"

She closed her eyes and leant in, kissing him tenderly.

"I say that I want at least ten children with you, too." she chuckled and then Arthur's eyes widened and he receded a little,

"You're serious?" he asked and she nodded, eyes shining with tears. "You really want to do this?"

"I am, Arthur. Oh god, I am! I have been thinking about it, too and-"

But she couldn't end her sentence because Arthur had cupped her cheeks and was kissing her like tomorrow wouldn't exist.

When he came back to the main room, a couple of minutes later, he found Morgana and Merlin with Nicholas while he was talking very seriously to the both of them. He leant on the door and watched them, a small smile on his face.

"They look quite cosy, don't they?" cut a voice and he looked up, found one of his oldest friends and smiled.

"Hi, Mithian."

The woman smiled and then sipped her glass,

"Gosh, this boy is cute." Arthur laughed. "He's gonna break some hearts..."

"Just like his father did before him." added Arthur and she rolled her eyes, slapped his arm and he 'oofed'.

"You're a prat, Arthur Pendragon." is all that she said before walking away in a smile and he smiled too, seeing her walk to her husband.

But then his attention fall on his son again and warmth settled on his heart. He was so happy... He loved his wife and his son more than anything in this world, and he truly believed that he could not be happier.

Life was perfect.

He glimpsed Guinevere speaking with Mithian and smiled again, she was still jealous at time but it had somehow ended when Mithian had started dating their friend Leon ( and that was a surprise) and then eventually married him.

Arthur chuckled, shaking his head.

And then his eyes fall on Merlin and Morgana again.

They were carefully avoiding looking at each other and that made Arthur frowned. Because since that time at the airport, more than five years ago ( and he still remembered the pain as if it had happened yesterday, the fear of losing Guinevere...) they had made peace and was actually good friends. So what the hell was going on?! He walked closer to them, well decided to learn the truth and Morgana was playing with Nick when he arrived.

"Daddy! I'm winning!"

"No you're not, little pumpkin..." said Morgana, tickling the boy and he laughed happily.

Arthur chuckled and leant in to kiss his boy's head tenderly.

"Don't listen to your auntie Morgana, she's a sore loser."

Morgana laughed and slapped his arm,

"Am not!"

Nicholas laughed and then Arthur turned around and saw once again the look on Merlin's face.

Longing again.

Ok.

Enough was enough.

"Merlin, can I talk to you for a second?"

The man jumped and then blushed.

Busted.

"Right now?"

"Right now."

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely."

"But..."

"Merlin."

The man sighed and then got up.

"Can we talk here?"

"Absolutely not. The kitchen."

And then he left without letting him time to answer.

Once in the kitchen, Merlin came in and Arthur could see he looked actually worried.

"Arthur-"

"What's going on with my sister?" Merlin paled suddenly and Arthur realized he had been right, something was wrong. "What's going on with her, Merlin?"

A silence.

The dark-haired man opened the mouth once, twice.

And then it was out.

"I may have kissed Morgana again two days ago." he finally admitted.