Time to meet the family?


The shop's phone ringing brought Merlin out of his daydream about Morgana. In his defense, it had been a really good daydream about the previous night. "Hello," he said.

"Merlin," Morgana said. He loved the way she said his name. "How are you?"

"I'm great." Now that I'm talking to you.

"I'm glad to hear that! I thought you might like to meet my brother. Well, half-brother."

"Is he famous too? I mean, should I know who he is?"

Morgana laughed on the other end. "Not necessarily. He's just the Vice Prez of Camelot Industries."

"The Camelot Industries?"

"Yes."

"Whoa." He ran a hand through his hair. "All right, when?"

"I thought I'd bring him by this afternoon when you get off."

A customer stepped through the door and up to the counter. "Hang on," he told Morgana. He helped the customer, which gave him time to think. Were they really at the point in their relationship where they could introduce family? It seemed kind of early, but what the heck? At least it wasn't her dad. The customer left to sit down and he picked up the phone. "Okay then."

"Great! I'll see you at four."

ooOoo

When the door dinged open at four, Merlin looked up and smiled. Morgana stepped in and behind her was a tall, blonde man. He looked around the place and frowned. Merlin walked around the counter and greeted the pair. "Hello there."

"Hey you," Morgana replied. She leaned up and kissed his cheek. "Merlin, this is my brother, Arthur."

Arthur stepped from behind Morgana. "Half-brother," he corrected, and stuck his hand out.

Merlin shook his hand then gestured to a table. "We can sit and you can order."

"Great. I'd love to see what Morgana's been raving about," Arthur replied.

Morgana flushed when Merlin glanced at her. "Thanks, love," he told her.

Merlin signaled to Will behind the counter and he ambled over. He took Arthur's and Morgana's orders then retreated to prepare them. Merlin turned to Arthur. "So, tell me about Morgana."

Arthur grinned. "This should be fun. She may look perfect now, but she's not. You should have seen her when she moved in with us." He made a show of shuddering. "Scary."

Morgana smacked his arm. "Arthur!"

"It's true. No one had taught her how to fix her hair and she wore braces. Father had to hire someone to straighten her out. Pun intended." He chuckled.

"You're such a prat," Morgana said.

Merlin just looked at the siblings and smiled. Being an only child had its disadvantages, like having no one to argue with. He covered Morgana's hand with his. "Don't worry, Morgana, I still think you're perfect."

She smiled in appreciation while Arthur rolled his eyes. "You two are bad already."

Will brought over their drinks. The three renewed their conversation after he left again. Merlin got to learn plenty about both siblings. He discovered that Arthur could act like a self-entitled prat, but he was compassionate and down-to earth at heart. He could easily be friends with this man.


More soon! :)