Remember pt.4
Hello, hope you are having a good day.
Morgana texted Gwen the list and then went to work getting the house cleaned up. When she was done, she went back to the bedroom. She saw that Merlin was awake. She went to him and kissed his forehead.
"How do you feel?" Morgana asked.
"A little better." Merlin moaned.
"You still look horrible."
"I know."
"You should take your meds."
"Ok."
Morgana helped Merlin sit up and take his meds. When Merlin was done, he laid down and tried to rest. Alicia woke up and curled up closer to Merlin.
"I'm thirsty." Alicia mumbled. Merlin grabbed Alicia's cup and helped Alicia drink a few sips. They gave Alicia her meds and watched Alicia fall asleep.
"Gwen will be back soon. She came by and asked if we needed anything. I gave her some money and she's getting groceries for us." Morgana said as she covered Merlin and Alicia.
"Ok." Merlin answered. Then the doorbell rang. Morgana got up and went to see who it was. She opened the door and saw Gwen.
"Thank you, Gwen." Morgana said.
"Let me help you unload." Gwen answered. The two got the groceries from the car and took them to the kitchen.
"Here's the money left over."
"Thank you."
Morgana took the money and put it in her purse.
"Are they any better?" Gwen wondered.
"A little." Morgana sighed. Then she pulled out a pregnancy test. "Thank you for getting this for me."
"Do you think you're pregnant?"
"Maybe. I hope so, but I want to be sure before telling Merlin. What about you? Are you and Arthur ever going to have children?"
"Soon. I haven't told Arthur yet, but I'm pregnant. I went to see Gaius this morning. I'm going to tell Arthur when I get home."
"Congratulations."
The two giggled and hugged each other. They pulled away and talked as they put the groceries away. When they were done, Gwen went home. Morgana went to the bathroom and took the test. As she was waiting for the results, she went and checked on Merlin and Alicia. She saw them sleeping and smiled. She went to the kitchen and started making something to eat. Several minutes later, Merlin came out with Morgana's test.
"We're having another baby?" Merlin wondered. Morgana looked at the test and then smiled.
"I guess so." Morgana answered. The two kissed passionately.
"Alicia will be so happy."
"All of us are."
Merlin pressed his forehead against Morgana's. Morgana and looked into Merlin's eyes and saw how tired he was.
"You need to go rest. I'll be in with something for you to eat." Morgana said.
"Ok. I'm feeling better. I just have a really bad headache and a slight fever." Merlin mumbled.
"Good, but you still need to rest so that both will go away."
Merlin went back to bed. He saw Alicia sitting on the bed curled up in a blanket looking around.
"Hey, sweetie. DO you feel any better?" Merlin wondered.
"No." Alicia mumbled. Merlin sat down and hugged Alicia.
"I'm sorry, sweetie. Go back to sleep. Mummy will be in with something for us to eat."
"I'm not hungry."
"I'm not either, but we still have to try."
"OK."
"Good."
"Daddy, can we play a game?"
"What kind of game?"
"A card game. I don't want to sleep."
"Ok."
Merlin got up and got a deck of cards. He went in the bedroom and saw that Alicia was leaning on the stack of pillows. He sat down, and they played a couple of games. Morgana came in a while later with two bowls of soup.
"You two should be sleeping." Morgana stated.
"We're just playing a game." Merlin answered.
"One more round after you eat your soup."
"Ok."
Alicia and Merlin did as they were told. When they were done with their dinner, Morgana took care of the dishes while Merlin and Alicia finished their game. Morgana came in and watched as Merlin dealt out the cards.
"Deal me in." Morgana said. Morgana sat down on the bed and pulled Alicia unto her lap.
"Ok." Merlin replied.
"Mummy, can I take a bath?" Alicia wondered.
"If you want to." Morgana answered.
"I want to."
"Ok."
They played their game and then spent some time resting.
"Let's go get you in the tub." Morgana sighed.
"Yes, mummy." Alicia mumbled. Morgana took Alicia to the bathroom and gave her a bath. Merlin put the cards away and laid down. Morgana came out and saw that he was asleep. She smiled and went to tend to him. She checked his temperature and then covered him up with the blankets. Merlin moaned and shifted slightly. Morgana smiled and squeezed Merlin's hand. Merlin calmed down and Morgana could feel him squeeze her hand back. She kissed Merlin's lips and rubbed his forehead.
"Go to sleep, Merlin." Morgana whispered.
"Mummy, I want to get out. I'm cold." Alicia answered.
"I'm coming, sweetie."
Morgana went to the bathroom and helped Alicia. Soon she was in bed resting with Alicia sleeping on her chest. She thought about the dreams they've had, and she hoped that they would not come true.
The next day, she woke up and saw that she was covered up and that Alicia was sleeping next to her. She rolled over and saw that Merlin wasn't there. She got up and went to the kitchen and saw Merlin making breakfast.
"You should be resting." Morgana said.
"My fever is gone, Morgana. I feel almost normal. I'm just a little achy. Besides, it's noon." Merlin replied.
"What?"
Morgana looked at her phone.
"I gave Alicia her meds and I've taken mine's. I'm making breakfast. Go lie down." Merlin stated as he grabbed Morgana's arms.
"I have work to do." Morgana panicked.
"You got a text from your boss. I told her that you were taking a sick day. So, you can spend today resting and taking care of us and yourself."
"Thank you."
"How do you feel?"
"Ok."
"You sure? You look pale."
"It must be the baby."
"OK."
"What's for breakfast?"
"Pancakes. Alicia asked for them and…"
"Of course, you crumbled at the sight of her cute face."
"Guilty as charged."
The two kissed and then went to finish making breakfast. When they got Alicia's plate ready. They went in and saw her sleeping peacefully.
"She's looks like you in her sleep." Morgana whispered.
"But she sleeps like you do." Merlin replied. They woke Alicia up and helped her eat her breakfast. When Alicia was done, she laid down.
"Thank you, daddy." Alicia mumbled.
"Your welcome. Now, go to sleep. We love you."
"Love you mummy. Love you, daddy."
Alicia went to sleep.
"She's getting cuter by the day." Merlin sighed.
"Yes, she is. Let's go eat our breakfast and then you can take a nap." Morgana replied.
"Yes, ma'am, but only if you join me."
"Ok."
They went back to the kitchen and ate their breakfast. When they were done, they cleaned the dishes and then took a nap. A few days later, Merlin was fully recovered, and Alicia was feeling better. Merlin woke up early and got ready for work. He saw Morgana in the kitchen.
"How long have you been awake?" Merlin asked.
"Not long." Morgana answered.
"I'll be back around 4."
"Did you have breakfast?"
"I'm good."
"At least have something."
"I have an apple in my bookbag. I promise I'll eat that on the way to work."
"Ok. I love you."
"I love you too."
The two kissed. When they pulled away, Merlin went to work. He saw Arthur waiting.
"You're early." Arthur said.
"Alicia is still sick, so I didn't wake her up." Merlin sighed.
"Is she feeling better?"
"Yeah. A little."
"You?"
"A lot better."
"Come on, we have work to do."
They two got to work. Over the next few weeks, Alicia recovered, and everyone got use to everything. One evening, they all met at Merlin's house.
"It's been so long since this happened. Everything's different now. Morgana's nice and Arthur's not a king. Everything is more peacefully. I think we should keep it this way." Gwen suggested. Everyone nodded.
"I know, I can never say sorry enough times to fix what I did, but I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let my hatred for Uther take over. I also shouldn't have allowed Morgause to continue feeding me lies." Morgana explained.
"You were controlled. It happens to the best of us. Just don't do it again." Arthur replied. Morgana nodded.
"I won't. I have more important things to worry about now."
Morgana looked at Merlin and Alicia and smiled. Merlin smiled back and squeezed Morgana's hand.
TBC