Thanks for all your reviews last chapter. Yes I know that there are two Sue's in this story and no they are not the same person. I unintentionally put Sue in twice and decided to just leave it.
'What do you mean?' Puck questions as they ride back to camp.
'The assassin tried to kill my wife and unborn child. We need to find out who sent him and make them pay.' Santiago growls.
'What?' Puck growls not angry anymore that the Khal risked his life even if he still thinks it's a little reckless.
'The assassin wanted to kill my wife and unborn child.' Santiago repeats.
'I guess we should send scouts out to all the major cities to find out who would be brash enough to do such a thing.' Puck sighs knowing that they really have to find out what's going on before the Khal did something stupid.
'Send our fastest and best riders.' Santiago orders dismounting.
Puck nods and watches as the Khal heads to his tent. It has been two week since the assassination attempt and this is the first ride the Khal has been on.
'You're back,' Brittany says smiling from the bed.
At this point she's so big and close to her due date that the midwives have put her on bed rest. The whole khalasar is waiting for the baby to be born which most thought would be any day now.
'It was a short hunt just to show everyone I'm still strong.' Santiago says cupping her face gently.
'I don't want you to push it too much and get hurt again.' Brittany softly says nuzzling into his hand.
'I won't,' Santiago softly says kissing her lightly.
Santiago settles himself next to her wrapping his arms around her. They both know that he wouldn't take it easy until he was one hundred percent sure she and their child is safe. It makes her feel so loved that he would risk his life for her and their child. Never in her life did she think she'd find someone that wanted to take care of her like this.
'You're thinking hard.' Santiago says rubbing her swollen belly.
'No one has ever done what you have done for me.' Brittany whispers nestling into him.
'What do you mean?' Santiago asks getting the feeling that it wasn't just being gentle with sex.
'No one has ever thought my life was worth risking their own for.' Brittany says kissing his jaw.
'You're everything to me.' Santiago says kissing the top of her head.
In his mind no one is worth more to him than her. He will do anything to protect his family. The fact that she's so caring of his injuries makes him want to protect her even more.
'How's your shoulder?' Brittany asks gently tracing the scabbed over deep wound.
'Better now that you're in my arms.' Santiago says smiling at her.
'Such a sweet talker.' Brittany coos gently slapping his other arm.
Santiago just smiles allowing Brittany to fuss over his healing wounds. He's hiding the fact that he's worried about who tried to kill his wife from her. With her busy with his wounds she hasn't noticed how worried he actually is. He wonders if any of the scouts are back yet, but knows that Puck would have come and told him if they were. It's only been two hours so he doesn't have high hopes.
'You're worried,' Brittany says kissing his frown lines.
'It's nothing we should rest while we can.' Santiago says.
'Santiago,' Brittany sternly says.
'I don't want to worry you. I'll take care of everything.' Santiago softly says.
'You not telling me worries me more.' Brittany softly says running her fingers through his hair. 'I can't help, but think every bad thing to ever happen.'
'Don't worry moon of my life I'm going to protect us.' Santiago says.
'Is this about the assassin?' Brittany asks.
Santiago nods wrapping his arms around her. He didn't want to tell her as he knew she'd worry, but he should have known she'd be able to guess. She's always been able to tell when something's bothering her.
'You'll take care of everything.' Brittany softly says wrapping her arms around his neck.
Brittany has confidence that her husband will protect them. She's worried that they don't know who tried to kill them, but with Santiago watching out for her she knows nothing bad will happen.
'I think we should name him after you.' Brittany says smiling as he rubs her swollen belly.
'Really?' Santiago says shocked she would want to.
Even though he could name the baby whatever he wanted her wasn't like that and planned on letting her name the baby.
'I want him to be just like you. A nice, protective man.' Brittany says.
'We'll name him whatever you want.' Santiago says a huge smile on his face.
'Khal a scout is back with important information.' Puck shouts running in.
'Bring them in.' Santiago orders his arms still wrapped around Brittany.
'Um…..' Puck says frowning as he looks at his Khal cuddling with the Khaleesi.
'I'm going to tell her anyway.' Santiago says shrugging.
Puck doesn't like this, but knows how much his Khal loves the Khaleesi. Plus this directly affects her and slighting their Khaleesi will anger the whole Khalasar. He ushers in the young scout whose name is Rossi along with Blaine, Sam and Artie.
'Well?' Santiago growls his eyes never leaving Artie who he doesn't trust to be near his wife.
'You're seriously going to let a woman hear this and be equals with us.' Artie shouts before Rossi can start.
'She's your Khaleei which means she's not your equal, but you're superior.' Santiago growls moving to stand up.
Artie moves towards Santiago, but is pushed back by Puck while Brittany keeps Santiago seated.
'Respect the Khal and Khaleesi.' Puck growls.
'You can start now.' Blaine says softly smiling at the scared scout.
'Yes boy what news do you have?' Santiago asks Brittany curled back into him.
'Well…..I was riding West like Puck told me to when I spotted some scouts. I had to stop riding and sneakily follow them. What I saw was a sea of men. There has to be at least double our size.' Rossi says bowing his head.
'Two hundred thousand men,' Sam says his eyes wide thinking about how hard it will be to defeat them.
'That's not all Khal.' Rossi says.
'Continue,' Santiago says his arms tightening around Brittany.
'It's defiantly an army from Westros. They're all wearing heavy armor and most are on foot. The army is a day or two away depending on how fast they move maybe three if they move really slow trying to sneak up on us.' Rossi says looking at the Khal and Khaleesi.
'Good you can leave, just don't tell anyone yet.' Santiago orders.
Once Rossi leaves the four blood riders all stare at the Khal wondering what exactly they're going to do.
'Well,' Artie says after several minutes of silence.
'Let him think,' Puck growls.
'We should ride out and surprise attack them.' Blaine says. 'They won't expect that and it will take the fighting away from the women.' he points out really meaning the pregnant Khaleesi.
'I agree with Blaine.' Sam says feeling a bit out of place as he's not use to seeing the Khal with the Khaleesi like Puck and Blaine.
Santiago looks at all his blood riders deciding wither or not he should agree with them or not.
'What do you think?' Santiago whispers looking down at his wife.
'I hate the thought of you getting hurt, but it's what you have to do.' Brittany says earning a smile from Puck.
'Okay then prepare for battle.' Santiago says and the four blood riders leave to follow the Khal's orders.
Brittany snuggles back into his side wincing when she feels pain in her side. Their son has been kicking her ribs cage a lot over the last few hours. She doesn't want to worry Santiago, but the pain has been getting worse.
'What's wrong?' Santiago asks noticing her wince.
'It's nothing,' Brittany whispers taking deep breaths.
'It's not nothing,' Santiago says placing his hand on her belly.
He could tell that she is in pain and he wants nothing more than to take it all away.
'I think I might be giving birth,' Brittany whispers squeezing her eyes tightly shut in pain.
'Shit!' Santiago shouts leaping up.
He doesn't know what to do. If she's in labor he should go get a midwife.
'San,' she groans and he jumps into action.
He runs out of the tent and towards the midwives tents. This is going to be the best thing to ever happen to him.
'We'll be ready in an hour.' Puck says catching Santiago's arm.
'I can't go she's in labor.' Santiago says pulling away.
'What?' Puck asks following the Khal into the midwives tents.
'Brittany's going to give birth now.' Santiago says and the midwives all hurry out towards the Khal's tent.
Santiago follows them leaving Puck standing there. In that moment he makes the call that they'll wait here for the army to attack. He knows the Khal won't leave his Khaleesi and new born son and the khalasar won't be able to fight well without him there to lead.
'The Khaleesi's in labor.' Quinn says coming over to him.
'I know and we're all staying here until the attack.' Puck tells her squeezing her ass.
'Really?'
'Yes, the Khal won't leave now and we need him to lead.' Puck says shouting out orders to halt the march and prepare for an attack.
He follows Quinn towards the Khal's tent intent on grabbing the Khal for celebratory drinking until after the birth. It shocks him to see so many people standing outside the Khal's tent. Well he wasn't surprised to see Mercedes, Kurt and now Quinn, but he is surprised to see the Khal peeking in with Sam and Blaine behind him.
'Khal I've stopped the preparations to march and charged tactics to hold here.' Puck tells the Khal.
'Good,' Santiago says waving Puck away.
Santiago's eyes never leave whatever is going on in the tent. Though they can all hear the painful groaning and occasional scream.
'Khal she needs you.' a young midwife says coming to the tent's flap.
For a moment Santiago isn't sure what he should do. It's tradition for men to celebrate while the women deal with birthing, but this is his wife. So he does the only thing makes sense to him, he goes in.
'Britt Britt,' Santiago breaths rushing to her side when he sees her face contorted in pain.
'It hurts so much Sanny.' Brittany whines gripping his right hand tightly.
'I know and you're doing so well.' Santiago softly whispers kissing the top of her head.
He doesn't care anymore if his blood riders will tease him for this he's going to be right here holding her hand when she give birth to their son. The three senior midwives that are the only other one's in the tent are all bustling aroung getting everything ready.
'It's going to take some time.' one of the midwife's tell the Khal.
'Will she have this pain the whole time?' he asks them.
The two younger ones look to the eldest and most experienced midwife not wanting to upset their Khal.
'Khal,' the elder woman says putting a hand on his shoulder. 'The baby is pushing out, it's going to hurt her, but she's built to do this.'
Even though he hates to see her in pain he understands.
'Hold me?' Brittany asks causing Santiago to break out of his thoughts.
'Anything for you.' Santiago whispers settling behind her and pulling her back into his chest.
'Aren't you not supposed to be here?' Brittany asks knowing Dothraki men are never around for the birth.
'I'm the Khal, I can do what I please.' Santiago softly says rubbing circles on her very swollen belly. 'Soon I'll be able to meet you my boy.' he whispers to her belly.
'Oh!' Brittany shouts as a huge contraction hits her. 'I think he wants to meet his daddy too.' she says between gritted teeth.
'What are we going to name him?' Santiago asks wanting to keep her mind off the pain.
'I don't know, a family name?' she replies before she grunts in pain.
He frowns not wanting to name his son after the cruel men in his family.
'My son won't bare the name of anyone who would have hurt you.' Santiago growls.
'Then what are you going to name him?' she asks again.
'I don't know any ideas?' he says kissing her cheek.
'Really?' Brittany asks breathing hard as she has another contraction.
'He's your son too.' Santiago says pulling her more into his lap.
'How about Apollo?' Brittany suggests grabbing his hands and squeezing them tightly as yet another contraction hits her.
'A good name,'
The pain almost unbearable that she hopes that the baby is coming or else something is wrong.
'It's time,' the elder midwife says.
Santiago's eyes go wide as the midwives pull down her pants and help her spread her legs apart. He growls as no one, but him is allowed to see her pussy.
'Calm down Khal the baby is coming out there.' one of the younger midwife says. 'This is why men are not a loud to be present during the birth.' she whispers to herself.
Lucky for her the Khal is too occupied with trying to keep his wife as calm as possible. Otherwise he might have done something to her for the comment.
'Okay Khaleesi on the next contraction push.'
'Squeeze my hand if you have to sweetie.' Santiago whispers ready to see his son.
'FUCK!'
Brittany squeezes both of his hands hard. It's so hard that he's pretty sure at least one of them is broken.
'I can see the head a few more big pushes.'
'You hear that baby, he's almost out.' Santiago whispers kissing her cheek.
'Oh god,'
Two more big pushes and they both hear crying. The midwife wraps the baby up in a blanket and hands it to the Khaleesi. She smiles as she cradles their son looking up at the Khal.
'My boy,' Santiago softly says cradling his arms around his wife. 'Your prefect just like your mommy.'
Brittany is all smiles in the arms of her husband holding their first child when she feels a pain in her stomach like another contraction.
'Old one, she's having another one.' the younger midwife says.
'What?!' everyone shouts.
'Fucking god this hurts!' Brittany shouts.
'I can already see the head.'
Not two minutes later the midwives hand them their daughter. The clean up before taking their leave, leaving the new family alone.
'Twins,' Santiago breaths unable to truly believe it.
'Twins,' Brittany whispers looking up from the babies to her husband. 'Are you happy?'
'Happy, I've never been more proud in my life.' Santiago says a huge smile on his face. 'This just proves I'm the best at everything.'
'Little Apollo looks just like you.' Brittany says as Santiago gently moves them so they can sleep on him.
'Of course my little man looks like me.'
It's not a lie either. Their son Apollo looks exactly like his father. He already has tuffs of black hair on his head. His skin tone is slightly lighter than his dad, has the exact same nose, ears and mouth shape. The only difference from his dad is his bright blue eyes. While little Apollo looks exactly like his dad his sister looks like his mom. Her skin tone is slightly darker than her mom, a tuff of blonde hair everything is just like her mom except for her eyes which are brown just like her dad.
'She needs a name.' Brittany yawn snuggling more into Santiago.
'Octavia,' Santiago says holding his family in his arms.
'Good name….' Brittany trails off as she loses her battle with sleep.
'Sleep now moon of my life, you have down well.'
Santiago looks down at his sleeping wife whose cuddled into his chest. He can't imagine how tiring giving birth to one yet alone two babies is especially since theirs are larger than normal thanks to him. His son has to weigh a good eight pounds and his daughter isn't much small. The head midwife had told him this wasn't normal for twins who tended to be on the smaller size. It makes him even more proud that she's given him such healthy babies.
'You three are my world now. No one shall ever hurt any of you.' Santiago whispers kissing each of their heads.
While Brittany sleeps on his right side the babies nuzzled into chest on the left. Octavia on the inside and Apollo on the outside his huge arm lied carefully over them. He never thought that he'd be this man worried about making sure his children have everything they could ever want.
'The things you do to me woman.' Santiago whispers gently shaking his head thinking his blood riders would give him hell if they knew how soft he is with her.
'Khal,' Puck whispers coming in only to freeze when he sees the Khal laying there with the Khaleesi and two newborns cuddled into him.
'What do you want Puck?' Santiago quietly asks.
'The men want to see the little man.' Puck says frowning at the little girl nestled into the Khal's chest.
'She had twins,' Santiago proudly says.
'Sanny sleep,' Brittany mumbles tugging him more under her.
'Sleep moon of my life.' Santiago whispers kissing the top of her head.
Puck watches the whole thing happen in shock. He's not used to his Khal or frankly any Dothraki men.
'Is something wrong Khal?' Puck questions.
'No everythings perfectly fine.' Santiago whispers tightening his grip slightly around his family.
'Agreed,' Santiago says with a thoughtful look on his face. 'Tell everyone that should anyone aside from you enter my tent I'll gut them.'
Puck nodes turning around to leave feeling slightly better with that threat that the Khal is still the same Khal.
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'He's so strong,' Santiago says in awe as he watches his son greedily nurses.
'Apollo let your sister eat too.' Brittany says trying to detach him from her breast.
'He doesn't want to. He wants to become a big man like me.' Santiago proudly says coxing his son to let go with goat milk. 'I know it's not the same as mommy, but your sister does need to eat too.' he says cradling his son feeding him goat milk.
'I'm going to run out of milk with the amount he eats.' Brittany says leaning into her husband as she feeds Octavia.
The twins are a week old and Santiago has yet to leave his family's side except to show the Khalasar his son and heir. The army has yet to make a move and he agreed that if they don't in the two days that they will attack. It's unnerving for most of his blood riders to have an enemy army so close and to do nothing about it. Most understand why the Khal wants to stay put for now though as no one wants anything bad to happen to the young future Khal.
'We'll just have to feed him second and give him goats milk or have another woman breast feed him.' Santiago says as Brittany hands him Octavia so she can relax and curl into him.
'No, I don't want another woman feeding them.' Brittany snaps.
'Okay?' Santiago says very confused.
He doesn't get why she got angry at mentioning another woman breast feeding Apollo as it's normally what happens babies are passed around between lactating women.
'What's wrong moon of my life?' Santiago asks cupping her cheek.
'I don't want him to become attached to another woman.' Brittany softly says.
That's when it hits Santiago why she's so against it.
'Moon of my life you are the only one I care for.' Santiago tells her. "I love you."
'But-'
'No buts, only you.'
Brittany smiles when Santiago kisses her and hands her both babies.
'Come moon of my life, I want to show off my family.' Santiago says smiling down at her.
She allows him to help her up. She's always known that he cares immensely for her, but it's been a fear of hers that after she gave birth that he wouldn't want her anymore.
'I've only ever had eyes for you.' Santiago whispers holding her tightly to his side.
'Can we go see Quinn, Mercedes and Kurt?' Brittany asks.
'Whatever you want moon of my life.' Santiago says kissing the top of her head.
Santiago being the strong Khal that he is picks up his wife and carries her out. It doesn't surprise anyone to see the Khal carrying the Khaleesi who is holding the twins. He is showing everyone that not only is he strong, but that this is his family and he will kill to protect them.
'I'm going to go discuss our battle plans with Puck.' Santiago says putting Brittany down in front of the tent he ordered Puck to put her friends.