Sorry it's been a while everyone, but I'm back xx

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Chapter 10

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Sunday evening came around too quickly for both men as the doorbell rang. Arlo was sitting on Hannibal's knee watching one of Hannibal's cooking shows with him as Will went to answer the door to see Alana and Margot on the other side.

"Hey guys." Will smiled.

"Will…how's he been." Alana asked.

"Arlo or Hannibal?"

"Will…."

"Don't worry, Arlo has been on his best behaviour all weekend…we couldn't have asked for a better kid to baby sit."

"You see, I told you that you were worrying over nothing." Margot smiled, wrapping her arm around Alana's waist.

"How's Hannibal."

"Yeah he's good, he had pretty bad morning sickness yesterday but he seems back to his old self today."

"God I remember Alana when she was pregnant, I'm glad it wasn't me...well…sort off." She said, going quiet.

Will locked eyes with Alana, remember the pain Margot's brother put her through, the damage he'd done to her body, leaving her unable to carry another child.

"Sweetheart…" Alana started.

"Oh ignore me, I'd just being silly."

"Never."

Will watched as Alana gave her a soft kiss before they turned their attention back to Will.

"So, where's our son?"

"He's in the front room, watching some cooking show with Hannibal."

"Oh god, a chef in the making have we." Alana joked.

"Hey, if our son grows up to cook a delicious meal like Hannibal then I won't complain, we'll never have to cook again."

"Well that's true."

"Come on through."

Hannibal looked up when he heard the voices and smiled when he saw Alana and Margot entering, Arlo rushing off Hannibal's knee and in to Alana's arms as she picked him up.

"Hey kiddo, have you been good for uncle Hanni and uncle Will?" Margot asked.

"Yes mummy, I want to come back…uncle Hanni's cooking with me."

"Is he now."

"Don't worry ladies, we'll start off slowly."

"I'll go grab his bag." Will added.

"Listen Hannibal, I'm sorry about the little pet name I gave you. I honestly didn't think Arlo would pick up on it." Margot smiled.

"Not to worry, it's growing on me the more he uses it."

"How have you been, Will said you were pretty nauseous yesterday?" Alana asked.

"It was nothing, Will just worries."

"So you had fun with out Son."

"I did, he's a lively child."

"He certainly keeps us on our toes." Margot joked.

"Well we're happy to look after him when ever you need us too; he even made a little friend when we took him to the park."

"Oh?"

"A little girl named Caitlin, she was there with her mother…they were very nice."

"Well that's nice, maybe we can arrange for you to have Arlo and you guys can set up a play date with Caitlin and her Mom."

"We'd like that, wouldn't we Arlo."

The little boy smiled and nodded before laying his head on Alana's shoulder as Will entered the room, passing the bag to Margot.

"Well, I guess we should be getting this one home to his bed. Guys thanks again for looking after him this weekend."

"Alana it was out pleasure, we had fun."

"Come on sweetheart, bed time."

Will saw them to the door and retuned to see Hannibal sitting on the edge of the couch, looking at the far away wall. He took a seat beside the older man, his hand resting on his back.

"You okay?"

"Mmmm, it seems strange with him not here."

"Hey you just rented us out as full time babysitters…he'll be back soon enough, I guarantee it."

"I'm sorry, I should have checked with you first before offering too…"

"Han, it's fine…I want to baby-sit him too. I had a great time."

Will watched the concentration on Hannibal's face, his mind clearly somewhere else.

"What are you thinking about, you're worrying me."

"I love you Will, for such a long time."

"Yeah me too, where are you going with this?"

"We're having a child together, we've been together for a while now and I know I don't want to be with anyone else."

"Well neither do I, I love you."

"Marry me Will."

"What…."

"I love you more than life, you accepted me and forgave me for who I was, the things I've done in the past. You've never left me, you stood by me, even when things got touch…when you could have run, made your escape."

"I never wanted to run from you, you're all I've ever wanted. I've never loved anyone the way I love you. You and the baby, you're my life."

Hannibal got up before coming to kneel down in front of Will.

"Han what are you doing, come on get up, it's not good for you or the…."

"Will you marry me Will?"

Hannibal brought out a small black box, opening it and taking out the gold band and placing it on Will's finger. Will remained silent as Hannibal looked up at him, afraid if his answer. Will sensed the anxiousness from Hannibal, as he came and kneeled down beside him, holding his face in his hands before kissing him.

"Will…"

"That's a yes by the way." Will smiled before kissing him again.

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Will was at work the next day, catching up with Bev, running in to Jack in the corridor as he was making his way out.

"Will…"

"Hey Jack."

"Haven't seen you in a few days."

"Yeah sorry, things have been a bit busy. We were baby sting Arlo this weekend for Alana and Margot."

"Were you, that must have kept you busy then."

"Yeah just a bit, look sorry I really need to get going."

"Oh sure."

Just a Will got ready to walk away, Jack spoke up.

"So is it true then?"

"What's that Jack?" He asked, turning back.

"Dr Lecter…word has it that he's expecting."

Will stood frozen on the spot as Jack stared him down, waiting for an answer.

"Jack…"

"It is a joke right, I mean…it's not possible right."

"It's true Jack."

"No way…"

"Look, Hannibal has a condition that he's had since birth…it was never an issue for him…at least not until we got together."

"He's actually pregnant?"

"He is, I know it's out there but it's true…he's having our baby."

"Wait until Freddy Lowndes gets a hold of this one."

"Are you gonna tell her Jack? Because that would be a pretty shit thing to do to a friend."

"Dr Lecter's no friend of mine."

"No, but I thought I was. I know you don't approve of my relationship with him, that you think I should have made my escape when he was sent to prison."

"I think you're a fool, the fact that you can even consider being with him after what he did, not just to his victims but to you…he stabbed you for god sake, he killed Abigail Hobbs right in front of you and you take him back."

"I love him, I don't expect you to understand. Hannibal's not that man anymore, and the people he killed, Abigail aside…they were hardly innocent victims."

"And that makes what he did alright?"

"No of course not but…I can forgive him for it."

"And Abigail Hobbs…do you forgive him for that, do you forgive him for killing a young girl, you considered a daughter."

"Goodbye Jack."

Will turned and walked away, leaving Jack behind.

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To Be Continued…