It was a clear cool day. The sky was a beautiful shade of blue as well as the flowers were gorgeous colors of red and pink. The trees shone a wanderess fern green and the grass a shade lighter. Not a cloud was in sight

It was the most perfect day for the queen to show.

I stood with three blue guards at each side and a smile etched on each face waiting to the high class transport to arrive. My arms were stiff and my neck ached from high strung muscles. My cheeks burned to drop the smile as the clothes that were chosen for me to wear, a bit similar to the official uniform but different in style ( mid-drift shown, long, arm hugging selves, and thick and form fitting pants, all a separate shade of blue.) clung to my figure.

I was absolutely petrified.

Letting the tight smile drop from my features, I gulped while giving the sky another look over. Not a blemish on the wide tapestry. It caused a thrill to flutter in my guts.

I had no real rest all week. Working was a top priority and rest a third, Family first and work second, on my list. It annoyed Jak to no end that I got home so late each night. I did have a day off the day before now and most of it was spent asleep. When I did wake, Kade was so happy and didn't let me set once. Jak was no better, keeping me up a few hours after lights out.

And now today.

I really wish that Jak had said yes to the offer that Ashelin told me to ask him. Not for the help with the queen so to speak, but with my nerves. He always had a knack for a calm demeanor that was both threatening and oddly welcoming.

Suddenly, one of the guards grunted at me. When I glanced his way, he pointed up at the sky. I looked to see that a transport vessel made a spot in the blue

Smiles up and arms tucked behind backs, the group was in perfect unison. I tucked a stray strand behind my ear and waved at the transport.

With a gust of wind, the thing landed. The white and bronze metal gleamed against the sun with the same Dovan symbol that dangled around my neck. The door lowered slowly until the queen shone in her magnificent glory.

The woman looked every bit the queen in her tall stature. Her black hair was long and flowing, her blue eyes glistening, her white and bronze dress, the same colors of the symbol, fluttering in the mild wind.

The two others that were behind her, wearing the same color scheme, looked much like her.

One was a girl who was an almost exact copy of of the queen only she was shorter, reaching the woman's shoulder. The only difference was that the girl's eyebrows were thicker and her eyes larger.

The second was a man. He was as sharp as a knife in a suit.

The three descended down the ramp and door, it had steps, and stopped before me. The queen held out her hand for me to take. I did and found that she had a strong grip.

"How was your flight, your highness?," I asked in a chipper voice.

"It was terrible! I don't know one person who can sleep in those things. Anyhow, that's enough about me. I want to know about the city of Haven! It was one of the most magnificent places that I've been when King Damos was around. His son must have gave it a good one two, did he?"

I didn't know how to answer the question, so I just smiled.

The queen didn't stop talking after that. It was like dealing with a female Daxter. It was welcomed, helped me relax from my high strung pedestal. She made the conversations easy to follow and jump in on when I wanted to. Her children didn't really join in. The girl, who was about thirteen, was more interested in the boys that we walked past to think about words.

The man, my age, listened to every word that his mom and I passed. His eyes snapping between the two of us. He was super aware of where we went as well; any time he saw that his mom was about to misstep, he would nudge her.

The conversation on children came up as we finally reached the royal family's temporary home.

"Do you have any children? You look like a mom."

I smiled at the question. "Yes, a little boy! He's just a year!"

"Oh? That's amazing! And so young too! You hardly see that these days. How old are you?"

"I'm turning twenty-four next month on the first."

"And the father?"

"He's twenty."

The queen giggled into her hand as did her girl. Her girl then took hold of my sleeve and tugged it until she had my attention.

"My name is Sandra miss; Is he hot?"

I chuckled at her question and nodded. "One of the better looking ones, yes. I can easily say that I'm extremely lucky."

Sandra giggled again. Her mom spoke again.

"Yes, that's what it is. Not the fact that you look beautiful yourself. So, my daughter told you her name, now you should know my sons. This is William."

The queen patted her son on the head and ruffled his hair as she introduced him. The man only gave a small nod in hello.

I waved at him and lead the group to the front doors to the HQ. There was a rather hassled new mom with baby in arm, Ashelin. Once close enough, she held out her hand in greetings.

"Hello there, Your Highness. It's nice to finally get to meet you in person." Ashelin was showing off her best behavior like the rest of us, all smiles and sweet talk.

The Queen was just as sweet in her words as she took the offered hand. "Oh, I feel the same way! I remember you from when you were a little girl. Though last I saw you was when you were still in diapers. It's so good to see that you're doing good for yourself."

Ashelin bowed her head slightly. "Thank you. If you would like, I'll show you to your room."

"Thank you, we would. Now, Tamantha, I would like to see you in the morning, let's say at ten. Bring me a picture of your son."

I nodded at her. "Of course, and the timings perfect. I'll see you then."

The house was dark when I got home. All the lights were off and Jak sat on the couch with a blank look on his face.

"Jak… whats wrong?"

He blinked and then looked up at me. The blank look on his face fell and a smile took its place as he welcomed me to set next to him, something that I took happily. His arm wound around my hips and his lips rested on my head.

"How was your day?"

"Nice," I answered him. I shifted so that I was laying against him. "The queen is far nicer than I thought she'd be. I don't know much about the kids though. You, how was your day?"

A shrug was all I got from him and we both sat in silence. It felt nice to just be in each others presents. Then I realised that Kade wasn't with us.

"Where's Kade?"

The man jerked his head back towards the rooms. "He passed out when we got home from the forest. All the way home, he was fighting to keep his eyes open."

"Oh, what did my boys do today?"

A smirk graced his features. "I was teaching him how to swim. The forest has shallow areas that are perfect for him to learn."

I closed my eyes and hummed. "I never learned myself. Glade Kade'll know."

Jak moved under me until he was laying on his back and I turned to my belly.

"You don't know how to swim? I thought that you would with your job."

I shook my head and then tucked it in the crook of his neck. He started to rub my back.

"Nope. Never had to learn because most of what I do is transporting. I may have to retrieve some of the things but most of the time, my object is normally placed into my hands or its people."

Jak took his turn to hum. "I should teach you sometime. I think you'd like it."

"I probably would."

Jak's hand suddenly stopped moving.

"Have you ever thought about it?"

"Hmm?"

"Having another baby?"

My eyes snapped open and I pushed myself up. The look on his face was serious and non-moving.

"Another baby?"

He didn't answer me, just stared. I gulped and bit my bottom lip. In truth, I had thought about it. It was a thought that only appeared in my dreams but they were still thought.

I chose to tell him the truth and nodded. Jak sat up which caused my to slide down onto his lap. He then cupped my cheeks and dried so fallen tears.

"I think, dream, about having another baby. It's always happy and we're always smiling. But then I wake up and push it out because I can't help but think that I'll hate them or I'll forget Spencer. I don't want to forget her, Jak."

"You won't, you can't."

"I know that, but it still scares me." I hiccupped and sniffled.

Jak smiled at me in a way that I never really seen him smile before, not unless he was looking at Daxter or Kade. Just the way he was staring froze and melted my body over. It caused my heart to stop in place and steal my breath away.

"Can you tell me something?"

"What?"

"Do you love me?"

He continued to stare at me, his eyes never once leaving mine. The smile on his face disappeared and his jaw set. He took a deep breath and moved his hand to the back of my head so that he could pull me in.

Our lips touched and moved against one another's in a way they never had before. It was gentle and caring, attributes that seemed to amplify from the words we shared. It was simply magical.

When we separated with gasping breath, we were both silent for a moment. Jak then stole my eyes with his own.

"I love you."

The freeze was overwhelmed by the heat and I smashed into him with vigor. The words themselves opening this door in my chest and I could hardly stand it. He reacted in kind, holding fast and moving his hands to a place that was better suited for the situation that was about to take place. That was until Kade started to yell out.

We pulled away in the same fashion as before, though this time for slightly separate reasons. The two of us stared at the other till Kade called out again.

I moved to get off of his lap but Jak kept his hold, his brows frowning.

"Do you?"

The question made me smile. I gave him a chaste kiss and whispered in his ear.

"I love you."

A little boy sat underneath a table with a twinkle in his eyes. He looked about himself to see the area as he stuffed a few giggles. He was looking for orange.

The he saw it. A flash of fuz raced past him and he went running in the opposite direction.

That was the boys plan until he was caught.

Jak let out a bark of laughter as he swung the child up into the air. The boy flew for a few seconds before he landed back in his father's waiting hands.

"Gotcha!"

Kade made a loud yelping sound and then squealed as his tummy was assaulted by his father's hand. He tried to push the appendage away but was unable to.

"Jak! You're gonna end up with a past out kid if you keep that up!"

"Or have an accident." The man added. He stopped tickling his son and sat down on one of the charges, placing him on his knee. He then turned to Daxter, who sat on the table, with a grin. "When Tess going to get hear?"

The ottsel shrugged. His feet kicked out in an almost childish way and a smile a mile long was on his face. If he could, Dax would probably make the whole table vibrate with his excitement.

"Just don't let your girlfriend steal my Tessikens! I'll fight her, I will."

Jak laughed. Whatever Dax and Tess came over, Tess and Tammi were inseparable. Now, normally, Tess couldn't make it because of the business at the bar and with the Freedom Fighters designing guns. When she did however, she and Tammi talked like there would be no tomorrow. They were as bad as Daxter every once and awhile.

The thought of Tamantha trying to steal Tess from Daxter hadn't dawned on him before. Now that he heard it though, he could totally see it.

"Don't worry Dax, I won't."

Daxter huffed and then looked at Kade. He grinned.

"Can't wait. Can you believe it, Jak! It had been the best month of my life and now Im gana…"

"Hey, I'm home. Oh, hey Dax."

Tamantha stepped into the house and Daxter's mouth shut with an audible click. He glanced back at Jak and wiggled his brows and then back at Tamantha. She set everything of hers down and joined the boys in the kitchen.

"Whats up?," She asked in a jovial and curious voice.

"I heard that you and Jakky hear had a good night last night. A few, choice words, were passed."

To this, the woman went red. The look on her face stayed the same, however.

"Guessing Jak told you? Yes we did!"

"Wait, that's all you have to say? No play-by-play?"

"You probably ousted the 'play-by-play' from Jak the moment he mentioned it. I thought you already knew."

"Thats besides the point!"

The two continued to bicker back and forth until Tess was finally able to get there. The girl who could hobby weapons better than any man with half the size was tired but brimming with joy. When Daxter saw her, he jumped from the table onto the floor and was at her side in seconds. With her, he carried an air that one was well acquainted with, but on Jak.

"Alright Tams Lambs, got some great news for ya!"

Tamantha got off her seat to help Tess up onto the table, getting some type of vibe from how Daxter acted. Daxter hopped up himself and placed his hands on his hips and smiled widely.

"This news has anything to do with Tess?," The woman asked. Tess thanked her and sat down. Tamantha went about getting the her a drink, Daxter often stole drinks from Jak.

"It does. So I suggest you sit down."

Tammi did as she was told and took her seat. She then looked expectantly at Daxter, completely focused on him.

"My," He started with a hand gesturing toward Tess. "Tessikens is expecting!"

Tamantha didn't really react beyond looking at the other female up and down. Her expression was unreadable, even when she shifted and placed her arm on the table around Tess.

"If I were to hug you now, Id squeeze too tightly."

Tess giggled and took that as her que to step forward and hug Tamantha's neck. The woman placed her hands on the others back and rubbed it.

"Im soooooo happy for you! You will be a great mom and I will always be happy to help when and if needed. When are you expecting?"

"Well, we started to try about a month ago and I found out at the beginning of this week, so, maybe in about three more months."

Tamantha looked awed at this information. She launched into a bunch of questions that Tess and Dax answered without hesitation. With each answer, her eyes lit up, especially when it was mentioned that they would probably have a litter of three.

She was squealing at that information. Kade seemed to find it entertaining as he giggled while clapping his hands. Only once the woman calmed did he calm. He was watching for more but when nothing else happened, he reached for Daxter. Daxter saw this and got him his ottsel doll.

"You guys will be amazing parents. I'm happy for you both.," Jak said. His smile had stayed in place as he watched the exchange between the small couple and Tammi.

Daxter went rigid at first but then relaxed and beamed. It was like the complement from his best friend was the best and most expensive gold he could have ever gotten. He placed his arm around Tess' shoulders and forced a cocky stance to take over his brimming pride.

"Heck, I may be better than you Jak!"

The four of them continued to talk. When dinner came around, Tess and Tamantha took the mantle and made a thick soup with yackcow steak and cheese.

After the meal was ate and a few drinks were drank, Tess had a grape fruit juice that Tamantha started to buy after Ashelin got pregnant, the ottsel couple made to leave but were stopped. It was insisted that they stay the night in the guest bedroom. They agreed eventually and retired to their room.

Tamantha started to clean up and Jak put Kade to bed. When he returned, he watched the woman clean.

"How was your day?," He asked after a few minutes.

"It was good, though I'm beginning to have second thoughts about the Queen."

"How come?"

Tammi placed her soupy hand on her chin in thought. "She talked to me the entire time but hardly looked at her kids. What she talked to be about was other people who happened to be mothers, most high up and dead. One of her favorite topics was Ashelin's mom. Talked about how unfit she was to raise Ashe. I think the former queen of Haven was mentioned too."

Jak froze. Tamantha knew who he was by now, the prince of Haven City, but she didn't know everything. She didn't know that the kid was him. He just never got around to telling her in the time he knew her. It was a complicated topic to bring up and she, like most, believed that he was the elder child to a illegitimate meeting.

The woman didn't even know about the time travel. Sure, Jak told her a lot about himself the day they made Kade, but he never went on in detail about his time in Sandover Village as the kid.

"What did she say?"

Tamantha growled. "Lies mostly. Said that the woman was a bad mom to have lost her son."

"Was she?"

"No, she was an amazing woman who had the biggest heart of anybody I knew about. I remember at one time, a story went around about her helping a child who got lost from his mom. As the story goes, it took about three hours for them to find the kids mom."

Jak got up and walked the small distance from his seat to where she stood. He then wrapped his arms around her stomach and kissed her neck.

"Was she kind?"

It was Tamantha's turn to freeze. Her whole body tightened. She tried to turn around to face him but he kept her in place.

"Im, oh god Jak, I'm so sorry! I didn't realised…"

"Doesn't matter now. Was she kind?"

"Y-yes. She was kinder than most people unless you endangered someone whom she cared for. If you did, you had better watch out. Some even said that she was more dangerous than the king himself when you threatened family or friends.

"You act a lot like her."

Jak gave a disbelieving chuckle and let Tamantha turn around to face him. She wrapped her arms around him.

"Go on to bed, I'll finish up and join you soon."

The man nodded and pulled away. He kissed her full on the lips.

"I love you."

Tamantha hummed while placing another peck on his temple. "I love you too."

I felt like I was on cloud nine as I walked to work. The world had me in its hands to help me float about.

I started to feel like this the other day after the night that Jak and I told each other that we loved the other. It had me tingling from head to toe.

Then it was wiped away when I saw the Queen.

She, like the day before, was waiting for me with the guards surrounding her and her kids. I was starting to really dislike this woman. She was the type of person who jugged other people but refused to look at herself in the same light as she did them.

A fucking hypocrite.

It pissed me off to the highest degree, especially when she hardly looked at her teenage daughter. The girl just stumbled around aimlessly like a blind bat.

Her son was a bit better, often showing more stability in himself.

Her kids were obviously nanny raised. I was just happy that they showed more attentiveness than their mother.

When the Queen saw me, she was immediately waving for my attention. I scowled but waved back all the same. I did promise Ashelin that I would keep the lady and her kids entertained and happy. I forced a smile.

"It's so good to see that you're here early. We had a slight change in plans."

I blinked. "What changes?"

"We are going to leave early on the advice of my right hand man, Lucas. He said that it would be best because my husband is having troubles. So, I need to do a few things before it's time to go."

"Where do we need to go?"

"First, I need to see Lady Ashelin. We need to talk about some things. Then I want to meet the prince. I've been looking for him as we went along yesterday but was unable to find him anywhere. I believe that you may know where he is. Lastly, I have to set up something with a caretaker for my daughter and son, both of which want to stay in Haven a bit longer. School will be starting soon here and they wish to attend."

I nodded as she kept on. Like this, she sounded more like a queen than she had before. Her voice was level and strate.

So, I found Ashe and, for about an hour, had to keep the Queens kids occupied. It was fun, the two more open when the woman wasn't around to talk over them.

When the Queen and Ashelin were done, the Queens kids both had a semipermanent home to stay once school started up. Whatever else they spoke of was kept from me and I chose not to ask.

We then spent quite some time searching for Jak. The woman was insistent on seeing him. I was insistent on not finding him so he wouldn't have to deal with her. I knew Jak to a degree and knew that he would ignore her until she got on his nerves. Then, he would say something about it and the something wouldn't be nice.

Luck, however, was not on my side.

I could see Jak from the other side of the street with Kade resting on his arm. He was staring at something with his brows down in anger. He was talking to someone.

I tried to get a look but remembered that the Queen was still with me, so I pointed her in another direction.

We spent another hour looking until she huffed and gave up. I bought the lot back to their rooms.

The Queen flopped onto her chair with a frump. She sighed in slight anger.

I started to twiddle my thumbs. Her son and daughter were both in their own rooms, packing so they could be relocated. The woman and I were alone.

I could remember the note that smelled like citrus. It said something about my mom, a topic that the Queen seemed to avoid.

All I knew about my mom was what my sister told me. She could tell me a lot about how my mom acted and how much of a friend she was to everybody. But, she could never tell me about her childhood.

This person knew my mom.

I cleared my throat and she looked directly at me.

"Did you know my mom?"

At first, she just looked at me with this look. Then she pushed herself up and looked away.

"Your mom and I were like sisters. She was often left with our family by hers when she was younger. Heck, she was betrothed to my brother see, her family were high class and had a tradition to name first born girls the same name. It was normally the girl who took over the family business.

"Your mom didn't want to take over. She was always one to travel around. She often disappeared for weeks at a time.

"One year, when she was nineteen, she left and just never came back. About a year later, I got ahold of her and found out that she was married and pregnant. The man had dropped his previous marriage for her even. She was so happy. And then she was gone."

I was surprised at all of the information. I didn't expect it. I thought that she would avoid it.

The Queen got to her feet and straightened out her dress. "It's time for me to go back. If you will, I need an escort to the transport."

I nodded at her.

The whole way to the transport was quiet. Nether of us spoke to the other and the guards were just as quiet. Tension raised to a choking point all the way there.

When we got there, she stopped and literally flung herself at me. I gasped as her arms wrapped around me so tightly, I could hardly breath.

"You look just like your mom, just like her. Now, tell my kids goodbye for me, okay."

I nodded at her. "I will. It was nice to meet you, your Highness."

The Queen actually kissed my head and smiled. "It was nice to meet you too, Tamantha. I'll see you later."

She climbed onto her transport and was gone in seconds.

"So, that's the Queeny? Doesn't seem like much."

I yelped loudly and turned around in surprise. There, Jak and Daxter both stood. Jak was chuckling and Daxter was right out laughing at me.

Kade was giggling at Daxter.

"How, where, when?"

"I saw you and her and started to follow you. I'm surprised that you didn't see us.," Jak answered my jumbled words. He held out Kade to me and I took the boy. He started to grunt and babble.

I sighed in exasperation.

Ok, hello all.

Now, I need to apologize for the long wait. I had a bit of a writer's block problem and had to go through the stages.

JakFan: I agree with you on them needing to figure themselves out. They do need to. Tammi's biggest problem is overthinking stuff and Jaks is that he's not one to be tied down to one place for very long. If they get past those problems, they might have a chance.

About the Queen, her personality was everywhere. She's suppose to be like that but, damn. Everywhere.

Bye!