A/N: This went from fluffy to emotional real quick. Also if anyone else is wondering, yes the Black Order will have a bigger part in this. But for now they will be in chapters here and there. As always I hope you enjoy!
4 Months Later...
Lily was 6 months along now. Her pregnancy was going better than she expected. No morning sickness, which made her very happy and her libido went up. That made Thanos quite pleased. Both Rose and Gamora were intrigued by her growing swell as was her husband.
Things were rather perfect, Gamora was now use to living on the Sanctuary II and was acting like a normal child. Rose stayed in her studies now without running off, maybe she just needed a friend. Lily and Thanos were growing even closer than before. Ever since their little vacation, Thanos has been more compassionate. And that made her happy.
She was walking back to her room with a new book. Rose and Gamora still had a few more hours of their studies and Thanos had some other things to attend. Lily was reading the back as she opened the door leading to her room. She caught something in her peripheral vision and looked up.
"My love, I thought you had other matters to attend?" Lily smiled at him and walked over.
"I had a little time off and I thought I come and see how you are my flower." His hands grabbed her hips and pulled her closer to him. Then he planted a kiss on to her lips.
"I'm fine my love. Both of us are fine." She rolled her eyes and chuckled. She placed the book aside and sat down.
One of his hands came over to rest on her growing swell. She could feel little flutters every now and then and knew he was kicking. The little one seemed to do it, every time his father was near. "He's kicking."
"How do you know?" His thumb caressed her belly and he gazed into her eyes.
"The little flutters. He seems to do it more every time you're near." She placed her hand on top of his and smiled.
"Or maybe he likes his parents together." Thanos scooped Lily up and brought her to lay with him in bed.
She quickly snuggled up against him, her head resting on his chest. "Maybe he does. Well at least he'll get a lot of that."
She closed her eyes and hummed. Lily loved all alone time her and Thanos were having. Knowing it'll stop once their son arrives. The room was quiet, the only thing you could hear was the occasional sigh from either of them. Their alone time was shortly lived when a knock came.
Thanos scoffed and got up to answer it, with Lily right behind him. When he opened the door he saw one of the maids. She had a worried look on her face, making Lily get a bad feeling.
"What is it?" His voice was laced with annoyance. Everyone knew he didn't like to be disturbed when he was in his own chambers.
"It's Rose. She was fine one moment, then the next she was crying in agony and holding her stomach." Lily's heart sank at her words. Then she pushed past Thanos to run to the medical bay.
When she walked in, her heart broke even more. Rose was sitting on a gurney holding her stomach, but it was the blood curdling cries that came from her that were the worse. She quickly got on the bed and wrapped Rose in her arms. She felt Thanos behind her, his arm wrapping around both of them.
"What's wrong with my daughter?" He looked at the doctor and then down to Rose. Lily could hear the concern in his voice.
"We don't know my lord. I asked her where her pain was and she pointed to where her appendix is. I can't check, because she can't stay still."
"Thanos hold her down. I'll try and help sooth her." She let go of Rose and handed her to Thanos.
He gently as he could made her lie down flat on her back. She cried more when she couldn't curl in on herself and started to kick her feet.. Lily blinked back her tears and went to hold her legs down. Rose opened her eyes and looked at Lily, the pain so clearly etched on to her face.
"It hurts mama." She sobbed the words out. Lily wiped some of the tears from her eyes with her thumb.
"I know sweetheart. I just need you to lie down for a minute so the doctor can see what's wrong. Then he'll make the pain go away." She motioned for the doctor to come over.
The doctor came over and put pressure on her lower abdomen. Then the worst scream hit Lily and Thanos' ears. She looked over at him with tear filled eyes, they've never seen their daughter in this much pain. She tried to get free of their grasp, Lily let go of her legs once the doctor removed his hand. She stood up and paced for a moment.
Thanos let go of Rose's arms and brought her into his arms. She curled into his chest and sobbed some more. Lily's face soften when she saw Rose in his arms. She was so little. Then she turned her attention back to the doctor who had a needle in his hand.
"I need to give her some anesthesia. Then we'll prep her for surgery." The doctor walked over to her and quickly gave her the shot.
"What do you mean surgery?" Thanos' voice was laced with concern and a bit of anger.
"My love if she doesn't get the surgery her appendix will rupture. Causing potentially life-threatening infections." Lily walked over to them, her hand moving some wet strands of hair behind Rose's ear.
The anesthesia worked fast. In a matter of minutes Rose was asleep in his arms. He gently laid her down on the gurney and stood up. "She'll be fine my lord, my queen. I'll come get you after I'm done."
"Thank you." Lily walked out into the hall. She placed her back against the wall and slide down to the floor.
She wiped the tears from her eyes and looked up at Thanos. He sat down beside her, putting arm around her and pulling her closer to him. He felt her body trembling against his, he looked down to see her crying into his shirt.
"My flower..." His voice was soft. Lily looked up at him with tears streaming down her face.
"I've never seen her in so much pain before and I couldn't do anything about it." She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and tried to calm down.
"There was nothing we could do." He wiped the remaining tears with his thumb and brought her closer to him again.
"I know. And I hate it."
After some time Lily stood up to go back into the medical bay and wait for the doctor. Thanos didn't leave her side, making sure to help sooth her the best he could whenever she needed. They stayed silent for the most part, Lily was too worried to hold a conversation. Then she saw the doctor come in from her peripheral vision, her and Thanos quickly stood up to greet him.
"She's fine and should be waking up soon. You guys can go see her now."