As always, thank you to my faithful reviewers, you know who you are, you might be small in number, but I appreciate that you took the time to read and add your voice. Your reviews always give me a good feeling and something to think about, so BIG thanks to you. Written in one go again, so here goes….

Arthur, Gwen, Merlin and Morganna were having a great time.

They had just finished off their appetizers, so Gwen went to the kitchen to plate the food.

Arthur was true to his words, when he said he might not be able to keep his hands off Gwen, because he kept touching her hand, playing with her fingers or rubbing her bare shoulders.

The minute she left the room to go to the kitchen he excused himself and followed her, and the two M's nudged each other and laughed quietly

at him.

"He looks like a puppy following its master.

Maybe we should get him a collar and give Gwen a leash," Merlin said, cheekily.

Morganna had to cover her mouth with her hand to prevent herself from laughing out loudly. She told Merlin,

"You'd better not let him hear you, but yeah, I've never seen him this way before.

He's well and truly whipped." At this, Merlin snickered and added,

"We should make a bet, to see which one of us can guess when he will propose to Gwen."

Morganna held out her hand to Merlin and said,

"You're on. I wager he'll do it within the month." Merlin grasped her hand and said,

"There are only three weeks left in this month, but I'm guessing he'll do it a little later, probably in a couple of months."

Morganna arched a perfectly shaped eyebrow and shook his hand saying,

"We'll see."

Inside the kitchen, Gwen had just started plating the food, when she felt Arthur come up behind her and kiss her shoulder.

He grabbed her around the waist and started kissing her neck.

"Arthur," she said, and unconsciously leant back into his sturdy chest, tilting her head, to give him better access.

"I warned you I wouldn't be able to keep my hands off of you," he said, still kissing her neck.

"The food is getting cold," Gwen said trying to sound convincing.

Arthur turned her around to face him, and before she could utter a sound, his lips were on hers.

She parted hers without any prompting, and he took full advantage. She moaned into the kiss and it seemed to spur him on as they kissed passionately for a few minutes.

They parted breathless with foreheads touching. She looked up at him smiling sweetly and asked,

"Can I go ahead and finish plating the food now?" He pecked her lips and released her saying,

"Yes, um…yes you can. Can I be of service?" She showed him two plates and told him,

"Take these out to Morganna and Merlin. I'll be right out with ours.

Thank you."

Arthur entered the dining room with the food, and saw the two M's snickering. He placed the plates in front of each of them and took his seat.

He looked at the two of them suspiciously, and asked,

"What is it that you two find so funny?"

The two dark haired M's sat up straight all of a sudden, and just as Merlin opened his mouth to speak, Gwen cleared her throat.

"Ahem," she said, looking pointedly at Merlin, who coloured and ducked his head.

Both Arthur and Morganna stifled a laugh and was silenced by a stern looking Gwen.

"This looks delicious love," Arthur said as Gwen placed his plate in front of him. They were having Oven Parmesan Chicken with Penne Marinara.

"Thank you Arthur," she replied. Morganna added,

"Yes, you've really out-done yourself Gwen, I can't wait to try it." Merlin had already started eating, and with his mouth full, he said,

"Delicious."

Arthur looked at Merlin stuffing his face, and said,

"Slow down Merlin, you'll give yourself the hiccups eating like that, besides, I really don't know where all that food goes."

Gwen looked at Morganna and they both placed their cutlery on their plates, and sat back to watch what was about to happen.

Merlin almost choked at Arthur's words. He gulped some of his beer down and looked pointedly at Arthur.

"We all can see where your food goes.

Gwen will soon have to put another hole in your belt, so that it'll fit you properly," he said cheekily.

Arthur placed his cutlery on the plate, and with one finger pointing between Merlin, and himself, he asked,

"Are you calling me fat?" Merlin smiled mischievously.

"Well…" he said.

Arthur looked back and forth between Merlin and Gwen.

"I'm not fat. Am I fat Guinevere?"

Gwen was caught off-guard, she placed her hand on his and said,

"Course not love, Merlin is just teasing. Aren't you Merlin?" she continued, looking pointedly at Merlin...again.

Merlin looked like a child who had been caught doing something naughty, and was properly chastised. He smiled at Gwen and said,

"Yeah I was just winding him up." Gwen smiled slyly and said,

"Thought so, now let's eat."

Dinner ran smoothly afterwards and the four companions chatted happily about any and everything. One of the topics that sparked their interest was the

Charity Dinner.

All four of them seemed excited about attending.

"I'm really glad that you'll be attending this year Arthur," Morganna said.

Arthur smiled at his sister and turned his gaze onto his girlfriend, as he replied,

"I am too." Merlin snickered, causing Gwen to cast a fiery gaze onto him, and ask,

"Are you going to let someone else ask Morganna, or are you going to finally put on your big boy pants and ask her to attend as your date, now that I won't be a third wheel?"

Arthur, Morganna and Merlin, all spat the food they were eating across the table. They couldn't believe what Gwen had asked Merlin, who in this instance had turned a deep shade of red.

Morganna regained focus and looked at Merlin, who was now looking at Gwen as if she had suddenly grown horns.

He cleared his throat dramatically and stammered,

"I…I…uh…I will, I just haven't had the chance yet."

Gwen tilted her head towards Morganna, who was looking slightly uncomfortable, and told Merlin,

"Now is as good a time as any."

Arthur looked on with pride at his marvelous girlfriend. He wanted to kiss her, but he knew she was not in that kind of mood, so he sat quietly and watched Merlin squirm in front of her.

Merlin looked at Morganna and asked,

"Uh… Morganna, would it be okay for me to escort you to the Annual Charity Dinner?"

Morganna was dumbfounded for a few seconds, so Gwen kicked her softly under the table.

"Yes, of course Merlin, I'd like that very much." Merlin smiled widely and said,

"Great, I'm looking forward to it." Morganna in turn smiled sweetly and replied,

"Me too."

Gwen stood from her chair, prompting Arthur and Merlin to stand also.

"I think its time for dessert, looks like everyone's finished eating," she said.

"Let me help you," Arthur volunteered.

They both started clearing the dishes from the table as Merlin sat back down, and within a few minutes they had the table cleared and were in the kitchen plating the dessert.

"That was some show out there.

I'm really proud of you for giving Merlin the nudge, because we both know he would just stand by and do nothing. He cares for Morganna a lot, might actually be in love with her too, and I believe she sees him as more than a friend," Arthur said.

Gwen turned to him and say,

"I'm not sorry for interfering, this could prove to be a good thing, I mean look at what their interfering did for us."

Arthur smiled sweetly at his beloved and drew her to him.

"I am so glad they meddled in our lives, because I'm extremely happy to be in love with this intriguing, alluring, beautiful, sexy woman, called Guinevere.

With that, he captured her lips with his in a deep passionate kiss.

The kiss turned fiery, as they explored each others mouths in every sinful way.

Mindful of their guests, they broke the kiss after a few minutes, and stood wrapped in each others arms, with her head tucked under his chin.

After their breathing had returned to normal and Arthur's body had calmed significantly, they broke apart and continued plating the dessert.

They emerged from the kitchen and unexpectedly found Merlin and Morganna breaking apart from their sudden appearance.

Arthur was about to say something cheeky, when Gwen called his name softly,

"Arthur, you can give those to Merlin and Morganna."

He gave her a puzzling look, and she widen her eyes and tilted her head to the side.

He caught on to what she was conveying to him, and gave her an award winning smile, which made her swoon.

Merlin and Morganna looked at their dessert and then at each other and smiled.

"What do you call this dessert Gwen?" Morganna asked.

Gwen looked worriedly at her friend and said,

"It's Dark and White Chocolate Cardamon Swirl Tart, why, don't you like it, you haven't tasted it yet?"

Morganna sensed that Gwen was worried so she said,

"No, No, it's not that. I will try it and I'm sure I'll like it.

It's just that...it reminds me of you and Arthur. A perfect blend of two different chocolates and the outcome can only be described, as beautiful."

Gwen was touched beyond words, she felt tears sting her eyes as she stood from her chair.

Signaling to the guys to remain sitting, she went around to her friend and embraced her. They hugged for a few minutes and then she said,

"Thank you Morgs, that was a wonderful thing to say." Arthur echoed her sentiments and said,

"Yeah, that was sweet of you, thank you Morganna." Merlin, not one to be left out added his voice to the mix by saying,

"That was a lovely thing to say Morgs."

They ate their dessert happily with the guys going for seconds.

The girls strayed onto the topic of dresses and what they think is the best thing to wear to the Charity Dinner. Morganna declared she and Gwen would take a full day to go shopping for the right dress and another day to get their hair washed and styled.

Arthur willingly volunteered one of his credit cards to Gwen so that she could "treat herself' as he so graciously put it.

Gwen was in opposition to that, and she started to decline his offer, when Morganna said,

"Uh uh uh, Gwen, don't even think about it." Gwen folded her arms across her chest in a defiant manner and replied,

"I can't Morgs. I work, and I have my own money. I don't want Arthur to think I am anything like what La…" she trailed off.

Arthur spoke up then.

"I would never think anything like that.

I love you Guinevere, so much, and I'm happy to do this. Let me do this, please.

Lance doesn't know anything about me and by the looks of it, he never really knew you, otherwise he would never have said that.

So, take the card and use it whenever you want and for whatever, okay."

Gwen looked at her handsome, loving boyfriend, and the love shining within his beautiful blue eyes, won her over.

She kissed him softly and said,

"Okay, I'll take it.

We can go whenever you want to Morgs, just give me notice before, because I might need to make plans."

Morganna beamed at her friend and said,

"Yeah! We are going to be the envy of all the women there."

Arthur and Merlin rolled their eyes as they listened to Morganna, and the only thing Gwen could say, was,

"Oh no!"

After dessert was finished, and the table cleared, Arthur and Gwen went to the kitchen to put away the remainder of the dinner, and wash up.

Morganna pulled Merlin aside and told him,

"It's now or never Merlin, are you ready?" Merlin inhaled and exhaled loudly. He nodded in the affirmative and said,

"Yes, it's time."

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Arthur and Gwen were busy cleaning up the dishes which were used for dinner.

They were chatting about the Charity Dinner and what happened the times they attended.

Gwen was saying,

"Well, I only went once, which was last year.

I never felt the need to attend before, although Morganna and Merlin always asked. Hmm… now that I think about it, they always pressed me to go, and I thought it was because they were feeling sorry for me, although that might also be true, but I think they were afraid to be alone together.

What do you think love?" Arthur shrugged his broad shoulders and said,

"Maybe, but I think they had your best interest at heart."

Gwen dried her hands, having just finished washed the dishes, and hugged him around the waist.

"I think you're right, they do have my best interest at heart. They obviously knew what I wanted, because they set me up with a sweet, handsome, sexy man, with a gorgeous body, called Arthur Pendragon."

With that, she rose up on her toes, and kissed him.

Arthur dropped the cloth he was holding, and pulled her flush to him.

He leaned into the kiss and took control, but broke the kiss, momentarily to look intensely into her eyes, and say to her,

"Don't start anything that you might not be able to finish." Gwen smiled slyly and replied,

"I am more than willing to finish anything I start, Pendragon." Arthur's face took on a devilish grin.

"Is that so? We'll just see about that then, won't we?" he said, and took her lips in a passionate kiss, sliding his tongue into her opened mouth.

This kiss was full of need on both their parts, and each gave as good as they got. He lifted her onto the counter-top and effortlessly slid between her legs.

His hands started traveling as if on their own accord and ended at the bottom edge of her dress, where he proceeded to lift it, gaining access to her soft skin.

He started kissing his way down her neck heading for one destination, and when he reached the top of her dress, this time he didn't seek approval, he just pulled it down and released the objects of his desire.

As soon as her breasts were free, he laid claim to them, kissing and suckling them, like a man starved of water and dying from thirst.

Gwen held on to his shoulder with one hand, and with the other she held his head in place.

"Oh Arthur…God…" she moaned.

Arthur heard her called his name, and it seemed to fuel his passion for her, so he suckled harder.

He brought her to the edge of the counter, and pulled her onto him.

"This is what you do me Guinevere, can you feel it?

Can you feel how much I want you?"he asked.

She immediately wrapped her legs around his hips, and he groaned into her neck.

Just as his hands went under her dress for the second time, he heard Morganna calling Gwen's name. They both stiffened and ceased their activities. Arthur removed his hands from under Gwen's dress and helped her to pull it back over her breasts.

"Gwen, can you and Arthur come out here please?" Morganna asked, her voice a little closer. Arthur looked annoyed. Gwen stroked his cheek and answered.

"Give us a minute Morgs, and we'll be right out." Arthur swore under his breath and looked at his girlfriend pleadingly. Gwen gave him a soft kiss and said,

"I know how you feel love, but it sounds important, so… to be continued?" Arthur lifted her down and said,

"Definitely. Can you wait for me? I need a moment or a cold shower." Gwen looked down at his pants and felt sorry for him.

"I'm sorry Arthur, of course I'll wait for you."

After a few minutes of waiting in the kitchen, Arthur and Gwen entered the living room to find the two M's looking very serious.

"What's wrong?" Gwen asked.

Both Morganna and Merlin looked at each other and nodded their heads. Morganna spoke first.

"Gwen, there's something Merlin and I need to tell you. I think you'd better sit this one out, and Arthur, you need to sit with her," she said.

Arthur lead Gwen to the sofa to sit and held her hand.

"Before we begin, I just want to say, me and Merlin love you very much. We would do anything for you, because we want you to be happy and because you deserve it," she said honestly.

"Morgs," Gwen said. Morganna looked at Merlin and continued,

"I need you to listen to everything we have to say first, without interrupting, because this is very hard for us. Don't hate us, I beg you, just know that whatever we did, we did it out of love for you."

Gwen nodded her head in understanding and thus began the revelation of the big secret.

Morganna:

"Gwen, I don't know if you remember, but, one morning about two years ago, I called you and told you, that I didn't hear from you the night in front,

or the day before that.

I made a joke about Lance keeping you busy all day and all night.

You laughed and told me that you were alone, catching up on your reading and that Lance said he had to work.

After you told me that, I made an excuse and hung up quickly, where I proceeded to call Merlin.

There was a reason for me calling you that morning. You see, I was out on a date the night before, and I witnessed something. I wasn't one hundred percent

sure what it was, so I called Merlin and explained what I had seen to him, hence the call to you.

I saw Lance sitting in a booth at a cafe with a blonde woman.

I could tell they were having some sort of disagreement, by the looks on their faces, but what made me pay attention, was the way in which he held her hand. He threaded their fingers together, as if he was reassuring her of something."

Morganna paused to take in the reactions of Gwen and Arthur.

Gwen's face took on a blank but serious expression and Arthur's was full of concern, because he kept glancing between her and Morganna all the while. He drew closer to her and wrapped one hand around her waist and the other holding on to one of her hands.

Merlin remained stoic as he stood beside Morganna.

She continued:

"From that day, when I spoke to you on the phone, me and Merlin decided to keep tabs on Lance, to see what he got up to.

I hired a private investigator, and the three of us did some digging. We found out that the woman's name was Elayna Silvino. She was twenty-two years old and a bar- waitress at the time. Born in France, but raised in the U.K. and she and Lance were involved for three months at that time."

She paused when she heard Gwen gasp and saw the beginnings of tears in her eyes.

She continued:

"Well, needless to say, we continued with our secret operation, and after weeks of surveillance, taking pictures of him leaving her house at all kinds of hours,

the private investigator, having followed Lance to a private clinic, saw him inside with the woman, Elayna, holding her hand.

He used his investigative skills, and found out she was pregnant and Lance was the father."

At this Gwen buried her head in Arthur's chest and sobbed silently.

Tears fell from Morganna's eyes, as she watched her friend, and Merlin turned to her and embraced her.

Both girls sobbed silently in the arms of the men that loved and cared for them.

I had no choice but to cut this chapter at this point. Chapter 21 will definitely continue where this left off. Sorry for any disappointment.