"Alice!" Law calls. "Alice, you're going to be late!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

Leo smiles as he buckles Marius into the car seat, pressing a kiss to the infant's soft cheek.

"You look after your father, love," he tells the tiny Beta, who giggles and reaches for his hair with chubby fists.

Leo straightens up as Law bustles the fiercely redheaded eight year old out the door, keeping a white-knuckled grip on his bag. Alice hugs her dad tightly before she hops into the car and Leo kisses his mate.

"It's going to be just fine. Don't worry. I'll keep everything running smoothly while you're gone."

"I'm gonna miss you like crazy." Law kisses him, pressing a hand to his bump. "Dad and aunt Bell-mère will be here in a few hours. Don't overexert yourself."

"Me? Perish the thought." One more kiss, and Leo pulls away. "Have fun. Buy the kids something nice, or you'll never hear the end of it."

"Cross my heart and hope to die," Law promises, smiling, as he slides into the car.

Leo waves as they drive off before he heads back into the house.

Kid sinks down onto the sofa, groaning as he strokes his bump.

"Rough day?" Leo asks, leaning against the door frame.

"You have no idea. Come here."

Leo does, settling down next to him and leaning against his mate, who presses a kiss to his hair.

"I remember when we were worried about six kids," the Omega muses, and Kid laughs.

"Seems ridiculous now that we have eight and three on the way."

"God, don't remind me."

Law brushes his hair from his face, wishing he'd had it cut before he left as he tightens his grip on Marius' sleeping form. He wants to make a good impression; it's his grandmother behind that door. It's taken years to find her, and now that he's finally about to meet her he just wants to run away. He can't remember his mother ever talking about her, neither before nor after.

He raises his hand and knocks, taking a deep breath to steady his nerves. He hopes she won't be disappointed.

"She tried to see you?" Leo asks, leaning closer to the screen.

"He refused to let her see me. Told her I was better off without being torn between two countries. He said he couldn't trust her to take care of me." Law scoffs. "As if. He was just worried I'd tell her what was going on."

"How did she receive you?" Kid asks.

"She was so happy to see me." Law's voice breaks. "She said she was so sorry about everything. She cried when she held Marcus and I told her she had seven other great-grandchildren and three on the way. My mother was her only child. She was just nineteen when she had her."

"Would she like to come and see us?"

She's small and willowy with long white hair and dark skin, wearing a green skirt and a white blouse. She's holding Marius close and beams reverently around at them all as tears start falling down her cheeks, her free hand clutching Law's.

Beautiful grey eyes beam from all three faces.


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