Song is called "The Riddle Song" by unknown. Chapter is rated M for sexual content.

Chapter 29: The Meeting

Lilly woke up in the middle of the night to the bairns crying. She sighed and got out of bed, then dressed into her clothes and walked to the sitting room. She opened the door to see Aoífe and Junior standing in their little cribs crying. She picked both of them up and held them, rocking them to and fro. They were still crying and Lilly sighed.

"Shh, it's okay, my wee ones. Shh," Lilly said.

Arthur walked into the roon groggily in only his pants and rubbed his eyes. "What's goin' on?"

Lilly looked at her children. They were salivating heavily and rubbing their faces with frowns. "Either they had a nightmare or they're teething."

Arthur turned on a light and went to the bar. He opened a bottle of whiskey and dipped his finger in it. He then walked over to Lilly and dabbed a little alcohol onto the kid's gums. This made them cry even more and Lilly chuckled. "Dammit, I was told that helps with teething," Arthur said softly.

Lilly handed Arthur his daughter and cleared her throat. "It does, but I think it's the taste that is makin' them cry, mo chuisle."

Arthur kissed his bawling little Aoífe on the head and held her close. "You're okay, little one. Shh."

The babies still cried and Lilly frowned. "I suppose I better sing."

Arthur nodded. "Pick a good one, darlin'." Lilly cleared her throat again and started to sing.

I gave my love a cherry

That had no stone

I gave my love a chicken

That had no bone

Arthur gaped at Lilly, then he smiled as the babies immediately calmed down, their eyes dialating and their howls ceasing. Arthur began singing with his wife.

I gave my love a story

That had no end

I gave my love a baby

Got no cryin'

Lilly held out a hand to Arthur and he took it, rocking back and forth with her motions.

How can there be a cherry

That has no stone

How can there be a chicken

That has no bone

How can there be a story

That has no end

How can there be a baby

With no cryin'

Lilly and Arthur got closer to one another, and soon they were standing in front of each other while rocking their children.

Well, a cherry when it's blooming

It has no stone

A chicken when it's pippin'

It has no bone

The story of I love you

It has no end

A baby when it's sleeping

Has no crying

Hush little baby

Hush little baby

Hush little baby

Don't you cry

The song ended and Lilly noticed the kids had fallen asleep. Lilly then smiled at her husband lovingly, happy tears in her eyes. "I can't believe you remember that song."

Arthur leaned forward and kissed her forehead. "I do. I remember singin' that to you all the time when you was a kid. And when we found out I had TB. Hey, what happened to the goats you got for my milk treatment?"

Lilly chuckled as she laid Junior down. "They're at home. I'm surprised you didn't see them there." Arthur set down his baby girl and the couple held hands as they turned off the light. Brian and James whined and Lilly went to go get her boots on. "They probably have to go relieve themselves."

Arthur sighed and held his wife from behind. "Let them out, then come back here and let's have some more sex."

Lilly laughed then moaned as Arthur kissed the back of her neck. "Oh, you naughty devil."

Arthur smacked her rump and she giggled. "Hurry the fuck up, woman," he growled passionately into her ear.

Lilly squeaked lightly and opened the hotel door. Arthur kissed her deeply and pressed her up against it. "Arthur, geez!" Lilly said with a laugh.

"Mmm, I'm sorry, I can't wait, mo stór."

Lilly snickered and kissed his throat. "You're gonna have to, mo chuisle."

She slapped his ass and grasped it tightly before leaving with the boys. She went down the stairs and left the hotel, then waited as the boys did their business outside. When they finished up, Lilly saw Patrick walking towards her from down the street.

"Oh, hey Patrick," she said.

Patrick was wearing a dark blue suit and he smiled at her. "Hello, lass." He kissed her cheek. "How are ya?"

"Good. Did you know Dutch and Hosea came here with the bairns?"

"Yes I did. It was good tah see them. Where are the little chiselers?"

"Upstairs, asleep. What are you doin' up so late?"

Patrick sighed sadly. "I just came from a meeting with Mr. Bradley. I heard about what happened at the zoo."

Lilly chuckled. "Yeah, that was...I didn't expect them to be in London yet."

Patrick closed in on her. "Lillian, there are rumors going around."

"What rumors?"

"That yer the one responsible fer them being here in the first place."

Lilly's mouth went agape from disbelief. "What? People think I had somethin' to do with this?"

"Not directly, no...but some think it'll stop if yer dead."

"Ha! Carman will never stop until she is dead!" Adair snapped inside Lilly's head.

"Adair says Carman won't stop until she herself is dead," Lilly mentioned.

"I know," Patrick said with a sigh. "I also heard ya hafta report directly tah the king now, too."

Lilly's stomach churned at the thought. "Yeah."

Patrick smiled and clapped a hand on her shoulder. "Well, at least ya dunna have tah deal with Mr. Pierce anymore."

"That's not necessarily true. He's still my sponsor."

"Fer what?"

Lilly leaned in to whisper to Patrick. "I'm a Freemason now."

Patrick's eyes went wide. "What?"

Lilly dug through her satchel and showed him a pin of an upside down star. "Woman's chapter."

Patrick laughed and she put the small pin away. "My God. Knighthood and a Freemason?!"

"Shh, keep it down!" Lilly said with a giggle.

"Yer father was a Freemason, ya know."

"Mmhmm, that's pretty much how I got in. You gotta have a relative who was a Freemason in order to become one yourself."

Patrick chuckled, then he frowned. "We need tah talk about Arthur, too. His name came up in the meeting."

"What? Why?" Lilly asked defensively.

"Well...he punched the shite out of a werewolf. He has super strength. They're thinking about recruiting him tah the cause."

Lilly laughed. "He already is recruited."

"I mean he'll have a superior tah report tah."

Lilly laughed again. "Yeah, that'll be the day when Arthur takes orders from anyone."

Patrick nodded and chuckled lightly. "Yes, this is true, but maybe if ya talk tah him, he might listen."

"Hmm. I'll try. Who was thinkin' about takin' him on?"

"The king."

Lilly sighed. "That is a bad idea."

"Why?"

"Well, let's just say the King's nickname "Edward the Caresser" is well-founded."

Patrick's face dropped from happy to angry. "Did he touch ya?"

"Oh yeah. Wanted to see my scars and he got real touchy with them."

Patrick narrowed his eyes further. "I take it Arthur knows?"

"Yes."

"Well, bollucks. Why didn't ya say anything?"

"Well, because I-"

"Lilleh!" Arthur shouted. Patrick and Lilly looked around and saw Arthur's head poking out of the hotel room window. He still had no shirt on. "Why are you...oh, hey there Patrick."

Lilly snorted and Patrick waved up at Arthur. "Hello, Arthur."

"What's goin' on down there? A meeting?"

Lilly giggled and covered her mouth as people passing by looked appalled and shocked at Arthur's behavior. It was unruly for the British to act in such a way, but then again, Arthur was not British. "Yes, mo chuisle, we are havin' a meeting," Lilly said.

"What about?"

"We'll come up and talk, Arthur," Patrick said.

Arthur nodded and shut the window. Patrick, Lilly, and the wolves made their way back into the hotel and climbed the stairs, then they got to Lilly and Arthur's room. As they walked in, Lilly noticed Arthur was still shirtless. She didn't mind, though. She loved seeing him without clothes on. "What's this meetin' about?" Arthur asked.

"Long story short, you're bein' considered for uh, recruitment," Lilly explained.

"Recruitment? For what?"

"To help kill werewolves."

Arthur laughed a little. "I thought I was already doin' that," he said as he grabbed a shirt.

Lilly frowned. "They might give you someone to report to and go on missions."

"Like who? Mr. Pierce?"

"...The king was mentioned," Patrick said hesitantly.

Arthur stopped unbuttoning his shirt and glared at Patrick. "If they think I'm gonna report to that asshole, they-"

"Ya wilna have a choice, Arthur. This would be something ya hafta do."

"Why? I'm not a fuckin' subject of his. I'm an American."

"Yes. An American on foreign soil," Lilly said. "Arthur, this is serious. The king could very well have you imprisoned for disobeying an order."

"What is this? The army?"

"No, but-"

"But nothin'!" Arthur snapped. "I ain't reportin' to some asshole who tried to get frisky with my wife!"

Patrick and Lilly looked at each other. "Ya won't have a choice, unless you want to be imprisoned or killed."

Arthur scoffed. "If I die, I'll probably just come back."

Lilly narrowed her eyes. "Dunna ya dare talk like that, Arthur Morgan! Dunna ya dare put me through that again!" Lilly shouted.

Arthur looked at Lilly and his expression softened. He sighed and walked over to her. "I'm sorry. I won't put you through that again."

Lilly frowned and started buttoning up his shirt. "Damn right you won't. Now, I still have to report to the king. I'll try to see if I can persuade him not to have you report to him."

"I don't like that you have to speak to him still." Arthur grabbed her hands and kissed them. "But...well, I'll try not to get myself killed or imprisoned over it."

Patrick cleared his throat. "I'll see if I can also persuade Mr. Bradley tah not have ya report tah the king."

Patrick said his goodbyes and left abruptly. Lilly blinked when the door slammed shut. "Was he mad?" Lilly asked.

"I think displays of affection between us gets to him, sometimes," Arthur said with a sad face. "I don't blame him, but...well, you're mine, not his."

Lilly lowered her gaze. "Yes, but I feel awful for him. We need to fix him up with somebody, I think. Not that I know any female nobles, of course, but..."

Arthur went and locked the door after putting the boys in the sitting room. "I don't know why you buttoned up my shirt. It's just gonna come off again."

Lilly chuckled and started unbuttoning it again. "Well, I can always undo it for you."

Arthur made an amused face and laughed at her. "Then do it, woman."

Lilly undid Arthur's buttons and stared at his body as she took off his shirt. She licked her lips in appreciation and kissed his chest. Arthur groaned a little as Lilly went to a nipple and flicked it with her tongue. Lilly kissed down his chest to his stomach, then got on her knees and started unbuttoning his pants. Arthur stroked his fingers through her hair as Lilly pulled out his member and began to play with it. She kissed it a few times before putting it into her mouth, suckling and licking it gently. Arthur grunted and groaned as his cock grew in her mouth. Lilly bobbed her head back and forth while messing around with his testicles which made Arthur grunt more. Lilly decided to try something and attempted to stuff his dick into the back of her throat. It hit her gag reflex but she did her best not to gag at all.

"God dammit, Lillian, you're good at this." He lifted her up and ripped her shirt open. "Too damn good at it. You're gonna make me come before I can have any fun with you."

Lilly giggled and took off her ruined shirt. Arthur kissed her deeply and she returned it. Things got hot and heavy and Lilly kicked off her boots. Arthur pulled down her pants as he kissed down her body and he went between her thighs to kiss her womanhood. Lilly moaned softly and opened herself a little. Arthur grasped her butt as he dug his face in further and Lilly yelped in surprise. His tongue swished and wiggled along her nub and labia and it made Lilly's eyes and head roll back. Suddenly Arthur picked her up in his arms and kissed her. He threw her onto the bed with a flump and Lilly laughed. He sat on the bed and pulled Lilly to sit on him. When he entered her, Lilly gasped loudly and wrapped her legs and arms around him. She felt hot all over as she bounced on him. Arthur held her in his arms and bit her shoulder. Lilly and Arthur groaned as they made furious love to one another. Arthur scratched her back while Lilly yanked on his hair. He bit her neck so hard it made her yap noisily. He laughed at her and kissed her greedily. Sweat built up on their bodies and their breathing became ragged. Lilly felt her orgasm build up and when it released, her whole body shivered from how intense it was.

"Fuuuuck, Arthur!" she yelled into his mouth, digging her nails into his back and grinding harder on him.

Arthur sucked one of her nipples enthusiastically and it made her yelp once more. Lilly giggled loudly and Arthur nipped her neck. "Get on the bed."

Lilly got off Arthur and went to crawl when he yanked her back, forced her on her knees, bent her over the bed, and slammed his cock back into her. "Oh my God!" she shouted in pleasure.

He chuckled deeply as he resumed his fast and rough pace. Lilly felt another climax come around the bend and she cried out as her inner muscles contracted and relaxed around him. "Keep it down or you'll wake the babies!" Arthur hissed aggressively.

"I canna help it, yer bein' so rough!"

"You don't like it?"

Lilly swiveled around, shoved him onto his back, climbed on top of him and started riding him. "I fucking love it!"

Arthur cackled and brought her down to kiss him, and she bounced on him roughly which made him groan noisily over and over again. "Jesus Christ, Lillian!"

"Oh ho ho, now who's bein' loud?"

Arthur cackled and tossed her off, then he picked her up, pushed her against the wall, lifted her by her rump, and entered her again. Lilly wrapped her arms and legs around him as he thrusted into her savagely. They both moaned harshly over and over and Lilly came undone once more. Their skin stuck to each other and their breathing and moans filled the room. Arthur dug his face into her shoulder and he finally grumbled blaringly as he came himself. Arthur and Lilly soon collapsed to the floor and laid on their backs in a post-sexual daze. All that sounded in the room was their heavy breathing for a few minutes before Lilly started chuckling. Arthur rolled his head lazily to look at her with a smile.

"What's so funny?" he asked her.

Lilly sighed happily and looked over at him. "That was some great sex, babe."

Arthur cackled, rolled over on top of Lilly and kissed her gently, wrapping her up in his arms. "Yes, it was."

Still breathing heavily, Lilly and Arthur started giggling into fits. Lilly felt extremely euphoric. She guessed Arthur did as well. Suddenly the babies started crying and the wolves began howling. The couple groaned and Arthur helped Lilly get on her feet. He grabbed his pants and his shirt, then handed Lilly the shirt while he put his pants on. Lilly buttoned up the shirt that was slightly oversized on her and Arthur stared at her with his mouth practically watering.

"What are you gawkin' at, love?" Lilly inquired.

"You look good enough to eat like that," he said. Lilly walked past him while lifting the shirt up just a tad to expose her butt a little and Arthur growled at her. "God, you're so beautiful."

Lilly opened the door and the boys came walking out. Lilly turned on a light and picked up her daughter while Arthur came and grabbed Junior. "Okay, who wants another lullaby?" Lilly asked out loud.