AJ found his wife in their shared office, she rubbed her bump gently and smiled. It made her happy that AJ was willing to share his space with her. Adding little touches to make her more comfortable.
"I knew you would love it", he said.
She turned to look at him. She smiled.
"I do. Thank you for making your space, ours", she said.
"Of course. You are my Queen after all", he replied.
Her phone dinged and she grabbed it. Opening her message and laughing softly.
"What?", he asked.
"Its nothing", she replied.
He noticed that she had been doing that lately. Reading a message or taking a call. Spending hours talking to whoever she was talking too. He tried to peek at the name on her phone, but didn't get a good view.
"Your highness, King Reigns is here", Melissa said.
AJ nodded and looked at Lynn.
"You staying for this?", he asked.
She nodded as Roman walked into the office with Liam, Corey, and Seth. Liam kissed her cheek. He noticed Joe and Chris staying close to her.
"How are the twins?", he asked softly.
"Growing faster and faster, I feel so heavy already", she sighed.
"Stop, you look great", Roman replied.
She smiled at him before kissing his cheek, then Seth's cheek.
"So, what's so urgent?", AJ asked, helping Leslie into a chair.
"I need you to try to convince Finn to help us remove Hunter from the throne after tomorrow", Roman said.
"But, we have to have a good reason to remove him", AJ said.
Roman nodded.
"We have it", Roman replied.
He explained to AJ and Leslie what Stephanie said and plans to do.
"Like I said, Finn and I haven't spoken since he became BFF's with Hunter, but I can try to reach him", AJ said.
"That's all I can ask", Roman said.
"Is she planning to speak up tomorrow?", Leslie asked.
Roman nodded.
"Removing him as King would force the council to send him to Earth X. If we don't get him removed, his sentencing wouldn't be what he deserves", Roman said.
"Trust me, I want that asshole to get his", AJ said.
Roman nodded. Leslie's phone started to ring, she stood and excused herself. Joe followed. AJ groaned.
"What's up with that?", Roman asked.
"I don't know, but every time that damn phone rings or dings, she is either running off or laughing", AJ said, eyes still on the door.
Roman smirked.
"Are you jealous?", he asked.
"Of course, especially if I don't know who it is on the other end", AJ replied.
"My sister wouldn't cheat on you", Liam defended.
"I didn't mean that, I just thought she could talk to me about anything", AJ said.
"Can I?", Liam asked, gesturing towards where Leslie went.
AJ nodded and Liam left. He found Leslie just outside on the back porch. He sat beside her and she smiled, setting down her phone. He tilted his head to Joe and he nodded before walking back inside.
"How is Baron?", he asked.
She looked over and smiled.
"Good. He and Lacey just had a baby a few months ago", she replied.
He nodded.
"Then why are you hiding him from AJ?", her brother asked.
"Because, he's going to get all jealous and there is no need for it", she replied.
He nodded.
"He already is jealous", he replied.
"I just miss him is all. He's my best friend, he was there when I had no one else", she replied.
He looked over at his sister.
"I'm sorry that we made you feel like you didn't suffer at the hands of our parents too. You did what you had to do to make sure you didn't get punished either.", he replied.
She looked over at him.
"He wanted everything to be perfect and I tried, conform or be punished.", she replied.
He nodded.
"You and Lynn had so many to rely on and have your backs. I didn't have anyone, Corey hates me because he's friend's with Lynn, Baron was the only one", Leslie continued, wiping her cheek.
Liam reached over and squeezed her hand.
"You couldn't have done anything anyway, I get that, I always got that. You were a kid too.", he said.
She rubbed her bump and smiled.
"I am going to be different, I won't be like them. We won't be like them", she said.
"Damn right we won't", he replied.
Seth came out.
"Babe, we have to go", Seth said.
Liam nodded and stood, kissing the top of his sister's head.
"I love you, if you need me, just call. I will drop what I'm doing to come to you", he said.
"I love you too", she replied.
He gently touched her bump before following Seth.
"Everything okay?", Seth asked.
"Nothing that can't be fixed", he replied.
Seth nodded. Finding Roman saying goodbye to AJ. Liam stood in front of him.
"I know who she's texting with, and you don't have to worry. She's just feeling a bit alone", he replied.
AJ nodded.
Once he said goodbye to Roman and the guys, AJ made his way to the back. He bent down beside Leslie's chair and rubbed her bump.
"You know how much I love you", he said softly.
She smiled and touched his cheek.
"Yes, I love you too", she replied.
"I just don't ever want you to feel like you are alone. You can talk to me. If you miss your siblings you can go and visit any time or they can come here, I don't mind.", he said.
"I know", she nodded.
He stood and kissed her.
When they got back home, Lynn met them downstairs.
"Where is Marie?", Roman asked.
"Set up in a bedroom, she was tired", Lynn replied.
Roman nodded.
"Is AJ going to help?", Lynn asked.
"Yes, or at least he is going to try. That's all we can ask for, after that its up to Finn", Roman said.
Lynn nodded.
"It also seems Leslie might be cheating on AJ", Corey chuckled.
Roman raised a brow.
"You need to be careful about what you say, speaking out loud like that could cause harm to someone's relationship", Roman said.
"I mean, it wouldn't surprise me. Miss perfect finally does something wrong", Corey said.
"Shut your mouth, now", Liam snapped.
Corey sat up.
"You don't know anything. You might be my best friend, but I will kick your ass for talking about my sisters", Liam said.
Seth knew that whatever he and Leslie spoke about must have had something to do with Corey. He didn't miss that when she said hi to them, she skipped Corey.
"Did I miss something?", Lynn asked, looking between the men.
Roman sat back and watched quietly.
"When my dad took me away, I told you to promise me that you would look out for my sisters", Liam said.
"And I did", Corey replied, standing.
"Half, you looked out for Lynn", Liam corrected.
"Really? I'm suppose to feel sorry for her? She didn't suffer like you and Lynn did", Corey said.
Liam looked at Lynn.
"What exactly did you tell him?", Liam asked.
Lynn looked from her brother to Corey and back.
"I am only going to say this once, so listen up. Just because she didn't go through what we went through, doesn't give you the right to push her aside and be angry at her. We were kids, there was nothing she could have done to help us, just like there was nothing I could do", Liam said.
Corey chuckled and shook his head. Liam glared.
"You weren't there, so don't reply with some half ass repeated words.", Liam said.
He looked at his sister.
"We were all treated differently, some better than others, but still abusive. Whether it was physical, mental, or emotional, we all went through it. That didn't give you the right to blame her. She is your sister and you will do right to remember that", Liam said.
Lynn looked down at her hands. He turned to Corey next.
"You know what we've told you, but have you ever gotten Leslie's side? No. I don't care if you want to be Leslie's friend or not, but you will respect her not just as a Queen, but my sister. The next time you chuckle or mumble something against her under your breath, I will beat the shit out of you", Liam said, standing toe to toe with Corey.
Seth was going to grab his husband, but Roman stopped him and shook his head.
"Do we have an understanding?", Liam asked.
Corey nodded. Liam moved away from him.
"We are about to be parents damn it, its time to grow up and forget the damn past. I for one am done letting what happened hold me back. I want my kids to have each others backs and their cousins. I want us to be able to get together as a damn family with no guilt or anger towards what we could or couldn't do for each other back then.", Liam said.
Roman looked at his wife.
"You want to blame anyone, blame me. I am the oldest, I should have been there for you, just like I should have been there for her. I let this go on way too long. You're sisters damn it", Liam said, pacing.
Lynn wiped her cheek.
"She has no one, Lynn. We have a damn army of friends who would drop what they are doing to help us", Liam said.
He wiped his face with his hands.
"I have to make a call to someone", he said, walking away.
"Who?", Corey asked.
Liam stopped.
"The only person who was there for her", he replied, before going upstairs.
The room was quiet, too quiet.
"I guess I'll be the one to say it, he's right. Fuck, I saw it and didn't like it, but it wasn't my place to point. I didn't know the whole story", Roman said.
"I'm going to go and call her, see if she needs anything. Maybe I can take the kids to Sapphire region to visit her", Seth said, leaving the room.
"I was only protecting you", Corey finally spoke up.
Roman chuckled.
"What you should have done was protect their sisterhood. Kept forming their bond, instead you picked sides and drew them farther apart. You did exactly what their dad was trying to do, ruin their relationship as sisters", Roman said.
Corey held his tongue, Roman was King after all.
"She looked depressed, Lynn. She shouldn't be that way while pregnant. I really hope you take your brother's advice", Roman said, kissing her head.