A week had passed since Blitzø had left the palace. He was carving a drawing of himself on a horse in the wood, his head resting on his arm on top of the desk. His phone began to ring and he picked up still carving, "Who is it?"

Blitzø heard the familiar voice of Stolas over the receiver causing his lip to curl into a smile, "Blitzy are you that busy that you can't look at your caller ID? I'm not interrupting you on a job am I?"

Blitzø leaned back on his office chair his hand immediately going to rest on his middle. He drew circles into the fabric of his shirt, one of the ones that Stolas had bought him, "Nah Stols. I was just drawing on my desk. Why? Is there something wrong?"

Blitzø looked towards the door as it opened looking at Moxxie and Millie as they entered his office. He put a finger up as Mox tried to speak telling him to wait. His attention turned back towards the phone, "Hey Stolas actually I can't talk. Got some important boss things to do. I'll see you later." Blitzø soon hung up the phone and his full attention landed on Moxxie.

"You can speak now my little bitch boy," Blitzø said snickering and resting his intertwined hands atop his stomach

Moxxie rolled his eyes and placed some files on Blitzø's desk, "Here's the paperwork for this week, sir."

Blitzø grabbed the files flipping through the pages. He felt holes burning into his forehead as the couple stared into his soul, "I'm gonna assume this isn't why you dragged your asses into my office."

Moxxie wrung his hands together nervously as Millie placed a hand on his shoulder. Millie was the one who spoke, "We don't think it's a good idea for you to be going on contracts in your condition. It's just incredibly dangerous for you and the babe, B."

Blitzø rolled his eyes picking his teeth with his nail, "Mills, with all due respect, I'm going to keep going on jobs until I can't possibly do it anymore. If that's going into my last month then that's what I'm gonna be doing."

"But-" Moxxie tried to speak, but was immediately cut off.

"There's no arguing with me on this Mox. This is the way that things are going to be."

Millie stomped over to Blitzø till they were face to face. She snags his phone out from under his hand and holds it up, "B, if you don't agree I'm calling the prince to talk some sense into you."

Blitzø watched Millie as she did this and crossed his arms over his chest, "Okay? What the fuck is he gonna do? Tie my ass down and force me to say 'Sure guys. You can do all the contracts and I'll even hand you the title of my business over to you'." Blitzø shook his head, "Not gonna happen fuckers."

Millie put in Blitzø's password and called Stolas. She couldn't even finish her 'hello' before Stolas was in the office. He looked at Millie who had the phone still to her ear. He looked between M&M and Blitzø, "What in the nine rings of hell is going on in here?"

Blitzø looked up at Stolas waving him off dismissively, "They're just being babies. You can go Stolas."

Moxxie stepped forward looking up at Stolas, "Your highness. You need to tell him that it's not safe for him to be in the field in his condition."

Stolas covered his mouth trying to hide his hooting laugh, but to no avail. He shrugged pointing at Blitzø, "Do you not think that I have asked him to not go to the human world any further? He wouldn't even listen to me, his partner, about it."

Blitzø's face was immediately covered in a bright blush as he tried to cover his flushed face with his hands. He hadn't gotten the chance to tell his team about his decision to be in a relationship with Stolas. He was going over every scenario in his head about how Moxxie and Millie would react, but it seems to have not affected them.

Moxxie was arguing with the demon owl prince who looked annoyed. Moxxie hadn't yet realized he was preaching to the choir. Stolas looked at Blitzø covering his mouth from Moxxie's view and mouthed 'Does he usually complain like this?'

Blitzø chuckled nodding his head whispering, "Oh yeah. He has a big dick up his ass."

The new couple chuckled at their small talk looking back at Moxxie who had just about had it.

"Sir! You can't go on contracts! That is final!" Moxxie said as his breathing was labored from yelling. Blitzø looked at him, his mouth turned into a frown.

"Moxxie. It's not happening so just go home and let your wife peg your ass into next week." Blitzø said turning his chair around leaving Mox to walk out in a fit. Millie followed behind trying to soothe her husband as Blitzø turned the chair back to face the wall.

Stolas looked at Blitzø and sat at the chair across from him, "Blitzy-"

Blitzø looked at him over his shoulder, "Don't start Stolas. I have a headache from Mox yelling and I haven't been able to go an hour without fucking hurling my guts. So, unless you're gonna get me something to not feel like I'm dying I don't wanna hear it."

Stolas closed his mouth sighing. He had understood completely that Blitzø was an independent soul, but he also had to take care of himself. Which would be a hard feat to convince his partner of.

He stood up walking over to Blitzø, crouching down and placing a hand on his knee, "Alright. I won't try to stop you from going on your business ventures, but you have to promise me that you will protect yourself and keep our child safe." Stolas placed his hand on Blitzø's distended middle, looking down at it sadly.

A pang of hurt pulled at Blitzø's heartstrings. He was just being stubborn, and he knew that. He just didn't want to stop doing the one thing that he was good at. Everything in his life was new. His pregnancy, his relationship, his whole life felt like it was spiraling out of control and the one thing that he could control was his business. He didn't want to lose that too.

Blitzø looked at Stolas nodding confidently, "I promise you on my mother's life that I won't put myself in harms way while I'm working."

Stolas looked up at Blitzø, knowing just from that statement that he wouldn't break that promise….

But that wouldn't stop him from taking some extra precautions. He wasn't gonna tell Blitzø that though.

"Alright darling. Are you all finished for the day?" Stolas questioned hoping that they were so that Blitzø wouldn't be stressed out on the job.

Blitzø sighed, "Yeah. I'm going to go back to the apartment with Loona. I promised her a father/daughter night."

Blitzø hadn't really seen Loona lately, not that he really ever saw her, but it was less than usual. He stood up along with Stolas who kissed his cheek. He placed a hand on his cheek as he watched Stolas walk through a portal, saying a brief goodbye and a promise to call him later.

Blitzø waved goodbye and walked into the main area of the office. He turned to look at Loona who was on her phone with the keys spinning on her finger. She looked over at him, "You finally done fucking bird boy in there?"

Blitzø shot finger guns at Loona winking, "The best fuck in all nine rings Loony Toony."

Loona playfully gagged at the thought of them fucking in the office. She starts walking towards the door with Blitzø trailing behind. They get into the van and Blitzø starts driving back to their dingy apartment a few streets away. Loona had her feet resting on the dashboard scrolling through her phone. Blitzø glanced at her and was about to open his mough when she spoke up first.

"You don't have to sit here and apologize for being at the palace," Loona kept her eyes locked on her phone as she spoke, "I know you feel bad for leaving me to deal with shit on my own and I don't need your pity."

Blitzø gripped the wheel hard, his knuckles turning white, "I was just going to say that I'm sorry for not telling you when I found out. I was real fuckin' confused about the whole thing. The thought of losing that book killed me too."

Loona looked at Blitzø crossing her arms, "So you're just doing this for the book? So you don't lose your business?" Loona scoffed, "I can see right through that bullshit and I don't even need an x-ray machine. You're in love with Stolas."

Blitzø hit the brake hard as he got to a red light not expecting that sentence to come out of Loona's mouth. He ran his hand down his face, "Of course I'm not doing it for just the book Loonie, but I also wouldn't say that word between me and Stolas."

Loona rolled her eyes as they started moving again, "We all can see it from a mile away. You're changing for the better because of him." Loona looked out the window her fur blowing in the breeze and a slightly sad look on her face, " Just don't forget about me when you become royalty will ya?"

There it was again. Blitzø felt his heart fall into the pit of his stomach. He couldn't even imagine being royalty, let alone leaving his daughter behind. He reached toward Loona grabbing her forearm and squeezing it as he stared at the road.

"There is no fucking way that if I become some sort of 'royalty' that I wouldn't take you with me. I know I'm not the mushiest imp like Mox and Mills, but you always have a place with me. Don't you ever forget that okay?"

Loona looked into her adoptive father's eyes seeing the sincerity and love radiating off of them. She gave Blitzø a small smile, "Okay. I'll hold you to that."

When they got home they watched every DVD that they owned, ate shitty Chinese takeout, and at some point Blitzø had fallen asleep. Loona grabbed the blanket they kept draped on the top of the couch and threw it over Blitzø's sleeping body. At one point she watched Stolas walk into the apartment.

"Hey."

"Oh! Hello Loona. I came to check on Blitzø because he wasn't messaging me back." Stolas said looking down at Blitzø's sleeping figure. He was breathing rhythmically in his sleep.

Loona looked at Stolas raising an eyebrow, "He was right. You ARE clingy."

Stolas blushed looking away from Loona embarrassed, "W-well-"

"Do me a favor yeah? Don't hurt him." Loona narrowed her eyes at Stolas pointing an accusatory finger at him, "Or I'll find that angel tipped pistol and kill you myself. Got it princey?"

Stolas gulped grabbing at the collar of his shirt with his finger, "Yes. Of course."

Loona nodded and looked back at the TV, "you should take him by the way, He doesn't sleep very good here." Stolas nodded listening to Loona and scooping Blitzø into his arms. The pregnant imp barely stirred, mumbling in his sleep. He was about to walk through the portal when Loona called out towards him.

"Hey Stolas… Thanks for taking care of him like you have been. It means a lot." Stolas placed a hand on Loona's shoulder as he nodded in understanding.

"I will always be here to care for him. Don't you fret, I'm just one call away."

Loona nodded and went back to watching the movie on the screen as Stolas stepped back into the palace through the portal.

He's the only family I have… My dad…