"She's so adorable!" Elizabeth cooed as Nevaeh grabbed the princess's shirt with her tiny hand. "She looks like she's doing so much better."
"Yeah, She's eating more now." Diane said with a smile. "We were a little worried at first, but she's doing great." The giantess turned to King taking his hand.
"A month really can make all the difference in the world." Meliodas commented, joining the group. The blonde sin turned his attention to the child.
"Hey Nevaeh," he greeted. "So, you three have been a family for a while now and it looks like you're settling into this pretty good."
"It's been amazing. King and I just love her to pieces and it's really brought us together."
"I had a feeling it would. I'm glad you guys are doing so well."Meliodas said sincerely.
Diane and King turned to each other.
" Do you want to say it? " Diane asked. The fairy nodded.
"Hey, Captain, Princess Elizabeth, do you guys have a few minutes to talk?"
"Sure, let's go sit down over here." The dragon sim led the group to a table in the center of the tavern. "What did you want to tell us?"
"I was so against this." King said softly. "I was so sure that this wasn't the best thing for anyone and that it was a mistake to even consider keeping a child in a group like ours. To be honest, I was kind of angry at you for insisting we raise her and I only agreed to it because she meant so much to Diane. Now, this short time later, the mistake I thought I made turned out to be one of the very best things that's ever happened to me. Nevaeh is a gift I understand that now and she's brought us so much happiness, I'm just- Thank you. I never thought I could need something like this in my life. A family is the one thing I was so sure I didn't want after everything that happened. Now I can't imagine what I'd do without them. Thank you for not letting me say no to this." Meliodas grinned.
"I knew you'd come around, I could search the whole world and never find a better set of parents for her. I knew it the second Diane held her she'd have to stay." The door to the tavern opened, prompting Meliodas and Elizabeth to stand. King took his daughter from the princess.
"I wish I could hold her all day, she's such a little angel."
"King's working later tonight do you want to come and help me with her?" Diane offered. Elizabeth grinned.
"I'd love to." Elizabeth said happily.
"Great, then after she goes to sleep, it'll give us a chance to talk." After Elizabeth had left them,King and Diane remained at the table, offering their daughter her bottle.
King smiled down at the girl who was staring deeply into his eyes. Diane sat next to King,also beaming at the child.
"She's Daddy's little girl." Diane said. "I can see that already."
"She's my little princess." King replied. "I love you both so much." Diane softly kissed King's cheek, then rested her head on his shoulder.
"We love you too. You're amazing."
"I wouldn't say that."
"I definitely would, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself."
"It's hard not to be."
"Only because you're so uuswed to it. It doesn't have to be like that. I wish you could see yourself the way Nevaeh and I do, then you'd see that you're really a wonderful, caring guy. Everyone knows that, but sometimes I think you forget. But don't worry, we'll be here to remind you." Diane promised, kissing him again, this time deepening the affection. Neither one aware that Meliodas and Elizabeth were grinning at them from the bar.
"They're so cute together." The princess cooed.
"Yeah, they're perfect. Best part is we helped make that happen. You know, we should try that a little later, looks like their having a good time." Elizabeth blushed, remaining silent.
"Get a room!" The voice shouted from the kitchen, causing King to pull away, his face turning an embarrassed shade of red.
"Shut up, Ban!" The fairy yelled back. The immortal man simply chuckled and returned to his work. Meliodas shook his head.
"It's going to be a long night with those two down here. There's never a dull moment in the Boar Hat."