DISCLAIMER: I don't own Merlin cause if I did you would of got to see the picnic AAANDD you would of gotten to see why the curtains were closed. That's all.

Chapter 6

The hospital was annoyingly busy. Gwen grumbled as she pushed her way through the people in the waiting room and she finally reached the counter. She put the crowds down to people getting checked before they closed for Christmas.

"Guinevere Pendragon." She scowled at the reception woman. The woman smiled as she noticed Gwen's now prominent bump.

"Just take a seat Mrs. Pendragon. Dr. Gaius will be out soon." The woman replied nicely and Gwen nodded once.

Just as she sat down, Arthur rushed in.

"Sorry, honey. The car park was ridiculous and I couldn't find change for the machine and..."

"Arthur, I don't care." Gwen sighed, putting her hand up to stop him. Arthur snorted and sat down beside her.

"What's so funny?" Gwen snapped as Arthur took her hand.

"Nothing." He schooled his features and rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand.

Despite Gwen's crankiness, she enjoyed the gesture and closed her eyes.

"Mrs Pendragon?" A sweet voice asked. Gwen's eyes opened and found a nurse standing in front of her. A pretty, fresh-faced thing with "F. Lac, Staff Nurse." on her badge.

"Lac?" Gwen noticed while standing up, "Do you know Lance?"

"Oh yes Lance is my cousin. How do you know him?" She replied, curious and led her through to the examination room.

"I'm a teacher at the school." Gwen explained and smiled softly.

"Ah I see. Now Mrs Pendragon..." The sweet girl began.

"Oh please call me Gwen." Gwen dismissed the formality.

"Ah, in that case call me Freya! Well, Gwen, could you please lie here and I'll fetch Dr. Gaius. Mr Pendragon you can sit here." Freya indicated a seat beside the bed.

Both Arthur and Gwen did as they were instructed and Freya left the room.

"She's sweet." Gwen noted, turning on her side to face Arthur.

"Yeah." Arthur remarked, absent-mindedly. "She's related to Lance then."

"Significantly nicer may I add." Gwen laughed. "God I don't know why I put up with him."

"Maybe when you go on your maternity leave you can look for another job?" Arthur suggested, caressing her bump.

"Maybe." Gwen smiled.

"Ah Mr and Mrs Pendragon. Good to see you again!" Dr. Gaius announced, walking into the room. Gwen turned onto her back again and smiled at the old man.

"Now I'm sure you both know it's possible to find out the gender today, right?"

Both Gwen and Arthur nodded eagerly.

"And you'd like to know?" Dr. Gaius asked.

"Yes." Gwen replied instantly. Dr. Gaius laughed and walked over to the ultrasound machine.

"Right well let's get started."

...

"It gives me great pleasure to tell you that you are expecting a baby girl." Dr. Gaius concludes the scan.

Gwen gasps and tears of happiness start to fall. Arthur grinned and kissed Gwen's forehead, his own eyes getting watery.

"A baby girl." Gwen whispered to herself.

...

"Oh my god Molly why do you fidget so much!" Morgana whined, trying to dress her after a nappy change. Merlin walked into the kitchen and snorted.

"She always sits still with me." Merlin added.

"She always sits still with me!" Morgana mimicked. "Why are you such a Daddy's girl anyway?"

"Because I'm amazing." Merlin laughed and bent down to kiss Morgana deeply. The doorbell rang through their embrace.

"Whoever it is, I'll shoot them." Merlin whispered against her lips. Morgana chuckled and went back to dressing Molly.

Merlin reached the door and with mild irritation, opened it wide.

"Damnit Morgana, I can't shoot a pregnant woman!" Merlin called through as he found Gwen, Arthur and Liam on their doorstep.

"Damn your morals, Emrys." She called back.

"I beg your pardon?" Gwen asked, with amused shock.

"Oh nothing. Come on in." Merlin laughed and ushered the small family through the door. "How was the scan?"

"That's why we're here! Where is Morgs?" Arthur replied with a chipper attitude.

"Jeez who kidnapped Arthur and replaced him with joyful?" Merlin smirked, leading them through to the kitchen.

"Greetings, peasants." Morgana smiled at the bunch.

"You've got to stop watching all those medieval TV shows, Morgs." Arthur snorted.

Morgana stuck out her tongue in retaliation.

"How are you doing, sweetie?" Morgana directed her question to Liam. She got up and placed Molly in her crib with a soft kiss on the head.

"I'm good, Auntie Morgana. How are you?" Liam replied, accepting Morgana's hug.

"I'm great, darling." She smiled. "Right what's your news? Oh.. wait you had the scan!"

"Yes we did. " Gwen grinned.

"Right out with it!" Merlin insisted.

"You're going to have a..." Gwen began and looked at Arthur and Liam with a great deal of wicked amusement.

"Oh come on!" Morgana groaned.

"Niece!" Gwen finished with a bright smile.

"A NIECE!" Morgana and Merlin echoed and went to hug them all.

"I'm going to have a little sister." Liam beamed.

"Yes you are you're going to be the best big brother ever!" Merlin grinned.

"Congratulations, sweetie." Morgana hugged Gwen tightly. "You always wanted a little girl."

"I know. I'm delighted."

"And you brother, well, congratulations to you as well." Morgana laughed and hugged him tightly as well.

"Thanks, sis."

Merlin does his round as Morgana sweeps Liam into a giant bear hug.

"Congrats, Gwen." He hugged her and kissed her cheek. "She's going to be gorgeous. Just like Liam."

"She has a magnificent gene pool does she not?" Gwen replied, laughing gently. "Thanks Merlin."

"And congrats bud." Merlin hugged Arthur and for once Arthur didn't push him off.

"Thanks Merlin."

"I say this calls for a celebration dinner!" Morgana announced, holding Liam on her hip.

"Hear, hear!" Gwen replied.

...

Gwen always saved Liam's shopping till last. She wasn't sure why she did this but it seemed easier. Usually she did it on her own but this year, she dragged out Arthur to help her.

"Does he really need another train set?" Arthur groaned as he picked the box up from the counter.

"Yes he does now stop moaning." Gwen laughed and headed out of the shop. "Go drop it off in the car and I'll meet you outside BHS."

"Fine." He replied through gritted teeth.

"What happened to the strong man I married?" Gwen called out after him. He turned around.

"He became a chef." He replied, turned back and walked in the direction of the car.

"Gwen?" A voice asked behind her. She spun around.

"Sophia!" She smiled and accepted the girl's hug. "I haven't seen you since..."

"Since graduation." Sophia smiled softly. "So how are you?"

"I'm great thanks! Yourself?" She asked, pushing her handbag further over her shoulder.

"I'm good! You're pregnant!" Sophia beamed.

"Yeah, haha." Gwen laughed.

"Are you still with Arthur?" Sophia asked curiously. Gwen blinked in shock. Surely she would know...

"Um yeah. Married for 5 years now. We have a son, Liam. He's four." Gwen replied, still shocked she didn't know.

"Wow! That's great. I'm really happy for you!" Sophia smiled and checked her watch. "I've got to go, sorry but it was great seeing you again!"

"You too, Sophia." Gwen waved goodbye and watched her go, puzzled.

"What happened to waiting outside BHS?" Arthur interrupted her daze.

"Oh sorry, I bumped into Sophia actually." Gwen replied, accepting his hand as they started their walk.

"Sophia Forest?" Arthur asked, surprised. "Last thing I heard she packed up and moved to Cornwall. Guess she's back."

"Guess so." Gwen mused.

...

"DAMNIT." Gwen threw the dress down with a strop.

"What is it?" Arthur asked, walking to the bedroom, pulling his shirt off as he went.

"The dress I want to wear for Christmas dinner won't fit." She replied, her voice quaking with her emotion.

"Darling, you bought that before you were pregnant, of course it won't fit." Arthur reminded her as carefully as he could.

"I know!" She relented. " I just, I have no clothes!"

"Well that's a lie." He commented as he looked at the array of dresses on the floor.

She chucked her dress at him. "You know what I mean!"

She stood simply in her bra and pants, her bump protruding sweetly. He walked over to her and pulled her close against himself. He placed a kiss on her neck and whispered.

"Well we'll just have to buy you a new Christmas dress." He kissed the other side of her neck this time and feathered them up until he kissed the tip of her nose. "It's not a big deal."

Gwen's was too distracted and did not even hear what he said. She still replied with a breathy, "Uh huh." and attacked his lips with a passionate kiss.

"Whoa." His balance wobbled slightly and he collapsed on the bed, Gwen positioned over him. Gwen burst out laughing and kissed down his chest.

"I really love Wednesdays." Arthur stated as she sat up to kiss her collarbone.

"And why is that?" She asked breathily in his ear, kissing it softly.

"I get you all to myself." He replied with a wicked smile before claiming her lips again.

...

AN: Clear a few things up quickly! BHS is a British clothes/furniture shop. Not insanely popular in anyway. Stands for British Home Stores. Pants is the British slang for knickers so you know. Incase you wondered. Staff Nurse is a nurse with a diploma and/or degree. You can get higher, for example, a Charge nurse. They are in charge of the ward/unit.

On a personal note! How did we like tonight's ep? I thought it was alright actually. Not painfully awful but not insanely awesome.

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Silver Lining - Hurts / Love Lost - The Temper Trap / Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men

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