Chapter 11

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"I can't take this anymore." said Arthur barging into Gwen's office. Ok not barging since he had scheduled this appointment with her. He looked at her so beautiful sitting behind her desk this time in a purple top.

Gwen was startled by Arthur. She should have expected he would do something like this. He had schedule another appointment with her. She sighed running her hand in her hair, a habit she had when she was nervous. She couldn't blame him though. She had called Arthur 2 weeks ago to talk to him but she had got cold feet and she kept rescheduling which ended with them at this point. Arthur staring at her, looking a little worse for wear.

He looked ruffled, his eyes red and his suit raffled. Suddenly she was filled with guilt. Ever since her talk with Kara, things hadn't been going well with her and Lance. They had not fought at all but she was withdrawn. She had not told Lance the cause obviously which made him miserable. Now Arthur was miserable and it was all because of her. Kara was right. She should make a choice and soon not that she had a choice in the matter seeing as Arthur was ot for answers.

"Arthur calm down!" said Gwen hurriedly rising from her chair.

"Calm down? You cannot do this to me Guinevere. You tell me we need to talk and then you avoid me. How do you think I feel?" asked Arthur. He had been waiting anxiously and his nerves increasing each time she rescheduled their meeting. It didn't help when Merlin came to see him with a goofy grin saying Morgana had agreed to marry him. Merlin proposed to Morgana on Morgana's birthday after he took her to a get away weekend. Seeing Merlin so happy he truly wanted to get this over and done with. He wanted to be able to introduce Gwen a his girlfriend to his father on Morgana and Merlin's engagement which was in a week's time.

"Well how do you think I feel Arthur? I had a man who loved me who I was going to marry and then you just walked into my life taking it over! Do you think its easy for me? Having to choose? Having to let someone I care for down? Do you think I am enjoying this? This is hard for me Arthur!" shouted Gen mad. Arthur didn't seem to care at all what was going on and what Lance may be feeling!

"You think this is easy for me too? I am in love with you Guinevere, the woman who is engaged to my best friend! You think I feel nothing? I feel guilty Guinevere! Guilty that I am doing this to him and I feel bad that I am making you choose! Yu think I didn't lie awake every night trying to stop myself from feeling this way? From loving you the way I do? I couldn't do it. I couldn't take you out of my mind. I couldn't forget you. I just couldn't." said Arthur looking intently at Gwen.

"Arthur…" said Gwen feeling warm after Arthur's intense speech. Looking at him into his eyes, she could see Arthur truly loved her. In that moment she knew her decision was made. She was in love with Arthur and she wanted to be with him. The feelings she felt when she was with him…they wouldn't measure to what she felt with Lance even when she and Lance had first met.

Gwen walked to Arthur and she hugged him really close feeling his muscles and body against him. She breathed in his scent and it felt so right. Arthur hesitated then he took her and held her close to him feeling her petite body against him.

"I am in love with you too Arthur." Gwen said softly.

Arthur smiled looking sown at her. He lowered his face to kiss her but Gwen stopped him. Arthur looked at her confused. "I love you Arthur but I am still with Lance. I can't cheat on him. I need to talk to him first and you and I need to talk too." said Gwen.

"Of course." said Arthur hugging her again not wanting to let her go but eventually he did and they sat down on the couch in Gwen's office.

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"You don't know how happy I am Guinevere. You have made me the happiest man." said Arthur holding Gwen's hand wishing he could kiss her. she looked so beautiful. "You are happy too right?" said Arthur suddenly nervous.

"I am Arthur. Very much so. The happiest I have ever been since I met you." said Gwen honestly.

"What do you mean?"

"I have been conflicting myself Arthur. I had feelings for you, feelings that overwhelmed and scared me. I was so confused. I couldn't understand how I could feel the way I was when I loved Lance. I shouldn't have been attracted to you but I couldn't help it. I just was and still am. Kara helped me admit it and Elyan too. They made me confront the feelings and sort them out."

"I understand what you mean. When I first met you at the side of the road, I couldn't get you out of your mind. I tried and when I eventually saw you I was so happy I had found you. Merlin had at first urged me to look for you since I had your name but I couldn't do it. I didn't know what I would say to you given you were wearing that…" said Arthur looking at her ring. Gwen looked at it and rolled it nervously.

"When I discovered it was Lance you were engaged too I was distraught. I mean I finally find my dream girl and she is engaged to my best mate… I tried to forget you. To let you go but I couldn't. I just couldn't. Merlin and Morgana pushed me to talk to you and let you know how I feel."

"Morgana knows?" asked Gwen surprised.

"Yes. Merlin told her. That was why she was so eager to come to your engagement party to meet you the woman who made my knickers twist as she would say…"

Gwen giggled at the knickers comment."I love you Arthur and now it's all in the open, I feel free." said Gwen and Arthur squeezed her hand.

"So what are we going to do about Lancelot?" asked Arthur. He felt so bad about this but there was nothing left to do. He couldn't let Gwen go.

"I am going to talk to him tonight." said Gwen with a sigh. As much as she didn't want to do this to Lance, she knew it had to be done.

"Do…do you want me to be there with you?" asked Arthur seeing how nervous she looked. He didn't want to be there to flaunt in Lance's face but to provided support for Gwen.

"It's alright. I think it's better if I do this alone just the 2 of us." said Gwen and Arthur nodded. Gwen hoped Lance would accept this as well as his family. She didn't know how Lance's parents and sisters will take it. She was soon going to be the bad guy in this, breaking their son/brother's heart but then marrying Lance knowing she was in love with another man was not fair to either of them. She was just glad not much in terms of the wedding preparation had been done.

"Just be there for me when I am done with this." Said Gwen softly looking at Arthur. "Always." Said Arthur bringing her close and holding her to him as they sat on the couch, one hand around her shoulders the other holding her hand.

There it is. Morgana and Merlin are engaged…wow! So all is in the open now. Gwen chose Arthur yey! I guess its just one more chapter with Gwen telling Lance and then the epilogue but that is all up to you.

How do you want Lance to react? Really angry (shouting and screaming) or just bow out (defeated and disappointed)?