EPILOGUE
8 YEARS LATER ...
Arthur was walking in the corridors, trying to be the more silent he could be, going along the walls. The King of Camelot didn't flee ennemies, nor fled him his councellor and friend Merlin,no, today was saturday and on this day, unless some extremely emergency happen, was sacred to his family. Guinevere and him let the Kingdom in the hands of some of them more trusted knights or trusted men, for taking care of their family, trying not to forget the humans they were, underneath the titles. At this time of the story, Arthur was fleeing Anne, his firstborn, with who he had engaged a hide and seek game in the Castle, which the little girl loved. He glimpsed some perfect hiding place, when an absolute vision of horror caught his attention and made him forget the obligation of the game, he got out of his hiding place and shouted, making jump the two young people busy to kiss tenderly,
"MERLIN ! Are you snogging my sister ?"
The young man blushed while Morgana sighed,
"I do what I want with who I want."
"In my Castle ? And what if someone saw you do those disgusting things ?"
"Arthur..." sighed Merlin, exasperated, laying a hand on his forehead,
Oh, of course Arthur was delighted. Delighted that his sister has found a man who matched her perfectly, delighted that it was Merlin because he entrusts his own life to him and made him confident enough to give him the happiness of her little sister, but never, for nothing in the world, Arthur would have confess that.
"And what if Anne saw you ? Or worst ..."
"Anne is a grown up girl now..."
"She is 7 ! And I must warn you, if you intend on traumatize my little girl I ... "
"Find you daddy !" exclaimed a little voice and right away, a smile lighted up the King's face and he walked closer to his child and squeezed her in his arms, making her turn, making her laugh. He rested her down on the floor and looked at her, big blue eyes, same as his, long blond hair, curly, as her mother, she was his beautiful little girl and one day, she would be an amazing Queen, as her mother is.
"You won love."
She smiled and nuzzled in his arms, making a quick sign toward Merlin and Morgana who smiled, softened.
"Can we play again ?"
"Of course. But first, where is mum ?"
"She is taking care of Tommy, would you want me to lead you there ? "
He nodded and his daughter took his hand, driving him. On their side, Merlin and Morgana got closer again, whispering,
"You... "
"Yes Merlin, what is it that is in your mind ?"
"Have you ever think about... marriage ?"
The young woman raised bright emerald eyes toward him, and he knew her answer, his heart beating faster suddenly.
The King and his first daughter came in the children's chamber, by the side of their parent's chamber. Anne brought his father to her little brother's room and Arthur stopped, softened, while she left doing others things. He laid tender eyes on the woman in front of him, busy in playing with a 4 years old child, Tom, himself having Arthur's blue eyes but his mother's chocolate hair, the woman he was married with since 8 years, the woman he loved as much as the first day, if it's not more ... Feeling watched, Gwen looked up and a smile of pure hapiness lighted up her face when she glimpsed her husband in front of her, she quickly got up and threw herself in his arms, burying her face in his neck.
"Have we been separate so much time my love ?" he teased her slightly and she laughed, before plunging in his ocean blue eyes and kissed him, with all the love she had. When they separated, their forehead still glued and Arthur squeezed his arms around her waist, whispering,
"I love you."
"Not more than I love you, my love."
He laughs and kissed her again, before recede, taking their little boy in his arms, the little man squeezed against his father, warbling with joy.
"So, little man, how are you ?"
"Daddy ! Daddy ! Want you that I show you what I know ? "
"Go on love"
Gwen stared at him, her eyes wide with love and tenderness she felt toward this man she married all those years ago now but who still make her heart beat like the first day. She laid a hand on her stomach and a smile spread up on her face, before she noticed her little girl staring at her with her wide blue eyes - which she had inherited from her father - full of admiration, her doll squeeze against her heart. Gwen walked closer and kneeled, stroking her hair tenderly,
"What happen honey ? "
The little girl seemed to think, then squeezed her little arms around her mother's neck, before whispering,
"I hope one day, I will fall in love with someone who will look at me the way daddy looks at you and I hope I'll look at him the way you do to daddy."
Gwen smiled, softened, before squeeze her arms around her daughter, in a purely maternal embrace,
"You are an extraordinary person, you are beautiful and one day, you'll find your Prince Charming."
The little girl receded a little and nodded slightly but Gwen saw she seemed upset,
"What's the matter Anne ?"
The little girl looked down before stare at her mother for a little while and Gwen couldn't help but notice just how much her daughter looked like her father. If Tom was a mix between their two appearance and character, Anne, except for her curly hair, was exactly the same as Arthur.
"And what if ... What if he weren't a Prince ?"
Gwen had to hold back a smile then, she was so cute ! She took her daughter's free hand, the one which wasn't holding the doll, and squeezed her hard,
"As long as you love him, as long as you're happy, as long as he treats you well and as long as he show you respect, dad and mum would be happy for you. Doesn't matter if he is a Prince, nor a valet nor even ...a servant."
Anne could see the gleam in her mother's eyes and comfort, nodded, before going to play again. Gwen got up, smiling, and crossed Arthur's stare, who was playing with Tom, and who was looking at her with this look who making her melt at each time, even now, 8 years later ...
Later, much late, when children were asleep and it was time for parents to be together, Arthur and Gwen was sharing their meal and when Arthur wanted to serve wine to Gwen,
"Not tonight my love." she breathed and he stared at her a few seconds, before drop the pitcher. "In fact," said again Gwen, searching his eyes, "I'm not going to drink for a few months..."
Arthur laid his fork down, his wide blue eyes plunged in his wife's chocolate. He took her hand, his heart beating hard.
"Guinevere ?"
The young woman got up and took him with her, she then took his hand and laid it on her stomach, her eyes full of tears.
"Yes Arthur, I'm with child."
Arthur's eyes filled with tears at his turn and he stroked his wife's stomach unconsciously.
"Are ... Are you sure ?" he whispered,
"Yes ..." she breathed and from emotion, her voice broke, "For the third time, you're going to be a father my love."
He closed the gap between them and kissed her with all that he was, the young woman moaned slightly and laid her hands on his shoulders, trying to regain her balance, while his hands was losing themselves in her hair. When they broke apart, they both laughed, and he took her in his arms, making her turn, once or twice, not too much for not making her sick, not wanting to hurt the baby. The baby. Arthur couldn't help a sob of hapiness and Gwen either,
"I ... Oh my God, I just love you so much myGuinevere ! "
She laughed and wiped his cheeks, while getting closer to kiss him, again and again and again, their hands lying in her stomach again, entwitened.
"And I love you. I love you, I love you I love you ! I love you so much more than anything ..."
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