And so..it continues. I had other plans for this chapter but sudden inspiration..you know. This is going to be a "happy" chapter.
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He flashed them a smile.
"Gwen has come to pay us a visit and I thought it would be a good idea to be here before them."
"Merlin, are you mad?" Morgana and Hunith started screaming at him at the same time.
He really hadn't thought the effect his entrance would have at the two ladies. Hunith looked as if she was going to faint and Morgana looked as if she had just seen death itself.
Merlin realised what had happened. He should have known better, he kicked himself mentally and tried to relax the two women.
"For Gods sake, Merlin, you nearly gave me a heart attack."
"Sorry mum" he mumbled. Idiot. Idiot. Idiot. He thought.
Morgana looked amused now she realised the misunderstanding.
"I'd rather you didn't joke on these things, Merlin." She told him and opened her mouth to add something. She was rudely cut by the doorbell.
They all approached the door and Merlin looked from the window who was it.
"It's Gwen and a guy I don't know"
"Not that guard I hope" Morgana said. Merlin laughed. "Nope, this one looks ok. Though I thought she was with your brother."
"Yes, I thought so too"
"Are you going to open the door or not?" Hunith told them both. They had completely forgotten it and were now chatting on whether Arthur and Gwen were dating or not.
"Yes, sorry" Morgana smiled and opened the door.
"Hello" Gwen came in with huge smile. She hugged Merlin and Morgana. "How are you Mrs. Emrys?"
"Fine, Gwen, thank you. And, who's the charming young man?" she pointed at the other guy.
"His name is Lance. He is a friend of Arthur. He offered to give me a ride here with his car. Arthur was busy."
Lance was classically handsome, with somewhat long brown hair, clever brown eyes and a charming grin.
They all shook hands with Lance.
"You are Morgana, Arthur's sister, aren't you" he asked Morgana when he saw her. "I couldn't imagine I'd see you here."
"I'm living with Merlin." She smiled. "Now that I think about it, I think Arthur had introduced me to you a long time ago. So, what are you doing?"
Gwen blushed and looked to the floor. "Well, he's …"
"Say it Gwen"
"Well, I don't have the best job ever I have to admit. In fact I have no job at the moment. I am a great hacker though. I can't get why no one has hired me yet." He joked.
They all laughed.
"You are staying for dinner, aren't you?" Hunith asked.
"Yes, they are" Merlin said, not giving them any say on the matter.
Lance left for the hall to leave their bags and Gwen took
Morgana and Merlin aside to talk to them
"Merlin, Morgana, I have the most awesome idea. Lance said he's a hacker, remember?"
"Yes?"
"I don't know what else you have found on the matter but isn't it a good idea to ask him if he can get access to any of Uther's documents, emails or something?"
"He can hack Uther's computer?" Morgana ask, in disbelief.
"I think so. He's awesome. In every way."
Morgana gave her a suspicious look but before she could find out more about them Hunith shouted from the kitchen
"Supper's ready"
"Ok, let's go" Morgana said.
She helped Hunith put the plates on the table while Merlin showed Lance and Gwen around the house.
Finally they sat down around the table and started eating.
"So are you two dating?" Hunith asked them.
"Mum" Merlin complained and they all laughed.
"No, we are not" Lance replied. "Merlin, I think your best friend has gone for her brother" he said pointing at Morgana.
"So there is something going on between them. Gwen, you are going to tell me all about it, I warn you" Morgana said. "So, Lance, where are you from?"
"I am from London but when young I was sent to boarding school."
"And how did you get to meet Arthur, I wonder?" Morgana asked.
"Well, I'm not exactly sure, but I think that my father was a close friend of his father. It was at a party Uther had organised and our families were both present, when I met Arthur."
"You said that your parents knew mine? My mother too?"
"Yes, I think so. I don't think I have met any of them though"
"Lance, I hope you don't mind but I really hope you can arrange a day for us to talk to them. You know, we have got ourselves in a middle of a mess and we need as many clues as possible."
"Yeah, I don't see why not."
They spent the rest of the evening laughing and chatting. Later that night Morgana and Merlin went to their bedroom.
"This was a big day, wasn't it, Merlin?"
"Yeah" he said as he changed into his pyjamas.
They sat on the bed and pulled up the covers. Morgana had her head on Merlin's shoulder when he told her quietly.
"You know, you don't really have to go through all this, Merlin" Merlin turned to face her.
"Of course I do. And, Morgana, today I realised something else too. I have a more personal reason to continue this quest."
"It's your dad, isn't it?"
"How on earth did you figure that out?" He asked her.
"You never talk about your dad. I have noticed. It has something to do with this story."
Merlin remained silent, fiddling the end of his blanket with his hands to keep them busy.
"I'm sorry" Morgana said. She was not expecting Merlin's outburst.
"He was a friend of Uther's, or so I thought when I was young. He would come to our house and we would serve him tea and all things normal. And one day he quarrelled with my father over something. I don't know what but he never came again. And one or two weeks later my father died at the hospital after a car had hit him."
"I'm so sorry" Morgana repeated. She wasn't suspecting there was such a big story around Merlin's father. Merlin continued in a whisper.
"Until I met you and we started to find curious things about Uther I believed it was just a simple car crush. You know, they tend to happen all the time, these days. But if Uther was responsible for whatever happened to your mother, there's a chance to find out what really happened to my father as well."
"Wow" Morgana said, unable to think of anything else to say.
"But, Morgana, honestly, I promise we are going to get to the bottom of this mess. Together. I dare anyone to try and stop us." He told her.
Morgana just stood there gazing into his eyes. It was long since he had talked again in this determined way.
"I love you" she told him simply.
"I do too" He told her realising it was the first time she had openly expressed her feelings for him.
They both soon drifted into sleep.