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-I wanna go out
-Absolutely not.
Nora grunted, and look at the floor annoyed.
Its been a week, she has been with Arthur the whole time again, imprisoned in his quarters but this time for real, he didn't want her out at all. He didn't trust her.
-Come on Nordhagen Beach is not that far from here
-You are not going anywhere
7 weeks pregnancy, levels at 15000-12000 mui/ml. Yeah, they keep doing the controls and the diet, but for only 7 days the only thing that changed were her….pregnancy hormones in blood and urine, a diet need much more time before showing changes.
-That family needs help! I heard the alert on liberty radio!
-Some other minutemens will show up.
She wasn't having any pregnancy symptoms yet but the chems from before were still on her blood, and obviously only after a week she wasn't gaining any weight, too soon.
-They are too far and they often need help too!
-Croup Manor is close, someone will go.
He was still mad at her.
-What im going to be here until I pop out a baby or…-well that was an actually good idea?
-Where do you really want to go Nora? Seriously.
She stay in silence and look dead into a wall.
He wasn't buying any bullshit anymore. Although there was an alert on liberty radio yes that was true.
-To the castle…but i was going to go to that beach obviously…and then go to castle.
-Well now you are being frank to me.
Their relationship was not improving at all these days.
-I need to talk with Ronnie Shaw, I don't like the way she is organizing the rescue groups.
-My soldiers: your soldiers, can deliver a message just perfectly.
Truth is that he didn't plan on this that much, he was letting the days pass until she…pop a baby out but…yeah this wasn't realistic. She will break her way out.
-I cant stay here forever and you know it.
-As a sentinel you can, you can do your own projects
-Im a minutemen general and they depend on me.
Oh nononono she can't manipulate him with that sense of duty now, not you wont, he was also a leader of his faction and the fact that there was people that also count on him wont soft his shell.
-I can go with you, since the brotherhood and the minutemens are working together –she raised and eyebrow-you don't want to be seen with me?
-The question is if you want to be seen with me?
-Im the elder, you are the sentinel, we are both brotherhood and working together, if im around and your people trust me you can delegate to me in the future –specially when the months pass by and she is actually unable to be on the field.
She stood in silence looking at him for some moments, he wonders what was going up in her head, a trap, a plan, a curse…
-Do you want to be presented in some way or…-ohohoho, catched up
-Just Elder Maxson.
-You will be at Castle as my companion
Alright.
First, they took a ventibird to the Nordhagen Beach were there was indeed, a family, but there also was indeed, minutemens that actually arrived there to help as quick as possible. Nora congratulate them but before being able to say anything else Arthur offered to take them back to the castle in the ventibird, surprising and compromising her in front of his soldiers and people.
Yes, he was controlling her, he didn't know how many of her friends and people know about the pregnancy and specially who the father is…but it wasn't hard to imagine it.
SHE did in fact present him weeks ago, before all this happened…before their son happen specifically…
He will use her reputation and titles to hold her, to play with their people, she wouldn't lecture him in front of her minutemans to not lose the little authority she had over them. Nora was constantly proving herself to them, bringing results to keep them loyal together in her plans, she needed to act.
SHE didn't say anything in the trip from the beach to castle, didn't want to be so vulnerable in front of her people. If she play smart, hell had to do it too.
The ventibird parked not so far from the little bridge at the gate of castle, not in front of the structure but a bit far since from the heights they can see guards on the ceilings of the structure and a lot of laser turrets, small ones, well hidden, but Arthur had the experience to recognize them.
Since Nora was a general of the minutemen but also a sentinel, they don't shoot ventibirds but since they were on their air space…well they can. A benefit from having a both side woman in the force.A group came to receive them, at seeing the general they put down the rifle and salute her, the woman greeted them with actual joy and walked along them to the structure.
Arthur had never been here, yes, he can see the view from the command deck in the Prydwen but it was so different being actually walking around the place. He had this fantasys about the King Arthur tale and story…when she asked him about ancient cultures yeah he knows a bit…and that story fascinated him, of course he had his ship…but if he joined to Nora at some point…hell had his dreamed castle!
But it wasn't going to go anywhere with they are still mad at each other. Shit, now he wanted to work harder on getting better but she wasn't doing it easy. Specially because he didn't know exactly why they were here.
Sure Maxson bring some soldiers to protect him but Nora was…surrounded by hers. He trusted that she wouldn't hurt him, maybe menace him, but not shoot at him or held him hostage.
Damn here he was again with this damn paranoid thoughts about getting kidnapped but oh well the life of the supreme commander, it would be very irresponsible and air headed from his side if he didn't worry for his well being, the whole brotherhood would be compromised if something happened to him of course. Very different from Nora who didn't seem to care about that aspect of her position, putting herself in danger multiple times. She does undercover tho.
-What is doing Max Steel here? –said the old lady Nora wanted to meet at seeing both walking together to her. Rude.
-Elder Maxson, he is my companion
-I can see that
-We take the emergency call at Nordhagen Beach, when we arrived some Minutements were already there so we bring them back here as a thanks–speak out and loud…Max Steel.
-That's interesting, now the Brotherhood is listening Liberty Radio? –oh if she knew why…
-Yeah…about that…-said Nora taking the old woman by the shoulders and walking off, talking between them around the patio. He didn't like being out of the conversation because who knows what they were really talking but…yeah he cant be around about this…if that's what they really were talking about…he wanted to believe that she wouldn't betray them.
-Look who is around today –a familiar voice came from behind, Arthur turned his head to meet Maccready…great…he isn't fond of this guy.
-Nice to see you, Nora told me almost two months ago that you were in this place
-My boss told me to stay around and not go too far, If you are here that means she is here –Arthur pointed were the two womans were talking and he smiled
-So this means you don't see each other since a while
-Yeah but that's common, I only accompany her when im asked to do it, the last time I see her was…maybe a month ago –so at least she wasn't lying about being around the airport the weeks before the first pregnancy test
-I see
-Come with me, there's something Nora has been saving for you to see but im guess she is busy now
Yeah, sure, why not, a chance to be around Noras friends is a chance to know more about her. He made a sign to his guards to stay and let him alone for a while, he can manage.
Usually going down into destroyed basement with an stranger wasn't a good idea, and although he was confident of his self defense skills maybe going with the mercenary his annoyed woman pay him monthly wasn't the best of the occurrences so he was a bit…tense…
The man pull down a fabric of what seems to be a human figure, by the height it must be an armor and yeaaaaaaaaaaaah there it was a…green power armor?
-Why is it green? –he asked genuinely concerned, looking at the T-45 painted in different shades of green
-Its called camouflage genius –rude, again, why doesn't anyone outside of the airport respect the fucking elder Maxson my god- do you know about Noras power armor collection right?
-She barely talked about it –he knew just a tiny tiny bit.
-I guess she started collecting them for the other brotherhood guy –gosh there werent much brotherhood guys, he must be referring of Danse- anyway a couple of months ago she asked us to pick some green paints from Hardware Town and do this…on one of her descartable armors, never came to see the result but its not hard to imagine that it must be for you –he must admit that the idea was…
-Its witty but this paint doesn't attach to the armors
-We noticed, that's why I thought you should ask for the Atom Cats for full paint jobs
-The Atom Cats?
-They are a group that customize old power armors, Nora has a few painted by them, maybe you should replicate more if this idea, it could be helpful –Arthur wasn't sure in taking advice from a mercenary with fallen teeth- I can take brotherhood shinys casserole from a mile away with my sniper rifle
Cool, he had a point. And it looked helpful too, after all camouflage can be of different colors.
Nora is brilliant, she sees things in a way he never got the chance to get a perspective before, of course, from knowing better.
Coming up again to the patio he look around for both woman, but they weren't there, he make another sing to his guards and they pointed were she was. Yes, they had the instruction to protect him but also don't lose her, they were watching.
She was in one of the towers, just looking at the sea apparently, as he climbed the broken stone stairs she wasn't moving at all
-Nora –he called from far, so she would listen and not get all surprised and fall to the beach near to the castle walls, the woman look at him and hummed.
Apparently yes, she was just watching the waves moving.
-We can go now, I already talk all I needed to
-Cool, I think you should salute Maccready before leaving, today he was less loathful than usual –she nodded, and went back to look at the water for a moment.
They stay in silence, just watching the waves moisten the sand of the beach beneath the wall they were standing, he felt an awful cold in the back of his calves from the wet wind of the sea.
-How can you be so sure? –she asked and both meet their gazes- that you want to have it
That was an stupid question.
-How can I not want it? It's a kid with you, i love you –saying I love you watching at the sea wasn't manipulation to continue the pregnancy, it was just the perfect time an place for saying that.
Of course it wasn't that simple, he had a million reasons to want a child with her.
-I love you too but…im scared…-scared to have it, to continue with this, scared to just be a mom again.
Oh, so they were talking about the pregnancy now. Okay. Goodgoodgood.
-You don't have too, you are not doing this alone, I will back up in everything you need –the original plan was work together to be a happy family but lately he was just enough if she even allowed them to be a family, not happy or anything, much pretension, nono, just at least be a family
-This is your first right? –the question upset Arthur.
-What do you mean of course is my first
-Is just that being the elder of the brotherhood of steel a lot the lucky womans that share bed with you would like to have your son so it's a bit strange that…-before finishing talking Arthur was walking down the stairs-what? –she only babble looking how he walked down.
-You are an asshole –he just said, making the sentinel jump out of her place to follow him.
-Wait! What did I say!? –she tried to make this as subtle an non scandalous as possible but the man was infuriated.
-Sometimes you are so stupid –he was making his way to the ventibird, the soldiers spot him and form around the helicopter.
-Well I clearly don't do it on purpose! Come back!
-Hi boss! –said Maccready from far in the patio but Nora wasn't in the mood for this, she had something to fix in her hands!
-Not now! ill talk to you later! Arthur! –this display of…emotions from the elder and the sentinel were indeed unexpected for the brotherhood soldiers, not much for the minutemen who holds a way of acting more informal but for them…I mean they know both are a couple but in comparison to the rest of the journey this feels a bit odd.
-Im heading back to the Prydwen! You can come with me or stay here I don't care now! –Nora open her eyes wide and for a moment her body panicked, feeling an immense cold in all her limbs. No, he couldn't be serious about leaving her. Not after insisting to be all week together to not do anything stupid and not letting her go out. Nononononono.
-Wait no! ill go with you! –he gave her the chance of separating and leave but…no in this terms, not like this! She didn't know what the hell was wrong!
Nora got on the ventibird behind him and hold in one of the handles with a hand, placing the other in the man chest, he was furious, angry like she never see him before at least with her…
-Sometimes I feel like a little shit in comparison to you…-he said looking at the dirt ground of the castle, not wanting to face her. His hands were hanging on the security measures the transport have to offer them.
-Please I don't understand…-the lousy noise of the ventibird starting to raise filled her ears so she had all the attention on his lips. She was nervous, this wasn't normal, he wasn't acting like himself.
-Why do you have to be like this!? –he simply asked, full voice of pain, making Nora eyebrows cross in doubt and anguish.
-What do you mean? –she asked, getting closer, leaving the handle as other soldiers wanted to go up the ventibird with them.
Arthur felt the strong urge to pick her up from the collar In her neck but there was people around, his own soldiers and he was…careless now enough to talk about this in public
-Im careful Nora! Im the elder! Im supposed to be careful! I must look after every detail in my life! And the only person I ever felt comfortable enough to think in this kind of situation happening…!-suddenly and out of nothing he see the woman jump over him to grab the slides of his jacked and pull them for a kiss, a brute, chap, simple and actually horrible kiss were her dry salty lips just meet his in a cold contact even with both pair of eyes open…But it was the first time they kissed in…almost two months…since they separated at Sanctuary and he craved for this closeness.
-Im sorry –she said breaking the kiss going apart, after all they were around the other soldiers and this was…a drama…an unnecessary drama, the fact that the helicopter was noisy and they were talking to each other…well screaming practically wont make them stand out less if they are putting on this show- im so sorry I didn't mean to upset you –Oh my Arthur was so confused, his body was so confused, in a hand he wanted to lick his lips and enjoy that sensation he missed so much but in the other he wanted to pick her by the waist and keep devouring her mouth until they arrived the Prydwen again- is just that I can't help but only have doubts about it and you are so young but so sure…-his heart was pounding so hard in his chest right now, racing like crazy, even hurting, he wanted to answer, answer that kiss and call for contact.
-Its okay –he just managed to say while being out of words. Alright apologies weren't exactly her strong point, he was still hurt that she will doubt of him like that, placing him in a positon of a fuckboy who didn't care when all he is fucking doing right now is care even if she doesn't want it but if she apologized…it will be okay…
Gosh this displays of couple drama in front of his soldiers will get him in trouble but…he was the elder and she was the sentinel…no one would dare to step in the middle of their discussions. And no one did. This was highly improper from his side, normally he wouldn't let himself carry out like this but…situation was consuming his good behavior, this woman was pushing all his limits. He didn't know exactly how to manage situations go out victorious. Constantly trying to win to not stumble.
Both gazed at each other until the trip was over, each one in an opposite wall of the ventibird, looking for the other presence around…The transport landed on the platform and the crew went down arriving on the Prydwen, again, in public, in need and totally out of reason and good behavior, Nora took Arthurs hand, searching for his blue eyes. The man corresponded and squeeze her hand, looking into her eyes too.
-Im sorry, I know you care –she just said, pressing her lips together trying to suppress the urge to cry, she never meant to upset him that way and for some reason the thought of being…left behind by him who was always looking out for her… No, she wanted to keep him around, didn't want him out of his life, that's why this was so hard, she didn't want to be a mom, no matter if it was Arthurs son or whoever but she definitely wanted him in her life. She couldnt just vanish, it wasn't so simple.
He picked up her face by the chin using just two fingers, connecting their eyes together. She was emotional, It was the hormones? She suddenly fear? Normally she was the one leaving so this was a taste of her own medicine, he understands that but it wasn't delectable to hurt her. His eyes look for her red lips unconsciously, until now he didn't realize how much he missed that pair of lips, there was a lot of their chemistry broken right now its true but…he craved for the missing contact, even the smaller ones. Is not like it was the primary element of their relationship but this weeks had been hard on them and he really missed to be…alright…
-Lets call todays mission over? –she nodded and sob a bit, melting a tiny tiny piece of his heart- shall we go to my quarters? –again, she agreed
Even before finishing closing the door of his quarters Nora was all up over him, clinging into his neck with her arms melting their lips in a wet and sloppy kiss, he instantly corresponded, taking her waist rough and possessive, turning down his back to gain a bit of dominance over the kiss, making it more passional, taking the control to turn it more pleasant for both since she was doing it silly and nervous. She hummed at the change of vibes, from a desperate attempt to taste a bit of him again to a enjoyable and loving embrace like they used to.
Yeah, he missed this so much, he missed her soft lips and the warm of her mouth. His lips moved and hers did it too, making the kiss more deep, in the exact moment his fingers did a gesture to…lift…or grab her waist up even on top of the black suit she climbed to his waist, legs closing on the back like they used to making him grunt in their closed mouth, just like a black widow with long black legs. His hands went down to grip her tights and hold them in place, Nora put down her hands on his chest, playing with the slabs of his jacket while separating and moving her head and her lips from side to side, also playing with the illusion of kissing. For craving contact she was maybe too good at holding back for a bit of teasing.
-Are you alright? –before she was all confused and nervous so it was just polite from him to ask. She nodded and kiss him again, tongue pushing inside making him jump a bit and hum excited about it inside their mouths. Arthur move them both to the bed and before letting his mind slip in the primitive hot fact that he was now banging his pregnant woman he thought:
That she had the permission and opportunity to stay back at Castle, to not come obliged with him on that vertibird and be separated at least in that instant, to not be imprisoned at his side but…she choose him, she follow him, she came behind him to see what he was up to, to check on what she did wrong to their relationship this time. She chooses to care.