Milo chuckled. "Well, jeez, Kida, what's it going to take?", he asked as his hands slowly started to trace along her body, getting lower and lower down as Kida knew exactly where those fingers of his were heading.
Kida sleepily moaned in pleasure, "That, along with a real good kiss on the lips, Milo...", and Milo chuckled, "Swell...", leaning in to kiss her deeply and tenderly on the lips as his hands caressed her, around her bikini, to simulate her bundle of nerves and vagina.
"Milo...", Kida gasped in pleasure, now waking up, and Milo smiled, "There you are...", seeing her beautiful blue eyes open, as she pleaded, "Don't stop, Milo...I remember now that we are to be married, and to be crowned as Queen and King today...I'll be satisfied with an orgasm for now...You can wait to make me yours once again for tonight, can you not?".
"Yeah... but you weren't wanting to wake up, so I had to do something a little drastic...", Milo teased as she rolled her eyes, "Alright, alright, I'm up now...".
Milo chuckled and kissed her all over her face slowly and tenderly as he continued to pleasure her through her bikini, and Kida moaned in pleasure, "Yes...", and so after 20 minutes, Kida then cried out in pleasure, having an excellent orgasm, "Oh...Thank you, Milo...".
"You're very much welcome, my gorgeous mate, and soon, my amazing wife and queen...", Milo smiled as he went to caress her body back up, stroking her baby bump with an awed look.
Kida smiled gently, "Don't worry, Milo, you will get to feel them kick someday. I'm just having to stay being 2 months along a bit longer...Right now, they are having little flutters I can barely feel.".
"I know... just crazy how long they take at times...", Milo said as she chuckled, "Well, that and it hasn't been very long since you arrived.".
Milo smiled, "Indeed, and now I couldn't imagine being anywhere else than here, right now...", moving to kiss the baby bump lovingly as Kida smiled tenderly, her hand brushing Milo's hair lovingly, "And we'll have more days like this, my beloved...I cannot wait to call you husband, Milo...".
Looking up at her with a serene smile, Milo replied, "I cannot wait to call you wife too, Kida...", kissing her baby bump one more time before coming up to kiss her on the lips tenderly, "Let's make this day a good one, hmm?".
Kida nodded, "Yes, let's do it.", smiling as they then went to wash up, using the bathroom, and got dressed by a few servants here and there, as the city became more aware of the incoming wedding ceremony, with Abraham and Thaddeus getting ready to get to the city center as the ceremony is in an hour or so.
"Are the twins doing alright, Abram?", Thaddeus asked as he adjusted his toga, as Abraham is in the bathroom, drying off from the shower.
"They're doing fine... just still getting used to all these new changes and such... like carrying children in the first place, not to mention, ones that are already grown so much...", Abraham said.
Thaddeus smiled wryly, "At least you'll have some long spaces between the stages of each month growth, and if Nola's right, they will surely arrive in December, maybe in the time when November changes into December around the corner, since twins are occasionally early.".
Abraham came out into the bedroom, smiling as he dried his hair, rubbing his five-month-old baby bump with his other hand, "They are definitely agreeing with you, Tad.", feeling excited kicks.
"Good to know. I really am glad they're alright with me...", Thaddeus said. "And of course, our wives...", with an amazed shake of his head.
"I know; you don't know how much of a relief it was to know that... I, deep down, thought that I felt like I was betraying her a bit with you...", Abraham sighed.
Thaddeus then nodded, "So did I, Abram..", walking over to kiss him on the cheek, "But they're happy together which was admittedly surprising, but yet not too surprising as they were quite happy with us, having that bond of being best friends or such, but there was still something missing. I actually thought it was the notion of having kids, and having Augustus seemed to fill that missing space, and then of course, losing him and Lucille, long after Grace died, it was like darkness after darkness until Milo became the light in the darkness...He healed me right away, and my heart felt like it would be happy again, and then after he moved out to do a bit of university and such, I felt that feeling again now that I am looking back...Doing expeditions, having adventures, and such seemed to have kept me busy, and then after finding the Journal, it was like...like some goal finishing at last, and it seemed like it was that, bringing it to Preston, and now...I wouldn't have never known love again if I hadn't met you, as it was you, to fill that empty space, Abram...".
"Honestly... I could say the same thing, Thaddeus.", Abraham smiled as he walked over to him before his lover took his hands.
"Feels almost unreal at times... we're slowly getting used to this new life, but I honestly feel like I'm about to wake up from a dream and sadly return to a reality where none of this is possible...", Thaddeus said.
Abraham chuckled, "I think seeing Milo and our new Atlantean friends, and such would be convincing, and after a while, we will think that this is our new normal.", before placing Thaddeus's hands on his baby bump, as kicks respond, "Feel that? This is going to be our family, and they got a home with us, and we're literally having a new life together...", resting his forehead on Thaddeus's forehead, "And nothing will ever change my love for you, I can swear on my heart.".
"Thank you...", Thaddeus sighed. "It's just always reassuring to hear that. Certainly didn't almost happen...".
"Thaddeus, relax, I'm okay now... nothing to worry about now.", Abraham kissed his forehead. Thaddeus nodded, "I know, it'll just take time to hopefully move past seeing you get shot and nearly not make it.".
Abraham nodded softly, "And with the fact that we're going to live far longer than planned in the most incredible, amazing city ever, that memory will be dust in the wind, Tad...There won't be any more bad dreams, not while I'm around, okay?".
Thaddeus chuckled warmly, "You are really stubborn and persistent, Abram...No wonder why I love you...", and Abraham blushed warmly, smiling, "I love you too, Tad.", before kissing him on the lips tenderly and lovingly.
After the sweet, brief kiss, Thaddeus smiled, "Let's get you dressed up, and have some breakfast. We have quite a big day to witness...I can't believe that my 'son', formerly my grandson, is getting married, and is going to be king!".
"Never dreamed of it, I'm guessing.", Abraham teased. "No kidding. Still, I think Milo will do a good job, already just in a few days, how much life and hope he's restored to these people.", Thaddeus smiled brightly.
Abraham smiled, "And for you as well. Your passion for exploring will never run out around here, and I intend to hear a story or two once you get home, eh?", and Thaddeus gave a warm laugh, "Oh, believe it...I'm already planning on that...Gods, home...It would be more than just a job for me...And you...you'd make a splendid healer.".
They have indeed had a tour with Nola who showed them around the Atlantean hospital aka healing center, and Abraham was glad that he can be appreciated by people who is looking at him as just a person, not judging anything of him, like appearance or belief, and that he is able to be apprenticed as a healer for some months before he has to be on maternity leave, though he can visit occasionally for bringing translated Atlantean scrolls of medicine if Thaddeus or Milo finds some in their exploration days.
"What about your equipment, by the way?", Thaddeus asked. "I don't think we've ever had a proper discussion about it. I mean, I've achieved my life's work... I'm here in Atlantis... but what of yours?".
"Well, for some strange reason, I could not destroy my life's work, almost like I would need it again one more time...", Abraham sighed softly, and Thaddeus blinked in surprise, "But you can't go to work on it when you're pregnant, Abram.".
Abraham replied, "I'm not. This feeling, this strange reason is not desperate to pull me right now, and I think the second chance will be some time after I give birth, and after it's done, I'm going to destroy the equipment.".
Thaddeus looked thoughtful, "A second chance...Do you have any idea who?", and Abraham replied, "I do not know as of right now, yet if the war up there is getting bad or something else, it would just as well be Jacques, or perhaps Peggy. The crew said that they would return to visit with any news in chance, either in urgency or just weariness.".
"I just hope things don't turn too bad... we already had achieved a victory against HYDRA by stopping them here...", Thaddeus replied with a hum.
"Thank God we did...", Abraham took a deep breath. "If Schmidt got his hands on what is here... the Heart alone... well, not much to worry about now. They'll hopefully never find this place again...".
Thaddeus nodded, "Yep.", with a confident smile, kissing his husband on the cheek, "Let's not be late.", and Abraham nodded. And so, after being fitted with a loose toga and all for Abraham, having breakfast, and using the bathroom for the second time, the couple left their home, strolling to the city center where the people are twittering and gossiping and flitting around here and there, while a minor platform with an archway, local Atlantean flowers on the archway, is in the middle of the city center, is set up, awaiting for the ceremony to begin.
Unlike the wedding ceremony of two gay men, the wedding ceremony of a normal couple is a bit different, and with the fact that a Princess and an Acting King is to be married first before the coronation, it's a bit more formal than usual.
The groom is to wear wedding robes of pure blue over their casual Atlantean clothes, with a personal Atlantean flower pinned to the right of the robes of the groom's choice, and for Milo, he had chosen one of the flowers from the intertwined tree islet as it was personal for him and Kida for they had truly fallen in love with each other there, next to the fact that they have conceived there as well.
Milo stood several feet from the platform, about in the middle between the gathering crowd, wondering with a nervous tic by tapping a finger against his thigh, as Kida told him that she wanted a bit of the surface in her clothes to show that she's marrying him, through it will be mostly Atlantean.
Then murmurs and gasps were heard as the crowd split up, bowing and kneeling, and Milo looked, and his heart skipped a beat, for Kida is wearing a beautiful wedding dress of American style, yet in pure blue, with white Atlantean robes, with a head wreath of Atlantean flowers, the same flower that Milo is wearing, and there's a new tattoo mirrored and reversed on her right cheek, coping her other tattoo, and Milo knew what it meant.
The new tattoo meant that she cries in joy for the new beginnings of Atlantis, as her first tattoo says that she cried in grief for the end of Atlantis upon the flood and all. Milo also knew that she would receive one more tattoo for her forehead to symbolize her reign on the coronation later on.
Milo smiles in awe and love as he grasps Kida's hand as she finally reached him, and she whispered, "You like the new tattoo, do you not?", as they started walking to the platform.
"It looks perfect on you...", Milo told her as Kida chuckled. "You know the meaning and all, I can tell... of course, I like it myself.", she smiled.
Milo chuckled, "And of course, you look beautiful, Kida...Baby doing good?", and Kida nodded warmly, "Excited flutters...They're happy for us...".
"That's great.", Milo smiled as Kida then giggled, "And you're handsome as ever.", as they finally reached the platform, and Milo grinned warmly, lifting her hand to kiss it lovingly, caressing it with his thumb as they soon stood under the archway.
The Atlantean music became faint, humming in the distance, and the Heart of Atlantis worked with the cave sunlight to land upon the couple in a soft, warm beam, as their crystals glowed a bit stronger, and they listened, smiling before Kida took a deep breath, resting her right hand on Milo's heart.
"I, Kidagaskash Nedakh, take Milo James Thatch as my husband, to love him with my heart, soul, mind, to listen to his words when he's of need in advice or to ask me when he is looking to accompany me in royal duties with the people, to be by his side when he is sick or in grief, to live with him through days of peace, days of turmoil, and to hold his hand or be in his arms when I am childbearing to give life to our children, and to be there with him to the end of our days.", Kida spoke clearly and strongly.
Milo instantly knew how to follow that up as if by second nature at this point as he placed his hand against her chest, similar to what she had done to him. "I, Milo James Thatch, take Kidagaskash Nedakh as my wife, to love her with my heart, soul, mind, to listen to her words when she's of need in advice or to ask me when she is looking to accompany me in royal duties with the people, to be by her side when she is sick or in grief, to live with her through days of peace, days of turmoil, and to hold her hand or be close with her when she is giving life to our children, and to be there with her to the end of our days.".
Kida smiled so radiantly, and Milo then took her closer, resting his hands on her baby bump, "I, as your husband, swear to be there for our children, to treasure them as mine as much as yours, to love them through and through, for they will be always part of us, from the moment we have created them, to the day in the future where they will be in our arms.", kneeling down to kiss his crystal, touching her baby bump tenderly and lovingly, as his crystal glowed, and his eyes momentarily widened as he heard a really strong and fast heartbeat for a moment, and he smiled, kissing the baby bump as he then stood back up, looking at Kida.
"You heard it, didn't you?", Kida whispered, and Milo nodded, "Yes...Strong like you.", with a smile, and then Kida then gently put a silver earring in Milo's right ear, "Love is stronger than time. Time can fleet, but love will not. Time will leave us, but love will never leave us. For my love for you is stronger than my grasp on time.", knowing that this is almost the end of the ceremony.
"Love is stronger than time. Time can fleet, but love will not. Time will leave us, but love will never leave us. And my love for you is stronger than my grasp on time...", Milo said as Kida honestly fought the urge to cry for a moment there. And hard to believe it, but Milo was sharing the same feeling since he never once practically dreamed of this sort of thing ever happening to him.
Milo gently put a silver earring into Kida's right ear, as he gently removed the gold earring, moving it to Kida's left ear, smiling at Kida.
Then their crystals glowed as they touched each other like magnets, and Milo gently wrapped his arms around her, with Kida's arms wrapping around his neck, and a passionate, tender and loving kiss came, lasting for a minute as the Atlantean music in the distance began to become a bit louder and stronger.
They then pulled back with Milo whispering, "Hello, Mrs. Nedakh-Thatch, my beloved wife.", with a smile, and Kida happily whispered back, "Hello, Mr. Nedakh-Thatch, my beloved husband.", as they then looked to the crowds who began to cheer, applaud, and making all kinds of joyful noises as they celebrated for the newlyweds including Abraham and Thaddeus who was crying in joy and happiness.
"How do you feel?", Milo whispered to Kida as she chuckled, "Feeling a bit comfortable now... nerves are wearing off a bit there...".
Milo smiled gently, "You can be sure now that I'll be by your side when it's time for the coronation later on...Right now, let's mingle and have a go for one of the first feasts today, including our first dance as well...".
Kida smiled warmly, "Sounds like a good detour of a plan.", as Milo led her down from the platform, as the crowds started to enjoy the celebrations, bringing out grilled food, beverages, with people congratulating them in English and Atlantean.
