Trident Kings

Chapter 45

"Do you think she will join us in bed tonight?" Gabriel asked as he picked up some dishes off the table and John shrugged.

"I don't know," Jason said as he loaded the dishwasher. "We will leave the door open like always just in case she does join us."

"It will be fucking weird if she doesn't," John admitted as he wiped down the counters, "I won't sleep well if she doesn't."

"Same," Jason and Gabriel said at the same time as they continued to clean the kitchen.

"Hey Sweetheart, I thought you already went to bed," John said noticing her slowly entering the kitchen with Cerberus right behind her watching her closely.

"Hurt," She winced as she took another step.

"I'll get your medicine, Luv," Jason said heading to get the painkillers.

"Hurts so much," She said as she let tears slip free. Cerberus whined and gently stood right behind her.

"Do you want me to give you the shot Doc left here in case you need it?" Gabriel asked as he stood in front of her. She nodded and John called Doc to make sure they administered it to her correctly or if he just needed to come do it himself.

"Ow," She whined as he gently picked her up and carried her into the living room where he carefully sat down and held her in his lap.

"Doc said to give her the shot and make sure she eats so it won't upset her stomach so much," John said as he shut his phone and knelt down in front of her. "What would you like to eat Sweetheart?"

"Not hungry," She whispered as she tried not to move as much as possible. "Just hurt."

"I'm so sorry," Jason whispered as he brought the shot over. "You still need to try and eat something though so can you think of anything you would like to snack on right now?"

"Toast I guess I can try and force down. Gabriel," She pouted eyeing the shot as Jason knelt down.

"Look at me Mi Amor," Gabriel gently commanded dropping his voice even lower than it already was. She turned to look at him and he gently ran his fingers through her hair, holding her gaze, "Te queremos mucho y queremos casarnos contigo. Eres nuestra Reina y quieres darte todo lo que puedas soñar. Eres nuestra vida y luz en este mundo de tinieblas. Te amamos Mi Amor. (We love you so much and want to marry you. You are our Queen and want to give you anything you could ever dream of. You are our life and light in this world of darkness. We love you My Love.)"

"One of these days I will know what you are telling me," She said meekly.

"Yes, you will," He smirked, "But it's not today."

"All done," Jason smiled softly as he put the cap on the shot. "It will start working soon, Luv."

"Here, try and nibble on this," John said as he handed her two pieces of honey buttered toast.

"Thank you," She said as another tear slipped down her face. "Will you teach me?"

"Another day," Gabriel nodded as she slowly leaned into his grasp.

"Say it again," She requested softly as she tried to force down the toast and he chuckled.

"Anytime you want," he smiled then repeated what he said moments ago. She smiled as she listened to him repeat it over and over until she drifted off to sleep. He smiled up at the others as they watched her relax as he spoke in his native language.

"You do know she is going to panic when she realizes what you are promising her, don't you?" John asked as he helped him slowly stand up while holding her still. Jason took the plate and put it in the kitchen then came back to help tuck her into bed.

"You and Jason didn't," Gabriel whispered while they walked down to their room.

"That's because we already knew we belonged to one another," Jason smirked, "She doesn't accept it just yet. It's going to take her some time to warm up to the idea. She is still having trouble accepting that we are interested in her and still dealing with what that psycho bitch and that asshole did to her. It's going to take a lot for her to believe in what you are telling her once she figures it out."

"Yeah," Gabriel whispered as he gently laid her down in their bed. "But we will help her when it comes to that, she will believe us one of these days."

"Guess this solves the question if she is going to join us tonight," John smirked as they got ready for bed. They got in bed and Jason carefully picked her up so he could lay in the middle with her on top of him. Cerberus watched them then headed to his kennel. Once he was sure they were all asleep he fell asleep.