Doctor Abbott

Doctor Abbott Part 6

Chapter 6

The next morning Genevieve and Erica greeted Lúta at her door. The queen smiled at her, "May we come in?"

"Of course you may. To what do I owe the pleasure?" She accepted a basket of honey and applesauce jars from the queen.

Genie was the first to speak, "We came to apologize to your human for what happened at the palace last night."

Erica pushed past Lúta and dashed right over to Ben taking both his hands in hers "Truly, I am so sorry. Had I known there was bad blood between you and Mâvis I would have not invited him last night. He is a very well respected warrior and is the reason Olsen made it home for you to save. There is not a single warrior like him any place, and five of the nine men we killed the other day were taken down by Mâvis alone. My son would never have made it back home without him and his skills."

Now Genie took his hands from Erica's to draw his attention, "Listen, I talked to him last night. He is fine, you are now safe around him and with my husband taken care of you are free to roam the village as you please. I honestly hope he is not the reason you turned down the king's offer last night, because if he is you should reconsider. The king will make you a very wealthy man and find you a good wife." Her eyes twinkled with encouragement.

Ben looked at her for only a second before drawing his attention back to Lúta, "I would like to say that he was the reason for turning down the position but honestly it is exactly as I said it was. I owe my life to these good people and mean to fulfill my debt to them if it is within my ability."

The two women looked at each other blankly for a second and then towards Lúta. She lowered her eyes bashfully in response and both of her guests burst into laughter. Erica turned to Ben as her eyes narrowed on the human, "Are you two in love? Come now, you might be able to fool her oblivious brothers, but you are talking to women now." She ran her claws through Ben's black curly hair, "Oh my, you would make the most adorable cubs." The queen turned to Genie, "Can you imagine the fluffy little cubs?"

The two women gloated for over half an hour on their happy little discovery and Lúta sat them down for tea and begged their silence. Ben dressed up and headed out to calm his nerves by chopping some wood.

Later in the evening Genie found herself humming around her own home. She served her daughter and herself dinner then plopped the little girl in the washbasin to wash up for bed. Mâvis dashed in the door quickly, looking for whatever dinner was left over, "Sorry I am so late, love. We had a lot to catch up on and I have to go back to keep watch this evening." He took quick notice of her jolly spirit, "What has you so happy?" He kissed her on the forehead and looked into her eyes.

She took on a sly smile before she lowered her eyes and returned back to washing her daughter. "Oh nothing, Mâvis."

He sat and plucked a loaf of bread off the table tearing it open and taking a bite off it, "You know I do not take well to your lies, woman. There is nothing you can hide from me."

She shot him an angry glare, "Like you have time to waste on idle gossip, Mâvis. Take yourself back to work before you find yourself cold tonight."

"Gossip has you this gleeful? You women baffle me, I swear." He rolled his eyes and stood to reach for a towel, "Come, cub. You can see your father before I venture off for the evening." He snatched Jocelyn out of the basin and stood her on the table to dry her off. Genevieve watched them both quietly for a few moments then turned to empty the basin. He could not help but notice how long she watched them, "What is it, love?" He wrapped Jocelyn up and sat her on his seat to corner his wife again. "I swear woman, I will find out this story."