Have you ever asked someone what love is? - Azriel x OC

Part 30

Screaming woke me up, eyes shooting open to realise it was happy screaming. From Cas.

"Cauldron above" I groaned, cuddling back into my pillow, hair spilling around me.

"get up get up get up get up" he chanted, bouncing between us.

Azriel shuffled opposite me, and in one swift move he had the little boy wrapped in his arms, wings tucking over them.

"it's too early" my mate grumbled, and I could hear Cas wriggling around in his arms, pulling the covers from me in the process. Goosebumps ran over me and I sighed, curling a little tighter to myself before a blanket of warmth fell over me.

I peeked an eye open, pink light illuminating the space from the sun shining through Azriel's wing. My fingers reached out blindly, finding his arm and laying my palm there in thanks.

"but it's marriage day!" the little boy pouted.

"you tell them Cas" Feyre called and I groaned louder.

"I am going to ward you lot from our house" I muttered, hearing her laugh.

"come on, Cassian and Rhys are on their way. I thought you'd want some warning before they saw"

Scarred fingers rubbed my stomach lovingly before the glamour set in, and finally I got out of bed.

I examined my boys cuddling between the sheets, Azriel's waves falling over part of his face as Cas messed with his siphons. I leant over pressing a kiss to each of their heads.

"I'll see you later. Be good for Azzie, okay?"

"okay" Cas beamed, and Az pried his eyes open, pouting his lips and I chuckled, pressing mine to his softly.

"I love you" I pushed love at him, and he smiled, eyes sparkling.

"I love you too. See you at the alter"

My heart fluttered widely at the thought, and he grinned.

We heard the door open downstairs, Cassian hollering through the space before they both appeared in the bedroom, the small space getting even smaller.

"you weren't joking about space" Rhys muttered and I rolled my eyes, throwing on my dressing gown as Feyre took my dress that I had hung by the windows yesterday. It was covered so Az wouldn't see it until the alter.

"happy mating day!" Cassian pulled me into his arms, and I chuckled, patting his side thankfully.

"come on little warrior, get him up" Rhys encouraged to Cas, who poked at Az's side, trying to tickle him but the Illyrian's wings only twitched, squishing the child against him.

"Azzie!" Cas struggled and I chuckled watching them.

"C'mon time to go" Feyre said softly and I gave them one last look, catching Az's eye just as Cassian joined them on the bed, and he winked before Feyre winnowed us.

"you like you just got dragged out of bed" Amren commented as appeared.

"hm I wonder why"

She smirked at my sarcasm, offering me a cup of coffee but I turned it down gratefully.

It wasn't the getting ready that took time for the ceremony, I had to make something for Az to eat. And yes, I'm aware we've ended up doing things a little backwards with our whole mating, but it was tradition to share food once we did our vows.

So I had chosen something fairly simple, cherry tart.

It was symbolic of our first kiss, our first night together.