A Feysand Fanfic

Chapter 3

"Feyre, are you sure you're okay?" Azriel asked me in his low voice as we were all hanging out in the living room of the townhouse, draped over couches and armchairs.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I assured him. "Just a little tired." Az, Cassian, Mor, Elain, and even Amren insisted that they keep me company as I "felt like resting today," thanks to Cassian. That statement was truer now than ever, as I was still absorbed in my thoughts of the fact that I was pregnant with twins, and that Rhys wasn't aware of that fact. I was trying to figure out how to tell him. I would prefer to be alone with him, but I was also pretty sure that as soon as I saw him, I would have to spill it. I desperately wanted to tell him through the bond, but it was just one of those things that we needed to be together physically for as well as mentally.

My plan of action was to kick all of these guys out in a little while, under some pretense. That would leave me at least a couple hours before Rhys was supposed to arrive home. Lost in my thoughts, I was completely unaware of what was happening in the living room. At sounds of shrieking and swearing, I was yanked out of my head and into the living room. What I found was complete chaos.

Mor was sprinting around the room with a pair of pants on her head, cackling with laughter. The pants, I assumed, must belong to Cassian, as he was chasing her around in his underwear, swearing rapidly. Amren was cackling her head off, as Cassian, trying to catch Mor, careened into my sister sitting on the couch next to Azriel, and sent the couch spinning sideways. Elain just stuck her tongue out a Cassian, to my surprise. But Azriel leaped up, swearing, and started shouting at Cassian and Mor to quit it. It was at this moment that the doors of the townhouse opened, and Rhys stormed in. Darkness was swirling in angry, scared and confused swirls around him. I immediately stood up as everyone else stilled. His face was taut, and my mate looked so terrified and stressed that my heart clenched together like a fist.

"What is going on?" he roared. "Is everything okay? Are all of you okay?" I could tell he was taking in the situation: Mor was still with confusion and Cassian's pants on her head. Elain stuck her tongue back in her mouth, shadows were starting to gather around Azriel, and Amren stopped laughing mid cackle. Then his eyes went to Cassian, who was frozen in place mid-chase in his underwear. I hadn't told Cassian that I was having twins, although I did confirm that I was pregnant. But I knew that as soon as Rhys looked at him, he could sense that something and shifted between him, Cassian, and me.

"Rhys, what's wrong?" Mor asked. "Is everything okay? Why are you back so soon?"

Rhys sank into an armchair, the relief evident on his face. He sighed, rubbing his temples with his hands in melodic strokes. "Well," he said. "You all seem to be okay." His voice was so tired. So, so tired. "To answer your question, Mor, I don't know what's going on. I came because Feyre-" And at that moment, I knew what I had to do. In trying not to let my thoughts go through the bond, I must have cut off all communication altogether. Rhys must have panicked. So I did the only thing I could. The only way I could explain everything. I dropped all of my shields for him, and opened up the waterway of our bond. I sent the everything flooding to him.

Rhys lifted his head from his hands, and looked up at me from across the room. Tears were streaming down his face. One after another, after another. They plopped down onto his shirt, which was already noticeably wet. But I went right to his eyes. Those violet eyes were filled with tears, but along with those tears were so many other emotions:

Love. There was so much pure, undiluted love leaking out of those eyes.

Then understanding. Acceptance, as he looked at me. I was forgiven, those eyes said.

Then gratitude, wonder, and awe for dreams that were answered. For stars that listened.

I could've kept going, but then those eyes rushed at me as Rhys leaped and ran across the room. He practically launched himself at me, and curled himself around my body, squeezing me tight, holding my head, and resting his head on my shoulder. I didn't know when I had started crying, but I was sobbing, my tears mixing with his to form a river of love. 

Hey, I hope you guys like this! Let me know with comments or votes, if you want. It has been a crazy three days, since I've posting every day, and unfortunately I won't be able to keep that up. I am going away and won't be able to update until Monday, sorry. But keep an eye out for it when it comes!