Unconditionally (Spartacus FANFIC -- Gannicus/Caesar/OC)

Chapter IV

I couldn't help but look over at Gannicus as we were walked back to his room, I had to admit I was a shocked of his pushing for me to have a meal with him so soon after being injured. He had just come back from the baths where he had told the men of his plan to share the spoils of his victory. You wouldn't have guessed such an act coming from a brute.

"Ah, bread and chicken legs feast for kings." His voice startled me out of my thoughts. "Do you not usually eat this?" I asked curiously.

"Not all the time; I assume Villa slaves eat much differently." He questioned, we were really going to talk about food. "Have some wine." He differed the subject by passing me a cup.

We sat there in silence as I looked to him to see his eyes firmly fixated on me as he had continued to eat. "Why did you ask me here with you Gannicus, you have never spared words with me till the recent few months." I reminded him.

I could hear him muffling a laugh into the bread he had started on. "What a man can not want to eat with a woman without there being something attached to the request?" He asked me as I just rolled my eyes.

"You make fun, but my question is yet unanswered."

Gannicus put the bread down before moving slightly more close to me, "Dominus has hopes to move me into a position to be in the primus for an upcoming game." He began to say as he quickly looked to the doors.

"Oenomaus had often spoken of his win against Theokoles. How the win had won him Melitta's company. As much as I love the spoils of many different women I assume the company of a single one would be just as great."

I found myself laughing yet again; "You jest of Romance, you Gannicus are not a man of such a heart. A man untamed."

"Oh you think so?" He smirked towards me.

"The difference between you and Oenomaus is simple. He puts his love for Melitta above and beyond his own life. You will put honor and glory,

the arena above any love for any woman."

"Not just any woman, come lets share in wine. Revel in the food Dominus usually saves for honored guests. Tonight is a feast for winners." He told me as I shook my head, "Are you ever of a serious note?"

"No, not usually. For you however I can be, if it allows me more moments as this one." He grinned at me again.

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Dominus had arrived back to the house by escort of guards from the market. He was in terrible shape by the looks of it, must mean the meeting with Tullius and his man went down exactly the way I had thought it would. The man never shared an interest in the well-being of anyone in this house, least of all Dominus.

The medicus, along with Diona and Naevia had been attending to the Dominus all day long. Melitta and myself had attended to Domina and her guest nearly the entire day. Domina was a frightful mess, fretting and worrying about her husband nearly all day long. I had been by Melitta's side nearly the whole day when we had finally found Dominus from his bed.

Domina had nearly rushed to his side as he had stood up to put on a tunic. She had moved closer to the Dominus as they began to exchange words between each other. I turned to Melitta who just motioned for me to keep my eyes forward.

I had never seen Domina so worried, nor Dominus so torn apart. The meeting he was said to have with Tullius and his man must have not gone at all the way he had hoped for it. Which meant Gannicus' dreams of being in the primus were to be cut short.

I couldn't imagine what this would do for him; Melitta had asked me to follow her away from the bed chambers and towards the kitchen to order food prepared for a meal. "Melitta... will nothing be done of Dominus' injuries?"