Serena laughed at Sebastian a little when he realized his mistake, "Worst comes to worst, I'll break it down. I might be pregnant but I'm not useless."

She allowed him to walk her over a bench before he pulled her into his lap. She took a deep breath when he explained his ulterior motive to trying to get Anna and Gunner being fine with being in the same room with each other again. She sighed and turned in his lap, looking at him, "I'll be fine. If things get really bad, I'll just jump into your head for a little bit," She ran her thumb across his cheek, "Although, at least with Anna and Gunner I won't get bored while you are off doing your Princely duties," She laughed a little, "Never in my life did I think I would have a guardian," She joked.

In three weeks she'd only be ten weeks into her pregnancy... She shouldn't be showing then. Maybe they wouldn't have to tell his parents just yet. She rested her hand on her own stomach, nausea or not she'd fight to keep their baby safe just as she knew Sebastian would fight to keep them both safe. She kissed his forehead, "Everything is going to be alright."
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Gunner looked at her as she explained herself. The moment she finished saying she still loved him Gunner didn't know what to do. There was a lot of things running through his head. He went with the loudest and grabbed her wrist, pulling her out of her seat and into his arms where he promptly kissed her as he had been wanting to do for the last two years. When he pulled away, he released her, "I feel... like I keep picking up the broken pieces of you... You should stop trying to destroy yourself, there's less of you to love."

He pulled her over to the couch and sat down, although he left some distance between them, "I do love you, Anna... but I think you have some things of your own to figure out before we can actually be together... You have little regard for yourself and... You are worth so much more than you think and the moment you realize that, I'll gladly take you back... But I think you need to work on yourself right now... maybe... maybe that's where I messed up last time... I rushed into things with you."

He sighed, "I heard what they were saying about us... I'd have to be deaf not to but I didn't stop loving you through it. Duty or not, I love you, Anna and I could care less if that means I'm wasting some kind of talent," He shook his head, "I was tired because I was working hard but you were the thing I was working hard for. I was fighting for you. I wanted to show people that I could be great and love someone. You never made me spend time with you... You were the best part of my day... even if it was just us lying in bed," He took a deep breath, "But I lied to you... I didn't take ward. I went hunting... I told you it was a ward because I knew you would worry or want to come and I didn't want that. I wanted you to spend time with the Elites so that they could see just how great you are. The underestimated you and unappreciated you every step of the way and I wanted you to get your chance to shine but I was putting you in my shadow... So I needed to step out of the way for a bit."

He ran a hand through his hair, "So when one of my friends came to me and told me... that they had..." He sighed, "They found my mom... I planned to go but you never gave me the chance to explain myself. So I went to Russia to face her, with my head back at court thinking about you and thank god she wasn't there because I don't think I could have stopped her from killing me and everyone who joined me... But, I needed you at court when I got back because even being where she was was too much... She killed people leaving court... They sent me here for protection while they try and find her and... It's all just been a lot and I needed you... at least as a friend..." He took her hand into his, "I'm not trying to guilt trip you... I just want you to know that I never stopped loving you for one minute... Sure there were times in the two years we were apart when I hated you but I didn't stop loving you despite... They were confusing times."
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Rae hummed happily at the thought of her in bed. The beginnings of getting in bed together before they were interrupted were usually pretty great. His mind wandered off for a moment, imagining her in bed in her nude glory. He closed his eyes as she kissed his brows and smiled, "So I've been told," He chuckled a little and looked up at her, "And we aren't living at court. We'll have our own estate. Nice and big with room for a lovely studio for you. The bed will be the most comfortable bed that moment can buy. There will be a garden in the backyard that I'll make sure is blooming even in the winter. You'll have everything you could ever ask for and more."

He pulled her into him and kissed her neck, letting his fangs brush against her now and again, "Do you want kids?" He asked out of the blue.