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I woke up to a lot of yelling, "Oh Nova I was so worried" I hear Eve say.

"What are you doing in my bedroom?" I question.

"I came to check on you and my grandchild of course and bring breakfast in bed, I made it" she smiles proudly.

"That's so sweet" I sit up. "Emmett had mentioned some of your favorite foods and wrote down how to make them" she informs me.

Fuck where was Emmett, I don't remember coming back here with him.

My heart starts racing as I imagine him blabbing away and how distressed Cain would be if something let's say real happened to me.

The thought brought me to tears. "Darling what's wrong?

I can bring you something else if you like" she says softly.

"Can you find out where Emmett is? I'm worried there is going to be a repeat of what happened but worse" I manage to choke out.

"Of course, I will..." before she finishes Alara bursts into the room.

"Oh Nova thank goodness you are alright!

I'm not leaving your side no matter what" she hugs me tight.

I cry into her shoulder until I temporarily have no tears.

"It's alright Alara is here and I'm here for you too mini Nova" she tells my belly making me laugh.

"You think it's going to be a girl?" I ask. "A mini you would be soo cute! A boy is fine too. In general I think you will have adorable children" she smiles. "I don't have a preference I will love them either way" she tears up which causes a crying session.

Since Vato was busy Alara accompanied me on my walk "You!

" she points a finger at Zaros. "A water elf, what a beauty" he takes her hand and kisses it.

I had never seen Alara so flustered she completely forgot she wanted to tear him a new one.

As if finally coming back to earth she says "I'm watching you".

"I would hope so" Zaros winks at her. Vato would be mad if he saw this interaction so I say "Alara is spoken for".

"Really? Such a shame" he flashed a breath taking smile.

I grab Alara and pull her along. "What was that?

" I laugh. "I don't know" she sighs. "Are you and Vato okay?

" I ask softly. "We haven't been intimate in awhile" she admits. "Me and you both girl" I sigh.

We walk into the garden and there are a bunch of shirt-less men dripping with sweat talking amongst themselves.

"Oh my" Alara whispers to me. Oh my indeed, who were these men and why were they half naked.

They all go quiet and bow when they see me which makes me nervous, "Um hi, you can all rise" I blush.

"Nova" Ares crushes me into a hug. "It's nice to see you too" I laugh.

Cain was my sole rescue party, I'm assuming because Zaros was not a threat.

"Whats going on with..." I point to all the half naked men.

"My army" Ares replies. "And half is mine" Vato appears.

"Interesting" Alara stares at them day dreaming.

I elbow her because Vato was observing her. "Why do we need two armies" she clears her throat. "After Zaros little stunt, I've upped security" Cain hugs me from behind. "Cain" I mumble. For some reason I felt awkward with his display of affection. "They don't care" he nibbles my earlobe.

"My queen, is it alright if we take in your scent?" a tall blonde haired man asks. "What?" I ask. "We have been doing search and rescue drills with some of your items, but having the real thing makes things easier for us." he continues. The men all nod in agreement, it was weird but made sense.

"I guess its alright, since its weird for random sniffs.

I suggest everyone gets one hug for 30 secs each, I think that should be enough time" I turn to Vato who nods.

"Cain, you kind of have to let me go" I say softly.

"Try and do anything but hug, and you die" Cain bellows.

"I shall be the first" Zaros says. Where did this man come from?

"Water Elf" he flashes Alara a breath taking smile.

Alara giggles a little before saying "Its Alara".

"I like that" he says as he turns his body toward me.

"It's Lady Alara to you" Vato snaps. Well if Cain wasn't going to kill Zaros, Vato was going to and maybe soon.

"Alright, everyone. The Queen is with child, be gentle" Rinus yells.

"Are you ready my Queen" Zaros flashes me the same smile he gave Alara.

"Do that again Zaros and I will break your neck" Cain says calmly.

"I can't smile at her?" Zaros asks innocently.

"Do you want the hug or not" I intervene.

Zaros wraps me in his arms and hugs me tight, it was warm and comforting.

"Cain why is that fucker hugging our realms Queen?

" Theron asks. "Jealous" Zaros asks brushing my hair to the side.

"No, I got a hug from her before you" he beams making Zaros frown.

"Explain" he pulls away and looks at me.

"I met him first" I shrug. Zaros seemed annoyed by this information because he lets out a low growl.

"Next!" I call out. The blonde man from before walks up and gives a shy smile.

He seemed hesitant as I grab him and hug him, he tenses but relaxes instantly.

"You smell lovely your majesty" he whispers.

"Awwh thank you" I laugh. "Your child will enjoy your hugs, that was delightful" he comments when he pulls away.

It took all my energy not to burst into tears at that cute statement.

"Thats so sweet" I sniffle. Ares growls and the blonde guy moves away from me quickly.

These men and their jealousy, Vato had Alara in his lap and his head in her neck.

She looks content and gave me a thumbs up, I guess Zaros may have broken their dry spell.

"Nova my love, we are going on a date" Cain says as I take a break from hugging.

"Really" I say excitedly. "Once Vato and Ares select the primary security team then I shall pick you up" he smiles.

"They are coming with us?" I question. "That is correct" he nods.

"But privacy..." I mumble. "They will be far enough that you won't notice them" he reassures me.

I guess if it gave Cain peace of mind I would suck it up. I spent the rest of the morning hugging men, who would of thought giving hugs would be so exhausting.