I stayed in the hospital with Queen for the next couple of days. Her recovery went smoothly and each day her stomach grew more. I wanted to meet my daughter, but I wanted to wait until Queen was a bit stronger.

Over the past few days, Queen had multiple visitors. Lucifer came with Gen, not to my surprise they got back together. My mother was ecstatic to find out Queen was pregnant and she, for some strange reason, immediately began working on a nursery in the palace.

Her family tried to come to see her but Queen didn't want to so I sent them home. We weren't ready for them to see Queen pregnant, especially since we didn't trust them at all. With the risks of the seers on our tail, we wanted to keep things under wraps.

Xavier, Cleo, and Caspian were the more frequent visitors and to my disappointment, they stayed for hours. They were decent but I wanted them gone. Could I be blamed for wanting to be alone with my girl?

Queen walked out of the restroom and I glanced up at her. "Ready to go?"

"Yes, definitely."

"Come here," I said.

She walked toward me in her hospital gown and I pulled her into my lap as I held her bag in my other hand.

"Kiss," she said as she closed her eyes and puckered her lips.

I kissed her back and snapped my fingers. When she opened her eyes we were at my house and she looked around in confusion. "I'll never get used to that."

Queen stood up slowly as she held a hand over her stomach. She stretched and looked down at me. "I need to shower."

"Yeah, you do," I said.

She frowned at me and smelled the inside of her gown. "I'm stinky?"

"No," I said as I stood up and quickly kissed her.

"Then what do you mean?" She asked me as I walked past her.

"I haven't seen you naked and wet in days, Princess. It's time." I said as I walked up the stairs.

I heard her squeal from behind me and I shook my head. I carried her bag into her room and set it on the bed. For a moment, I forgot I left a pregnant woman to walk up the stairs alone but as I remembered, my legs roared to motion.

"Shit," I muttered as I walked back to the staircase.

I looked down to see Queen sitting halfway up the stairs and I rushed to her, thinking she had fallen. When I got to her she was fanning herself and breathing heavily. "I'm sorry, I should've helped you."

"You're good," she breathed out tiredly.

"It's probably hard to walk up the stairs pregnant, isn't it?"

She shook her head. "Nope. I had this same problem even when I wasn't pregnant."

"Pfft," I said as I rolled my eyes. "You're a mess, Princess. Do you want me to carry you or..."

"I can do it on my own," she said as she waved me away. I watched as she stood up from her spot and climbed up the stairs using her feet and hands.

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked.

"Shhh. This is the only way I'll make it." She crawled on until she was past me on the stairs and her ass was directly in front of me.

Her hospital gown was parted in the back and it gave me a great view of her lace underwear and round bottom. I gently hit her ass and she moaned out loud. "Harder!"

Woah. "Queen, get your ass up these stairs," I commanded.

She laughed and continued her crawling until we reached the top. She stood up and stretched when we made it and turned to me. "Okay, now you can carry me."

I glanced at her and then at the room that was only a few feet away, then back at her. She held her arms up and I sighed. I couldn't say no to her.

I lifted her from the floor and she wrapped her arms around her neck. "I more than love you!" She said excitedly as she laid multiple kisses on my cheek.

"I more than love you too, Princess," I replied as I walked into the room. I strode straight into the bathroom and set her down.

My phone began buzzing in my pocket and when I saw my mother's contact I groaned. I looked at Queen and held my phone up at her. She winced when she saw and I shook my head.

She's been insane about the baby these past few days. I knew she was excited but she was becoming overbearing.

"You don't have to do it with me. You can start the shower and I'll be back after I deal with this."

"Thank you," she said happily.

I nodded and quickly left the restroom to answer the phone.

"Hello, mother."

"Hey, I just called to let you know that I ordered a bunch of baby clothes."

"Why would you do that?" I asked.

"Because you're having a baby, duh. Do you think she'd prefer pink or purple or peach? Maybe she'd even like blue...like a cyan type of blue. Or even yellow but I don't know I-"

"Mom," I interrupted before she could begin a full-fledged rant. "I'm sure she wouldn't care, just as I don't," I said honestly.

"But..." she said sadly. "I just...this is my first grandchild. I want it to be perfect..."

I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed. "What are the colors for?"

"The color of her sheets in the crib," she said excitedly.

"What color are the walls?" I asked.

"Queen told me she liked sunflowers and sundown type settings. So I'm thinking we'll paint it to imitate that," she said quickly.

"If the sunrise is some sort of pink then choose the peach sheets," I said.

The line went silent for a few seconds until she gasped. "Oh my wow! That would look good. Thank you!"

She hung up before I could say anything and I shook my head. These next few weeks were going to be painful if I had to deal with that more.

I lifted my shirt over my head and threw it to the side. I moved to take off my pants but paused when I heard a phone buzz. I groaned when I thought it was my mother again but when I looked over I saw Queen's phone lit up.

Her phone had been ringing nonstop for the past few days and I wondered why.

"Queen!" I yelled.

The shower was on and I wasn't sure she heard me so I walked into the bathroom. "Queen."

She peeked her head in my direction and my eyes raked her naked body as I licked my lips. I don't know how it was possible for her to get sexier daily.

She snapped her fingers to get my attention and I blinked as I looked back up at her. "Yes?"

"I think you got a text," I said.

"From?" She asked.

"I don't know, I didn't check."

She sighed and went back into the shower. "Just answer it for me, please."

I left the restroom quickly and picked up her phone from the bed. When I unlocked it I clenched my fists as I saw dozens of missed calls from Sebastian.

I tried my best to ignore it and I sat down at the edge of the bed to go to her messages. When I opened the app my anger returned as I saw that Sebastian was the one that had been messaging her. I scrolled multiple times and I still couldn't see all of the messages he sent.

I went to the most recent one that he sent a minute ago and read it.

Sebastian: I'm so sorry for spamming you. I'm just sorry for what I did to you. I didn't mean to hurt you.

Hurt her? What did he mean? With a strong urge to find out, I replied through Queen's phone and waited. Neither of us had talked about her behavior the night she passed out and the messages with Sebastian apologizing began a day after. Did he have something to do with it?

Me: Hurt me how?

Sebastian: I just snapped. I was so angry hearing you say you didn't love me. I know that's not true.

My body radiated with anger at the confirmation of my thoughts. He did something to her. Something that Queen obviously was keeping from me. But why? Was she protecting him?

I couldn't understand her need to do that. I couldn't even understand why Sebastian was still around. Queen was with me. My name should've been warning enough for him but maybe he needed an additional deterrent.

Me: Let's meet.

He almost immediately texted back and I scoffed as I read the message.

Sebastian: I knew you'd eventually respond. I wasn't lying when I said I wouldn't give up on you. I'll save you from him.

Did Queen need to be saved from me? What the fuck was he even talking about? The last time I checked Queen was more than happy to be with me. The man's hero complex was a figment of his dumb-ass imagination, but I'd make sure that he saw reality soon enough.

I needed to text him back, but I needed to sound like Queen. I thought back to the texts she sent to me and with a sigh, I wrote my most Queen-like text.

Me: Ty. I miss u <3

Sebastian: I miss you too, baby.

Fucking disgusting.

Sebastian: Can I pick you up tonight? I'm in Juva at the moment, but I can come to Earth.

Me: I'll meet you in Juva.

Sebastian: That's great. Meet me at 9750 Setuna St. There's a bar there. I can't wait to see you.

Me: Mwah!

I almost gagged as I sent the text but I managed. Quickly deleting the messages I set the phone down and went to the restroom.

I couldn't wait to see Sebastian either, but not for the same reasons he did. Tonight, I would make him wish that he never laid an eye or hand on Queen.

"Who was it?" She asked as I walked into the bathroom.

"Just an automated message," I lied as I continued taking my clothes off. "By the way, I need to leave tonight, I have business to take care of in Juva." I didn't like being dishonest with her, but she was being dishonest with me in the first place. After this sort of tit for tat, I'd never tell her another lie again.

"Okay just be safe," she said with a smile.

"Always."

"Now get in here, please. My arms are tired and I need to wash my hair."

I quickly removed the rest of my clothes and walked into the steamy shower. My breath hitched as I took in Queen's exquisite body. Her back was to me as she got distracted in the hot water and I watched her in bemusement as she trailed her hands along her body.

I knew she wasn't intentionally doing anything to get a rise out of me but it seemed like my cock had a mind of its own. Her hands move up to her hair as she turned around and when her eyes landed on me, she jumped.

"You need to say hi or something, Syn," she said as she held a hand over her chest. Her hand remained in the one spot but my eyes moved down her plump breasts to her swollen stomach and down to my personal Heaven.

"Stop staring at me," she pouted as she covered herself the best she could with her two hands.

Queen knew I hated when she covered herself with me so I didn't know why she did it. I stepped towards her and her eyes widened in uncertainty but also what looked like curiosity.

She winced as her back connected with the cool shower wall and I looked down at her. "Move your hands, Princess."

"No," she said softly. "I'm not feeling super confident these days, Syn. I'm sure you understand."

"I don't." With that, I grabbed her hands and held them above her head with one of mine. With my free hand I trailed my knuckle down her soft cheek and she swallowed nervously. The silence in the shower was unnoticeable as the thundering of the water against the floor, and the sound of Queen's breathing flooded my senses.

I watched as her chest rose and fell with each breath she took and I shook my head. She was ravishing. I had no idea where her insecurities could stem from but I would fuck it out of her if I needed to.

She bit her lip as her eyes locked onto mine and it was my turn to take a shaky breath. "Syn..."

     My hands remained above my head as Syn surveyed every single inch of my body. I knew it wasn't his intent to make me feel insecure but his intrusive gaze made me self-conscious. Especially when he was saying nothing.

I woke up with a baby bump at the hospital and ever since then it seemed like my body was having a hard time keeping up with the abrupt changes. Stretch marks now stained parts of my skin and my weight gain probably wasn't very flattering. I was never a thin girl to begin with, but I never paid much attention to it.

Now being attentive to it was all I could do.

"Say something," I whispered. Anything is what I wanted to add but I didn't want to sound desperate or get my feelings hurt. Syn was always blunt, I didn't know how I'd react to it right now though.

Instead of saying something as I requested, Syn brought his lips to mine. His kiss was rough and needy in contrast to his soft lips and I moaned into it. His familiar mint taste fell onto my tongue and I deepened the kiss to get more of what I could.

His free hand trailed down my body and between my legs and I whimpered against his mouth. The scruff on his jaw rubbed against my face and I arched my back as a cluster of euphoria fluttered and pooled between my legs.

"I need you," Syn growled lowly. I felt his hardness against me and I smiled against his lips as I realized he wanted me as much, if not more than I wanted him.

He slowly let go of my hands and I gripped his hair gently as I pushed myself closer to him. I stopped when I noticed why I couldn't be as close as I wanted.

My baby bump was getting in the way and I groaned loudly. "Syn, we can't."

His eyes were red as he pulled away from me. He followed my eyes sight to my stomach and he shook his head. "Where there's a will, there's a way, Princess. I don't give a fuck how many positions we need to try. I need to be inside you. Now."

He picked me up bridal style and I yelped as I clung to him. He carried me out of the restroom, not bothering to turn off the shower, and set me gently onto the bed. It was different from when he usually threw me but I assumed it was because of my now expectant state.

Our bodies were glistening with wetness from the shower and I shook my head. "The sheets..."

"Fuck the sheets," he whispered as he crawled over me onto the bed. His lips were back on mine instantly as he gently pushed me down into the bed. His hands moved along my body and I felt him pinch my nipple which sent an exhilarating spark to my core.

He abruptly pulled away from the kiss and laid down on his back with his head on the pillows. He held out his hand for me and I bit my lip as I realized what was about to happen. I took his hand into mine as I moved in his direction and when I was close enough, he gripped my hips and lifted me to straddle him.

This position was a lot more intimate than I previously remembered. I don't know if it was because of my new insecurities or the way he was looking at me but it was driving me insane. It felt like I was on a dangerous high, but I wasn't sure if I truly wanted to come down.

"Let go, Princess. You know there's no need to be nervous around me. I'm addicted to every inch of your body, so stop hiding it from me."

His words were my breaking point as my apprehension seemed to be alleviated. I smiled down at him seductively as my hand wrapped around the base of his member. I laid my other hand on his toned abdomen to steady myself and I positioned his thick tip at my entrance.

I closed my eyes slowly lowered myself onto him. I groaned as I felt his large size stretching me and I opened my eyes to see Syn's on my breasts and I licked my lips.

I began slowly moving myself up and down and I winced as his fingers dug into my hips. I could tell he was trying his hardest not to take control and I suddenly wanted to see how far I could push him. It was only fair considering he always did it to me.

He groaned beneath me as I slowed my already deliberate movements to an even more leisurely pace. "You're driving me crazy, Princess."

I laid both of my hands on his chest as I gained more control of my movements. I smiled inwardly as I watched him close his eyes in pleasure and attempt to restrain himself.

When he opened my eyes he caught me smiling in victory and he let out a huff of rugged laughter that made me widen my eyes in surprise.

"You're teasing me, aren't you?" He breathed out as his hands rubbed my thighs.

I continued my actions and shook my head innocently. "I...I would never."

"If you don't hurry up I'm going to take control and fuck you so hard you won't be able to walk for a week," he said in a low voice that vibrated throughout the room.

Oooh.

At his threat, I completely and purposefully stopped my movements and glanced at him. His fiery eyes bored into mine as he repositioned his hands on me. "I should've known you'd like that."

Before I could respond in any manner, he pulled my hips down onto him and thrust into me, causing me to scream out. He continued his merciless pounding and I felt a familiar trembling at my core.

"You can come whenever you'd like, Princess. Since you felt the need to tease me, I won't be stopping until I'm satisfied," he grumbled between thrusts.

My nails dug into his skin as my first wave of release flooded throughout my body. As promised, he continued on and my wanton screams did nothing to subdue his cruel motions. The soreness he vowed was already beginning to emerge but I couldn't bring myself to ask him to stop. I'd regret it later on but I was addicted to him at the moment.

I shivered above him once again and moaned loudly as another wave of rapture passed through my body. The second release consumed almost all of my energy and I breathed heavily as I weakly held myself up.

"Would you like me to stop, Princess?" He asked as he slowed down his strokes. Somehow it felt a lot more euphoric as he went deeper into me. I groaned as he slowly moved his hips and my eyes fluttered shut.

"Talk to me, " he said with a deep chuckle.

An incoherent string of words fell out of my mouth and he raised a brow at me in humor.

"I have no idea what you just said, so give me one more...and I'll let you go."