"Okay, we'll be there in an hour."
"And I am pregnant."
"We'll be there in fifteen minutes."
"There is no way that you could be here in fifteen minutes."
"Never mind that, I'm organizing the my team and one other; we'll be there soon."
"Okay, but be safe."
"Me? I want you to go and stand beside Magnus until I get there."
"We are having lunch."
"Fine, go sit beside Magnus,
it will the safest place in the room." Sighing, he hung up the phone.
She thought about everything that had happened in the past couple days, and found herself smiling. No, Law wouldn't complicate things at all. She stood and walked into the dining room. She stopped and stared. Declan had piled her plate high with food. He stood and patted her chair. The other men stood smiling at her warmly.
"Food," he said, pointing to her chair.
She looked around the table to see amused expressions.
"Did he tell you?" she asked.
"We kind of put it together. All he was able to say was food and baby," Beth teased.
"Congratulations," Adriel said beaming.
"Come sit down and eat," Declan repeated.
"Look who's doing full sentences." Meryn laughed.
Kari sat down and the men resumed their seats. "Meryn, your security team should be here in about fifteen minutes." She turned to the Prince. "Magnus, you may want to alert the units so that our incoming teams do not get shot."
Adriel picked up his walkie-talkie. "Francis, we have incoming." He looked up at Kari. "How many?"
"Two teams of four that I know of."
"We have eight friendlies coming in; send them to Level One."
"Roger that. Uh, sir, can I can you a question?"
"Yes," Adriel replied.
"Why is my call sign Francis?"
Adriel looked over at Meryn who was snickering to herself. "Meryn?"
"His name is Ajax," she answered.
Kari looked around and saw that she wasn't the only one who didn't understand her explanation.
Meryn's mouth dropped. "Seriously?" She pinched the bridge of her nose much like her mate was wont to do when irritated. "We are going to have movie night soon."
"Francis, is an obscure movie reference," Adriel replied to Ajax.