Joel was in his wing of the palace relaxing after spending the day with Jacib overseeing the new Knight trainees. He had his easel out as he looked out the window overlooking the garden, his paintbrush against the canvas as he painted what he saw. A sudden bright light and thud startled him, making him jump and mess up the stroke he was making with his brush. Turning to look, the eldest prince was shocked to see that he was no longer alone in his art studio. The most beautiful man he had ever seen stood in the spot that was once empty mere seconds before. "Goodness, you startled me." He laughs "But who are you and why are you in my studio?" He asks, genuinely confused.
Luca beams down at their son who was the perfect mix of them both with tears of joy in his eyes. "He's perfect. I've never seen a more perfect little boy. I love you, my love. Thank you for giving me our little prince." He says kissing Malik before looking at his lover curiously when he started talking again. Luca teared up for a different reason as he gasped. "Is that...?" He chokes out when he sees his mother's ring, tears flowing freely now. "Yes! Yes i will marry you." He says, pulling him down into a deep kiss as Malik put the ring on his finger, the tears not stopping.
Tanner smiles at the happy couple after witnessing the proposal while he cleaned up the mess from the delivery. "Congratulations both of you on the engagement and your handsome son." He says.
Nat was nervous being in Bogota again. Itâs been 6 months exactly since his rendezvous with Tanner, 6 months of him running away from commitment only to be pregnant in the end with a son. It wasnât uncommon for him to go to Seraâs house every time he came to town, it was his second home after all but this time it felt off, like his weight heavy on his shoulders. He walked inside with his Son Dakota, placing the small child in the play pin with Corinne and Rosie. âSera I donât know what to do Iâm conflicted.â He sighed dramatically falling onto the couch, unaware that the man he avoided since he left was upstairs.
Malik smiled and thanked Tanner for helping deliver their son before turning back to kiss Luca again and again to spend time with him for a while before joining the others. âI love you Luca, I love our Kenny, our little family.â He kissed him again and again. âThank you for being my everything.â









