Astraea

"Bo Gagne, 43 years old, crime, illicit trafficking of weapons, munitions, and explosives, approximately 170 cm in height, blue eyes, with a tattoo of a succubus in his left upper arm, incubus in the upper left arm, and abstract designs on his chest and back." Lorcan discussed the specifics of their next target in front of his nieces while pointing at the projector with a photo of their target.

But his audience seems to be interested in another topic.

"What do you plan on Lydia?" Brylee who cannot keep herself from asking asks. Lydia told them to refrain from calling her Miss Lydia and call her simply Lydia instead.

It has been a week since they return and since then, Lorcan has been keeping Lydia to his pad. Not that she doesn't have anywhere to go. The boutique was not sold to anyone, Lorcan made sure of it by buying the boutique in case Lydia returns.

Lydia continued to work if necessary at Miliani but Lorcan preferred it if she stayed at his pad. When he remembers those memories of her when she was sick and no one was with her, he made sure that it would never happen again especially now that she is carrying his child.

Lorcan insists that Lydia stays with him at his pad. If she has to go to Miliani, he'll be taking her and picks her up. He would never let her take a taxi or drive a car.

His nieces and even Lydia never thought that Lorcan is such an overprotective lover.

"When do you plan on focusing on the subject, Brylee?" Lorcan replied icily. Ever since they returned, Brylee and Briony, even Brina were bugging him if he is going to propose to Lydia giving him a black mood. Not that he doesn't plan on proposing, he badly wants to, but he just doesn't know how.

If he could just skip that part and marry her then and there, he would. But he is not sure if Lydia would like that. He was pretty sure that all the women wanted a romantic proposal and a grand wedding ceremony.

"No, seriously." But Brylee doesn't seem to be affected by Lorcan's icy remarks and glare. "If you need help, we could help you. Actually, Briony and I already got an idea in mind. While Bianca and Brina came up with a great wedding idea. What do you think?" Brylee said ardently.

Brina and Bianca sat there silently and pretended that they did not hear Brylee. They don't want their Uncle Lorcan to think that they are being nosy as well.

Bell, on the other hand, sat there nonchalantly and is starting to drift off.

For a moment there, Lorcan considered Brylee's offer but now is not the time to talk about it. They have a fugitive to hunt. He narrowed his eyes at Brylee and replied snidely. "How about you tell me what do you plan on your fiance?"

Brylee's face turned deep red.

"Oh my God! How did you know?" She asked her Uncle while covering her face.

"Did you seriously think that he would not know?" Bell said indifferently.

"You already have a fiance? How come we didn't know that you were even dating?!" Briony exclaimed, she had turned her chair to face Brylee who was sitting beside her. Her eyes were wide in surprise.

No one among them had known that Brylee was dating or had a boyfriend and now even have a fiance. Well probably except Bell and now their Uncle. No one can hide a secret from them.

"Of course not! I don't have a fiance!" Brylee retorted back angrily. Who would've thought that she will be the one stewed instead of her Uncle? She just wanted her Uncle to make up his mind about proposing to Lydia since he already insists that they live together.

"What was his name again, Bell?" Lorcan said tapping his pen in his chin.

"Ryuu," Bell replied leaning on her chair. Her feet were on the table and she seemed to be enjoying the scene.

"Ah, that's right! Ryuu. I heard he's back?" Lorcan wanted to tease Brylee for being such a busybody but instead, he sounded like he was pissing her off. Brylee is already glaring daggers as Bell and Lorcan. While her other sisters looked confused and curious.

"He must be a big, powerful man," Brina commented in a dreamy voice. She seemed to be imagining how Ryuu looks.

Brylee widened her eyes at her. Briony and Bianca realized that Brina must be right for Brylee to look at her like that.

"How did you know?" Lorcan cocked his head at Brina confirming her assumptions.

Brina shrugged her shoulders. "His name means dragon."

Everyone including Brylee made an 'Oh' sound. It seems that it was the first time that Brylee knows the meaning of her supposed fiance's name.

"Gosh! Will you please stop it! I have not seen or talked to the man for three years now and he is a stranger to me now and he is not my fiance anymore!" One could tell that Brylee is really pissed off based on her crimson face and teary eyes. She hastily stood up making her chair pull back and sprinted out of the room.

"Uhm...so, who should we hunt first? Bo Gagne or Ryuu?" Briony broke the silence.

"We'll hunt for Bo Gagne. Ryuu will find us. Or probably Mom and Dad." Bell straightened her back, put her feet in the ground, and reached the folder with Bo Gagne's details.

"You mean..." Brina trailed and let the others finish her thoughts in their mind.

"Okay," Bell started to dismiss the topic and focus on their subject. "Let's find out who Bo Gagne is." She said waving the folder in her hand and looked at Brina specifically.

"On it!" Brina opened her laptop and started to work with her fingers. As bounty hunters, they don't concern themselves with the crime that the alleged is involved with, instead, the first thing that they were eager to know is who is their target.

So they usually start with a background investigation.

"Wait! Are you going to start working here?" Lorcan asked because normally, the girls would leave and start working on their own 'private space'.

"Yes, why?" Bell replied nonchalantly.

Lorcan looked at them with irritation.

"What? Now that you have a woman in your house you are eager to drive us out?" Bell continued. Now it is her time to piss their Uncle.

Her sisters chuckled. "Are we not welcome here anymore?" Briony chimed in and gave her Uncle a teasing look.

"Fuck! Fine! Stay if you want!" Lorcan brushed his hair with his finger and took a long stride out of the room hiding his blushing face.

"Ooh...someone can't wait to see his wifey!" But Briony seemed to can't get enough and continued to tease him which Brylee and Bell started earlier. By this time, Lorcan had already left the room but could still hear them.

"Shut the fuck up, Briony!" They heard Lorcan cursing and by the sound of his voice, he was on his way up in his pad.

"Oh, God! Can you guys please refrain from cursing in our presence!" Briony rolled her eyes and referred to her, Brina, and Bianca who were not used to cursing words.

"I guess that's what you get from pissing them off," Bianca said in a low soft voice but she is smiling faintly at Briony. She is enjoying working with them.

"Hey, you! I don't want to hear those foul language in your sweet little mouth, young lady. Do you understand?" Briony reprimanded her as an older sister should do.

Bianca grinned widely and nodded her head. "No worries,"

"Oh come on, shut up! Brina, what do you get?" Bell said and yawned indicating that she was getting bored.

"He is a former Army Intelligence Agent. He was married with two sons but they died in a terrorist attack five years ago. He was arrested in his current and only address. But the bondsmen found out that he hasn't returned to that address ever since he was bailed. Despite him being from the army, there's only a little information about him on the file and that includes his fingerprint and some pictures. But I can dig deeper for some information." Brina said then she lifted her head from her laptop. "By the way, are we really doing this here?" She asked.

"No, let's go home." Bell immediately replied and as soon as she said that she stood up from her seat and started to walk out.

Briony, Brina, and Bianca looked at each other. Briony smiling and shaking his head. Bell has her odd way of pissing her Uncle off.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Lorcan found Lydia on the sofa with her sketchpad. She was designing a new dress when he left her.

Lydia looked up at him and saw his red face. She could tell when he is angry and frustrated with work, she had seen him like that a lot of times before. She could also tell when he is pissed and this time, she knows that he is.

"What's wrong?" She asked putting the sketchpad aside.

"Nothing," Lorcan replied and shook his head. Then he sits on the coffee table facing her.

Lydia chuckled. "Your nieces have their way of getting under your skin," Lydia had seen how Lorcan treats his nieces and how his nieces treat him during the short time that she had known them. And Lydia knows him very well to know what's on his mind.

Lorcan sighed. "How's my baby? Hasn't he started to move yet?" He said and reached out his hand to caress her growing stomach.

The smile on Lydia's face didn't fade and become even wider. "She could be a 'she', you know? And no, she hasn't. It's too early to feel her. Probably in the next two weeks."

Lorcan stood up, he took the sketchpad that was sitting beside Lydia and put it on the coffee table. Then he sat beside her and pulled her in his arms. "I can't wait to feel him," He said, still convinced that his baby is a 'he'.

"Me too," Lydia said and felt his lips on her temple.