"Who said you can't have two mothers?" my words surprised me too, but it was the most genuine words I had said to anyone ever.
He was equally surprised as he looked at me with widened eyes.
"What are you saying, your highness," he asked, stunned.
I smiled, as I held his head and slowly put it on my lap, running a hand in his hair slowly, "I am saying that your mother will always be with you, in your heart. I am not trying to take her place. I am just trying to make my own place Killian. And let's start with friends when you feel that I am worth being called your mother and your heart has accepted me, only then to call me, mother. Is that alright?" I asked with a kind smile.
It felt good to know that he trusted me enough to share his past. It was my duty to make him feel secure.
He nodded, "thank you." he whispered as he closed his eyes, leaning further to my touch.