The two of you decided to sit in Ahk's exhibit for the night, needing a moment to recover from the effects of the ritual. The slight dizziness wasn't ideal to be playing games with.

Leaning against the sarcophagus' you sat together with your heads in each others shoulders, just happy to be with each other and have the answers you were looking for. The tablet was back in its spot on the wall and you gazed up at it, feeling the need to thank the inanimate objects for the opportunity it's given you.

"Hey, (y/n)..." Ahk spoke up.

"Hm?" You replied.

"I don't want to... reopen any wounds or anything but... when I got a glimpse of your memories I noticed that your mother wasn't really around. Is everything ok regarding that?"

Ah, he noticed did he? It was true, your mother wasn't really around much. She wasn't the best person in all honesty, but you had a wonderful dad so it was ok.

"She wasn't really around. She kind of just left me with my dad and off she went around the time I was 5ish. I was obviously upset at the time, being a kid and not really understanding. But now I look back and know the full story from my dad, I see she wasn't the best person and I was better off without her. My dad did all he could to raise me and was a great father though, and I did have my grandmother and aunts to be kind of stand in mother figures. It's ok, I understand now I'm older" you explained.

"You did seem to get on fine from what I saw, lots of memories of swimming at the river with your cousins. And you seemed to have a lot of fun with your small family anyway, especially the dog" Ahkmenrah replied.

He really saw a lot didn't he? You hadn't even mentioned your childhood dog and he knew about it.

"Ah good old spots. I miss him, he was such a good boy. Lives a very long life for his breed too, he was always there for me as a kid" you smiled, reminiscing on your beloved pet.

"He looked like a good boy, always smiling"

"Yeah he was one smiley boy. The kind of dog that heard you come home and would race up to you and lick you all over"

"I had a cat like that when I was pharaoh. She was such a clingy one, always snuggling up to you. In fact she was mummified with me, I bet she's in a museum somewhere from my tomb being excavated" Ahk replied.

The two of you reminisced on your memories together, now you'd both seem glimpses of each others lives. You could do it all night if you didn't have other things to think about, but there was a more pressing matter at hand.

"What the hell am I going to tell my dad... he'd throw me in the loony bin if I just walked up to him and said 'guess what I'm dating a reanimated mummy and we're bound by magic" you sighed.

"Why not just... show him? Bring him to the museum and show him everything coming to life so he knows you're being serious?" Ahk suggested.

"I mean that's probably the best way to have him understand, but still... I don't wanna freak him out. I almost had a heart attack seeing you rise from the dead for the first time"

"I think most people who see our little secret freak out the first time. Larry was screaming all down the hallways on his first night. I could hear it from my sarcophagus"

That was true, most people would be a bit freaked seeing something so unbelievable. But it was probably the best way to have your dad take you seriously and understand you weren't kidding when you told him the person you're in love with is tied to ancient magic.

"Maybe I can get him here on the pretence of seeing my portrait on display, and from there explain everything when the museum wakes up" you pondered.

"That's a good idea. Plus, I'm sure he'd love to see your work. From all the pictures you have on your fridge of you and your father together it seems he's very supportive" Ahk replied.

"That he is, such a photo dad. He always has to capture my achievements and frame them. If we do it while your parents are here we can have them help explain too, since they're the ones who made the tablet in the first place. They know all it's secrets"

The plan seemed good, it would mean your father could see everything with his own two eyes and not think you're telling one wild lie with his crazy the situation sounded. But you still had to break the news of you dating someone to him first, in fact you had to do that to everyone you knew. Those outside your family could get a slightly altered version of the story to keep the museums secret. You could tell them Ahk was an Egyptology student, which would explain his immense knowledge of the era. You could say he was from England hence the accent and ties to Cambridge but his family was from Egypt. Technically you weren't completely lying, just... twisting things.

"Maybe we should call my dad, you know just to get the ball rolling. Tell him I have a boyfriend and my work is in the museum, lay out all the basics" you said.

"That's probably a good idea, getting him out here with no explanation would be a bit confusing" Ahk replied.

Knowing he'd be up this late as he always watched his favourite show when it came on, you pulled out your phone to call him. Over a video call to show him your portrait. It rung a few times before he picked up, and he was glad to see you.

"Hey kiddo, what's up?" He smiled.

"Ok one, I'm like 20 I'm not a kiddo anymore. And two, I've got some cool stuff to tell you" you replied.

"You'll always be my kiddo no matter how old you get. Now what's this cool stuff? Wait a minute where are you? What the heck are you leaning on?"

The sarcophagus in the background probably raised some questions, so you owed an explanation.

"I'm in the museum of natural history. It's closed but I've got access beeecasseee-" you began, you flipped the camera and pointed it at your portrait "My work is on display! The museum saw I won the competition and wanted to put it up on the Egypt exhibit for a while"

"WHAT?! Kiddo that's amazing! I knew you'd get recognised for your art someday" your dad replied, the proudness dripping from his tone.

"If you wanna come see it in person I can get you in after closing hours, I have connections here now. Might even be able to become the art curator when I graduate" You said.

"Oh I'm definitely coming to see it, I have the whole weekend. Your work always looks 10x more amazing in person. Plus, it's been years since I've been to the museum, apparently there's a new area being built?"

"There is, it's a space exhibit. It opens soon actually, if you time it right it might be open when you come visit"

Ahkmenrah listened in on your conversation with a smile, he was happy to know you and your dad were so close and loved each other. Despite the unfortunate circumstances of your mother, at least you had an amazing dad.

"I also want you to come visit so you can meet someone" you added.

"Oh? Who? Do I smell a boyfriend?" Your dad teased.

How did he always do that? He just knew what you were going to say.

"What the- how did you... yes it's a boyfriend" you snickered.

"I knew it, I can tell from that look in your eye kiddo. You can't hide anything from your old man. He better be a good one or he'll get the dad wrath" he replied.

"Oh he's definitely a good one. And I've met his parents too and I can confirm they're a good family. He's super sweet, and really cute. A little dark in the humour department but we've always liked that stuff"

Ahkmenrah couldn't help but blush a little at the compliments. Even after dating a while now, he was still easily flustered at your affection. He was just that lovesick with you.

"I'll definitely come down on the weekend, I need to see this portrait in person and meet this mysterious boyfriend, do I get to know his name?" Your dad asked.

You and Ahk glanced at each other, knowing your dad would probably be able to make the connection between the portrait and your lover.

"You'll find this ironic... Ahkmenrah" you said.

"You got the idea from the portrait from him didn't you?" He replied.

"Yeah... but hey it made me win"

"Interesting choice naming your kid after a pharaoh. Pretty cool name"

Oh how shocked your dad be when he found out Ahkmenrah wasn't name after a pharaoh, he WAS the pharaoh.