An Unexpected Surprise
Disclaimer: ARW: How many times do we have to say it? This site is for stories that we don't own! We know that! So why do we have to write disclaimers?(Shown lawsuit) Oh, that's why...
jjf2005: We don't own Aladdin just Sandra Maram and any other characters that are not from the Aladdin movies! (Takes lawsuit away) Phew. Thank you!
ARW: Good, now that's the lawsuit is gone... let's get down to business.
"Jasmine? We're back!" Sandra called from Carpet's back. Genie and Sandra have been in Italy enjoying the sights and sounds, smells and flavors,(and every night each other). Jasmine ran out with Aladdin and the Sultan, happy to see their friends again. Sandra jumped off Carpet and ran to Jasmine.
"Sandra Maram! I missed you. Aladdin and my wedding is almost done, we just need to get you and Genie fitted for your outfits." Jasmine pulled Sandra back into the palace and Genie walked to Aladdin.
"How was the honeymoon?" Aladdin asked. Genie looked at Aladdin.
"Al, you and Jasmine have to get married soon, the honeymoon was the best month of my life! Sandra and I have a great time.:"
"Glad to hear that. Ever since Jasmine's memory came back, she's been eager to talk to Sandra again. She's happy their relationship is back to normal, and no contracts to ruin it." Genie and Aladdin laughed and walked into the palace.
"Jasmine... Ha-have you ever been late?" Sandra asked embarrassed.
"Late?" Sandra stared at her, "Oh! Yeah I have...why?" Jasmine asked.
"My last period ended a day before the wedding...Jazzy, it's been a month and a day." Sandra said worried. Genie made her a new mood ring crown(her old one is going to their first child) and it turned yellow.
"You've never missed a month in your life..." Jasmine said quietly, then smiled, "Praise Allah!" Jasmine ran to hug Sandra and Sandra looked confused.
" 'Praise Allah'? Why?"
"Sandra, you might be pregnant. Want to see the doctor?" Sandra's new crown went to white immediately.
"Pr-pregnant? Should I tell Genie?" Sandra asked scared.
"Not now, but let's just go see the doctor, just in case." Jasmine led Sandra to the doctors and told her about Sandra's problem. Sandra just watched and listened, still too stunned from what happened. The doctor undressed Sandra and told her to lie down. Jasmine held Sandra's hand to comfort her as Sandra was being diagnosed. When the doctor finished (as Sandra though hours later) a few minutes later the doctor smiled. The doctor asked Jasmine to leave the room and wait for her in the hall.
"Congratulations Sandra Maram. You are pregnant. Now, since I am also a midwife, I want you and Genie, who will be there to keep you company, will see me every month to have a checkup. Understood?" Sandra shook her head and got dressed again. She met Jasmine in the hall and they left for the dining hall where Genie had lunch ready for them. Sandra cam in with a white crown and face.
"Sandra? Sweetheart you OK?" Genie wrapped his arms around her waist and she turned to face him, tears in her eyes.
"Genie... I have something to tell you. Can you come with me please? And bring our lunch." Genie did as he was told, when he entered their room, Sandra was on their bed, holding her old crown in her hands.
"What is it Sandra?" Genie asked as he placed their spaghetti with marinara sauce and bread sticks in front of them. Sandra picked up her fork and started eating. When she finished her first few bites of food, Sandra started to talk.
"Genie, how long do you want to wait before we have kids?" Sandra asked carefully.
"Not very. I've been alone for so long. I was scared that I would never find the one, then you came and I knew it. I don't want to wait long, I want to see our children running around the palace. Why?" Genie asked.
"I'm pregnant," Sandra blurted out.
"What?" asked Genie.
"I'm pregnant," Sandra replied.
"I'm so happy, we're going to have a baby. I've always wanted to have a family," Genie was so excited. He picked Sandra up in a hug and twirled her around the room.
"Guess what Jazzy, I'm pregnant!" Sandra exclaimed.
"I'm so happy for you!" Jasmine exclaimed.
"Do you continue to hang out with you-know-who in the marketplace?" asked Sandra.
"I do, but not in the same cabin, apparently the neighbors complained we were making too much noise," Jasmine laughed.
Sandra giggled.
"Anyway, do you expect a boy or a girl?" asked Jasmine.
"I don't really know, I'm just so excited!" Sandra exclaimed.
"Well, I'm very happy for you," Jasmine hugged Sandra.
"When do you want to tell everybody?"Jasmine asked.
"At dinner, but before we go to dinner, I want to go to the marketplace to shop for cloth. I'm going to need new clothes later." Sandra giggled. She grabbed Jasmine's hand and two brown cloaks; after the wedding for Sandra and Genie EVERYBODY knew who they were. Jasmine was the princess so everybody knew her! They put the cloaks on and walked out into the marketplace. Sandra spotted a fabric stand and dragged Jasmine over to it. Someone tapped them on their shoulders and they turned around to see Jafar.
"Jafar!" Jasmine cried as she hugged him, Sandra hugged him too.
"How are you? Coming to dinner?" Sandra asked as she picked up a dark blue fabric and studied it.
"Of course! I wouldn't miss it for the world! What are we having?"
"Genie and Sandra wanted more Italian, honestly you'd think that they would be sick of it by now." Jasmine laughed and helped Sandra pick a red fabric. Sandra was smiling when her stomach started flipping. She put her hand over her mouth and ran to an alley. Jasmine and Jafar quickly followed and saw the end of Sandra's throwing up. "Sandra!" Sandra wiped her mouth and looked at them with an embarrassed smile.
"Sorry, must have been something I ate." Sandra giggled.
Sandra's POV
I got up and followed Jafar and Jasmine back to the fabric stand and bought all the fabric that I would need in the next few months. I had blue, purple, green, red and I bought a little number for Genie to see when we have a little fun(If you caught my meaning). I walked around the marketplace while Jafar and Jasmine were doing their own little thing. A certain stand caught my eye, it had all the things that a new mother would want, soft cloth for a baby blanket, toys and clothes, even a cradle behind the stand. I walked up to the woman working the stand.
"Excuse me miss, but how much is this?" I held up the cloth, it was a soft yellow shade and it felt soft too.
"That? Expecting are you?" The lady asked in a soft tone. She looked around 45 years old, black hair and very few wrinkles.
"Yes, I was hoping to buy it for my baby." I said, stroking the soft fabric.
"It's worth 10 gold pieces." I opened my money bag and picked out the few coins that I had. I handed her the money and she smiled at me. "Thank you, that cloth was imported from Egypt. It's Egyptian cotton, the softest cotton ever to grace this land."
"Thank you, my baby will love it." I hugged the fabric and put it in my bag.
"If you don't mind my asking, but are you Princess Sandra Maram? Married to Genie, best friend of Aladdin?" I froze.
"Yes, I am but please don't tell anybody! Nothing! Please, Genie and I will tell everybody when we feel it's right. Please don't!" I begged, but she just put up her hand.
"I know, don't worry. I know how it feels to be the center of attention. Here," She handed me some baby toys, one was a rattle inlaid with rubies and diamonds, the other was a stuffed bear. "Free of charge."
"I couldn't, I.."
"Please Sandra Maram, you have shown me much kindness. If there is anything you need, anything at all for your new baby, come to my stand. I shall help you and answer any questions you have."
"Thank you. May I know your name?"
"You can just call me Claire."
"Claire, goodbye then." I walked away with the baby's new toys in my bag. Jazzy and my Genie are the only ones who know I'm pregnant, and I don't want to tell any citizens of Agrabah just yet. I found Jafar and Jasmine kissing in an alley. "Hey hey! Break it up!" I said, pulling them apart. "We have to get back, it's dinner." They looked sheepishly at me and we walked back to the palace. When we entered the gates, the guards stopped Jafar.
"He's with me!" Jasmine said and dragged Jafar in through the gates. I laughed.
"They still don't trust you." I giggled. Jafar looked at me and we entered through the front doors. I bid them goodbye and walked to my room. I made sure Genie wasn't inside the room so I took out the fabric and measured it. I cut the fabric and started sewing. After 30 minutes the blanket was finished. I put the blanket down and laid down on my bed, my hands traveled to my stomach. I knew it would be a few months until I would feel anything, but I wanted to feel something. Anything to tell me I was pregnant. I was tracing circles on my stomach when Genie walked in.
"Hey Sandra. How are you?" Genie laid down next to me, placing his hand on top of mine(which was still on my stomach).
"I'm fine. I got some stuff for the baby, do you want to see?" Genie shook his head and I grabbed the blanket, rattle and bear. I showed him the blanket and he felt it.
"Soft, is it finished?" Genie asked. I shook my head.
"I'm going to embroider it with the baby's initials and a lamp. Mind if I use your old lamp for a reference?" Genie shook his head and looked for his lamp. I laughed as he threw some clothes and random books around. "Genie! Careful! Don't hit me!" I dodged a book and it hit the wall and fell open. I picked it up and started reading it, I read a few pages, but got bored instantly.
"Found it! Here you go," He threw me the lamp and I caught it. I examined it, it was a copper/bronze color, and looked like my lamp that I lit at night when I was 14.
"Thanks," I placed it on top of the blanket and put the bear and rattle next to his lamp. My stomach rumbled and I placed my hand over my stomach.
"Sounds like some body's hungry!" Genie said, "Come on, I'll take you to dinner. We're having your favorite."
"We're having pizza?" I asked. Genie shook his head and led me to the dining room. I saw the Sultan, Jafar, Aladdin and Jazzy all sitting down. Genie started cooking the pizza in front of our eyes, but the smell! Even if it smelled so good, I felt sick. I rushed out of the room to the nearest bathroom and threw up. Genie was at my side in a minute. "Genie!" I started to throw up again.
"Sandra, you alright?" Genie looked scared.
"I'm fine. This is normal." I rinsed my mouth out and turned to Genie. "Morning sickness, or in my case afternoon sickness, is normal in pregnancies. Expect this for a while. Then expect cravings, and weird ones. Expect my emotions going crazy and expect me to be mad when I'm not that mad. Got it?" I looked at Genie and he nodded. "Now let's eat, I'm starving!"
Genie's POV
I led Sandra back to the table. Everyone looked worried except for Jasmine, but she already knew. I finished cooking the pizza and tossing the salad and served dinner. Sandra ate slowly, making sure she wasn't going to throw up again. Aladdin noticed and looked at me.
"Genie, is Sandra alright?" Aladdin asked. I nodded my head.
"She's fine. She just had something at the market that didn't agree with her."
"You threw up at the market too. Are you really OK?" Jafar asked. Sandra looked at me and I nodded. It was the right time to tell everybody.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm better than ever! I'll stop throwing up in a few months." Sandra said, biting into the pizza.
"A few months?" The Sultan asked skeptically. Sandra nodded.
"Yeah. In eight more months I'll be the happiest woman in Agrabah." Sandra said, staring at me. I smiled.
"You're kidding." Aladdin said, he got it! Like I said, he can be taught!
"If you got it, then yes. I'm pregnant."Sandra said happily, I wrapped my arm around her waist, resting my hand on her stomach.
"You're pregnant?" Jafar was stunned. "You've been married a month!"
"Well, Genie doesn't want to wait long for kids and I don't want to wait long either." Sandra leaned into my side, resting her head on my chest.
"Do you want a boy or a girl?" Aladdin asked me. I shrugged my shoulders.
"I don't really care and neither does Sandra, as long as our baby is healthy and happy, we're happy." I kissed Sandra's head and she giggled. We talked about Al and Jasmine's upcoming wedding, the baby shower for Sandra(Girl's only!), and baby names. None of them really clicked with me and Sandra. We bid everyone goodnight and I took Sandra to our room and got dressed for bed. Sandra came into the room after 20 minutes in the HOTTEST thing I have ever seen her in. She was wearing a little black dress that barely covered her chest or her butt and she wore a transparent black robe over it. "Wow."
"Wow is right. Since we won't be able to do this in a few months, and we'll stop when I start to show, we're going to have some fun for the next two months. Sound good?" She sat on my lap and started kissing my neck. I shivered and shook my head. "Good."