Hey Readers :) So I managed to get this third chapter written for you guys today. I realized that it's only been a day in the story so in either chapter 4 or 5 I'll zoom ahead a few weeks. Thanks for the awesome reviews :) and I hope you like this chapter.


Chapter 3:

The rebel is laughing now as he knows he has me beat. There's no one coming to save me and there is no rebel alarm warning people that unwanted guests are in the palace. I know my screaming won't help but I don't want to hear what the rebel is about to say. "America, wake up please" shouted the rebel. I stop screaming in confusion. The shaking of my shoulder was getting even worse. Suddenly the rebel fades away and is replaced by a scared Mary. "Your, Majesty, I'm sorry to have woken you but you were screaming and kicking in your sleep. I was coming up to check on you when I heard you. Is everything okay or should I get King Maxon?" I look around and notice that I'm now in my queen suite and it was only a dream. Me and the baby are fine and there is no rebel. "No Mary, I'm fine. Thank you for waking me but there is no need to bother the king right now". "Okay America, I suggest you get some more rest. If you need anything please let me know." Mary smiles and leaves the room quietly. As I lay back down I start thinking about Maxon and what he said earlier. , "I want you to get some rest America, and I don't want to see you at this meeting. Your job right now is to keep the baby happy and healthy; I'll look after the country". Suddenly I feel insulted. Maxon said it's my job to look after the baby while he rules the country. 'That's sexist' I conclude after not giving it much thought. I jump out of bed and replace my nightgown and slippers for my purple dress and white heels. I am quickly out of the door and storming off to the conference room ready to show Maxon just how much I needed to be in that meeting.

When I reached the door of the conference room I heard the shouting of advisers. I crouched by the door and pressed my ear to the door in hopes of hearing what they were saying. "King Maxon, what are you going to do? There was three attacks, three! This is not the work of the rebels, they don't have to resources to do so." Screamed one adviser. "There aren't enough guards to protect every citizen and protect the palace at the same time." Explained another. The screaming of adviser's complaints went on for several minutes. "Enough!" hollered Maxon. I decided this was my time to enter and make things right. I grabs both door handle and slammed open the doors to the conference room. Inside I found several advisors standing out of their seats and red in the face, other advisor's sitting down pretending they weren't there, and Maxon with no tie, extremely messy hair, and about four piles of paper in front of him. At the sound of the slamming door, they all look over at me. "You all sound like a pack of baboons to me right now. You woke me up from all this yelling which is against my doctors' orders, so I hope you all have a good reason for this!" I said as calmly as I could. I'm sure Queen Amberly and Silvia would be proud. All the advisors were standing calmly now that their queen was present. Maxon looked up at me and weakly smiled. "America you know you should be in bed right now resting. We are sorry for the shouting but please return to your suite and I'll be there as soon as this meeting is over" Maxon pleaded. The look on his face told me he was exhausted after all of today's events. As much as I know that obeying his orders would help him relax, my anger was too high to ignore. The advisors were now sitting down and staring at the floor not wanting to be put into the middle of another one of our soon to be arguments.

"You know what Maxon. You told me earlier that my job was to rest while you were to rule the country and I think that what you said was sexist. So I want to know what's going on and I won't leave this room until someone tells me and we find a solution." I declare as I sit in the seat beside Maxon with no intention of moving. The advisors look shocked but know better than to intervene. Maxon lets out a sigh and grabs my hand and starts rubbing my thumb with his. I now know that I have won this round. Finally an adviser speaks up. "There were three attacks early this morning, my Queen. Carolina, Baffin, and Waverly were attacked. Right now we don't know who attacked or why, and we are already short on guards so we can't send any out to the provinces". "Don't worry Ames, Aspen already called and they are all fine. He's trying to find out as much information as he can there" Maxon explained to me. I'm grateful that Aspen and Lucy are both okay.

After about two hours we come to the conclusion that we will send supplies to the provinces affected and send out as many guards are we can spare to get information from the provinces and to my displeasure, draft more young men to be trained as guards. The only problem being we have no clue who the attacker was. After everyone leaves the conference room Maxon pulls me into a warm hug and kisses my forehead. "You should be resting my dear, I know you want to help me all the time but you can help by keeping you and the baby healthy." "I know but I couldn't sleep, I had a bad dream and I wanted to make sure Aspen and Lucy were okay. At least now we have it sorted out for the time being" I say into his warm chest. Maxon pushes me away for a second and then crashes his lips on mine. Once we stop, Maxon calls for a maid to bring up our dinner to his suite and cancels his meetings for the rest of the day. "Why did you do that?" I ask. "Because this appears to be the only way I'm going to get you to rest without storming into a meeting like a crazy lady." Maxon smirks.

When we arrive at the king suite, dinner is already placed on the small table in the corner of the room. Being Maxon, he lifts me up in his arms and carries me bridal style to the table and sets me down gently in one of the chairs. "You know you didn't have to do that." I state. Maxon smirks "of course I did, the doctor did say that you have to rest more and no wandering around". I roll my eyes and start eating the beautiful dinner. "When do you think we should start telling people about the baby?" Maxon asks between mouthfuls of his supper. "I was think we tell my family and Marlee and Carter fairly soon since I will be starting to show soon." Maxon nearly choked on his food when I said that. "You're going to be showing soon?" Maxon looked surprised. "Yes, I'm already 7 weeks along Maxon. I should start showing within the next 3 weeks. I won't be huge but there will be a little tiny bump" I state happily. Maxon's brown eyes light up in happiness. "Well then I can't wait for that to happen."

After we finish dinner, Maxon finally convinces me that I need to rest. I go to my suite to put on one of my nightgowns. I chose my favourite, pastel blue with white lace trimming the bottom. I quickly write a note to Mary explaining that I no longer need her services for the night ad that i'll see her in the morning. I go back to Maxon's suite to find him lying on the bed still in his suit, reading one of his many pregnancy books. I clear my throat to get his attention. Maxon's eyes leave the book and land on my outfit. "You look divine my dear" Maxon smirks. I walk over to the bed and crawl in next to him. We adjust on the bed so my head lays on his warm chest right over his heart. I look at the book. "Maxon why on earth are you reading the chapter on labour?" I ask honestly confused. "Ames, I want to be ready for when the time comes." Maxon places a sweet kiss on top of my head. I start to reply when I am interrupted by the sound of the rebel alarm. Quickly we race out of bed and Maxon wraps his suit jacket around my shoulders. As we got to his door and open it. The hidden door for the safe room passage is right across the hall. As we are about to make our way across we are interrupted by the sound of gun shots coming from around the corner.


Hey guys, so I hoped you liked the chapter :) I hopefully will have another one up by the end of the week.

-SelectionGirl0723