Chapter 7

AN: Here's chapter 7. Xxxxxxx.

The next week went quickly for Hanna. The queen had her moved to laundry duty so she wouldn't have to serve Caleb his meals and kept her as Alison's servant. Alison remained mostly quiet whenever Hanna was in her Chambers, tidying or bringing her food or helping get dress. Although she made the odd remark about her pregnancy. Hanna ignored her knowing perfectly well she had the one thing Alison wanted the most. The princes heart. Although Alison probably wanted him to only pleasure herself she wanted him so she could love him and care for him and he could do the same for her and there baby. She often cried herself to sleep thinking about what a mess she had gotten herself into and how her and her mother were going to afford everything a baby needs.

The week went excruciatingly slow for Caleb as he spent his nights lay in bed splitting his thinking between Hanna and his baby and getting out of his marriage to Alison. But in the end it always came back to Hanna. They hadn't spoken since the night he returned. But he could't blame her for being scared and wanting to protect there baby. He worried about her going back to a cold home and having to sleep on a old, uncomfortable bed when she was pregnant. Then he thought about the child that would be born very soon. And how he was going to have to watch his first born growing up from the window of his castle. Not knowing that they were a prince or a princess. That's when he vowed that he would find a way to make everything work. He just needed a plan. A really good plan that would show Hanna she didn't have to be afraid and that would mean he could marry her and have everything he ever dreamed of.

The day of the ball came. Hanna finished work in the kitchens and made her way to Alison to help her get ready. Alison was wearing a dark blue and purple dress with expensive jewels around the neckline. Hanna was putting in one of Alison's earrings when a pain shot through her body. she dropped the earing and grabbed onto the side of the table.

"Do hurry up or I'll be late." Alison huffed as Hanna bent don to pick up the earing once the pain had gone.

The ball began and Caleb danced with Alison a few times to please her and the queen before retreating to the back of the hall with Toby.

"So…"Toby began.

"So?" Caleb asked confused.

"So your getting married tomorrow to the prettiest woman in the kingdom. How are you not buzzed?" Toby said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Caleb wasn't paying much attention to him and was more bothered about scanning the room for Hanna. "You can have her." He muttered spotting Hanna. She was stood in a corner with a few other servants. They were all holding trays of drinks and food waiting for the guests to take them.

She hadn't seen him or rather she was avoiding him as the queen was dancing around the floor looking over at Caleb and then back at her every now and again. She had told Hanna that she needed her to serve food but that she wasn't to look up from the tray at Caleb or anyone else. So that's what she was doing.

Hanna felt another pain shoot up her body and dropped the tray letting it crash to the floor and spilling all of drinks on the floor. She clutched on to the wall and gripped her bump as she felt hot water trickle down her legs. Gasping, when she realised what was happening she ran out of the hall through the back door.

No one noticed except for Caleb who had been staring at Hanna for the past few minutes. He saw Hanna leave and followed her out of a side door.

"Hanna, what wrong?" He asked as she stopped outside the hall to let another contraction hit. She opened her eyes and looked at him as she began to cry with the pain.

"It's happening." She whispered.

Caleb didn't think twice before he lifted her into his arms, with one hand around her back and one under her knees. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her head in his neck as she sobbed with pain. She knew what would happen if the queen saw them but it was worth the risk. She was sixteen and about to give birth, she couldn't do it alone. He started to make his way down the stairs to the first place he could think of when Toby stood there blocking his way.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

Caleb sighed, knowing it was no good trying to convince him to go back inside. So just pushed past him. "Come on." He said calling Toby to follow him.

He carried Hanna down the stairs to the servants quarters where he found the older, plump maid preparing the cake for tomorrow. "Please, help her." He begged.

Anne nodded and lead him to a small room with a bed covered in tatty blankets. Caleb laid her down on the bed and stood up.

"Please, don't go." Hanna begged gripping his hand. She knew what the queen would do if she found out. But she could't go through this without him. She needed his hand the squeeze to try to ease the pain.

Caleb nodded and smiled. He slowly made his way back to Toby who was stood at the door confused. "Look out for anyone coming down." Caleb said.

"Why? Caleb, what's going on?"

He sighed again. "It's my baby."

Toby furrowed his eyebrows. "She was the mystery blonde in your bed." He said.

Caleb nodded and made his way back to Hanna who was sobbing again as Anne guided her through what to do. Caleb pressed a kiss onto her sweaty forehead as she grabbed his hand. "I'm not going anywhere." He soothed.

Toby moved so he was standing outside the door ready invade anyone came down. He had known something was up with him for a long time. The hole journey to the battle he had been quiet and it wasn't nerves. Caleb didn't got nervous. He was the best fighter in the whole kingdom. The journey back though he had perked up and would smile like an idiot every time they got nearer to home. Nearer to Hanna.

The last week though, Caleb had been in a horrible mood. Barely speaking and when he did it was usually swearing or shouting. He looked through the door and saw the way he looked at the pretty, blonde servant and knew that he loved her. She wasn't just someone he could bang. She was his true love.

"Come on Hanna, keep pushing." Anne guided her through the birth. She was lying on the bed with her knees propped up as she gripped on to Caleb's hand. He kissed her head and wiped her tears away and promised everything would be okay, even if he didn't know that for sure.

She pushed a few more times until a baby's cry filled the small room. "It's a baby boy." She announced placing the baby on Hanna's chest. She began to cry again but this time, it was years of happiness as her little boy stopped crying and stared back up at her. Caleb kissed Hanna's head and then his sons as he wrapped a blanket around them both.

Hanna rubs his soft cheek with her finger and looked into his dark brown eyes that he inherits from his father.

"He's perfect." She smiled looking up at Caleb who was smiling down at them both.

"Yeah he is."

"Thank you." Hanna said looking at Anne who had been joined by Toby as they both watched the new parents and their baby.

"It's okay." She smiled back still in complete shock that the prince and Hanna had a baby.

"But please you can't tell anyone." Caleb said looking at them both. "If you do the King will have them both killed." He said running his hand over Hanna's head then down to his newborns sons.

Anne and Toby nodded knowing that he was right. And that he was also the prince and had some power over them.

AN: the baby came. Hope you like the baby being a boy. I know my reviews aren't showing up and im giving a shoutout to everyone who reviewed but please keep reviewing because I still get them by email and really really appreciate them.

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