Ugh, life is soooo crazy, just one delay after another, but finally it is Friday and things have slowed down enough that I can give you all chapter 8, about time too, eh? Lol
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Chapter 8-
A sweet smile spread across Mrs. Maxwell's face and she stood from the sofa and strode up to me gracefully, throwing her long elegant arms around my shoulders to draw me into an affectionate embrace "My dear, how glad I am, I've been waiting for this son of mine to finally settle down. You've answered this mother's fondest wish"
I smiled at her as she drew back to smile at me "Thank Mrs. Maxwell, your kindness will definitely help me get used to married life"
Mrs. Maxwell nodded eagerly "Oh yes, dear, I understand, your husband can only do so much, you need another married woman to talk to, to share things with"
I felt relief rush through me, Mrs. Maxwell totally got it, she so understood what being newly married felt like, I liked her already, now I only had to wonder about Jagger's father and brother.
Mrs. Maxwell looked over to the two men still seated on the sofa and waved them over "Come on over here, you two, come meet Jagger's beautiful new bride"
Mr. Maxwell stood from the sofa, followed by the youngest Maxwell son, Valentine. Mr. Maxwell looked me over carefully for a moment before he clapped Jagger on the back and grinned "Well done, Jagger, your bride is a ravishing beauty"
I blushed and smiled shyly, the Maxwell's were being so kind and welcoming, I felt Luna's hand fall on my shoulder and squeeze affectionately.
"I want to show Raven my room!" Luna exclaimed cheerfully and grabbed my hand, dragging me out of the parlor with her excitedly.
-Jagger's POV-
I watched my twin sister take off with Raven and smiled before I turned around to face my parents, meeting eyes full of questions.
"We are proud of you for settling down, she is so wonderful, but..." Mrs. Maxwell began "How did you meet her? What sparked your romance and decision to wed? We are so curious"
"You'll be ashamed of me" I replied reluctantly "But I don't regret what I did, Raven is my wife and she is worth every devious thing I did"
"Oh dear" Mrs. Maxwell murmured as she moved to sit down in a chair before she collasped onto the floor "Jagger, what did you do?"
"She was Sterling's love first, but she was unclaimed" I began slowly "So I stole her and claimed her for myself, she was quite angry with me for a long while, but she has begun to forgive me. She's been making as much effort as I have to make this marriage work"
Mr. Maxwell sighed softly and rubbed his chin "Jagger, this is not the old days when a man could just pluck the woman he desired from another man's arms and marry her himself, if this were not irreversible, we would force you to give her the choice, but now all we can do is tell you that we are dissappointed in how you obtained her and that you had best treat her well, we are expecting you to make that girl happy after what you have done to her"
"I know" I replied softly "I understand what I did wasn't exactly right, but I'd do it all over again if I had to, I knew from the moment I first laid eyes on her that she was meant to be mine, not Sterling's"
"You didn't... Tell me you didn't force her to..." Mrs. Maxwell whispered hesitantly from her chair.
"No!" I exclaimed immediately "Raven gave herself to me of her own free will, and yes, we have made love and it was beautiful, perfect"
Mrs. Maxwell's eyes softened "You love her"
I shrugged "It's early yet, but I almost certain that I do indeed love her"
Mr. Maxwell gave his son a hard look "If you love that girl, you make sure that you let her know that each and every time you wake to each and every time you retire to your coffin, you give that girl some hope for a good future"
I nodded eagerly "I know, I plan to and... well, on the way here, Raven and I discussed trying for a baby, we both agreed that we really want one"
Valentine's face lit up "You should have a boy!"
I could see that my parents were taken aback by Raven and I's decision to have a baby, though not in bad way, it was clear that they were pleasantly surprised, if not even a little bit shocked.
"Are you sure?" Mrs. Maxwell replied "It would be so wonderful to have a grandchild, but are you cerain you are ready?"
I nodded firmly "Yes, and the wheels are already set in motion, Raven and I have not used protection even once, we are hoping quite hard that she will be pregnant very soon"
My father bent down with a big grin and murmured "Don't worry, son, we Maxwell men are quite potent, you'll be a father in no time at all"
I smiled and nodded "I hope so"
I saw Valentine slip around me as Raven and Luna came back into the parlor, I had to keep from laughing when Valentine leaned into Raven's stomach and called loudly "Be a boy! You need to be a boy!"
Raven must have told Luna, because Luna then leaned down and called loudly "No you don't! You can be a girl!"
"Boy!"
"Girl!"
"Boy!"
"Girl!"
"Okay! Okay!" Raven laughed, pushed both faces gently away from her stomach "We don't even know yet if I am pregnant, wait till we know to tell the baby what gender you want it to be"
"I would so love a granddaughter" Mrs. Maxwell murmured whistfully.
"A grandson wouldn't be so bad either" Mr. Maxwell countered gently.
"Of course, dear" Mrs. Maxwell relented "But I cannot dress a grandson in pretty dresses and lacy ribbons"
I couldn't stop the groan "Moooooooommm! You're gonna turn my daughter into powderpuff"
I felt Raven elbow me in my side and give me a playful warning glare "I am certain your mother did not intend for said dresses to be in any colors that we would find objectionable"
"Yea, okay" I relied, giving into my wife "Just no pink or white"
Raven laughed merrily, which got a smile out of me, I then looked to my parents "Now, I believe we are a nice dinner waiting for us in the dining room"
"Yup!" Valentine piped in "Rare steak and whipped homemade mashed potatoes with all sorts of yummy deserts, mom had Romayde make all of your favorites to celebrate your return to Romania with your new wife"
I smiled at my family, they really were the best, they were supporting my marriage and the decision to have a child.
"I don't know" Luna teased playfully "I think we should send them home so they can get to work on making me an aunt"
Raven gently smacked Luna's shoulder with a merry laugh, both girls grinning and giggling together, it was a nice sight to see. Luna finally had someone she could relate to.
"Let's go down to the dining room now" Mrs. Maxwell declared as she stood from the chair, still laughing sweetly.
My smiled remained glued to my face as we exited the parlor, Raven's hand tucked snuggly into mine.
I really do apologize if this chapter is a little short, I have so much going on at home right now, but I still trying so hard to make time for all of you, my readers really do mean the world to me. I hope you enjoyed the chapter, I hope to receive lots of reviews from my readers, I really do enjoy hearing from you all, makes me smile and I feel really good the rest of the day on.
I will see you all again very soon! Bye for now until chapter 9!
-Tom Riddle's reluctant bride
