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Chapter 10 –

Since discovering she was pregnant Sofia has been doing her best to hide it from her family. Cedric provides her with a tea every morning before she returns to her room to help her with her nausea, and again in the afternoon he gives her another tea to make sure it stays at bay. It has been helping though she has still been very tired, bloated and hungry for certain foods while specific foods make her queasy at the mere smell of them.

One evening while speaking with Cedric, Sofia began, "Cedric, I think my mom knows something is up."

"What makes you say that?" He asked as he lazily traced his fingers along the skin of her back.

"I feel like she is watching me very closely lately and she keeps staring at my stomach, as if she's waiting for it to begin to expand. I just have a feeling that she knows. She has seen me get sick a few times while eating, I'm always tired and drinking your special tea, I avoid some of my favorite dishes now, my breasts are bigger than ever, and I'm beginning to gain weight. I don't know if I can hide it much longer." The more she spoke the more anxious she began to feel.

"It'll all be okay, my love. Just rest tonight. No need to fret." Cedric assured her, snuggling her closer, draping a protective arm over her, resting his hand on her belly where their baby lay growing in her womb.

Indeed her mother had noticed something strange going on with her daughter. Miranda knew the symptoms all too well of being pregnant so she recognized what was going on but she just couldn't believe her daughter, the princess could be pregnant. It's just not possible. She's single! So the queen decided to keep a closer eye on her and not voice her concerns to anyone for now. Over the past few weeks she noticed Sofia become queasy over the smell of her favorite foods, craving strange snacks at all hours, gaining weight, drinking Cedric's tea before meals, always being tired and needing a nap and her breasts have grown at least a full cup size. Not to mention the tell-tale "pregnancy glow" she has been giving off. But her daughter wouldn't be so senseless to get pregnant before marriage, she's royalty. Sofia's more intelligent than that. Besides, who would the father be? The only man she spends any time with is Cedric. With this thought, Miranda gasped out loud, covering her mouth delicately with her hand and paled. "Oh no. It couldn't be. But it would make sense. Oh my…" She said sitting down to think some more…

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Sofia awoke to hear a knock at her door. She sat up startled wondering how she arrived back in her bedroom, she didn't remember Cedric waking her up and telling her it was time to return. He must have brought her back himself.

Baileywick walked in and greeted Sofia in his usual manner, "Good morning, Princess Sofia. How are you today?" As he went around opening her curtains and a few windows to let in a bit of fresh air.

"I'm good, Baileywick. How are you?" She asked in return, smiling at him.

"I'm well, thank you for asking, Sofia. Will you be joining your family for breakfast or would you like something brought up to your room for you?"

"I will join my family in a moment after I get ready." Sofia said as she climbed out of bed and headed for her bathroom.

Since she didn't have Cedric's tea to wake up to she was already feeling nauseated and needed to hurry to the bathroom, once she was in the bathroom she vomited, thankful she made it before Baileywick saw her. While still kneeling on the floor, there was a knock on her bathroom door.

She looked up suddenly and saw her mom standing there. "Honey are you okay, are you sick again?" Miranda asked Sofia.

"Um, uh, no-no…" She stuttered, not sure how to answer.

"Okay, dear. I was just stopping by to let you know we're having breakfast in the garden's today instead of in the dining room." She said while eyeing the toilet which very obviously had vomit in it.

"Thanks for letting me know mom, I will be there in a bit after I get dressed and ready." Sofia said, standing up from the floor, a bit unsteadily, her mom helping her up.

"Sofia, I hope you know you can talk to me about anything. And I mean ANYTHING at all. Okay?" She said boring into her eyes before walking out her door, hoping her daughter got the message she was trying to convey.

Sofia's heart began to pound. She knew her mom knew. What was she going to do? She had to tell Cedric. Or should she just talk to her mom. It would be nice to talk to her mom like she used to do. Maybe she would be understanding and sympathetic.

She didn't have much time to panic though; Sofia had to get ready and meet her family for breakfast. While getting ready she noticed the dress she picked out didn't fit properly in the belly or bust, it was too tight. She had to pick out another one that was a little looser. They were going to have to tell her family soon…

As Sofia approached her family for breakfast her mom watched her closely and noticed she was wearing a dress that was looser fitting and gave her more room for her expanding bust and waistline. Miranda just wondered when she would come forward to talk to her. She didn't want to push her daughter away either but they couldn't ignore this much longer. In a society such as this, her situation has to handled in a very delicate manner. She'd rather talk to her daughter first and warn her before things got out of hand.

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After breakfast Sofia ran to Cedric's workshop using her invisibility spell so nobody would see her haste and panic or to stop her. When she arrived she pounded on the door and Cedric opened it about to complain to whoever would disturb him in such a rude manner but nobody was there.

"It's me, Cedric. I used the invisibility spell." Sofia explained, out of breath, walking into his workshop as he shut the door.

After she caught her breath she undid the spell and he could see her. She explained what had happened that morning with her mom.

"Merlin's mushrooms…" Cedric grumbled as he plopped down next to Sofia.

"What are we going to do, Cedric?" Sofia asked, resting her head against his shoulder. He put his arm around her and held her to him, comfortingly.

"I guess it's time to talk to your family. The only question is, how best to go about it?" He said, nervously.

"My mom did say I could talk to her about anything, maybe we should talk to her first and ask what she suggests. She obviously knows and hasn't sent you to the dungeons or sent me away in punishment so I think she's our safest bet at this point." Sofia suggested, looking up at him, asking his opinion with her eyes.

"Okay, I agree, but would you like to talk to her alone or with me?" He asked.

"That's up to you. She probably knows it's you as you're the only man I spend any time with…" She chuckled lightly.

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The following morning Sofia waited for Baileywick to finish making his rounds in her room. She informed him she would not be joining her family for breakfast but asked him to send for her mother to come to her room as soon as possible.

Within moments she heard a knock and her mom entered her room. "Sofia? Baileywick said you wanted me to come right away to your room. Is everything okay? Are you sick again?" She asked, coming to her daughter's side.

"I'm fine, really. Um, mom…" Sofia began nervously, "You said I could talk to you about anything, right, well, I'm ready to talk if you're ready to listen." And she looked up into her mom's eyes looking scared.

Her mom hugged her tight and exclaimed, "Of course honey, you can always talk to me about anything." She cleared her throat and asked awkwardly, "Is there anyone else who will be joining us for our talk?"

"Yes…" Sofia looked towards a corner in her room and said to what appeared to be thin air, "Cedric you can appear now." And with that he materialized before their eyes and walked towards them looking uneasy.

"You can relax Cedric, I figured it out a while ago; a mother always knows. If I were going to punish you I would have done it already. That's not to say I'm happy or not disappointed by the actions of both of you. But I just want what is best for Sofia and the child she is carrying. So let's talk and get this figured out, okay?" The queen addressed him.

"Yes, your majesty." He responded.

Together the three of them came up with a plan to tell the King and the rest of the family. In their place as royals, Sofia's situation would not be taken well. The queen promised to try and quell the King's temper when he found out. They would keep Sofia hidden away in the castle while she was showing, away from prying eyes and gossipers, and of course they would have Cedric and Sofia marry as soon as possible. But first things first they needed to tell the King and the rest of the family. They planned for the following day after brunch Cedric and Sofia would approach the King and Queen as well as the twins and explain their situation. The queen would do her best to be a mediator and give suggestions that would be best for her daughter and the child but normally in this situation that's not always taken into account when rules are broken.

That evening while lying in bed Sofia was worried about telling her father. "What if my mom isn't able to convince my dad to be lenient with us and he tries to tear us all apart? I'm scared Cedric." And she began to cry. "These pregnancy hormones make me cry so much, it's ridiculous." She chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"It's okay, love. I understand. And I've already promised to do whatever I have to for us to stay together, no matter what." He reassured her, holding her tighter to him, while gently rubbing her stomach.

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After brunch Sofia dressed in a cream colored loose, simple yet elegant dress and brown, leather knee-high boots, tied up the front. Her hair was in waves cascading down her back. She waited for Cedric to meet her and then together they traversed the castle halls, hand in hand silently towards her family. Her heart was pounding. Her boots could be heard gently tapping the floors with the silence between them.

She looked up into Cedric's eyes and he squeezed her hand. He noticed Sofia was wearing her engagement ring. Normally she didn't wear it and kept it in his workshop so her family did not see it.

"I figured there is no point in hiding it anymore, now that everything is about to come out in the open." She shrugged, smiling, looking at the ring on her left hand. He pulled her hand to his mouth and kissed her ring finger.

"I can't wait to be married to you officially. Let's just hope your mother is able to talk some sense into the King and keep him calm. Are you ready?" Cedric asked.

"Not really, but we don't have much choice."

Together they approached the doors and letting go of each other's hands, the doors swung open wide and they entered the room. Glancing at Cedric, Sofia noticed he gulped and held his head high and began to walk in. Trying to match his false confidence she entered as well by his side, meeting her mom's warm, loving eyes.

"Sofia, Cedric. Hello you two. What's going on?" King Roland greeted them, looking confused.

"Dad, Mom, Amber and James, we have something to tell you…" Sofia began, taking Cedric's hand in hers looking into his eyes before looking back towards her family.

To be continued… MMMWWWAHAHAHA!

If you're really nice I will update the next chapter tomorrow. I felt like being hilarious and separating the chapters just to be mean and ending it right there! Yep. That's just how I am...