A/N: Hey guys, sorry for the slight delay in this chap, but I hope you like it haha

Chapter 21: Tickles and Eavesdropping

Ella's POV

I stirred in my sleep as I felt fingers brush up my back. They were soft and gentle, caressing my skin lovingly.

I opened my eyes slowly to be met by a pair of warm brown eyes, which made me smile immediately.

Oh how I missed those eyes!

"Good morning, beautiful." Edmund whispered before kissing my cheek softly.

"Good morning." I replied, I just couldn't stop grinning as it hit me that Edmund was actually awake and holding me now. I was so happy I could have burst.

"And good morning to you, my little princess…" Edmund murmured, smiling down at my stomach as he rubbed it affectionately.

Seeing Edmund talk to our little baby and have him touch my bump, made my eyes fill with tears. He was so thrilled about the baby; I knew he would be the perfect father to our child.

"Hey, I know you're upset that you're wrong that it's a girl and not a boy, but there's no need to cry over it." Edmund joked as he wiped a tear which escaped down my cheek.

"I just can't believe you're finally awake, Ed. And seeing you talk to our unborn child, it just…" I trailed off, unable to find a word which described how happy I felt.

"I know. The only thing I want to focus on now is our family. I'm not talking about Peter and Lucy and Susan and all of them. I'm talking about our own little family. You, me and our little baby." Edmund smiled as he continued rubbing my stomach.

I was about to respond when I suddenly felt the baby kick.

Yup, this was definitely a feisty baby, no doubt from our genes combined.

I looked to Edmund and he was staring at my stomach in awe, his mouth open and his eyes wide in disbelief.

"Ella, was that…" He whispered, before stopping as the baby kicked again.

"Yeah, that's our child responding to you." I smiled, running a hand through Edmund's hair as he bent down so his face was level to my stomach, a position I loved to see him in lately. It was just so nice to see Edmund talking to our growing baby.

"She can hear me?" He asked in surprise, grinning at my belly as he stroked it softly.

"Yup, HE canhear you." I countered, chuckling softly.

Edmund didn't give any witty comeback or whatever, he just continued smiling at my belly and kissing it softly over and over again.

"I love you so much, little Baby Pevensie."

I laughed which made him smile up at me.

"Baby Pevensie? That's what you're going to name our child?" I continued giggling lightly, shaking my head in amusement.

"Well, for now, yes, since we don't know the confirmed gender yet. Though I'm really positive it's a girl." He mumbled the last part under his breath, but I still heard him.

"Idiot." I chuckled and swatted him lightly across his head which made him pout at me. He climbed back up so his face was now level to mine.

"That was mean." He grumbled in a husky voice, a voice I loved hearing.

"Oh yeah? So what? What are you going to do about it?" I smirked as I challenged him.

I could see a mischievous glint in his eyes before I erupted into a fit of giggles as he began tickling my sides, though cautious of my stomach.

"Edmund! Ed, stop! Okay, I'm sorry! Stop please! Ed, I'm with child! Ed!"

Suddenly, our bedroom door swung open and I shrieked as Edmund stopped tickling me and we stared at Peter in shock, our bodies tangled in the sheets.

"Whoa, hope I'm not interrupting something." Peter asked teasingly, winking at Edmund.

"Pete, you pervert! You don't just walk into other people's bedrooms!" I exclaimed as I sat up a bit.

"Especially married people's bedrooms!" Edmund added, glaring at his brother.

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry. It's just nice to see you awake, Ed." Peter spoke in a serious but genuine tone.

After Edmund and I had our little reunion the previous day, Peter, Lucy and Lorenzo also came in and reunited with Edmund. There were loads of smiles, laughs, tears and hugging. Camilla just stood at the door and watched, though I really didn't pay any attention to her, all I cared about was my Edmund.

"It's nice to be awake, Pete. But is there any other reason you barged into our bedroom while I was having a personal moment with my wife?" Edmund questioned, slightly in irritation.

I blushed as he mentioned the "personal" moment, but the serious look on Peter's face made me forget about that petty remark.

"What's wrong, Pete?" I asked, furrowing my eyebrows at him.

"The ship which took Caspian to Galma returned this morning." He mumbled.

I gasped and smiled.

Wait…

Why doesn't he look happy?

Shouldn't he be thrilled that Caspian brought Susan back?

Now she could finally meet her brother in his awake state and also her unborn nephew.

"Isn't that good news?" Edmund asked, voicing my exact thoughts.

"It should have been. Except for one problem…" Peter trailed off uncomfortably.

Oh gosh, why is there always a problem?

"Caspian didn't return with it."

Caspian's POV

I tossed and turned in my bed, my mind swarmed with a billion thoughts. Something just wasn't right. It was not normal, the way Susan was behaving today. She was not herself, something had changed. She had changed. But I just couldn't put my finger on it. Though I knew something was up, I just could not tell exactly what it was.

My thoughts then drifted to Ella. It had been 2 days since I left and I was already paranoid about her. I couldn't help but worry if she was alright, if she was stressing herself too much, if the baby was okay. I knew she would be still be extremely upset about Edmund, but at least when I was there I would remind her that she couldn't stress herself too much as it would be harmful to her and the baby. Now that I wasn't there, hopefully at least Lucy, Peter or Lorenzo could take over that job.

A small smile made its way to my lips. I still couldn't believe Ella was pregnant. Soon, we would have a little Edmund or Ella running around the castle. I knew he or she would be the most precious baby ever, and I already loved it so much. I would definitely be its favorite uncle, Peter and Lorenzo had no chance. The image of me holding a little toddler and playing with it made its way into my mind and made me chuckle. It would definitely be a handful; after all it was Edmund and Ella's baby.

Suddenly, another image entered my brain. The image of me and Susan on the beach, with a little girl running ahead of us and picking shells. Susan and I were holding hands, smiling at the toddler. The little girl turned around and grinned at us, and she looked exactly like her mother…like Susan.

That was when I shot up.

No.

I couldn't be thinking like this.

How can I possibly think of having a child with Susan when she was engaged!

Although it was wrong, I knew my feelings for Susan were inevitable and still strong as ever.

I sighed and ran a hand over my face, feeling my sticky forehead covered in sweat. I breathed deeply as I got off the bed and made my way down the corridor.

Wow, Craig and Susan's house was really big.

As I wandered down the hallway, I heard some distant voices. They were muffled, but they were definitely loud enough for me to hear. It was coming from a room a little ahead of me, which was slightly ajar, causing a small amount of light to flow into the dark hallway. I silently crept towards the room, recalling that this was actually Craig's and Susan's room.

For a brief moment, I felt irritation bubble inside me. They weren't even married yet, and they shared a room. The Susan I knew would never agree to something like that, she was a woman of very high morals and values.

As I crept forward inch by inch, the voices were becoming clearer and louder.

"You promised, Craig!"

"Well haven't you ever heard that promises are made to be broken? Besides, you should be thankful it's just this, because you do know there is a possibility things could have been worse, right?"

There was a moment of silence and by this time I was already outside the room. I couldn't help but press my ear against the oak door, trying my best to be as silent as possible.

"Sorry Craig."

"That's better. I told you, if you just cooperate and listen to me, then everything…"

His voice abruptly stopped and after a mere second, the door swung open, causing me to jump back in shock. Craig stood there in his silk pajamas, staring at me in shock, confusion and…rage?

"Caspian! Couldn't sleep now, could you?"

His voice was rather hostile and over his shoulder I noticed Susan looking at Craig's back in…fear?

"Y-Yeah. I was thirsty and just wanted a drink. I just…couldn't help but hear voices from your room. Everything alright?" I cautiously spoke as my eyes flickered to Susan for a brief moment, as my question was directed to her as well.

"Of course. And while I do appreciate your concern, though it is unnecessary, I would rather you respect our privacy, Caspian. It is not polite to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, especially engaged couples."

There was something in his tone that really ticked me off.

Though I admit I was in the wrong, he did not have to talk to me like I was his servant!

"I get it. Sorry I disturbed your little…conversation. I'll just leave you two to go back to whatever that was. Goodnight."

My tone was rather curt and just before I turned around, I noticed a hurt and guilty look on Susan's face, and my heart involuntarily twisted. I hated seeing her upset, and her eyes were just filled with so much sorrow and frustration.

As I made my way back to my room, I felt anger build in me. It was so obvious Susan and Craig were having problems, and Susan was not happy with him. It especially annoyed me how Craig was talking to her. His tone was so condescending and disrespectful; it made me want to punch him.

Their relationship was definitely not going in the right direction, and I could only hope Susan realized this soon enough to call it off. The last thing I wanted was for Susan to go into this marriage which was like a shipwreck waiting to happen.

Before I drifted off to sleep, I hoped Susan would finally realize how much more suited I was for her than Craig.

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