A/N: I know, y'all hate me for waiting so long to update, don't you? I just got busy getting ready for Christmas and we went out of town over the weekend so it didn't get posted until now. I want to say Merry Christmas! Or Merry/Happy whatever-holiday-you-celebrate-and-I'm-not-going-to-name-off-the-few-I-know-because-I-don't-want-to-leave-anybody-out. LOL.
Consider this your holiday present!
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LUCY'S P.O.V.
We wake up the next morning and smile at Caspian "Hey…" I whisper.
"How are you my wonderful wife?"
"I am happier than I have been in a while" I blush ever so slightly "How are you?"
"I am very happy, happier than I have been since our wedding" he tells me as he leans towards me and kisses me passionately and runs his hand over my still flat stomach for what feels like the hundredth time since I told him last night, but I don't mind… I actually like it.
"We should get ready for breakfast" I mumble against his lips as we pull back just barely enough to get some air.
"You and your stupid schedules…" he mumbles back before kissing me again "Can't we miss breakfast?"
"You might be able to but remember; I'm eating for two… I have to eat, and so should you."
"But that's not fair…" he fake-pouts adorably. I just stare at him as I get out of bed and head towards my wardrobe to find what I'm going to wear for the day.
"Life isn't fair" I reply in a muffled tone as my head is buried in my dresses.
"I know… and I know you are right; we should get ready for breakfast, you need to stay strong and healthy."
"Just whatever you do…" I pull my head out of the wardrobe with the dress I want "do not start treating me like a baby like I heard my father did every time mother was pregnant."
"I'm pretty sure it is in my nature to worry about you, so I cannot make any promises… but I will try" he finally gets up and changes to his clothes too "Who should we tell first?" He wonders out loud a couple minutes later "or should we tell everybody at the same time?"
"I like the idea of telling everybody at once, but…"
"'But…' what?"
"I want to keep this between you and me for now, okay?"
"Why? Why hide this? This is amazing, and wonderful news so why hide it?"
"Well I want to see if anyone, especially Julia or Claire, guesses, but also… just to be sure nothing happens."
"What are you talking about?"
"The first couple of months… they are the easiest time for something to happen and miscarry the baby… I don't want everybody knowing just in case that would happen."
"Lucy… do not think about things like that, everything will be okay" Caspian murmurs as he wraps his strong arms around me and kisses the top of my head. We stand in silence for a few minutes, but then Caspian whispers "look" he points out our window and continues a little louder "the blizzard is letting up" he smiles.
"That means we can go walking again soon!" I exclaim happily because it has been far too long since we have seen any let up in the storm, and far too long since we have really gotten a good look at the sun.
"Maybe…"
"Caspian, walking is not going to hurt me… or the baby. It would probably help actually because it would help keep me healthy."
"Just as long as you promise you will not push yourself."
"I won't. Can we go to breakfast now? I'm starved."
"Of course my Queen" he calls me my little nickname that annoys me more than anything, but he gets away with it somehow.
Breakfast goes by without anything making me want to throw up again, and also people inquiring about what was wrong yesterday… I brush it off and tell them I just needed fresh air, which is partially true, but that answer doesn't satisfy Eustace because, even though he asked me in the library yesterday, he pulls me outside the dining room as soon as we finish and says "Lucy you look… different today. Is it because of what Doctor Gwendolyn told you yesterday? Lucy… I am your family, if something is wrong please tell me" he nearly begs, and I almost give in and tell him that I am pregnant, but instead I say;
"Eustace… thank you for wanting to take care of me, but I am fine, I promise. If I were sick I would tell you."
"O...Okay."
"Thank you" I tell him as I pull him into a hug, which he returns.
The rest of the day goes by fairly smoothly, me only having one incident with morning sickness, and a small one at that so I consider the day a success.
"What were you and Eustace talking about this morning after breakfast?" Caspian asks me as we lay in bed talking before going to sleep.
"He was asking me about yesterday again; trying to be sure that I am as fine as I say I am" I give him the quick summary and then brush it off.
"You know he just wants to keep you safe, right?"
"I know, and I appreciate it because it makes me feel more at home; like I have Peter and Edmund here, but when I tell him I am fine he keeps asking me about it…" I stand up and start pacing the room, agitated that Eustace will not accept the words 'I am fine'.
"From my little bit of experience family members are supposed to bug you like that, it is their job to keep you safe and if they think something is wrong but you are not telling them they will keep asking" Caspian replies as he swings his legs off the side of the bed and watches me pace.
"But it is almost like he knows already Caspian!" I exclaim in a very frustrated tone "he pulled me outside and told me I looked different than I did yesterday." I think the hormones are already getting to me.
"Lucy, you need to calm down" Caspian says softly as he stands up from the bed, walks to me, and wraps his arms around me effectively stopping my pacing "if Eustace finds out before we want to tell everybody it is fine; he will not tell anybody. And would it really be bad for him to find out first? I would hate to think that he would think that we do not trust him by not telling him that the only family member he has here is pregnant" I look up at Caspian and he smirks "did that make any sense?"
"I understood" I smile back at him, but then get serious once again "I just don't know if I want anybody to know right now."
"We do not have to tell him now, but maybe we should tell him before everybody else."
"Maybe…"
"We can tell him whenever you want to" he kisses the top of my head "but for now can we go to sleep?"
"Yeah… thank you for listening Caspian."
"It is what I am supposed to do, right?"
"Sure" I smile before giving Caspian a final kiss goodnight and drifting off into the wonderful land of sleep.
A/N: Not very long, but hopefully it will hold you over until I post next time. Oh and by the way, next chapter is a 'fun' chapter, I can't have things stay calm for too long.
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Rebecca.
