A/N: OMG. A late night update! My Microsoft Word(Office) just up and went down on me and deleted this chapter so I had to re-type the entire chapter by memory. Anyway, here's the update. My apologies for any grammar issues. Will fix them later. The most important thing is that I got you all an update. Enjoy!
A Son For A King
A Twisted Fate
For the past three weeks the palace has been on lock down since Naveen and Tiana learned from Mama Odie's visions of bad spirits were around. Tiana felt safe enough with their precaution, but heavy security alone wasn't good enough for Naveen. He had every room in the palace searched and made sure that both James and Jasmyna's room had two guards standing inside and outside of their rooms.
Naveen even canceled his trips to Giodonia until further notice. Tiana didn't think It was necessary, but he thought so.
Tiana rolled around to see her husband laying awake with his hands resting behind his head.
"Naveen, why aren't sleeping?"
"I can't sleep." He answered, looking down at her. "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"Because the light on your nightstand is still on. What time is it anyway?"
"Thirty minutes after two." He said, sitting up, turning off the lamp.
Tiana put her hand on her husband thigh and started rubbing it. "You don't have anything to worry about, baby. The guards are watching this entire palace day and night. Go to sleep."
Naveen sighed. "I can't."
Tiana sat up, rubbing his back. "Naveen, I know ya scared. I'm scared, too but we can't live our life this way. Locked inside the palace."
Naveen laid his head on his wife's lap. "I know but it's the only way for me to somewhat sleep at night. Knowing that you and the children, our entire family is safe."
Tiana ran her fingers through his hair. "But it's making everyone miserable, including yourself. And you're not sleepin' now."
Naveen closed his eyes. "Perhaps you're right about overdoing it with the security. But we can't take any risks now. Mama Odie's visions are very accurate."
"Yes the yare, but even she thinks you locking us all in this palace is a bit much, even you said it."
Naveen sighed. "Sing for me."
"Sing for you?" Tiana raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, you have a beautiful voice."
"Naveen…"
"For me? Only your sweet voice can help me fall asleep." He said.
Tiana smiled. "Fine, for you." She cleared her throat and begin singing:
When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
What ever my lot you have taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul
Though the devil will ruin, though trials may come
Let this blessed assurance control
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate
And He shed His own blood for my soul
It is well, with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin not in part but the whole
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, oh my soul
It is well, with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
And Lord haste the day when my faith shall be sight
And the clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
Naveen sat up, taking his wife's hand. "Thank you for that."
"Anytime."
Both laid in each others arms.
"I love you." Naveen said, kissing his wife before closing his eyes.
"I love you, too." Tiana said, closing her eyes.
()()()()
Tiana woke up to the sound of Naveen playing the ukulele. She rubbed her eyes, slowly rising up and getting off the bed.
Naveen played on as he felt his wife's hand on his shoulder. "Good afternoon."
Tiana frowned. "Afternoon?"
"Yes, it's a little past one. You slept the entire morning." Naveen said, stop playing the instrument and pulling her onto his lap. "You aren't hiding anything from me?" He raised an eyebrow.
Tiana frowned. "What are you talkin' about?"
He put his hand on her lower abdominal and smiled at her.
Tiana rolled he eyes. "Oh, please." She got off of him.
"What? You were sleeping very peacefully late more than several times since we got back together. You don't have to keep anything from me Tiana-
"You keep thinking that way Naveen." Tiana said, walking in the bathroom.
Naveen got up and followed her, wrapping his arm around her waist. "Are you mad at me?" He asked, kissing her ear.
"No…" Tiana said. "I have to get to the kitchen though."
"I already told them that you have the day off."
Tiana's eyes widen. "What did you do?"
Naveen turned her around to face him, "You were sleeping so beautifully that-
"It's enough that you lock everyone in this palace, but for you to just up and cancel my day-
"The day is half way over and I already talked to the security team on reserving the lock down." Naveen explained. "You should've seen Kanad when I made that announcement this morning." He laughed. "My little brother is in love."
"Good dofr him." Tiana said. "But I should be taking my shower." SHe tried to get out of his hold. "Naveen…"
"What?" He asked, giving her a slick smile.
"Can you let me go so that I can shower?" She asked.
Naveen let her go, but took a hold of her hand. "Follow me." He walked them over to a bathtub full of bubbles.
Tiana raised an eyebrow. "A bubble bath?"
Naveen bend over to feel the water. "Yes, and the water is just right."
Tiana smiled. "You did a lot when I was asleep."
Naveen nodded. "I sure did. Now, undress for me."
"What if I don't know how?" She joked.
Naveen gave her a cocky smile. "Then I will have to help you undress." His hands went down the sides of her gown and pulled it up her thighs. "Can you raise your arms for me?"
SHe did just that as her husband lifted the gown off her body. SHe covered her breasts.
Naveen shook his head, taking her hands. "Why are you hiding those from me?" He helped her in the tub. "Relax…"
Tiana sighed, enjoying the warm water on her body. "This feels nice."
"Sit up for me." Naveen dipped the bath sponge into the water and rubbed soap onto it, making a lather. He then rubbed the lathered sponge on Tiana's back.
"Mmm." She moaned. "What did I ever do to deserve this, your highness?"
"I told you to never call me your highness." Naveen said, squeezing the water on her soapy back. "And I just felt like giving my wife a bath. What is wrong with that?"
"You seem less tense today?" Tiana said, leaning back on the tub.
"Your beautiful singing helped me lastnight." Naveen started rubbing the bar of soap on his wife's thighs. "For the first time in three weeks I feel like myself again." He rubbed the bar over her vulva, she quickly closed her legs. Naveen frowned. "Why did you close your legs?"
"You don't rub soap down there…" She laughed.
"Oh." Naveen said, letting the soap go. "Can I rub my hand there instead?"
She looked up at him. "I thought you were you giving me a bath?"
"Did I say that?" Naveen's asked as his lips pressed onto hers, his hand going back down to where it was, rubbing it.
"Mmm." Tiana moaned…
A half hour later
"That was some bath." Tiana flirted, slipping on her dress.
"Yes, it was." Naveen kissed her. "It is too bad that we couldn't stay in it a little longer."
"Our skin was starting to get wrinkled and you know how crazy you get over a wrinkle, or was that a gray hair?" She teased.
"You are a tease." Naveen said, slipping on a shirt.
A knock was heard at the door.
"Perfect timing." He gave his wife a kiss before going for the door. He opened it and saw Kanad.
"Naveen." He walked into the room and saw Tiana. "Oh, I'm sorry Tiana-
"It's okay. I was just leaving." She said.
Naveen frowned. "But I-
She put her finger over his mouth. "I'll see you later." And gave him a kiss before leaving the room.
Kanad nodded his head, amazed at what he just saw. "Wow."
"I know." Naveen said. "But enough about that. What brings you here?"
"You weren't in your office so I figured you'd be in here and you were, with Tiana."
"What do you want?" He asked.
"Advice." Kanad answered.
"About?"
"Love…and other things."
Naveen folded his arms. "You love A'sharia?"
"Yes, I do but I have been thinking a lot about the scary possibility of not feeling the same way if she was back home."
"Long distance love." Naveen laughed. "I know all too well. Look, if you love her like you say you do then there is nothing to worry about. I have never stopped loving Tiana for all the five years we've been apart."
Kanad sighed.
"And look at it this way, you are thirteen. Sometimes things doesn't work out the way you want them to. A'sharia may not be the one right now. Later? Perhaps."
"You're right." He said. "But how do you control yourself around a girl? Especially one like her. There are times when I am around her, or if she touches my knee, and even in a kiss where my mind goes crazy. I would want to just throw her on the floor and…" He stopped.
Naveen laughed. "My younger brother is growing up."
"I know you've dated thousands of women…I've seen them, but there had to be a time when you were in my shoes." The prince said.
"Of course there was, but unfortunately you will have to deal with it. Believe it or not Tiana was the only and first woman to actually refuse me, even on our wedding night. I eventually got her to-
"I don't want to know." Kanad covered his ears.
Naveen shook his head. "You're a growing up. It's normal to feel this way. We already had this conversation. The only thing you can do is continue to be a gentleman and be patient." He slapped his brother on the back. "You may think you're ready to go to the next level with A'sharia, but you aren't. You're only thirteen. And she may have a much mature figure but she is only thirteen as well…enjoy your childhood."
"Thanks man." The brothers hugged.
"Anytime." Naveen said. "But if you do decide to go ahead and sleep with this girl or any other girl." He walked into his closet and took out a box of condoms and handed it to his brother. "Protect yourself and her. The last thing this family needs is another scandal."
Kanad only shook his head.
()()()()
Tiana and Yesenia both walked out of the kitchen and started up the stairs
"Thank you so much for helping me with this last round. I swear, the other cooks can get so lazy."
"You don't have to keep thanking me everytime we get up here, Yesenia." Tiana said with a small smile. "And you don't have to worry about the cooks getting lazy on you. Not as long as I show up unexpectedly every now and then."
Yesenia smiled, taking Tiana's hand. "I didn't want to tell you this now, but I guess now is the right time."
Tiana frowned. "What is it Yesenia?"
Yesenia started to tear up.
Tiana walked them both in her suite, closing the door. "Yesenia, you're scaring me. What's wrong?"
"I'm leaving Maldonia." Yesenia said.
"Oh Yesenia." Tiana hugged her friend. "When are you leaving? Where are you going?"
"I'm leaving for cooking school tomorrow. In Paris. I have been saving up for a while and I have an apartment ready for me." Yesenia said. "You've been such an inspiration to me. And a good friend."
Tiana pulled from the hug. "Paris is one of greatest culinary cities in the world. I know you'll do wonderfully."
Yesenia smiled. "Thank you for everything, Tiana."
Tiana's eyes watered up.
"Don't cry Tiana." Yesenia hugged he young queen, tears running down her face.
"You promise you write and call." Tiana said.
"I promise." Yesenia responded and pulled from the hug. "I'll write you as soon as I arrive at my apartment." She walked over to the door, opening it.
"Abinaza." Tiana said.
"Abinaza." Yesenia responded, before leaving the room.
Tiana turned to see her undergarments on the floor. She raised an eyebrow. "I don't remember these on the floor."
Naveen walked into the room. "There you are. I thought you were in the kitchen."
"I was, but everything was taken care of already." Tiana said, picking up her clothes.
Naveen noticed the mess. "What happened here?"
"I don't know." Tiana stood back. "I'm assuming the help are in laundry mode again?" She then put her hand on her stomach after feeling a small cramp.
Naveen noticed. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, just got up too quickly." She answered.
"Let me pick this up for you." Naveen said, getting down on the floor.
The closet door started to open.
"You don't have to do that." Tiana said. "I got it."
"It's only a few undergarments." He put the rest of the items in the dresser. "See?" He stood up. "All is taken care of."
Tiana smiled.
"You know, we spend way too much time in this room." Naveen took her hand. "Perhaps if we go somewhere far, far away from here. You, me, the children. It could a family-
Tiana gasped when she saw her husband fall onto the floor. Her heart stopped when she saw who caused the attack. "Jasper!"
"Shh!" Jasper shushed, pointing the pistol at her. "Come here."
She backed away. "No."
"Do you want to die?" He pulled her over to him. "Make one move and I'll blow you and my cousin's brains out." He ordered, as he took out a rope, tying it into a knot around her wrists. "Sit down on the bed." He tied another knot around her ankles before going over to an unconscious Naveen.
"Please, don't hurt him." Tiana begged.
Jasper ignored her as he pulled the unconscious king on a chair, where he eventually tied a rope around his hands and ankles. He checked to see if the rope was in place and smiled when he got his results.
"Good." Jasper said, walking over to lock the doors. "So no one can disturb us." He then walked over to Tiana, caressing the pistol on her face.
"Please, don't do anything-
"Shut up!" Jasper yelled.
"How did you get in here?" Tiana asked.
"Didn't I tell you to shut up?" He smiled, taking a hold of her hand.
"Let go of me, or I'll-
Jasper pointed the pistol at the young queen. "Or what? You'll scream?" He pushed her back onto the bed. Then he took out a pocket knife and cut the knot from around her wrists. "Take off your clothes and don't say a damn word."
Tiana started at him, scared out of her mind.
"Take off your clothes!" He ordered, putting his hand on the trigger.
Tiana closed her eyes as she unbuttoned her dress.
Jasper smiled, watching her undress before him until she was in her bra and panties. He got on the bed with her. "Good girl…" He rubbed the gun on her breastbone. "You are so beautiful."
Tiana was scared out of her mind. She didn't know if she should fight back or stay where she's at, for she wasn't only protecting herself.
Jasper got on top of Tiana, opening her legs. He then whispered in her ear. "You think you had a real man…just wait until I'm through with you."
"Please don't do this Jasper." Tiana begged.
He started kissing on her neck.
Naveen woke up, shaking his head. "Tiana..."
Jasper looked over at his cousin and smiled. "You finally decided to wake up you son-of-a-bitch."
Naveen was shocked to see his cousin on his wife. "What the hell? Jasper? Get the fuck off my wife you bastard!" He tried getting out of the knots, but wasn't successful. "Get off of her!"
"Please listen to him Jasper!" Tiana cried.
Naveen saw the fear on his wife's face and hated not being able to help her.
Jasper laughed. "How do you feel now cousin?" He kissed the young queen's mouth. "To see your wife making love with another man right in front of you?"
"When I get out of this I will fucking kill you." Naveen threatened.
Jasper pressed his lips onto Tiana again, waving the pistol in the air.
Naveen rocked the chair side to side, trying to get out of the chair.
Jasper laughed, getting back up. "Now you'll go through what I went through, cousin." He took out a scarf from Tiana's makeup table and covered Naveen's mouth with it. The king tried fighting back. "You are pathetic." Jasper said, tying the silk scarf in a knot.
Tiana sat up on the bed, trying to get off of it.
But Jasper pointed the pistol at her. "Lay back down."
She did as she was told.
He shook his head. "Why even try to stop this. It's fate." He then cut the knot from Tiana's ankles before getting back on the bed.
Naveen wanted nothing but to break Jasper's neck for what he was about to do to his wife.
Tears ran down Tiana's face as she thought about the close call she had with Benjamin back in New Orleans. Never in her wildest dream did she ever imagined that it would happen again. "Jasper, don't do this."
Jasper's lips touched her stomach, her ribs, breasts and neck.
Tiana wanted to throw up after every kiss. "Jasper, you would hurt me if you go any further and you don't want to hurt me." She pleaded.
Jasper ignored her as he started sucking on her neck, cupping her breast with his hand.
"If not for me or Naveen then at least stop for the sake of my unborn baby." She confessed.
Naveen's eyes widen, shocked.
Jasper stopped kissing her and looked down at her, in disbelief. "You're expecting my child?"
Tiana frowned.
Naveen tried getting out the knots again, yelling through the scarf.
Jasper caressed her face. "I promise, I won't be too rough." He pressed his lips onto hers.
Feeling disgusted, Tiana pushed him back. "Get off of me!"
Jasper pointed the gun at her, and a shot went off.
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