IF YOU WANT ME YOU CAN HAVE ME-PART 33
Hi everyone. Hope you are all doing well. I wasn't able to update yesterday. Had some important things to do and I was a little Chelsie overload. I spent my previous week with them, writing my other story: "Crucial moments". But today I'm back. This story is gently heading towards its end, as I intend to end it with the birth of the twins. So I predict three more chapters, including this one. I just hope that you will stay with me till the end.
In today's chapter, we will attend Beryl's wedding and Charles and Elsie will be preparing to their parental moments, receiving an unexpected gift from His Lordship. Hope you will like it.
Beryl's wedding was rather meagre, yet very lovely. The newlyweds were happy and encircled by their friends, they took their vows in front of the reverend Travis. Beryl was blooming in her pink dress and Mr Mason looked wonderful in his grey suit. Happiness was radiating all around.
Elsie was so proud of her beloved friend, so satisfied, that finally Beryl got her happy ending. She was cheeky and annoying at times, but Elsie was aware that she was the best friend that she could have asked for. The wedding ceremony was a cumulation of double happiness, because the day before, during Beryl's bachelorette party, Daisy confessed that she and Andy were engaged and they were planning to marry in June, next year. This confession caused an eruption oj joy among the ladies and the joy went on and on, throughout the day. Elsie was very tired and she felt like every step was giving her difficulties. Charles was so protective of her. He literally never let her get out of his sight. He was watching her and making sure that she was sitting comfortably and eating whatever she wanted. Elsie was joking, that if she will eat one more thing, she might burst, but he didn't listen to her. When the party came to an end and the newlyweds were about to take off, to spent their short honeymoon (they decided to left to Scarborough, persuaded by Charles and Elsie), Elsie made the last effort that day and she came to Beryl to wish her good luck once more.
"Beryl, I'm so happy for you and Bill. You are made for each other. Have a nice honeymoon and remember what we talked about."
"I will Elsie. Please take good care of yourself and listen to Charles. Once in your life. I don't want you to go into labor, before I will get back from my honeymoon."
"I'll try to hold on. Enjoy those moments that are ahead of you Beryl, because they are going to be wonderful. And when you get back, I expect a full honeymoon report."
"You can bet on that! I know that you are already waiting for an occasion to get even with me, after all the jokes that I made about you and Charles!"
"You bet I am! Have a wonderful time and get back safe."
"You too Elsie. Be careful of you and the babies."
They've hugged cordially and when Beryl and Bill left the party, Charles and Elsie were slowly heading home. They both felt exhausted after all the Christmas preparations, that they went through and the one connected with Beryl's wedding. When they went back to the cottage and went to bed, they drifted off to sleep immediately.
The very next morning, Charles woke up first and enjoyed the lovely view of his deeply sleeping wife. His heart clenched a bit, because he realized how tired she was. Even being pregnant, not very far from the labor, she was still thinking about everyone else's happiness, putting it before her own needs. He sometimes wondered how on earth did he deserved to marry such an angel on earth? He looked at her lovingly and caressed her shining, dark locks delicately. His sweetheart. So brave, not complaining about the difficulties of her pregnancy. How could she be so sweet, beautiful and so kind at the same time? Heaven above gave me her-Charles thought and our two babies. He shuddered a bit, thinking how hard it will be for Elsie, to gave birth of two babies. For the very thought of that, he held her tightly to him, in a natural instinct of wanting to protect her from the pain. She slowly started to wake, feeling his arms wrapped around her.
"Mmmm...What time it is?"
"It's still early sweetie..You can still sleep..."
"Why are you holding me so tight Charles? Is everything ok..?"
"It is, I just...I feel a need of protecting you.."
"Protecting me? From what?"
"I don't know. From pain, from suffering.."
"Charles, are you sure that you are all right? You are talking nonsense."
"Elsie...It's not that..I was just thinking about the labor and all the suffering you will have to go through and I felt really scared. It won't be easy..Especially with two babies.."
"I know Charles, but you needn't worry that much love..Dr Clarkson told me that after giving birth to first one, it won't be so difficult to gave birth to the other, it shouldn't take long.."
'Still, this is going to hurt.."
"Well, that is something that neither of us, can't change Charles. That's how it is for women. We have to suffer all our life.."
"And we men, don't always appreciate it enough, don't we?"
'Maybe other men don't, but you certainly do Charles. I have never known more delicate and kind man than you.." She reached out and caressed his cheek tenderly, smiling to him, with a gaze full of love.. "Ever since the beginning, I knew I could trust you. You always thought about my needs, you were always so considerate for me. Watching not to hurt me in any way..That is so sweet..You know how many women don't have that? How many women have to deal with their husband's harshness and selfishness?"
"I know Elsie. For me it was always obvious to put your feelings and desires first. Before mine. Because you are the most important person in the world for me and because I love you so much..."
"I love you too Charles..So very much..And don't worry...Women were doing it for ages..I mean giving births..So I'm sure I can handle it...I don't care so much about pain and all this, I just want to deliver two healthy babies into this world and that's the most important thing."
"I'm sure you will Elsie. You are so strong, beautiful, kind and amazing. I never knew any other woman like you before.."
"I'm glad you haven't Charles, because if you did, she could have taken you away from me and you were meant to be mine.."
"Always and forever yours honey..I belong to you and only to you.."
"Don't you ever forget it. And now, please make some good breakfast for your very hungry wife.. Your children are doubling my appetite and apparently they are trying to disable me for the rest of the pregnancy, so I wouldn't be able to move, because of my expanding size.."
"So they are agreeing with me, because in my opinion, you should be lying down from now on.."
"You are ganging up on me already"
"It looks like it"
They laughed, feeling so light-heart at the moment.
The next few days Elsie spent at home, because she felt that it was necessary to rest, after all those Christmas/Beryl's wedding preparations. Charles was needed at the house, due to the preparations for the New Year's Eve, but Anna and Mrs Baxter promised Elsie, that they will take over her duties, so she could have some proper rest. Of course when she was spending days in the cottage, Charles was constantly telephoning her, making sure that everything was all right and that she didn't need something. She kept herself busy, by preparing a room, next to their bedroom, for the arrival of the babies. On New Year's afternoon, she was a little astound, seeing that the big car from the Abbey arrived, in front of the cottage. Charles, Thomas and Andy got out of it and for a moment Elsie was a little scared, that maybe something bad happened in the house, but Charles who just went inside, has reassured her, that everything was all right. He asked her to close her eyes and not to watch, until he will tell her so. She was very intrigued, but she kept her promise, even though it was difficult to do that, especially when she heard noises and Charles, Andy and Thomas carrying something upstairs. It went on for a while and then Thomas and Andy went back to the Abbey, saying quick hello to her and Charles went downstairs, telling her that she could open her eyes now and he asked her to go upstairs with him.
Elsie was extremely curious, to see what the surprise was all about and let Charles lead her to the room, which she was already starting to prepare for the babies. When they went in, she froze out. In the middle of the room, there were two cradles. Beautiful, pinewood cradles, with a lovely linen inside. The linens were covered with blankets. In one cradle there was a pink blanket and in the other a blue one. Elsie's eyes filled with tears, she was so touched seeing this. It was like a sudden realization that soon enough, those cradles will be filled with their babies. She turned to Charles, to see that he was also extremely touched with her reaction.
"Charles..How did you? When did you? How did they get there?"
"Elsie, sweetie, they are a gift that I've received from His Lordship. He ordered them weeks ago and they were suppose to get here by Christmas, but they didn't. They've delivered them today. So we decided to bring them here, at once, as our New Year's gift.."
"Oh my God Charles..They are so lovely..So perfect.." Elsie move her fingers on the solid wood structure.
"They are..I know that you were worried about not having enough things prepared for the babies, but now we have the most important one here..You won't have to worry so much anymore.."
Charles hugged Elsie closely and she put her head on his chest...
"Charles, this is the best gift that his Lordship gave us. Please thank him for that and I will also do it, as soon as I will see him."
"I will Elsie. I was so touched that he thought about that."
"The linen is in very good quality and the blanket colors..It's like one is for the girl and one for the boy.."
"Maybe that's how it's going to be Elsie. Maybe we will have a girl and a boy. We spent quite a long time, wondering about the baby's sex and who knows? Maybe we will have one of each."
"I would really want that Charles..Just think..Less than a month and we will put our babies inside those cradles..Oh Charles..I never knew that we can be so incredibly happy in life..That we can have everything..We couldn't have asked for more.."
"We couldn't Elsie..We definitely couldn't..."
They looked at each other with love in their eyes, smiled so warmly and they were standing in their babies room for a while, cuddling closely, surrounded by unimaginable happiness.
So there. That's it for today. I have to tell you, that I couldn't stop smiling, writing today's chapter. This overwhelming Chelsie happiness did it for me..This is how I would always want to see them. Healthy, happy and extremely in love, surrounded by their babies. I hope that you had a little fun reading it. I think in those hard moments, it is good to go to a happy place for a while, even if it is only a fanfiction happy place...Please stay safe and take good care of yourself and your families.
Sorry for mistakes and please let me know what you think. See you soon!
