October 14th 1516
Somerset Manor, England
Mary Seymour nee Boleyn POV
''Push Your Grace push.'' the midwife tells me.
''I am pushing.'' I say.
I push and push until I feel a babe leave my body but before I can ask what the gender is, I feel the pain of childbirth again.
I push and push and I end up pushing four more babes out of my body, one after the other.
''Your Grace has given birth to three sons and two daughters.'' the midwife tells me.
But before I can ask for my husband, I feel pain once more and the midwife calls the physician and they both work on me for two hours as they fight to save my life.
They save me but I end up rendered barren and the news breaks my heart to where when Edward comes in, he demands to know what happened to make me cry.
''Your Grace, we just told Her Grace that because of how taxing the birth was that she can never carry another child.''
''I...am...so...sorry...Edward.'' I say in-between sobs.
''Shh shh shh. It's alright Mary we already have what thirteen kids?''
''Sixteen my love.'' I said as she knew he was counting her kids with Francois as his as he loved them as if they were his biological children.
''Your Grace has three sons and two daughters.'' the midwife said showing Edward the babes I have just given birth to.
''Our sons shall be named Edward (blonde hair, slanted green eyes, oval shaped face, pale complexion, with a birthmark in shape of a heart, and thin lips), Jonathan (red hair, slanted brown eyes, pale complexion, thin lips, oval shaped face, and a birthmark in the shape of a lion), and William (black hair, slanted green eyes, pale complexion, thin upper lips, and an oval shaped face).'' Edward said.
''And our daughters shall be named Anne (black hair, slanted grey eyes, oval shaped face, pale complexion, and thin lips) and Nadine (blonde hair, slanted green eyes, pale complexion, thin upper lips, and an oval shaped face).''
With that, we let Elizabeth, three (blonde hair, almond green eyes, oval shaped face, tan complexion, and thin upper lips), Alexander, two (brown hair, slanted green eyes, tan complexion, plump lips, and oval shaped face), Anthony, two (blonde hair, slanted brown eyes, thin upper lips, oval shaped face, and tan complexion), George, almost two (black hair, slanted grey eyes, thin upper lips, oval shaped face, and tan complexion), James, almost two (brown hair, slanted green eyes, plump lips, oval shaped face, and tan complexion), Draconis, almost two (blonde hair, slanted brown eyes, tan complexion, thin upper lips, and oval shaped face), Lucien, eleven months (blonde hair, oval shaped face, slanted brown eyes, thin upper lips, and pale complexion), Thomas, eleven months (red hair, slanted green eyes, thin upper lips, oval shaped face, and pale complexion), Nicholas, eleven months (brown hair, slanted blue eyes, oval shaped face, pale complexion, and thin upper lips), Cecily, eleven months (blonde hair, slanted blue eyes, thin upper lips, oval shaped face, and pale complexion), and Ruth, eleven months (red hair, slanted brown eyes, pale complexion, ova shaped face, and thin upper lips) in to see their new siblings.
''Let mommy and daddy have some space you guys.'' Elizabeth says and I can't help but coo at how adorable she is being.
''Little ones, allow me to introduce Edward, Jonathan, William, Anne, and Nadine to you.'' I tell my babies.
I see Elizabeth's eyes glow as she loves all of her brothers and sisters, no matter if they are full or half siblings.
Even my half siblings, Richard, Michael, and Giselle are jealous of Garrett, Harold, Thomas, Diana, Marco, Nadine, Kaelan, Angelus, Elizabeth, and Magdalene.
Not to mention Aria, Roselia, Gabriel, and William even though they are from the same mother.
October 17th 1516
Boleyn Manor
Thomas Boleyn, Duke of Cassis POV
I am writing betrothal contracts for Kaelan, Angelus, Elizabeth, and Magdalene as Garrett's, Harold's, Thomas', Diana's, Marco's, and Nadine's are already settled.
Garrett's betrothed is Princess Joana of Portugal as we worked out a contract.
Harold's betrothed is Sage Black, daughter of Adam Black, Duke of Cork.
Thomas' betrothed is the unborn daughter of Theodore Black, brother to the Queen.
Diana's betrothed is the twenty-year-old Duke of Bath, Hadrian White.
Marco's betrothed is the unborn daughter of Eric Gavin, Duke of Lourdes.
And Nadine's betrothed is the thirty-year-old Duke of Cardiff, Gaston Wilson.
I send Kaelan's betrothal contract to the Duke of Cleves, Jonathan La Marck for any unborn daughter he shall have.
Angelus' betrothal contract I send to King Charles V of Spain as his wife has given birth to three sons and two daughters at the seventh month mark.
Phillip, Charles, and Ferdinand are their sons names and Maria and Joanna are their daughters names.
I appeal for Joanna's hand in marriage to my son Angelus when they are fourteen and thirteen respectively.
Elizabeth, I betroth to a thirteen-year-old son and heir to the Dukedom of Bristol, Harold Legume.
And finally, Magdalene I betroth to the Prince of Wallachia, Neagoe Basarab as he just lost his wife and children and he now needs a bride to give him children.
I send him a potion so that he can regain his youth so that he and my daughter marry without having to worry about him dying.
With knowing that all of my children are going to be safe and secure, I feel more secure in knowing they will be alright.
October 20th 1516
Bête Manor
Anne Bête nee Boleyn POV
I take time to be with my children as I know they will be growing up as it feels I just had Isabella and Beaumont just last year.
William has betrothed Beaumont to Belle, the daughter of Francois.
He has also betrothed Isabella to Henry Pole, heir to Lionel Pole's Dukedom of Salisbury.
Verona is betrothed to Henry Fitzroy, Henry the VIII's bastard by Bessie Blount.
George, he betroths to Serenity Brandon, daughter of the Duke of Suffolk.
Raphael is betrothed to Henry Seymour's daughter by his wife, Diana Seymour.
Richard is betrothed to Cassandra Black, daughter of Adam Black.
Joseph is betrothed to Thomas Cromwell's unborn daughter as Sarah is with child and deliver in a month's time.
Ezekiel is betrothed to Aurora Brandon, daughter of Charles Brandon.
Scarlette is betrothed to Santiago Lopez, Duke of Malaga.
And finally, Fiona is betrothed to Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise as he accepted the betrothal contract.
I will miss them when they are old enough to marry and move to France, and Spain or just have their own place.