Anne smiled as she walked toward Hatfield, she will finally see her darling Elizabeth after almost a month of separation. Her dear Ed, who has turned one year just a few days ago, was a making wobbly step beside her while strongly holding her hand. She could see the excitement on the little boy's face. He was very impatient to see his elder sister whom he adored. Everything would be perfect if only Edward was with them, but he had too much work to do on finalizing King's betrothal with Anne of Cleves.

"My Lady." Lady Bryan greeted her and bowed deeply as if Anne was the Queen still.

"Lady Bryan I came to see Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward."

"Of course, you may go sit down. I will have them brought to you immediately."

Anne nodded and went to the chambers in which royal children received their visitors.

"Liz?" Ed asked in his sweet voice.

"She will be here any minute darling and your cousin Ned too." She replied and seated him next to her. He smiled at her and Anne kissed his soft bow. Her children were the most important thing in her life and she had a reason to hope that in a few months she will have another reason to live. For the past days, she was feeling unwell and her course was late for almost a month. She still didn't share her suspicions with Edward because she didn't want him to celebrate too early.

"Mama! Mama!" She heard her daughter's voice and Elizabeth rushed in with breathless Lady Bryan on her heels.

"Princess I told you not to run, now greet your mother properly." Governess scolded her and Elizabeth dutifully bobbed a curtsey.

"Lady Mother." She said in a voice to mature to belong to the four-year-old girl.

"Darling, come here," Anne said and her daughter leaped into her awaiting arms.

"I missed you too much mama." Little Princess said as she kissed her mother all over the face.

"I missed you too darling. Your Papa and Edward are very sorry that they couldn't come, but they send you their love."

"Liz!" Ed tugged his sister's skirt demanding attention.

"Ed I missed you too. I can't believe that you are walking, I am proud to have such smart brother." Elizabeth praised him while she bent down to hug the little boy. Anne felt like her heart will explode from joy and love every time she saw them together.

Suddenly a lady walked in carrying six months old Prince Edward. Anne gestured to the lady to put him in her arms. He was a cute baby and he seemed very healthy. Little Ned was the picture of his late mother.

"Does he feed well?" She asked governess

"He has a very healthy appetite."

"I am sure that the King will be very pleased."

"His Highness is very well behaved and intelligent child." Lady Bryan said.

"I am very pleased. Remember Lady Bryan that you are raising the future King." Anne said and kissed little boy's forehead. Despite everything he was her nephew and she loved him.

"Your father has sent you gifts." She announced and Elizabeth squealed in delight and Ned gurgled s if he understood her words.

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Anne spent two days in Hatfield with the children. When she returned to the Court she found her chambers empty.

"Nan?" She called for her lady who just recently returned to her service.

"Yes, Madam?" The Lady emerged from the other room,"

"Where is my husband?"

"He still works with the King, I barely saw him since you left."

"Please go inform him about my return."

"I will go, but I have to give you this first." Nan said and handed her a letter. She instantly recognized handwriting. Anne felt as her heart started to beat faster. After almost two years her brother contacted her. He explained that he didn't try to contact her earlier because he heard that she was married off to a Seymour and thought that it would be unsafe for her if her husband found out about their communication. George wrote what happened to him and others after they were exiled. Most of them managed to recover and build a new life. Everybody except poor Mark, who couldn't bear that he, will never play the violin or any other instrument again. The musician committed a suicide shortly after they left England. Her brother also wrote that he fell in love and married to a girl who lower French nobility and that they have a daughter whom they named Anne.

She cried as she read the letter. She missed George greatly and this letter made her see how many things they missed in each other lives.

"Is everything all right Anne?" Edward asked and she flinched in surprise.

"I am sorry; I didn't want to scare you." He said and hugged her from behind.

"It all right. I just received a message from George. First in almost two years. I miss him very much and I cannot bear that poor Mark did what he did because of me." She said and a sob escaped her lips.

"Shh my love, I don't know what he did, but I can assure you that it isn't your fault if anything it's my fault." He said and held her until she calmed down.

"You can ask the King to allow George to visit you."

"I will." She said and turned her head to capture his lips.

"I missed you while you were away." he hummed into her ear with his chest pressed firmly against her back, letting the vibrations buzz through her.

"I missed you too."She replied. Edward let his hands drift down to her hips. Their lips met in a tentative and sweet kiss. He used his hands to stroke her back and the nape of her neck while he slid his lips across hers. He guided them down onto the bed and rolled them so that they were facing each other on their sides.

"More..." Anne groaned and he slid down the bed until he was kneeled at her feet. She separated her legs on instinct, allowing her skirts and shift to fall over her hips and exposing her silky thighs and lacey smallclothes. Edward slid the frilly garments free, exposing her. to his sight and slid his torso between her legs and lowered his head into her groin. Anne moaned as stroked his fingers down the inside of her thighs before he ran the flat of his tongue from base to apex along her. Anne took a deep breath and grabbed his head, twisting the curly blonde hairs there in circles with her dainty fingers. He could feel Anne's legs tensing around him, and the hand resting on her belly to spread her open felt her stomach contract. She was on the edge now, and Edward wanted to launch her from it. He rotated the motions of his tongue against her nub between flicks over it, tracing circles around it, and sucking it between his lips and pinching. She screamed incoherently as her thighs and pelvis trembled beneath his mouth. She is so beautiful when she comes, Edward thought as he looked up at her completely flushed face, neck, and chest.

"That was incredible," Anne said between heavy breaths. Her skin felt clammy where they touched, and Edward realized belatedly that he never removed her dress or shift. He untied her laces and soon enough she was completely naked. He grabbed her by her pliant hips and scooted her down the bed towards him. Her breasts heaved with her deep breaths, jiggling in time to his light but fast thrusts. Edward picked up her legs, wrapped on either side of his hips, and swung them above his shoulders before leaning forward once again, lifting her hips off the bed and digging further into her in the process. Soon enough both of them were spent and they layed trying to catch s breath. Suddenly Anne felt an agonizing pain in her stomach and her entire body began to shake violently. She couldn't help but scream.

"What is the matter Anne?" Edward asked alarmed, but she didn't reply to him, instead she put a hand between her thighs. When she pulled her up she saw that it was red from the blood.

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