Chapter 34

King Derek

Derek woke up to the sun's light; he quickly realized that the curtain was a bit open; he didn't really mind it since he thought it looked nice, and it was an excellent way to wake up. I turned around to see Genevieve sleeping; she's so cute whenever she's sleeping, and she looks peaceful.

He knew that since the beginning of her pregnancy, she's been sleeping a lot, but that's normal, and it's better they get their sleep now because whenever the baby is here, it will be tough for them to get a goodnight sleep.

As he got up from the bed, he tried to be as quiet as he could, he didn't want to wake up Genevieve, but as he got up, he noticed that she was awake.

"Hey, sleepy head." Said Derek as he kissed Genevieve on her cheek.

"Hey, what time is the court situation?" asked Genevieve.

"At noon, but…. I do not like the idea of you going, especially in your condition." Said Derek.

"Derek, I'll be fine; besides, it's my duty as the queen of Glidonia and our people." Said Genevieve.

"Alright, Genevieve, but promise me that If you feel tired, come straight home." Said Derek as she signed.

"Okay, then." Said Genevieve as she got up from the bed.

She is now five months pregnant, but she looks like she's six; it was time for her to get a check-up again from the doctor; they decided that she would get a check-up every month to see how she was doing.

As they finished getting ready, they left their room and headed to his father-in-law's room; they usually always walked together to breakfast. When he reached his father-in-law's room, they entered the room to watch him putting down some papers on his desk.

"Papa, what are you doing? Are you ready for breakfast?" said Genevieve.

"Yes, I was just looking at some papers." Said Randolph.

"I was thinking of going to court with you guys, so I collected papers and saw what we can use for advantage." Said Randolph.

"But papa, you don't have to come with us. Courtney and Tobias will come; besides, you need to rest and save your energy; we can manage you better rest ." Said Genevieve.

"That's nice of you to think about me, Genevieve, but you'll need my help, and I'll have to say I'm more worried about you, my daughter. It's not good for a pregnant woman, especially for a queen, to do or take this much work; need to slow down." Said Randolph.

"I tried to tell her Randolph, I even advised her to stay, but she doesn't want to." Said Derek.

"Don't worry, Derek, she can be stubborn most of the time; she gets that from her mother." Said Randolph.

"Alright, papa, I'll slow down. But don't worry about me; like I told Derek, I'll be fine, and we made a deal that if I feel tired, I'll tell him, and I'll come straight home." Said Genevieve.

"Alright then, Genevieve, but don't hold back because we are at court." Said Derek as Randolph nodded.

"I won't promise." They both nodded and headed to the dining room to eat breakfast.

Princess Isla

Isla was sleeping peacefully until she woke up due to Hadley's noise; sometimes, she wondered why her twin still didn't get the message that she loved to sleep.

"Hey, sleepy head, get up." Said Hadley as she tossed a pillow to Isla at her head.

"Alright then." Said Isla as she got up and changed into a long light green strapless dress filled with glitter on both the top of the dress and the dress's skirt.

While brushing her hair, she saw that Hadley was wearing a light orange-pink dress with a two-inch finger shoulder strap. Both glitter on top and a bit all around the skirt; while she put her bracelets on, she saw her sister do her hair and makeup.

"Well…. Well, well, Isla, are you finally going to tell me what happened yesterday?" asked Hadley while smirking.

Isla just looked at her sister through the mirror, then got up from her vanity and started to walk to the door when she stopped by her sister's bed.

"There's nothing to tell Hadley," Said Isla.

"Of course there is; come on, I'm your twin. I thought we tell each other secrets?" said Hadley.

"Come on, let's go-to breakfast; they are probably waiting for us." Said Isla as she started to walk down the hall, and Hadley followed her.

When they arrived at the door and opened it, they saw that they weren't the only ones who entered with them; the triplets had also reached at the same time.

They all sat down in their places. First was her papa, followed by Derek, Genevieve, Lacey, Edaline, Courtney, and Tobias. When they continued to the other side, starting with her father, Kathleen, Janessa, Fallon, Hadley, and lastly, Isla, she felt her cheeks burn a bit once she saw who she was sitting in front of.

She quickly looked down, hoping no one noticed; they all took their seats and began eating; there were Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Cheese Danish, Fresh Fruit, toasted bread, orange juice, tea, water, and milk. As Isla was biting a piece of fruit from her fork, she saw Tobias looking at her; he stared into her eyes and then smiled at her.

She looked away, causing it to break the eye contact; she looked down at her plate but saw her sister put her glass of orange juice on the table and then felt someone kick her leg.

"So, that's what happened?" whispered Hadley.

Isla pretended he didn't hear her and continued to eat from her plate.

Queen Genevieve

As Genevieve was eating and listening to Derek's conversation with her father, she turned around and noticed something, Lacey's plate looked as if she had not eaten anything from it.

"What's wrong, Lacey?" she asked her sister with concern; her sister then looked up and saw her sister's blue eyes, sure most of them had blue eyes.

But Lacey's had one thing that the rest didn't really have; she had our father's eyes.

"Are you not hungry?" asked Genevieve.

"No, that much." Said Lacey.

"Just eat what you want, Lacey; you don't have to finish it all." Said Genevieve.

"Okay, Genevieve." Said Lacey.

Genevieve saw that the twins were playing some sort of game, then saw that Hadley whispered something to Isla, and she pretended that she didn't hear, then looked up at the young boy Tobias who was sitting in front of her.

She then concluded that she had been Isla's age too and that the same thing happened to her with Derek. Besides, she caught the young teen girl slightly blushing; she wondered how long that had been going on; she also wondered how the two met because she hadn't seen them talk.

After breakfast was over, Derek, Genevieve, her father, and Courtney went to get their coats to start heading to the court. When they were about to leave, she saw Isla coming to where they were standing with Tobias; they looked happy together, talking and enjoying each other's company.

She was so happy that one of her sisters finally found her first love; she saw them share a hug as she exited the door with her husband.

Prince Tobias

Prince Tobias was walking with princess Isla; he enjoyed her company.

"So, you're going to court Tobias?" asked Isla.

"Yes, I must; I am considered a witness Isla." Said Tobias.

"I wish I could go and support you guys," said Isla but then was interrupted by Tobias.

"No, Isla, it will be safer if you stay here." Said Tobias.

"Alright, Tobias, I'll be waiting for you guys to return, be safe." Said Isla as she hugged Tobias and parted ways.

Tobias could see the princess slightly blushing; he then exited the door and headed to the carriage.

The carriage was big enough to carry all the six, Genevieve, Derek, Courtney, Randolph, and him; he sat next to the window and stared into the blue sky.

For some reason, he was thinking about princess Isla, he enjoyed having her company, she was really a special girl.

"Tobias, are you alright?" asked Genevieve.

"Yes, Genevieve, I'm all right." Said Tobias.

"Tobias, when we return, there's something I want to talk to you about." Said Genevieve, as Tobias nodded and began to worry about the trial.