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Once is Enough
Chapter One
Relena Darlian-Peacecraft was in her office, overloaded as usual with letters and treaties waiting to be signed, when the warm voice of Judy, her middle-aged secretary, sounded through the speaker of her videocom:
"Miss Relena, your lunch appointment is here."
"Ok, Judy, I will be there in a minute," Relena replied with her polite voice.
Releasing the button of the videocom, the young politician got up from her desk and, grabbing her jacket, left her office to meet Lucrezia Noin. For the first time in ages Relena had conceded herself a lunch of leisure since the occasion more than called for it: her older brother Milliardo had finally done the decent thing and had asked his long term girlfriend Lucrezia to marry him. A very happy Lucrezya had then decided to get Relena involved as much as possible in the planning process of the wedding. What Lucrezia didn't know is that she was about to have the biggest surprise of her life.
"Hi, Relena, you look really tired, you ought to get some rest!" Lucrezia said, as usual, going straight to the point.
"That is what I always tell her Miss Noin," intervened Judy.
"Oh, you two!" Relena exclaimed, beginning to feel a bit tired, "stop treating me like I was a little girl. I am eighteen years old now and according to our laws I am not underage anymore! Now, Lu, do you want to lunch or you prefer me going back to my office and arrange another of my incredibly boring appointments?"
"No," Lucrezia hurried to say, "sorry Relena, is just that you do look a bit worn out that's all…"
At long last, they left the Foreign Minister's office and directed themselves to one of the best restaurants in the city centre. Relena seriously considered leaving the 'surprise' she had for her future sister-in-law for after dessert but, as she had learnt through her diplomatic experience, nasty news are better said first so, as soon as they were left alone to examine their menus, she decided to drop the bomb:
"Lu," she started carefully, "do you know the reason why I look so tired?"
"Of course, you are working too much," Lu replied without even lifting her eyes from her menu.
"You're wrong there, the fact is that I have not slept properly in the last two weeks"
"What's bothering you darling?" asked Lucrezia now looking at the younger woman.
"Nothing. Is just that I'm pregnant," Relena half whispered, lowering her head almost hiding it behind the menu, while she braced herself for the worse.