Disclaimer: I do not own Princess Diaries, as characters belong to Meg Cabot, and the storyline to Disney and their writers. All is written for pure entertainment and glee, so don't pounce any lawyers, because I won't have the money to pay anyway.

Author's Notes: And the final part of this short story! Lilly finds out, in a very unconvectional way!

Thanks to:
aserene: Thank you soooo much!
EllaFreak: Well, I wanted to, but I couldn't really characterize Helen.. Hmm. Maybe so other day!
Heather Martin: You've got it!
meadow567: Thanks for that compliment! :D
elvish-princess130990: "Damn hormones!" Right on! Having had experience with cranky expectant mothers-to-be.. Haha. :D

And now, on to the chapter!

"Lilly! You're here!"

"I'm here!"

"In Genovia!"
"Yes, in Genovia!"

"With…"

"Captain Kip Kelly from the Royal Genovia Guards!" He saluted, and Lilly swatted him on his head and gave him a cuddle.

"You never told me!"

"I wanted to! You were at your honeymoon!"

"Oh?"

"Mia, would you like me to bring chairs for you two ladies out in the garden?"

Amidst the chaos that reigned when Lilly had touched down at the palace – no doubt in a limousine that Nicholas had hired, Nicholas had kept his cool when the two women had started to jump over the place… Which made him worried for Mia, but he could do nothing, or at least not after her plea with him to stop restricting her movements. Captain Kip Kelly, or 'Kippy', as Lilly had called him – to make his name rhyme with her's, no less, had his arm interlocked with Lilly. Nicholas had hid a smile as he watched them, as Mia had told him all about her observations about Lilly-and-Kippy during Lilly's stay over at Genovia during the summer.

At that last statement, Mia had shot Nicholas a grateful look and smiled pointedly at him.

"No, Nicholas, we're fine with standing, aren't we, Lilly?"

Lilly shot her a weird look, but shrugged.

"I suppose so…"

"Though, Captain Kelly-"

"Call me Kip!"

"Alright, Kip, you might want to sit over at the nice benches there with Nicholas. Right, Nicholas? You'd love to sit over there while Lilly and I talk."

With that, Nicholas looked at her pointedly, while directing Kip all the way over to the other end of the garden, engaging in some small talk with him.

"So, you! You went back to Berkeley for 7 weeks, and neglected to inform me of your love life?" Mia teased, and watched as Lilly squirmed.

"Well, you were all busy, and on your honeymoon… I didn't want to disturb anything!" She protested, and Mia laughed at that.

"You know, we live in the 21st century. There's this thing called the email."

"Oh, never mind about me. Let's talk about you."

"What about me? I'm fine just the way I am."

"You look… different, somehow."

"Oh, really? How so?" Mia had said, and her hand had subconsciously moved up to her abdomen.

"Not only that, you keep doing that," Lilly noted, as she pointed at Mia's hand. Hastily, Mia put her hand down to her side.

"I'm… hungry! Yeah, that must be it; hunger!"

Lilly did not look convinced.

"If you insist… But I didn't buy that." Mia pretended not to hear that, and continued talking.

"Let's call the boys over and we'd have lunch! A good lunch, and some Genovian pears after that, sounds good to you?"

"You know, Mia… Forget it."

"Nicholas! Kip! We're going off for lunch now!" Mia called out to them, leaving Lilly with a perplexed frown.

"Mia, you forgot to do something in that haste just now."

"Oh, what did I forget?"

"What we usually do back in San Francisco?"

"Wh- Oh, you mean, like, hug?"

"Or have you reserved that only for your husband?"

"Aw, come on, doing it now won't hurt, right?" Mia held her arms open and Lilly walked over to give her a big bear hug, leaving Nicholas with a worried look on his face again. When Mia finally released Lilly from that embrace, Lilly had a weird look on her face.

"Lilly… what's wrong?"

"Mia… It felt as though something was poking me through your stomach." Lilly pointed, a look of horror on her face, though that couldn't be said for Mia and Nicholas.

"That'll be the baby kicking," Mia explained softly.

"What? Mia, is that the first time?" Nicholas asked excitedly, coming closer and putting his hand on her stomach, hoping to feel it.

"No, it happened in the shower this morning," Mia told him, moving his hand over to the spot where she had felt the kick.

"Uh, hello?" Lilly tried to gain their attention, but they were too caught up in this sudden new and exciting event.

"Did you feel it?" Mia asked, her eyes sparkling as she felt the child kick again.

"Amazing," Nicholas breathed, looking into Mia's eyes, his smile growing bigger by the second.

"Excuse me!" Lilly tried again, almost yelling. Mia and Nicholas turned to look at her in surprise, having forgotten she was there. "Thank you," she said, glad she had finally regained their attention. "So, do you want to explain? Or should I keep jumping to conclusions?"

"I don't know Lilly, I'm sure you've figured most of it out now," Mia said with a grin.

Author's Note: Yay! It's done! So, how did you guys like it? That said, go review on Chicken For My Table, because it's getting too little reviews to motivate me to update! P