Love For Mia or Genovia Chapter 23: Special Moments, a princess diaries fanfic

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The next morning Clarisse woke up considerably early for having been up all night. She pulled on a robe and kissed a still sleeping Josephs lips and left for the library.

She entered the room taking in more of the room than last night. She noticed the chairs had been covered but still the same. 'You always liked the overly big chairs didn't you son?" Clarisse walked around looking at the books. "This was fit for a king you said. Oh Philippe you should be here. Your daughter needs you I need you.' Clarisse had not noticed Mia standing in the open door way. 'You know she is going to be a mother. You a grandfather, oh and I guess that makes me a great grandma.'

"Yes is does." Mia said wrapping her arms around Clarisse from behind.

"Oh Mia. You startled me. What are you doing up so early?"

"Morning sickness. It gets me every day beginning about this time. I had a feeling you would be here so I came down just to see."

"Your father and I would spend so many hours in here talking, reading, simply enjoying each others company. We would talk about you for hours and go over pictures that your mother sent us. He would be so proud of you Mia. He loved you so very much and it was hard for me to watch him in pain, as he knew it was only best for you to grow up normal and have the distance. It was so hard for me to watch him like that.

"I can only imagine, but you know I never really met him and yet being here has brought me so much closer to him. I know he watches over us."

"I know but it was to soon for him to have gone."

"Well just think that he is picking out his grandchild up there and waiting to send them here."

"Oh that is a very nice thought. He always was a tender heart when it came to children."

"Well, I'm in need of serious help. I'm so not ready for this. I'm so nervous, I mean what do I do?"

"First things first calm the heck down! We I will help you but there is not much to do. Just basically take care of yourself. That means don't over do it share your work with Nicholas and eat properly which means no ice cream by the carton."

"Hey I thought pregnant woman were aloud to have cravings."

"Yes well you are but you should really eat healthy. We can start setting up a nursery and I can have fun just playing grandma."

"Oh sounds like fun. I wonder what it is. Boy or a girl"

"Well in a few months time you will know."

"I don't care what it is I just want a baby."

"Really. I thought you and Nicholas had had discussions as to you wanting to wait still."

"Well now that I'm pregnant I can't help but be overly excited about it and I think before I was just nervous. But now."

"Now you are going to be a mother and you have a loving a husband. A me to take care of you to."

"thank you I love you grandma!"

"Promise me you will share the work load with Nick and you will take it easy, you don't want to over work yourself causing yourself too much stress is not healthy."

"Okay I promise."

Over the course of the next few months Nick had picked up a lot of work but Mia still was over working herself, doing to much with the children's homes branching out. There where two large one's and several smaller one through out Genovia. Nick had begun to attend all parliament sessions with Mia and helping her with paper work, but there was always more to be done.

Clarisse knocked on the door to Mia's office it was late and Mia had missed dinner. Clarisse had felt this horrible guilty feeling inside she knew where Mia had learned it.

"Mia you missed dinner."

"Oh Grandma sorry I lost track of time." Mia got up and stretched her arms up above her head her shirt slightly moving up revealing her four month belly. She finished stretching and brought her hands to her belly and rubbed it.

"How is that grandbaby of mine?"

"Oh good we are both tired at the moment. What time is it?"

"9:30 you should really go to bed."

"Yeah I'm not feeling to well, I guess just stress and overworked."

"Yes well Mia you need to relax like I said don't over do it. It is not healthy for you r the baby."

"Okay I will try. Walk with me to my room."

"Sure."

Clarisse tucked Mia into bed and bid her goodnight and headed off for her own room. Show found Joseph sitting on the couch reading with the nightly tea and brandy on the coffee table. Clarisse crossed the room and sat down on the couch kicking off her shoes and laying down placing her head on Josephs lap she closed her eyes and entwined her fingers with his free hand.

"Clarisse dear what's bothering you?"

"Not much just worries,"

"About Mia."

"Yes."

"When does she find out what she is having?"

"At her next appointment with the doctor. I think it's the first of next month."

"Oh."

"Read me something."

"What would you like to hear tonight?"

"Anything."

He took a deep breath and flipped through the pages of his book before closing it he knew that nothing in this particular book was meant for her. He bent down and kissed her lightly and then closed his eyes and began to speak