AN: Howdy y'all! So, sorry for the delays. First I was sick and now I have moved. I am settled into my new apartment in Virginia. It is so beautiful here. Totally love it. Well I have been doing a few small things with this. Of course working on a new chapter, but also with my experience I am learning better writing techniques so I am going back through all my chapters and revising them. Like spelling, certain words and phases could be better put, that sort of thing. So anyhow, not that you all will want to go back and re-read but for future readers it will be better, just thought I'd let you all know. Thanks again for sticking with me, updates will come more often now.

Cheers- Tierra

That afternoon began sitting in a pale blue room with several chairs lined against the wall and in the center of the room. Small end tables scattered with women magazines and dim laps, a vague smell of rubber was in the air. A few women sat in the corner whispering back and forth to one another, occasionally glancing in the direction of the royal family sitting in the waiting room.

Mia and Clarisse sat in doctor's office waiting room. Of course Royalty has presence over a lot of things but when you show up unexpectedly and the usual nurse who runs the front desk is ill and they are swapped as it is, sometimes-even royalty has to wait their turn.

"I have had about enough of this." Clarisse muttered to Mia looking over at the women who had obviously been talking about them. She pulled off her sunglasses and stood up placing them on the collar of her button up shirt, she stood and crossed the room, stopping in front of the two pregnant women.

"Excuse me, do you mind. I know you think we don't have feelings but we do have ears and can hear very well that you are talking about the two of us. If you have something to say or are wondering would you just come out and ask?"

"I'm sorry your majesty." One of them said as they stood and bowed. " We where just curious as to why her Majesty Queen Amelia might be here."

"Well it should be obvious she is in for a doctors visit."

"Well the rumor is she cannot have any more children."

"Preposterous! She can have children she is merely here for a check up."

"I can have children, just as any other woman can. I don't see how any of you could really believe in those dumb rumors." Mia spat out slamming down the magazine.

"Your Majesty the doctor will see you now." A flushed nurse peered through a side door, Mia got up and followed the nurse into a small room followed shortly by Clarisse.

"Did they really get to you?"

"Yes Mia they did that is one thing your grandfather has taught me. Is to let my emotions have more control. They where flat out rude, they knew very well it was us, and continued to talk about us as if we don't have ears!"

"Calm down, its not like I have had worse said about me."

"Yes but Mia this is different, they should have thought really about what you went through, could they handle it. I don't think so."

"Hello, your Majesties!" a bright chipper man entered the room. "What can I do for you Queen Mia?"

"She is expecting again." Clarisse blurted out.

"Geese, chill, you are really on one aren't you? Yes well I think I am expecting, well more like I know I am because I am a week late."

"Ah, I see. Well lets run some test and find out, shall we?"

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"Sure enough you are pregnant. It is without a doubt 98 also your test show all thigs are clear."

"Good." Clarisse breathed

"Now I don't want you doing a thing! You are on bed rest after your first month so you have one week left and then it is permanent bed rest! Do I make my self clear?"

"Yes Dr. Lind."

"Oh Dr. I think it is appropriate to ask you to keep this visit marked as a check up and privet. I don't want the press on this just yet. We can let them in on it a few months down the road. No needed stress, now" Clarisse's threatening gaze set upon the Doctor.

"Yes your Majesty."

"Good, well Grandma lets be off, there are things we need to do in one weeks time that w will probably be rushing."

"Yes, I will be very busy. You on the other hand will just be watching!"

"Grandma, I have one week."

"Don't argue with me Amelia"

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"Oh, I am so exhausted!" she said hitting the pillows. Just as a playful hand tinkled its way across her stomach. She let out a childish giggle.

"Nick that tickles!"

"That was my idea!"

"Oh (laughing) Oh, Oh (laughing) Oh Nick, come on, (laughing)

He made his way over to her. Resting his body against hers.

"I love you."

"You know I love you too."

"Mia we are going to be parents again."

"Yes Nick we are, and you will be King in a week"

"Oh that doesn't sound as exciting as being a father."

"You are amazing!" she pulled his lips to hers, sweetly kissing his tongue unduly demanded entrance as it caressed her lips. Deepening the kiss he removed her night dress and slid beneath the covers.

"Nick" she whispered under her caught breath.

"Just to make sure!" he said mischievously"

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the next morning Mia woke to an empty bed and a tray table set up with fresh fruit and tea set up.

"Nick."

"Oh your majesty your awake! Uh His Highness is with your grandmother, I brought your breakfast. Her Majesty has ordered me to look after you until further notice."

"Uh thank you Olivia but I will need you at the end of the week not just today." Attempting to get out of bed she remembered the events of last night. And held the covers up around her.

"Uh Olivia will you excuse me, I need to get out of bed and get dressed."

"Yes your Majesty."

Getting out of bed and gathering her night dress from the night before she tossed it into the laundry bin and headed for the shower.

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"King lessons?" Mia asked standing in the doorway of Clarisse's office where she seemed to be running Nick through the hoops.

"Mia," Nick crossed the room and attempted to kiss her, but all she gave him was a cheek.

"You two are in trouble. You left me in bed alone with out even a note or a wake up kiss. The ones I am not supposed to feel in the morning when you leave, and you grandma have stuck Olivia on me a week too soon, there are things I can do that are simple enough."

"Sorry dear I thought you needed your rest."

"Uh Mia you are pregnant and you lost the baby last time due to over work and stress. If I say you stay in bed, you stay in bed. Today, tomorrow, right now. I am still the head of this household and your grandmother. What I say goes."

"Oh is that so, well Miss head of this house hold I am not going to lie cooped up in my bed for the next eight months and not finish up this last weeks worth of work up in a few days and then sit back and watch you plan Nick's coronation and then I will happily pick up a good book and lounge about, baby brewing. But please let me get s few things finished before I do?"

"Well fine as long as all it is, is that blasted paper work that has begun to pile up again and that's all you will get to do and even then Nicholas and I will be going through it with you."

"Fine deal."

"Good."

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Well as promised Mia sat in her office and worked on only paper work, while the rest in the palace prepared for the upcoming Coronation of a king.

It was the night before the final deal. He was to be coroneted tomorrow. Mean while the palace had fallen quiet and Mia had made he way down to the kitchens and was eating her favorite lime sherbet from the carton.

When Clarisse who was in for the late night tea found Mia with the carton and spoon in hand.

"Mia!"

"Oh grandma you scared me! What are you doing down here?"

"Well I should ask the same thing but it is quite obvious, I am down here for some evening tea."

"Oh well care to join me?" holding out the half empty carton.

"Well maybe just this once, I supposed eating out of the carton makes it better?"

"No, it just means less mess to clean up."

"Oh I see, so it doesn't taste any better straight from the carton?"

"Well you might say that, but sometimes it does."

"So I'm safe in saying the cravings have begun?"

"Yes, I can tell you I am not looking forward to the morning sickness thought, that will probably begin next week or so."

"Yes well by that time you will be in bed and on permanent rest and I will not have to worry about you over doing it. I can be the perfect grandma and help you all the way through this."

"Gee thanks for reminding me I get to spend the next eight months in bed. You know I think I might like it for a few days, but I can tell you that it will get old quick."

"Well there are always walks in the garden to be had. Especially this spring. Also a nursery to be made, we can go through all the details right from your room."

"Yes well, as fun as it sounds to continue sitting here eating the rest of this carton of ice cream and talk to you about what I am going to do for eight months from my bed. We both have a very long day ahead of us and I am honestly really tired."

"Good night then Mia sleep well and please don't worry your self or stress of anything please?"

"Okay, I promise not to. I love you goodnight grandma."

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The following morning Nicholas was coroneted as King. By the Archbishop who later came in with Prince Pierre, yes who still has a title even though not role he was born to a King and Queen still royal. The arch bishop made his formal announcement, that he will be in fact stepping down and retiring and then proceeded to announce his successor is Prince Pierre.

'The coronation ball was wonderful and the last thing I am aloud to come to in a long while. Well eight months to be exact about it. Then I can tell you I will be up and at it all again. Nick is now king. I think he will be amazing; hey I have less work when I am ready to come back too. Well these are only some of the pluses of my being pregnant. I really wish we could just have the child here. Just to hold and love now, Honestly I am terrified of the whole labor part, yeah. Plus I have to be in bed for another six months. So yes that makes me 3 months along. The morning sickness has been a joke thought I don't know why they call it 'morning sickness, because clearly it is all day sickness and through the night while making love to your husband sickness!

The first week was really rough though probably the worst. I was not keeping anything down. My grandmother was trying to get me to eat all the time.

"Mia please eat you need to, for you and the baby."

"Grandma I am not starving myself nor am I avoiding my food I just cant keep it down."

"Maybe more tea will help?"

"No anything but more tea."

'Yeah the only thing I was keeping down was tea. After a whole week of basically nothing but tea I never want to drink it or smell it ever again. Well on a much happier note, my belly is slightly beginning to show, well strike that it is really noticeable now. My lower stomach has got this bulge and it's beginning. Well I am going to call it a night."

AN: OKAY I am totally so sorry! To keep you all waiting, I am still adjusting to my new life and routines and finding the time when I write and when I don't so please bear with me for the rest of the week. I promise it will go back to what it was. – Thanks with love, Tierra