Marriage
In late summer, Alanna and Jon were married in front of the whole court. The king and queen, Jon's parents, had never really approved of Alanna, but now the nodded in acknowledgement. Alanna found herself suddenly very crowd shy, but after a hug from Jon she felt slightly better.
When it was over, Jon carried her back to their rooms. Alanna laughed as he set her down on the bed. Alanna lay back and looked up at him as he sat down next to her. She suddenly felt massive. She was eight months gone and looked like she'd swallowed a massive boulder! Jon lay back and when she expressed the thoughts to him, he laughed until it hurt his sides. When he had regained his composure, Jon gazed into her deep amethyst eyes, still smiling. Alanna smiled back at him.
" I wonder what the baby will look like?" she thought aloud.
" I hope it's a girl." Jon said.
" Why?" Alanna asked him, a questioning look in her eyes.
" It might look like you, which I hope it does!" Jon replied with a smile. Alanna blushed. Jon could still make her blush, even after all this time. She smiled to herself.
" Why are you so happy?" Jon asked, a look of amusement on his face. Alanna snapped back to reality.
"Oh, nothing, my prince." Alanna smiled sweetly. " Jon," she said even more sweetly, "hug me please. I need a hug, I'm so tired."
" As you wish, my beautiful wife." Jon replied, pulling her into a tight hug.