Weeks had passed since I went to see Doctor Cameron after I rang him asking for his help; and things had changed.
I was currently well into my pregnancy at sixteen weeks pregnant and thankfully I was passed my morning sickness as they really had taken it out of me. I had only seen Doctor Cameron twice; first of all to confirm my pregnancy and secondly to do a quick scan to make sure that our baby was ok. I felt really guilty at the fact that Ben wasn't here with me; but it needed to be this way at the moment.
I couldn't help but sigh in relief when Doctor Cameron told me that everything was ok with mine and Ben's little one. And since my scan I hadn't spoken to Doctor Cameron; as I didn't want to risk bumping into anyone. And also as another precaution I changed my appearance on both appointments with Doctor Cameron. This did worry Doctor Cameron; but thankfully he had done as I asked and not told anyone that I had come to see him - or why.
I had started redecorating the cottage; I had painted the walls purple and I had moved things out of one rooms to make the nursery. I actually found this therapeutic; like I had finally found some peace in the storm that was currently around me. I knew that no one would come looking at the cottage; and even if they did they would never find it.
I had planned how I could tell Ben over and over again; but I kept chickening out at the thought of what Uma night do. She wasn't going to want any competition for the crown; as in the future if her baby took the crown of Auradon my baby could try and usurp them. She wouldn't want that; she wants complete power and control - one way or another. And she had already proven she would go to extreme lengths to get what she wanted.
I know at some point I will need to tell Ben; but right now I think it is best that we both have space - even though it is tearing us both apart.
*Ben's POV*
It has been weeks since I last saw Mal and it is killing me. I just wanted to be with her so much; I missed seeing her smile and being cuddled into her. I didn't know where she had gone; but I was going to make sure that I found her.
After storming out of my office after telling everyone that Mal had gone I arranged for the police in all parts of the kingdom to help search for Mal. Evie, Jay and Carlos roamed the Isle of the Lost looking for her numerous times and no one had managed to find her. But I never was going to give up - Mal was my one true love and I would make this right.
As the weeks passed by there was still no sign of Mal; and Uma was trying to become more present in my life. She had moved into Mal's rooms which was something that I tried to fight but lost; Uma said that these rooms were now hers and after having countless arguments over this I gave up - as I just wanted to find Mal. However when I locked our bedroom doors and told Uma that she wasn't coming in she said that she was fine with this - for now.
Uma asked me to go to scans with her; and even though I fought against this I finally decided to go along with her. If this was my child it wasn't their fault how they were conceived - it just didn't feel right. And when I saw the picture on the screen I started to have mixed feelings; this is something that I should be going through with Mal. Not Uma, never Uma! However I promised myself that I would do right by the baby if they were in fact mine.