"Ben" I muttered finally breaking the silence.
"Mal" he answered bluntly; and I couldn't help but look at the changes in his appearance. His face looked skinner; and I could tell that he hadn't shaved or had a hair cut in months due to length of both of his hair and beard. He also looked very tired as there were dark purple bags under his eyes as if he hadn't been sleeping. I would even go as far to say that he must have lost weight as his clothes didn't look like they fitted him properly. As I was now being faced with the consequences of leaving I really didn't know how I was meant to feel; I had to do the best for our baby. Even though it cost my relationship with Ben; and yes he wasn't the father to Uma's baby – but I still had to keep our baby out of that situation. And hopefully I could make Ben see this. "So this is where you have been hiding" he noted as he stepped into the room as he didn't take his eyes from me.
"Yes" I confirmed. "Did you say anything Evie?" I quickly asked as I looked over to her.
"She didn't need to" Ben quickly answered for her. "I saw her wandering around the grounds" he advised; and I watched as both Evie and Ben looked at each other. "You looked very suspicious; so I thought I would follow you" he added. "Thankfully I was able to catch up with you" he smiled meekly at this; and for the first time since he walked into the cottage I saw the relief and happiness that he had finally been able to find me.
"Yes" I heard Evie say as Ben knelt in front of me and we looked at each other.
"I've missed you" he said longingly.
"I've missed you too" I replied. I needed Ben to know this; I didn't want him to think that I left him without a second thought. He had been in my thoughts every second I had been away; and if he let me explain this then I would tell him. I opened my mouth to say something; however I stopped when the pain suddenly came back and I couldn't help but crying out in pain.
"Come on Mal" he cooed. "Let's get you to hospital" he advised as I cupped my stomach and I nodded at this. I then slowly stood up and before I could stop him Ben quickly picked me up into a bridal hold. When I rested my head against his shoulder I couldn't help but sigh and I heard Ben chuckle at me and when we looked at each other we shared a quick glance before his face dropped again. "Evie close the door" he advised.
"Yes" I heard her say as Ben started to carry me from the cottage; so we could find out what is going on with our baby - and then find out where we both stand.
After carrying me through the forest, rose garden and through Auradon Castle we walked into the main hall; I heard Ben shout out to his parents and I heard footsteps to tell me that they had arrived. They were in shock to see me held in Ben's arms like this; but what made me feel any worse was when Belle mentioned me being pregnant. I snuggled my face further into Ben's chest at this and he dismissed this; he told his parents that he knew that I was carrying his child and that he needed to get me to the hospital now. With this being said he then carried me from the main hall – with Evie, Adam and Belle following us.
Ben then carefully slid me into the limousine and when I went to slide onto the seats onto the left hand side he jumped in next to me. Before I could say or do anything he pulled me into a hug and he held me tightly. He must have known that this is what I needed right now; but as the cuddle got longer as the limousine started to pull off I realised that this is what we both needed. We both needed to have each other close; Ben was always going to be my one true love – and nothing or no one was ever going to change this.