After putting Edward and Isabelle to bed that night me and Ben watched silently as they peacefully slept. I loved them both so dearly that there was even times when I couldn't believe that they were my son and daughter. There had been a time where the words love, husband, son and daughter would never have even crossed my mind. But now I couldn't even bare the thought of living without them; they were my world and I knew what it meant to be a wife and a mother. Both titles were something that I held dearly and I knew that Evie would feel exactly the same.
"Well you can't say today hasn't been eventful" I sighed as me and Ben walked into our bedroom, as Ben closed the door behind us.
"I know" he agreed.
"I'm over the moon at the fact it worked first time" I advised as we both walked towards our bed.
"Me too" he agreed. "Means I can have you all to myself sooner" he winked at me as we both pulled the covers back.
"Benny" I cooed as we both climbed into bed.
"Well you know what I mean" he stated as we pulled the covers over us and we cuddled together with me resting my head against his right shoulder and chest.
"Yes" I muttered. "I think I do" I advised and a thought then crept into my mind - was Ben actually ok with me doing this? Or was he just going along with this as this is something that I really felt strongly about? Yes me and Ben had discussed this at great length before even suggesting this to Evie and Doug; but my mind spitefully started to remind myself that Ben had a history of giving me what I wanted - no matter what. "Ben are you actually ok with this?" I dared asked before I could stop myself. The room fell into silence and I heard him sigh and when I looked up at him I noticed that he was looking nervously away from me.
"Well that answers my question" I sighed back. "I thought you were ok with this" I stated. If Ben wasn't ok with this then he should have said something; especially as there was no going back now.
"I am" he stressed.
"Honestly?" I questioned cynically; if this was the case then why did he just sigh?
"But-" he started. "I just don't like seeing you unwell and everything" he admitted and I couldn't help but nod at this. During both of my pregnancies I had suffered with severe sickness and dizziness; and I knew that Ben hated seeing me like this. But our Prince and Princess was worth it - and they'd always would be.
"Ben we've done this before" I reminded him. "Twice in fact" I added.
"I know that" he replied. "But it feels different this time" he added as he pursed his lips together,
"It will do Ben" I replied reassuringly. "They aren't ours" I stated as I looked down at my stomach. "But there is something that I need you to remember Ben" I said.
"Yes?" He questioned.
"I can't do this without you" I confessed. "I need you to help me through this" I urged.
"And I will Mal" he promised. "I'm not going anywhere" he stated as he tightened his arms around me. "But you knew how much it unsettled me to see you go through it" he pouted.
"I know Ben" I replied. "It wasn't fun for me either" I sighed as I started to remember my illnesses throughout my previous pregnancies. "But in the end it was worth it" I smiled happily as my mind went onto our sleeping Prince and Princess that was sleeping next door.
"Yes" I heard him say which broke me out of my perfect daydream. "I love our Prince and Princess so much" he smiled fondly.
"Me too" I agreed as I pushed my face close to his and I brushed my nose against his.
"Mal-" he began.
"Yes?" I answered.
"Do you want any more?" He questioned.
"Hmm" I hummed as I started to think about this. There had been times in mine and Ben's relationship when the topic of children had come up and we both said that we wanted a big family. This was due to the fact that we had both grown up on our own; and I loved the fact that I was the one that could put more little Ben's into the world. "I honestly thought that we were going to have more than two" I advised. "What about you?" I questioned eagerly.
"Same" he agreed.
"How many more do you want Ben?" I asked.
"Another one or two" he answered. "What about you?" he returned.
"I like that" I smiled. "I can't wait to give you more Beast and Dragon pups" I grinned and I watched as a large smirk spread across his face. I winked at him and yawned as I rested my head back against his chest and shoulder.
"Come here baby" he advised as he tightened his arms around me. "It's been a very long day" I heard him say before he pressed a kiss against the top of my head. "And you are going to need your rest" he said as I felt him snuggling his face into my hair.
"Ok Dr Beastie" I teased and I heard him chuckle once more before he pressed another kiss against the top of my head. Me and Ben then snuggled together; and we talked aimlessly until we both fell happily asleep in each other's arms - which always felt perfect to me.