Ivan's POV
The meeting at Noble Michael had finished up earlier than I expected.
I made it home before dinner time when I saw Dr. Emerson's car in the driveway.
I walked in and Mikhail was standing waiting for me.
"What is Dr. Emerson doing here." I asked.
"Um, well…"
"Mikhail?"
"Princess Tanya was not feeling well and asked me to call him."
"What?" I said walking toward our room. "Why did you not call me?" I asked.
"She insisted that I not call and worry you."
We reached the room just as Dr. Emerson is coming out.
"Dr. Emerson, is she ok?" I asked.
He smiled and patted my shoulder and walked off.
I walked into our bedroom and saw Tanya standing staring out the window.
"Tanya?"
"Ivan…you're home early."
"The meeting finished early. Are you ok?" I asked walking up to her.
"I'm fine Ivan."
"Mikhail said that you were not feeling well."
"I am fine Ivan. We need to talk." She said looking past me at Mikhail.
He bowed and closed the door as he left.
"What is going on?"
"Sit please." She said sitting on the bed.
"Tanya."
"The reason I had Mikhail call Dr. Emerson is because I have not been feeling like myself for a while. This afternoon Mikhail brought me some food for a late lunch. I looked at it and ran off to the bathroom."
"What did Dr. Emerson say?"
"Well…between all the sleeping I have been doing and not really eating…" she sighed and looked at her hands.
I took her hands in mine.
"Tell me."
"I'm pregnant."
"What?"
"Dr. Emerson did my check up and it turns out that I am pregnant." She said again.
"We're having a baby?"
"Yes."
"Hey, look at me." I said pulling her face around to look at me. "What is wrong?"
"We haven't talked about having kids. I mean we haven't even been married a year and…" she said starting to tear up.
"Hey, listen to me." I said taking her hands again. "I love you. Of course I want to have kids. So we haven't been married long, that does not matter." I said kissing her hands.
"So you are not mad?"
"Mad?" I said looking at her. "I am the happiest person in the world." I said kissing her.
She smiled.
"So what did Dr. Emerson say?"
"I just need to go and get an ultrasound done to see how far along I am and take care of myself and start taking vitamins." She said looking at me.
"Well, let's get you ready then."
"What?"
"We need an ultrasound don't we?"
She smiled at me.
We went to our private obstetrician.
"Alright Princess Tanya, just go ahead and lean back and raise your shirt." Said Dr. Gorbachova.
Tanya laid back.
"When was your last period?"
"I don't know…how long ago was the auction?" she asked looking at me.
"It was almost 3 months ago."
"Ok. Let's take a look." Dr. Gorbachova.
We watched the monitor as she moved the wand over Tanya's stomach.
"There we go." She said freezing the monitor. "There is your baby."
We looked at the screen and there as our baby.
"I would say you are about 8 weeks." She said clicking buttons.
"8 weeks?" Tanya asked.
"Yes. That would put your due date on…November 12th."
I just looked at the monitor. I could not take my eyes off it.
"You can sit up and I will be back with pictures." She said leaving the room.
Tanya sat up wiping her stomach off.
"Ivan?" she said looking up at me.
"Yes?"
"Are you happy?" she asked looking at me.
"I'm not happy."
She looked like she was about ready to cry.
"I am so much more than happy Tanya…I want to bust at the seams I am so happy. You have gave me the most precious gift in the world." I said placing my hand on her stomach. "You have given me a child…our child."
She started crying a little as Dr. Gorbachova came back in.
"Here are you pictures."
"Sorry." Tanya said wiping her tears away.
"It's fine. I want to see you in a month for a checkup ok?"
"Ok."
"Congratulations again." She said as she left the room.
We got in the car and rode back to the castle.
"Do you want to tell everyone?" I asked.
"I want to tell Yosef first. Can I go and see him tomorrow?"
"Of course. Do you want me to go with you?" I asked.
"No, I will be fine. You can tell the other princes if you want while I am away, although I think once you tell Prince Max I will be getting a very noisy call from May." She said smiling.
"If you want, I can wait until you get back to tell them?"
"Really?"
"If that is what you want."
"Thank you." She said yawning.
"Are you tired?"
She nodded her head.
"Lay your head down and rest. It will be another 30 minutes before we reach the castle." I said having her lay her head in my lap.
When we arrived to the castle Tanya was still asleep.
I picked her up in my arms and carried her into the castle.
"Prince Ivan, how is Princess Tanya doing?" Mikhail asked.
"She is fine, just needs rest." I said carrying her into out room and laying her onto our bed.
Tanya's POV
The next morning I woke up and took a shower.
I went into the kitchen and grabbed some toast and orange juice and went to Ivan's office.
"Good morning."
"Good morning. How are you feeling?" he asked.
"Ok, still trying to keep food down." I said slowly eating the toast.
"What time were you going to go and see Yosef?" he asked.
"I will probably go after I finish eating that way I am back in time for dinner."
"Do you want to tell everyone else later today when you get back or wait until another day?"
"We can do it when I get back. I will rest on the way there and back so I should be more awake."
"Ok, be careful. Call me if you need anything."
"Ivan, relax. I will be fine." I said walking over and kissing him.
"I know. I can't help but worry you know that. Especially now that you are pregnant." He said pulling me into his lap and placing a hand on my stomach.
"Ivan."
"I love you and this child. I just don't want anything to happen to you or him."
"Him? So you want a boy?" I ask raising an eyebrow.
"What father wouldn't want a son? I will be happy with whatever this child is as long as it is healthy." He said kissing my stomach.
"I better get going if I want to be back in time for dinner." I said rising off his lap.
"Love you." He said kissing me again.
"I love you too." I said walking out of the office.