I slept most of the way to see Yosef.
We pulled up outside of the Bakery.
I got out of the limo and everyone was staring at me.
I walked up to the doors and opened them.
The place was packed.
"Tanya, what are you doing here?" Yosef asked while taking care of some customers.
"I wanted to come talk to you." I said.
"Umm, it's kind of busy today but…"
"No its fine." I said walking around the back and putting an apron on. "What can I get you?" I said helping with the customers.
Finally it was closing time and I was exhausted.
"Thank you for your help." Yosef said as he handed me a bottle of water.
"Of course. You know if it ever gets crazy you can just call me and I will come and help out whenever." I said taking a drink.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" he asked.
"Well…Yosef…you know I love you. You are like a father to me." I said looking at him.
"I know. I love you too Tanya, you are my daughter no matter what anyone says."
"I mean, you helped me become the great pastry chef I am today. I don't know what I would be doing if I had never met you."
"Tanya…"
"But you know all this, I mean you walked me down the isle at my wedding." I said starting to cry just thinking about it.
"Tanya…is everything ok?" he said taking my hand with a worried look on his face.
"Everything is great Yosef. I actually came here to…"
My phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Tanya, is everything ok?"
"Ivan. Yes everything is ok why?"
"Well, I thought you would have been back home by now."
I looked at the clock.
It was nearly 7 p.m.
"I'm sorry I should have texted you. I was helping Yosef here at the bakery. He was so busy, and we just closed."
"Do you think you will be home soon?"
"I don't think so. You can go ahead and let everyone know. And tell May that I will be turning my phone off so she wont be able to get ahold of me. I will call you as soon as I am in the car on my way home."
"Ok, be careful. I love you."
"I love you too." I said hanging up.
"Everything ok?" Yosef asked.
"Yes, Ivan just thought I would be home by now." I said taking another drink of water.
"What is going on."
"Well, I wanted you to be the first person I told."
"Told what?"
"I'm pregnant."
I looked at Yosef who stopped from taking a drink.
"What?"
"Me and Ivan are having a baby."
"That is great Tanya, congratulations." He said standing up.
"Thank you." I said standing up hugging him. "I wanted to talk to you about something else." I said sitting down.
"What?"
"Well, like I said. I think of you like a father and…I want you to be the grandfather."
"What?"
"I mean, that is if you want to be."
"Tanya, of course!" he said crying.
I smiled at him through my tears
"I'm going to be a grandpa!" he said loudly.
I sat and talk with Yosef for a few more hours about the baby and how the bakery was going before I finally left.
I arrived home finally at 11 at night.
I walked into our bedroom and laid right on the bed.
"Your home?" Ivan said walking into the bedroom.
I just nodded.
"How did it go?"
"It was great." I said sitting up. "Yosef and me sat for hours talking. He cried when I told him and asked him to be the grandfather. I started crying too." I said smiling.
"That is great."
"How did the princes react."
"Well…"
"Tanya!"
May burst into the room before Ivan could finish his sentence.
"Pretty well." He said laughing as May hugged me and the princes came in.
"Congratulations." They all said walking in.
"Thank you." I said hugging everyone.
We sat and talked for a little bit before I started to lean on Ivan trying to stay awake.
"Are you tired?" he asked.
"Yes."
"We can go now." Said prince Hayden.
"I'm sorry. The talk and ride back took a lot out of me." I said smiling tired at them.
"Its fine." May said.
They said their goodbyes and left.
Ivan's POV
"Did you eat dinner with Yosef?"
She nodded her head.
"Okay, why don't you get changed and get to bed." I said closing the windows.
I looked over and she was already asleep.
I smiled and pulled the blankets over her.
I turned the lights out and shut the door as I left.
I started walking toward the back yard to let Urey and Snieg outside to run around when I ran into Mikhail.
"How is Princess Tanya feeling?"
"Good, tired. She is asleep in the room now."
"That is good." He said walking with me. "I am sorry I did not call you yesterday when I called Dr. Emerson."
"Its fine Mikhail. I know she asked you not to so I wouldn't worry. Beside even if I was upset I don't care anymore about it." I said smiling out the window.
"Sir?"
"I am the most happy man on earth Mikhail. I have an amazing wife who will do anything she can to help me and now…we are having a baby."
"Congratulations." He said bowing his head.
"Why don't you have a drink with me."
"O I don't think it is appropriate for me to…"
"Nonsense." I said cutting him off. "I insist. Besides we are celebrating."
"I would be honored. Anything in particular you would like to celebrate with?"
"Surprise me." I said opening the doors.
"I shall be back." He said as Urey and Snieg run outside.
I finally make it to bed around 3 a.m.
I climb into bed with Tanya and pull her close to me.
She squirms a little but then relaxes.
I fell asleep with her in my arms.
I woke up the next morning and Tanya was not in the bed.
I sat up and looked at the clock, it was 6 a.m.
"Tanya?" I said looking around.
I get out of bed and that is when I hear her in the bathroom.
"Are you ok?" I asked walking in.
She was sitting by the toilet.
"Yea, just morning sickness." She said with a pale, weak smile.
"Come on." I said picking her up and carrying her to bed. "I will get you something to settle your stomach." I said covering her up.
"Thank you." She said closing her eyes.
I walk into the kitchen.
"What can I get for you Prince Ivan?" asked the head chef.
"Princess Tanya needs something to settle her stomach."
"Is she not well?"
"No, just morning sickness." I say before I realize it.
We did not tell the staff yet.
The only person that knows about it from the staff is Mikhail.
"Morning sickness?" The head chef looked at me.
"Yes. We were going to announce her pregnancy later today."
"Don't worry, I wont say a thing." He said tuning around.
"Thank you."
"Of course…here." He said handing me a glass and some crackers. "This should help some."
"Thank you." I said walking back into the bedroom.
Tanya was sound asleep.
I left the plate next to her and kissed her forehead.
I left the room and walked down the hall toward my office when Mikhail came running toward me.
"Prince Ivan!"
"Mikhail. What's wrong?"
"We have a problem." He said showing me the paper.
UNFAITHFULNESS IN SANCT SYBIL
Is there unfaithfulness in the marriage of Prince Ivan and Princess Tanya of Sanct Sybil?
Sources have brought forward this photo of Princess Tanya visiting a Bakery where she worked when she was a commoner. Sources say that she and the owner (Yosef Brown) were having an intimate relationship while she was working there despite the age difference between them. Here in this photo you can see the princess engaging in a very romantic hug with the owner on her visit on March 22nd of this year. Second of all it appears that she went to see him and tell him that she was pregnant. Is he the father? Is this why she came to see him? Does Prince Ivan know about this affair and the chance of him not fathering the child? We will report more information on this when we gather more information. IF you have any information please contact the editor at the newspaper at 555-555-9027.
Article by: Jake Schneider
I looked at the photo and it was a picture of Tanya hugging Yosef in the bakery.
"What the hell?" I said looking at it.
"That is not all." Mikhail said.
"What?"
He gestured toward the window.
I looked out and there were reporters all over.
"What would you like me to do?" he asked.
"One, I want this…Jake Schneider here now."
"And the reporters?"
"I will handle them." I said walking toward the front door an opening them.