I opened the door and the cameras started flashing instantly and the reporters were running over asking questions.
"Settle down. I will be happy to answer any question you have."
"How do you feel after reading the article and it saying that Princess Tanya is pregnant with another man's child?"
"Yes I have read the article, and I find it to all false. "
"Prince Ivan, it true the princess is pregnant and is there any truth to the allegations of Prince Tanya and Yosef Brown having an affair?"
"No, that is not true."
I turn around and Tanya is walking up behind me.
"Are you ok?"
"I'm fine." She said walking toward the reporters. "There is no truth to that story."
"What about the photo?"
"That photo was taken out of context. Yes that is me hugging Yosef Brown but not in a romantic way. Yosef Brown is like I father to me. He has raised me to be the amazing person I am today. That hug you see is the result of him agreeing to be the grandfather of this child." She said placing her hand on her stomach.
"What about the rumors of Ivan not fathering the child? Is there a chance that any other man could be the father?"
"No, I have been nothing but faithful to my husband. I know that the…" she stopped.
"Tanya?"
She covered her mouth and ran back into the castle.
"As you can see, everything in that article was nothing but a lie. Princess Tanya has never cheated on me and I am the father of the child. So yes, we are having a baby. I was going to announce it later this afternoon but now seems like the best time as any. We are having a child, the future prince or princess of this kingdom. He or She is due in November. That is all there is left to say. Now if you would kindly leave so my wife can get some decent rest." I said closing the door and going to check on Tanya.
I walked to the bathroom.
"Tanya?" I said a I knocked.
"Just a second." She said through the door.
I heard the toilet flush and the water running in the sink before the door opened.
"You ok?"
"Yes, are the reporters gone?" she asked.
"Yes. At least that is what I asked them to do. They don't tend to do what people say unless it is their boss." I said smiling.
"Right."
We are walking down the hall when Urey and Snieg come up behind us with Mikhail.
"Prince Ivan, the 'Guest' is here." He said.
"Right. Urey, Snieg. Make sure Tanya makes it back to the room ok." I say and they start following her to the bedroom.
I turned toward Mikahil.
"What is he saying?" I asked.
"Absolutley nothing. He is known for spreading rumors and lies around about the kingdoms royal families and selling the pictures for a profit." Mikhail said.
"Well, lets just we what he has to say." I said walking toward my office.
Tanya's POV
I walk to the bedroom with Ury and Skies following me.
"I will be fine you two. Go off and have some fun." I said shooing them away.
They started walking off toward the back yard as I started walking to our bedroom when I heard some of the maids gossiping.
"So, do you think the rumors are true. Princess Tanya is pregnant? " said maid number one.
"Yes, but the big question is rather prince Ivan is the father. I mean they have been married for 6 months and I know if I was her I would have been with Ivan almost every night." said maid number two.
"That is true. After all this time I figured she would have gotten pregnant sooner. I do remember her going off to the village a few months the back. Do you think..." said mad number one as I walked off to the bedroom.
I can't believe that they are going to believe the article.
I jumped as my cell phone rang bringing me back to reality.
"hello?"
"Tanya. I just saw the article what is going on?"
It was May of course.
I proceeded to tell her what was happening when I heard I vans office door slam open.
"Get the fuck out of here!" I heard Ivan yell.
"Let me call you back." I said hanging up the phone.
I look down the hall and see a man walk briskly past me and toward the front door.
I turned to Ivan who was visibly passed off.
I walked over to him
"What was that all about?"
"Nothing" he said turning around.
"Nothing my ass. Why were you yelling?"
Ivan stopped walking and turned around.
"That was Jake Schneider. He is the one who wrote the article about you and Yosef."
"Did he say why he wrote the article in the first place knowing it was false information?"
"Money."
"Money?"
"His boss, the editor of the local newspaper told him he needed to get a juicy article and he would pay him a good amount of money."
"Is he going to print out another article fixing the mess he made?"
"I don't think it will matter rather he does or not after the day the reporters were asking questions before, I think they will print out the truth."
"Good."
At that moment my phone started to ring again.
"May?" He asked'
"Who else." I said answering and continuing the conversation from before.
Later that day after everything with the article had calmed down I went to find Ivan in his office.
He was on the phone talking with someone from high up I presumed.
"I know, let me talk to Tanya and I well let you know. No of course I want to but with everything going on is it really the best time to do that? Won't everyone think that I am doing it to get everyone's attention off the rumor that the reporter started?... Of course, yes. OK." He said hanging the phone.
"Everything OK?" I asks standing in the doorway.
"Tanya...come here." He said patting his lap.
"What is wrong?" I ask sitting on his lap.
"That was someone from the kingdom's adivors. They wanted to talk to me and you about succeeding the crown." He said looking at me.
"Wait, you mean..."I said looking at him.
"Yes. Me and you becoming king and queen of Sanct Sybil."
I just looked at him with my mouth open.
"How do you feel about becoming queen?" He asked.
"I...I mean I knew that I would become queen someday but now?"
"The people higher up are worried that I don't want to become king. They are getting restless."
"Do you want to become king?"
"Of course but I'm only 22. Am I capable of being king of a whole kingdom?"
"Of course you are Ivan."
"But there is still so much I need to learn."
"There is still a lot for both of us to lear. But there is one thing we both have that will make us both great leaders."
He looked st me confused.
"Heart. We both have passion to keep thins kingdom safe and happy with everything we have."
He smiled at me.
"You are right." He said a kissing me. "So?"
"When do they want it to happen?" I ask.
"As soon as possible."
"2 weeks?"
"I will call them and let them know." He said smiling as he picked up the phone.