Well this is it… the final chapter… I wanted to say thanks to all the people that have been reading this story, I really appreciate that you took some of your time to read my work and I hope you enjoy the last chapter… when I first posted this I was kind of nervous since this was my first fanfic and I'm not all that confident on my English, but while there hasn't been many reviews, they've all been pretty positive so far, so it's encouraging to keep writing and improving my stories...

Well, enough talk… here is the final chapter of "Eléonore in love".

Chapter 20:

Nearly a month had passed since little Henry's birth, right now Eléonore was with Cattleya in her room, she had just finished feeding her son and he was now sleeping in his cradle, his mother gave him a little kiss on his forehead so he'd sleep peacefully. Then she turned to Eléonore whispering so she would not disturb Henry's sleep.

"So, what is it sis? What can I do for you?"

Eléonore whispered as well "I've come to say goodbye, I would love to stay and give birth here, but apparently tradition dictates that any member of the royal family has to be born in Germania."

"I see…" Cattleya looked sad and disappointed "Well, I guess there is no helping it… I'll miss you sis."

"I'll miss you too… but don't worry when he's old enough to travel, I'll bring him here so that he, Henry chan and Louise's child can play together."

"That's great… I'll visit you as well, it would be unfair if you're the only one that does it."

"Of course, you are welcome to visit us whenever you want, but… what about your health?"

"Don't worry about that, ever since Henry was born I've been feeling great, better than ever… now that I have to take care of him I don't have time to get sick anymore." Cattleya smiled and made a little pose to show she was healthy.

"Well, I don't really understand… but I guess I'll do in a couple of months."

Both sisters chuckled as quietly as they could and then hugged each other, they said their goodbyes and Eléonore leaved the room, it was true that Cattleya was the healthiest she had ever been, but she still needed to rest.

After that Eléonore went to the living room that was closest to the door of the house, Al should be here any moment now and she was already done packing, inside the living room, she found Louise who seemed to be looking for her.

"Eléonore neesama… so you're really leaving…" Louise looked sad.

Eléonore made as if she was going to grab her cheek but ended up hugging her instead. "Yes, I've to go… but don't think this is goodbye, I'll visit you whenever I can."

She let go of her sister who now looked a little better, they talked for a while and suddenly Louise blushed as she had something to thank her sister for.

"Oneesama… thanks for the recipe… we don't really need them right now, but they might come handy in the future… those cookies kept us busy for almost half a day..."

Eléonore chuckled, that excuse sounded really familiar, but she knew Louise had been taking cooking classes for a reason. "Don't worry about it, just remember you can't give that recipe or those cookies to anyone, I'll punish you if you do."

Louise nodded "Of course not… It'd be disastrous if either of those fell into the wrong hands."

Eléonore nodded as well, now that the warnings had been given, she had to ask Louise a question. "Louise… you know something has been bothering me for a while…"

"What is it?" Louise was puzzled, what could it be?

"What was that secret technique that mother taught you...?"

Louise blushed as red as it was possible, she hesitated but decided it was ok to tell her, she went near her sister and whispered something into her ear, after explanations were done, she took some distance from Eléonore.

"That was it…? No wonder mother said it wouldn't be right if I did something like that… And you say it worked…? Who would have thought that your husband was really into 'that'."

Eléonore laughed as Louise blushed redder than even before, a few moments later as if they had called him Saito entered the room completely oblivious of the situation.

"Good morning Eléonore san, I was told you are leaving today."

"Yes, that is correct, I've to go back home… But before I go…Saito kun I wanted to apologize to you… I know I must have been terrible when we first met, but that was because I completely misjudged you, now I know you're a great person regardless of your status." Eléonore bowed politely.

Saito felt a little embarrassed "Meh, don't worry about it, I accept your apologies …" He even blushed a little "Anyway, Eléonore san, I would love to stay here and chat, but me and my wife have to get ready, we'll also be going back home today."

"I understand, I wish you both the best of lucks."

"Thanks, I also wish the best for you." Saito then grabbed Louise and carried her princess style, as he was leaving the room she barely had time to say a little "Goodbye oneesama." before they were gone completely.

Eléonore sighted, now that she had said her goodbyes to her sisters, only her parents remained, luckily they both entered the room not too long after that.

"Well my dear Eléonore, I guess this is goodbye for now."

Her father hugged her… something he didn't do all that often.

"Goodbye dear, remember I'll be visiting in a month or so, I want to be with you when the time comes… I'd go with you right now, but I still haven't taught your sister all she needs to know." Karin hugged her as well.

"It's ok mother, I understand." As she said those words, one of the servants came to inform them of the arrival of the carriage, it seemed it was time for her to go back to Germania, she said her goodbyes to her parents and moved towards the front yard where Al was waiting for her, they parted immediately as they had to be back home as soon as possible.

As they were on the carriage, Al was telling Eléonore about what had happened in her absence.

"Albert and Elizabeth are fine, ever since they were crowned they have even more work than before, but they can manage."

"I see, that great to hear, How about your mother? Is she still angry because we didn't let her declare the day she found out I was pregnant a national holiday?"

"Nah... She just found herself a new toy, it seems Alfred has a mysterious girlfriend nobody knew about and of course, mother is already pestering him about meeting her and them getting married."

Eléonore had a good idea who that mysterious girlfriend could be, but like she said before, what those two did, was none of her business.

"By the way Elle chan, you know, I was thinking about our child, and I noticed we're going to have a problem when he grows up." Al sounded unusually serious, but he had a grin on his face.

"What could it be?" Eléonore looked puzzled.

"Well… you see when he ask us about how did we met… am I supposed to tell him that I met his mother in a commoners bar, while she was drunk and having a midlife crisis?"

What the… that jerk… oh well fortunately she knew exactly how to get back at him.

"Sure… should I also tell him what that bar really was and that his father was there looking for some 'paid company'? How about the way he groped me when we first met? "

Al sweat dropped but maintained his usual smile. "So… you're saying we should lie and tell him we met at a dance party or something?"

"Sounds like a plan."

They both laughed, and then Al brought his wife and future mother of his kids closer, he held her in his arms and noticed the soft smile that was on her face.

"Honey, can I ask you something? For real this time." Al looked directly into her eyes.

"Sure anything you want."

"I noticed that back when I first met you, there was always this frown on your face, but ever since you confessed to me, you have been smiling a lot… so what I want to ask you is… are you happy with things the way there are now?"

Eléonore gave him the most beautiful smile he had ever seen as she answered his question.

"Of course I am… back then I was just frustrated because my life sucked… but now I have everything I ever wanted… you and our child that's on his way" Eléonore was blushing madly… "How about you… are you happy?"

"I couldn't be any happier either… I just love you so much."

"I love you too."

Al lifted her chin, as she followed his lead they both shared a kiss that was so warm and tender yet passionate at the same time, they embraced each other tightly not wanting to let go, after all they went through, it seemed they could finally live their life in peace… a peace they hoped would last forever .