Sorry for the delay posting. Hope you will enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 4:

We were a couple months later,

They're obviously had to postpone their trip to Scotland because of the surprise announcement of Mary's pregnancy.

Mary was a the end of her second trimester of pregnancy, the morning sickness was finally over and her belly was bigger and bigger every day.

In their chambers this morning like every morning since 6 months now, Mary looked herself in the mirror trying to find a dress that fit her with the advanced state of her pregnancy.

"MMMmmmffff..."

Sebastian heard his wife at the other side of the room, he decide to come closer and gently place his hands of her baby bump while he kiss her temple.

"What's going on here my dear Love, what's making you do MMMmmffy like that?" said Bash while he try to not laugh at the sight of Mary's pout.

" I'm going to tell you what's going on, what's going on it's that i dont have nothing to wear. I'm not confortable in any of my outfits. Your baby is taking too much space in my womb." " My baby? .. haha"

« I seriously don't know what to do, look at this, i'm at only 6 months, i suppose my only option it's to stay in our chambers for the next 3months. »

" calm down my Love, you are beautiful and if it's possible even more with this belly. remind you that our baby are really comfy in here. You had made him or her the best home possible. Be proud of it."

At the contact of her husband hand and his kisses Mary relaxed a little bit.

" You have really an answer for everything don't you Husband?"

" haha.. i try wife of me. but for this particuliar question of outfits, i'm gonna ask to one of your lady to taking care of the problem and order that they made you new dresses.

What to you think of that?"

Mary turned over to facing her husand and kissed him tenderly.

"I think that is a good idea and that you are the greatest hubby in the world. I love you so much."

" Love you too my Love and you too little one..I can't wait to see you and to know if you are a girl or a boy."

" Yes me too.. can i ask you a question Bash?"

" Sure things!"

" Do you prefer to have a boy or a girl, i know that a boy will be preferable for the throne but.."

".. but for me?.. No it doesn't matter. I'll love this baby with all my heart, not because he will become my Heir for my futur succession but because He or She is the fruit of our love , a half of you and me."

Bash kissed his Wife with all the passion that he have in him. " Do you believe me?"

Mary still under the shock of this perfect kiss, had difficulty to be back to her senses.

"Yes i believe you. Our child have really the best father than i could've dream of for him."

At this moment they heard a knock on the door, it was Alec who came for remind to Bash that he have a doleance session to preside in the throne room in 10mins.

" I need to go my beautiful Queen, do you think that you gonna be fine by yourself in here for 2 hours? Enquired her loving but busy husband.

" Yes i will be just fine don't worry and if i getting bored i'll call Kenna or Greer for taking me company.

Now go before i'll never let you be out of this room, see you later."

After two terrible long hours of doleance or Sebastian had to listen one after the others, peasants who came at the castle for asking all sorts of requests such as for exemple, the attribution of a new parcel of field for one of them etc..

Of course all of that was part of the new attributions of Bash that the King his father gived him.

So now Bash was finally on his way for getting back to his wife, when he saw in front of him in the hallway a dozen of guards and in the middle of them his truth-worthy Alec with a missive in his hands.

" What's is all that?" asked Bash.

" It's a letter from your mother my Lord."

" My mother? well it's probably for asking news about Mary and the baby. »

But suddenly the genuine smile of Bash disappeared, his mother inform him that his father, the King Henry II of France who after his severe injury due to the jousts tournament wich he had participed a month ago, and who was trying of recovered in the castle of chenonceau with his beloved Diane of Poitiers, had passed away after his injury get infected.

Sebastian freezed for a moment incapable of any mouvements, he was just trying to process the news that he just heard.

He couldn't repress some tears thinking about his father. It was the end of a era.

But he was quicly put out of his thoughts by the screams of the knights: "The King is dead, long live to the King."

Sebastian suddenly heard loudly footsteps coming from the end of the hall.

It was Francis who heard the rumors of their father's death in Paris, where he lives now.

"Bash, it is true? Father is dead?"

Bash took his little brother in his arms.

"Yes is true. I've just got a letter from my mother who inform me of the terrible news. »

" I will miss our father, despite of everything bad he's done in his life" said Francis.

" Yes little brother he will be missed by all his childrens.

"Oh my God Bash, seeing that I left you my place to the success of the throne and that my mother went back to live in italy and that by that she will not be able to get in your way it means that you are the new King of France."

"Yes i guess. you know Francis i'll gonna need of a trustworthy adviser by my side.

So what do you think, do you want to be my first and closest adviser?"

Francis needed a moment to think. Because this proposition will bring him back to the castle where his ex fiancée and brother live.

But he decide that he must forgive them for his own sake and the one of the country.

"Yes Bash, i will help you for France of course but also because you are my brother and sometimes when something terrible happen it's good to remind what is really important."

" So now i probably should go announce the news and how we gonna process now, to the Lord's across the Kingdom of France and Navarre. Don't you thing my King?" Said Francis with a genuine smile accross his face.

"Yes i agree. For myself, i gonna tell the news to Mary. See you later brother."

While Sebastian got closer to his chambers, he couldn't help to wonder how Mary gonna react to the news and the recent turn of event that they gonna faced.

End of the chapter.