Chapter 49: A magic moment
Dedyet sat on Ramses' bed, waiting for her husband to come into the room. Luckily, she didn't have to wait long until the door opened and her lover stepped inside.
"Ramses!" She got up and hugged him.
The paharoh was obviously surprised. "Dedyet! You are here already?"
"Yes! I've been waiting for you!"
"What's going on?"
She smiled sweetly. "Well, firstly, I wanted to thank you for the bath."
Ramses frowned. "What bath?"
Dedyet raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you prepare me a bath today? A young servant has informed me about it."
"Ugh!"
"Huh?"
"This was supposed to be a surprise for us tonight!"
"Oh! Well, it was ready in the afternoon, so I already took it...on my own. Sorry…"
"Hmpf. Who was it to tell you? I will throw her out immediately!"
"No!"
"Ugh!"
Suddenly, Dedyet became more serious. "I appreciate that you wanted to surprise me in a sweet way, Rammy, and I would have loved to take a relaxing bath with you, but that's not what we're here for."
Ramses smirked, his anger forgotten. "What are we here for then, hm?"
"Why did you tell your sister we'd be hiring a wet nurse?"
He rolled his eyes. "Oh, Dedyet! Please don't tell me that's what you've been thinking about all day!"
"It is. And I'm worried."
"My sister, she is really…"
"Rude?"
"Oh, no, no. She has some really strong opinions about certain things. And because we all grew up with a wet nurse fit for royalty, she sees it as something really important to have."
"Hm…"
"My sister just wants the best for us, Dedyet. Even if she might be bold about it."
"She has asked me a lot of uncomfortable things."
Ramses seemed surprised. He raised an eyebrow. "What has she asked you?"
"About my parents and where they are."
"Well..."
"Can we finally agree on not hiring a wet nurse, Sweetie? It would mean a lot to me."
"I don't know why you want to breastfeed yourself. I don't see a single reason for it!"
"Because that creates a strong bond between mother and child. How often do I have to tell you?!"
"Dedyet, you will have a strong bond to our baby anyway. You're the mother!"
"I want to breastfeed, okay? And I'm not going to change my opinion."
Once again, it was Ramses who had to have the last word. "I think that you will change your opinion after the baby is born."
Dedyet's hands slit down to her belly. The room went quiet.
It was the queen who suddenly smiled.
Ramses raised an eyebrow at her.
"Our baby is kicking," his wife said in a quiet voice, emotionally touched.
Ramses kneeled down. He put his hands on his wife's belly and smiled, too.
"Isn't this wonderful?" She asked.
Ramses kissed his wife's belly. "Dedyet, you are wonderful."