Silent tears flowed down my cheeks as I watched as Ben was taken out of the conjoining room on a stretcher with an oxygen mask on his face. Another member of staff had gone to get Adam to update them on what was happening. I couldn't help but think this is how Ben must have felt when he saw me being wheeled away and it broke my heart to see him like that. Ben was my strong Beast, and to see him so weak and frail like that upset both me and Belle greatly.

"I hope he is going to be ok" I heard Belle say, breaking the silence after the door closed quietly after Ben, Doctor Cameron and his team.

"Me too Belle" I muttered back as I started to bite down on my bottom lip. "Me too" I repeated as I started to hope and pray that this was going to be the case.

I don't know how much time had passed but it felt like a very painful agonising wait alone as Adam and Belle were waiting for news in the family room before I heard the doors in my side room open to see Ben getting wheeled into my side room. I slowly stood up as I watched them continue to push him into the room and my face dropped at the sudden change in him. I couldn't stop a gasp from leaving my lips when my eyes landed on Ben as they pushed his hospital bed against mine and put the sides down so we could be close to each other. He was currently unconscious with an oxygen mask over his nose and mouth, and he had been changed into a light blue hospital gown.

"Benny" I cooed sadly as I climbed onto the bed and slid closer to him. I reached out and took his hand and noticed that he was really hot and he was laced in a layer of sweat. "Is it Covid?" I asked as I tore my eyes away and looked up at Doctor Cameron.

"Yes Your Majesty" he nodded. "His Majesty is now Covid positive" he confirmed. "I didn't see much point keeping you separate now" he advised.

"Thank you" I smiled meekly.

"You're very welcome" he returned. "I don't think both you and his Majesty would like to be kept apart" he teased.

"No we wouldn't" I chuckled back. "How is he?" I asked as I pursed my lips together.

"He's just like you were when you first came in" he advised. "We have given him some IV medication to help with the breathing" he explained.

"Why is he not awake?" I pressed.

"We've gave him some sedation to help" he informed. "We didn't want him to panic as it would make his breathing worse" he rationlised.

"When will he wake up?" I questioned eagerly, as the sooner he was awake the sooner I could find out how he is.

"It shouldn't be very long your Majesty" he stated. "We just wanted to stabilize his breathing for a little bit" he explained.

"Ok" I nodded at this information. Of course I knew that Ben being unconscious right now was the best thing for him, but I couldn't help but feeling uneasy at the sight of him. He looked even more weak than he did when I watched as Doctor Cameron and his staff were taking care of him in the conjoining room a while ago.

"How are you feeling?" he enquired politely.

"The same as before" I advised. "But I know my breathing got worse when I started to panic when I saw Ben collapsing" I explained as my mind spitefully replayed the memory of Ben collapsing in the fore front of my mind.

"That is very understandable your Majesty" he answered sympathetically. "But as he collapsed here we were able to get to him very quickly" he reassured me. "He's in very good hands" he stated.

"I know he is" I advised. "But it doesn't stop me from worrying" I admitted.

"I know it won't" he stated. "But I will keep you updated every step of the way" he promised with a warm look in his eyes.

"Thank you very much Doctor Cameron" I pressed.

"You're welcome" he replied before he quickly left the room. The room then fell into silence as I started to watch my husband sleep peacefully next to me, I really couldn't believe the situation that the pair of us had found ourselves in. The only silver lining was that we were now together, however it was a very bitter silver lining. I didn't want me or Ben to have Covid, but this wasn't a case of wanting. It had now happened and we were going to get through this together, we had to! We had no choice, me and Ben were soul mates and we wanted to live a very long life together. And I know that we both fully intended on still doing this, especially with our new addition on the way. And now that Ben was now in this room with me I could share our news, another reason why I couldn't wait until my beautiful Beast woke up.

Due to Ben becoming Covid positive Adam and Belle were kept in the family room as they were retested, I waited with bated breath until Doctor Cameron came in and advised me that both of their tests had come back negative. I couldn't help but sigh in relief to this however my relief was short lived when I voiced out loud that this didn't mean that they weren't going to catch it from me and Ben. Doctor Cameron did confirm this and he stated that he has advised that they need to go back to Auradon Castle and into isolation. Doctor Cameron advised that they are going to stay in the family room until Ben wakes up and when they get word they will go back home. I did ask were they to stay in the family room from now on and Doctor Cameron confirmed this. He stated that they needed to be in isolation from now on and all their things from the conjoining room next to my side room was going to be returned to them which I nodded to. I asked Doctor Cameron to advise the pair of them that I will keep them informed at all times when they returned home and Doctor Cameron stated he will go and advise them of this now before leaving the room and back to my thoughts.

I then facetimed Evie and told her, Jay and Carlos (as they were all isolating together) what had happened with Ben. They were all shocked to hear this news and when I asked them not to say anything until it had been officially announced they all promised this wholeheartedly. Of course I knew that I could trust them, I just didn't want the news to get out prematurely.

As the conversation then moved onto how I was doing I couldn't help at how guilty I felt with not telling them about my baby but Ben had to be the first one to know. When I looked over to Ben for a few seconds before returning my glance back to my family I couldn't help but continue to hope that Ben wakes up and soon - as the longer he is asleep the more concern was starting to fill within me.