I am sorry in advance for any historically incorrect things in this story. Also, there may be a few factually incorrect things in this story, but I found them necessary for the plot.
A big thanks to the comments on my previous chapters. Constructive criticism is strongly encouraged!
I highly recommend reading my previous chapters before this one.
For those who are waiting for my chapters, I'm so sorry it's been taking me so long. I promise that I'm working on them every chance I get.
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Chapter VIII
Jade
After Mary and Luke come to bring us to our bathing chambers and get us cleaned up, Douglas and I walk to the dining hall to eat some breakfast.
We eat until we're stuffed, glowing from amazing sex.
"I'm off to the library, my prince. Would you like to come?" I ask Douglas.
"I think I might go riding with Luke."
"Alright, I'll see you at dinner," I smile and walk to the library with Mary in tow.
After Mary and I get to the library, she breaks down crying.
"Mary, what's wrong?" I ask, hoping she'll finally talk to me.
"Luke and I made up, but... well, we had sex and... I started bleeding. What if I get pregnant?" she asks. I open my mouth to say something, but nothing comes out. "Jade?" she asks.
"Well, that means you might have to marry him so you don't have a baby out of wedlock. If you start feeling sick, I'll tell Luke right away that it's an order. We can't have people knowing... it would look bad on us for our servants to be having sex before marriage," I pause, "I don't mean to make this all about me, Mary. But I have to think about my position right now, you understand?"
"Yes, princess. I'm so sorry. I didn't think about that at all. Fuck, Luke and I should've waited. I knew I was going to get it soon, I wish I'd been smart enough to think about it. If I feel a slight bit nauseous, I'll tell you right away."
"Thank you, my closest friend. Now, let's read to get our minds off it. There's nothing we can do for now."
A day later, Mary comes up to me, smiling with pure joy.
"Jade, I threw up. Luke already proposed before though... Jade, we're getting married," she says, scared but excited.
"I'm so happy for you," I reply. Mary smiles and lets the tears run down her cheeks as she hugs me close. I'm already thinking of how we're going to set up the wedding within the next couple of days.
It's tough to set up an entire wedding in three days, but we all manage to get there. Prince Douglas and I get things paid for, even though Mary and Luke insist that we don't. I brushed them off quickly and told them it was a royal command to let us pay for the whole thing.
Mary looks beautiful in her dress, still the skinny girl who no one outside of the four of us knows why they're getting married so fast. Luke looks fantastic in his clothes, and I can't help but think of how great they are together. After their "I do"s, they go off on a horse together for a two-day vacation.
I finish bleeding the day after they arrive back home. Douglas' eyes tell me he wants to fuck the living daylight out of me again, but I'm glad he knows that he can't. He still gets me to cum and makes love to me. I think I can see him start to care for how I feel and start to feel something more than lust for me. And I'm starting to feel stronger for him.
Not a week later, I find myself feeling nauseous. A few days after, I run to the bathroom while sitting at the dinner table with the king and queen. I throw up and immediately know that Douglas and I have gotten me pregnant on the first try. This bodes well for our future relationship and ruling.
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Douglas
Princess Jade is confirmed to be pregnant by the midwife. Not two months later, her blessed bump begins to show. I rub it at night, loving the feeling of the thought of having an heir. Jade has been reading a lot of books about pregnancy and infants, getting ready to be a mother. I know she's going to be amazing.
I find myself feeling stronger for her every time I notice her belly grown. It scares me a little to think that I might love this woman in just a few months. To think that my future queen will make me feel things I've never felt before. That I might not want to hurt her as I used to while we had sex.
"Would you like to, maybe, have some quality time together tonight?" I ask, feeling somewhat deprived of the intimate acts we used to have before she got pregnant. We're sitting close to each other in the library. Mary and Luke are taking some time for themselves in their now shared room to discuss the baby Mary is carrying.
"You know you must be more careful than ever, right? You can't even fuck me as you would normally want to, it might hurt the baby's head."
"I know, Jade. I just want to feel good again. I miss being able to make love to you."
"We could always do something other than regular sex. I could use my hands for you if you'd like," Jade suggests. I will take anything right now. I enthusiastically nod my head, knowing it's better than nothing.