Back to Dulcinea
After the wedding, the two newlywed couples had gone on two separate honeymoons. Queen Erika, and King Dominick have just returned to their kingdom, and Erika has officially been doing Queenly duties for a week . . . with some bumps in the way.
"What did I ever do to deserve this?" Erika asked, smiling, walking with her husband through the garden, admiring the beautiful blue roses.
Dominick leads Erika over to a bench, and sits down with her. "Erika, your parents sent you to Madame Carp's so that one day, you could live a good, happy life. The life your living is probably better than your parents ever dreamed it could be. After everything you've been through, you deserve it." Dominick admitted, softly kissing his beautiful wife.
Erika softly kisses Dominick, grateful for him. "Thank you for seeing beyond the disguise, and loving me for me." said Erika, resting her head on his shoulder.
"I always will." said Dominick smiling, his arms wrapped around her.
Wolfie runs over with a stick, barking.
Erika giggles. "Did you miss us?" asked Erika smiling.
Wolfie nods, jumping onto the bench, sitting between them.
Dominick chuckles, scratching Wolfie under his chin. "How are you feeling?" asked Dominick smiling. After all, they had cut their honeymoon short because one, they have a kingdom to rule, and two, Erika had started not feeling well towards the end.
"Honestly? The nausea still hasn't gone away." admitted Erika sighing
Dominick sighs. He hoped whatever was going on with her would go away soon. "Erika, I know that you're still getting used to Royal life, but, a doctor lives in the palace for a reason. You're not a burden just because you're not feeling well." said Dominick, gently hugging her.
"You're sure?" asked Erika, cuddling closer into the hug. Growing up, she had gotten used to no one being there for her, because Madame Carp would force her to work no matter what.
"I'll always be there for you, no matter what. In sickness and in health, remember?" asked Dominick smiling
Erika smiles, grateful for her husband. "You're right. We can go back to our quarters and summon her." said Erika, feeling better about it with her husband by her side.
Dominick stands up, before helping his wife, not wanting her to have to stand on her own.
Wolfie jumps down, and follows them, wanting his owners to be okay. After all, there had been a slight change in Erika's scent.
Dominick helps Erika into bed, before pulling the cord a couple times, to summon the Royal doctor, then sitting next to her.
Soon, she comes running in, with a bag of various supplies. "Good afternoon Your Majesties. What seems to be the problem?" asked the Royal doctor curtsying, walking to Erika's bedside.
"I haven't been feeling well recently. Our honeymoon was perfect for 5 weeks, but, once the 6th week started, a couple days ago, I started feeling nauseous, so we had to come home early, plus the kingdom needed us anyways. " admitted Erika sighing.
"I'm sorry Your Highness. Your honeymoon started after your wedding ended, correct?" she asked.
Erika nods, petting Wolfie, who had curled up on her lap, and was partially laying on her stomach, being more gentle than usual.
"Is it safe to assume that the two of you celebrated with some alone time that night?" asked the Royal doctor.
"We did. The honeymoon suite in the winter palace was absolutely perfect. Heart shaped pillows, beautiful candles, it was pretty romantic." admitted Dominick smiling.
"Sounds beautiful." she admitted, smiling as she got a ribbon and a cup out of her bag. "Your majesty, I'm going to need you to take this cup, and bring it to the bathroom, so you can pee in it." said the Royal doctor, handing the cup to Erika.
"Okay." said Erika, standing up slowly, walking into the bathroom. She pees in the cup, wondering what the reason for it could be, before bringing it to the Royal doctor.
The Royal doctor takes the cup, then dips the ribbon in it. "Smell this ribbon, and it will help me figure out how to help you." she requested.
Erika nods, before smelling it, immediately running back into the bathroom, feeling nauseous enough to want to throw up, but not able to do it.
Dominick runs after her, wanting her to be okay, gently rubbing her back, to hopefully help her.
Once Erika was sure that her stomach had settled, she stood up with Dominick's help, and walked back to bed with him. "What kind of awful test was that?" asked Erika, not pleased that it had made her nausea momentarily worse.
"Queen Erika, King Dominick, you're having a baby!" said the Royal doctor smiling.
"I'm pregnant?!" asked Erika curiously, in awe, a huge smile appearing on her face, gently placing her hand on her stomach.
"We're going to be parents!" said Dominick excitedly, gently placing his hand over hers.
"Thank you doctor." said Erika smiling, Wolfie gently cuddling close to her stomach.
"No problem." said the Royal doctor, before leaving the excited parents to-be.
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