《Arranged Love (Currently Being Edited)》Chapter 29 - Big News
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Paulo held onto Eva's hand as they made their way back up the aisle and out the doors they came in through, being led by security. When they got outside the crowd erupted and started throwing flowers at them, screaming their names, and waving Spanish flags as they got back into the Rolls Royce. When they were inside and closed the door he let out an exhale as he unbuttoned his suit jacket.
Eva looked over at him with a smile and said, "I'm so proud of you."
"What for?" he asked.
"What for?" she asked with wide eyes. "That speech. It was amazing. When did you have a chance to write it? I never even saw you working on it."
"I didn't write it. I just stood up there and said what I was thinking and was honest. I think I do better with speeches when I'm real and not rehearsed. I like to sound genuine."
"Seriously?" she asked. "Wow. I'm so impressed that you could get up and give a speech to the entire country like that with no preparation and just wing it and do such a good job. That's amazing."
"What did you expect me to do?" he asked, laughing.
"Well I wouldn't have been surprised if you had a few cuss words thrown in there," she laughed.
He smiled, shaking his head and laughing. "When I'm in King mode it's all professional. I only do that kind of shit around you because that's when I can let loose and be myself," he whispered, leaning in and giving her a soft kiss.
She smiled at him and loved the fact that she was the only person that got to see that side of him. She thought about how he delivered that speech so well, with so much confidence and how much the people loved him already. She knew he was going to be a great King.
"Paulo, what you said during your speech, about me running Spain at your side as your true partner," she said, looking down and letting out an exhale. She lifted her eyes and looked into his and said, "You have no idea how much that means to me, that you value my opinions and respect me enough to want to involve me in running the country. That means everything to me."
He gave her a soft smile and said, "I meant every word. I honestly couldn't picture myself doing that with anyone else at my side, but with you as my Queen," he said with a smile, "I feel like we can conquer the world together."
She smiled and said, "I think so too."
He leaned in and pressed his lips to hers and she closed her eyes and cherished that moment.
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He pulled back from the kiss and she opened her eyes and looked into his and he whispered, "I love you Eva."
Hearing that made her heart leap and her eyes burned as they started to fill with tears.
"I love you too," she whispered, leaning in and kissing him again.
She sighed with happiness, sitting back in her seat and looking out the window, waving and smiling at the huge crowd of people that were lining the streets.
She looked over and took Paulo's hand, weaving her fingers through his and laying her head on his shoulder with an exhale. She felt so lucky to be his Queen and was so thankful for her parents' choice in husband for her.
When they got back to the castle, all their family was waiting for them because they had flown in for this day. She gave Kristoff and Astrid a tight hug and then she hugged both of her parents and kissed their cheeks before saying, "Thank you."
"For what?" her Mom asked, looking over at her Dad.
"For Paulo. You were both right. He was the perfect choice and I wanted to let you know you did the right thing. I love him and I can't imagine being married to anyone else."
Her parents both looked shocked but happy to hear her say that as she hugged them tight before going back and finding Paulo again.
She spotted him across the room talking to her brother and Astrid and she waved and gave him a smile as she made her way over. When she got to him, he leaned down and gave her a kiss, slipping his hand into hers with a smile.
"Well it appears you two are getting along a lot better than the last time I saw you. I knew after spending a week on that island alone you would either fall in love or kill each other," Kristoff laughed.
Eva laughed and said, "Well luckily it was the first one."
"Awww. I'm so happy for you," Astrid said, stepping forward and giving her a hug.
"Thank you."
Paulo cleared his throat and she looked over at him and he looked at Astrid and said, "I think we ought to tell her the surprise."
"What surprise?" Eva asked, scrunching her eyebrows and looking back and forth between Astrid and Paulo.
"Well," she said with a smile. "At the wedding reception Paulo and I started talking and I mentioned to him that I'm your best friend and we grew up like sisters. I told him how my Mom moved with your Mom to Norway when she got married so she wouldn't be in a strange country all alone with no friends and I told him how she helped raise her babies."
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Paulo spoke up and said, "I thought that sounded like a great idea."
Eva looked back and forth between Paulo and Astrid. "So what are you saying?"
"Well there happens to be a nice little cottage on the castle grounds where Astrid could live for free and she would be close but still have her own privacy," Paulo smiled.
"Are you serious? You're moving to Spain?" Eva shouted at Astrid.
She smiled and said, "Yes. I'm moving to Spain!" squealing and throwing her arms around Eva and giving her a tight hug. "Someone has to help you raise all the babies I'm sure you'll be having soon enough."
Eva laughed and gave her another hug. "This is the best surprise ever. I love you."
Astrid smiled and said, "I love you too."
Then Eva turned to Paulo and said, "Thank you for this. I love you too," pulling him into a hug and kissing his lips softly.
Eva paced back and forth in the formal sitting room waiting for Paulo to come home from his meeting with Parliament. Normally she would've gone with him but she hadn't been feeling very well lately. They needed to have an important talk and she was excited and nervous at the same time.
She heard the front door of the castle open and she rushed over to the doorway to see Paulo standing there in his suit, with his cell phone up to his ear.
"Yes sir. I just spoke with the ambassador to Belgium and they're setting up a time and date and as soon as we know we'll relay that information to you. Eva and I appreciate your support on this. Thank you. We'll talk again soon. Bye," he said hanging up and lifting his head.
When he saw her his face lit up and a smile started to form.
"Hi," he said, walking over and bending down to give her a kiss. "Were you waiting for me?"
"I was. There's something really important I need to talk to you about. Let's go in here," she said, taking his hand and leading the way into the formal sitting room where there was a fire burning in the fireplace. She shut the door behind them and said, "You should have a seat."
"What is it?" he asked, looking concerned. "What did the doctor say today?"
He sat down on the couch and she sat next to him, taking his hands in hers.
She looked down at their hands, before lifting her eyes and looking into his.
"So you know how I've been feeling really sick and run down and just haven't felt like myself lately? The doctor ran a bunch of tests to see what was wrong with me and I was finally able to get a diagnosis."
"A diagnosis?" Paulo asked, looking really worried. "Eva what is it? Are you ok? Please don't tell me you've got cancer or something."
Then his face got really serious and he got off the couch and stood up. "That's not it, is it Eva? Please tell me that's not it."
Her eyes started to water and tears ran down her face as she dabbed them with the Kleenex. Seeing him so worried about her was making her feel emotional. She smiled and said, "No, no it's nothing like that Paulo."
She saw relief come over him as he sat back down on the couch and exhaled. "Thank God," he said. "Well what is it then? What did he say?"
"Well, the doctor ran several different tests and one of them was a pregnancy test."
Paulo's eyes widened and he stood up off the couch again and grabbed Eva's hands and asked, "Are you pregnant?"
She smiled and nodded, with tears filling her eyes as she said "Yes. You're going to be a Dad Paulo."
He gasped and his mouth hung open in shock. He screamed, scooping her up off the couch and hugging his arms around her, spinning her around before sitting her back down.
"Oh shit. I'm sorry. I forgot I've got to be careful with you now. I don't want to hurt the baby."
Eva corrected him and said, "Babies."
Paulo's eyes opened wide again and he asked, "Babies?! More than one?"
Eva smiled and nodded.
"Well come to find out I'm actually pretty far along. I kept thinking I was just sick for weeks because I didn't put the pieces together. The doctor said I'm actually two months pregnant so he thinks that we conceived on our honeymoon. He did an ultrasound and there were two heartbeats."
"Two heartbeats?" he repeated in disbelief.
"Yeah," she smiled, looking up into his face. "Paulo we're having twins. Apparently they run in my family."
She saw his eyes getting red and watery as he pulled her against him and hugged her to his chest.
"Wow," he said in awe, reaching down and laying a hand on her belly. "I can't believe there are two babies in there right now."
He bent down and cupped her belly in his hands and kissed it, whispering, "Hi little princes or princesses. Whatever you are, Daddy's going to love you so much."
Hearing him say that melted her heart and another tear ran down her cheek and she sniffled. Paulo raised his head and looked up into her eyes, standing to his feet again and pulling her into a kiss.
"I love you so much," he whispered, giving her another hug.
"I love you too," she said, laying her head against his chest and closing her eyes, letting out a sigh.
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