I woke up on our bed while the court physician was talking to my husband.

"Marco"

I called him

"Alex!"

"You're awake"

He said

"W-What happened?"

I asked

"Well, you fell earlier"

"And then what?"

"H-How are you?"

He asked

I noticed that he avoided my question and it's kind of sketchy for me to see him do that.

"My head does hurt, a little bit"

I said

"I have told my assistant to bring you some ice, your majesty"

"He'll be here in a minute"

The physician said

"Thank you"

I said

"So what was the cause of my fall?"

I added

"I will leave you be, your highness"

The physician told King Marco

"Thank you"

He answered

"You know what, both of you are hiding something."

"And you're not telling me the truth. What's wrong?"

I said

"N-Nothing's wrong"

He said

"Love..."

He sat beside me

"Am I dying or what?"

I asked

"You're not!"

"You're perfectly fine"

He assured me

"Then what are you hiding from me?"

I asked again

"Tell me, have you been feeling nauseous? Feeling like you're going to vomit?"

"Craving for a lot of food?"

"Kind of feeling tired?"

He asked

"Yes, and what's this for?"

He paused

I looked at him and said

"Am I pregnant?"

"Do you think I'm pregnant?"

He smiled

"The physician said that you are probably pregnant"

Marco said

"Oh my god!"

"I knew it..."

I smiled

"Congratulations to us, love!!"

He hugged me

"Congratulations to us"

I said

He kissed me passionately until someone knocked and ruin the moment.

Marco opened the door

"Oh mother! It's you!"

He said

"Where's my daughter?"

She went in

"Alexandra! My beautiful daughter-in-law, how are you?"

"I heard what happened"

She asked me

"Everything's fine, mother"

I said

"What did the court physician say?"

She asked her son

"Should we tell her already?"

He whispered to me

"Yeah, it's fine"

I whispered back

"Mother"

Marco said

"Yes?"

"Is there something you want to say?"

Isabel asked

"Yes"

I answered

"And what is it?"

She asked

"Alexandra's pregnant"

He said

"Oh my god, my dear daughter!"

"Congratulations to the two of you!"

She went near us and hugged as both

"You know what..."

"We should celebrate!"

She added

"Was thinking about it as well, mother"

Marco said

"Well, do you want to celebrate?"

Isabel asked me

"I'm alright with it"

I smiled

"Wait!"

"Did you tell Mary about this?"

She asked

"I haven't yet"

"I actually have been thinking about visiting Scotland"

"I guess, I will just tell her personally"

I said

"Do you want me to come with you?"

Marco asked

"I'm good. I can go to Scotland alone with our men"

"Stay here, love"

I held his hand

"Our country needs its king"

I said

"But the king needs his queen"

He answered back

"Marco, I'll be fine"

"Needn't to worry"

I assured him

"So when are you planning to leave?"

Isabel asked

"Tomorrow"

I said

"Tomorrow?"

"You've just woken up from being unconscious"

She said

"As I said, I'll be fine, mother"

"I can assure you that I will be fine throughout the trip"

"I'm feeling good already!"

I said

"Okay, if you say so Alex"

She said

"I'll go ahead"

"Let me just tell our guardsmen about it"

Marco said

We nodded

"Stay here"

He said before leaving

"Do you wanna go for a walk?"

I asked my mother-in-law

"Are you s-"

"Yes. No worries, mother"

"You won't be blamed"

I laughed

"Okay then let's go"

"Just please please be careful"

She said

I went off the bed

We roamed around the castle talking until Isabel left to do something. I walked alone and thought about the baby I'm carrying

Are you a boy or a girl? Anyway, girl or boy, I will love you with all my heart. So will your father and your relatives. I can't wait to see you.

As I was walking around, I saw a little girl playing with her doll.

"What's your doll's name?"

I smiled

"Princess Danielle"

The child said

"Oh she's a princess?"

She nodded

"What a cute doll!"

"How about you, dear? What's your name?"

I sat down beside the girl

"Nicole"

She looked up to me

"Nicole, and that's a beautiful name"

I smiled

"Thank you"

She smiled and looked down

"Well, my name is Alexandra"

I said

"Alexandra? That's a long name"

She giggled

"I agree. It is a long name"

"Do you want to know my full name?"

I asked her

She nodded

"Okay. It's Alexandra Katherine Stuart de Valois di Visconti"

"Wow! Your name is really long!"

She laughed

I laughed

"I know, so just call me Alex"

I said

"Call me Nicole!"

She smiled

"Nicole it is!"

I smiled back

Then a lady came to us

"Nicole"

She called her

"Oh! Uhm. Your majesty!"

"Sorry for Nicole"

The lady said

"Have you disturbed the queen, Nicole?!"

She asked Nicole

"No, she didn't"

"I went to her. We chatted"

"She's a nice girl"

I interrupted

Nicole smiled at me

"I'm sorry again, your majesty. I brought her here because I couldn't find anyone to take care for her while I'm here."

The lady explained

"Ah. You work here in the castle?"

I asked

She nodded

"I help in the kitchen, your majesty"

"Oh I see"

"You can bring her here anytime, don't worry"

I said

"Thank you, your majesty"

The lady said

They were about to leave when I came up with an idea

"Nicole!"

I called her

They both looked back

"Do you want to come play with me?"

I asked her

She looked up to her mother

"Up to you, Nicole"

Her mother said

Nicole nodded at me

"C'mon, let's go!"

I smiled

She ran to me and held my hand

"I'll take care of her, don't worry"

I told her mother

The lady smiled and left

"You're the queen?!!"

She said

"Nope, I'm just the queen's sister"

I whispered

"You wanna go check out the queen's chambers?"

I said

"What! Can we go there?"

She asked

I nodded

I brought her upstairs going to my room

"Your majesty"

People greeted me as I walked pass them

Until my maid saw me

"Queen Al-"

I shushed and winked at her

"Where's the queen, Alana?"

I asked

"Oh, she's downstairs"

She said

"Okay, kindly tell my sister that I'll be entering her chamber with my friend, Nicole"

I said

Alana, the maid, nodded and smiled

She opened the door for us before leaving

"Wow!"

"Is that the queen's crown?"

Nicole pointed

"Yes. She does have many crowns of different color and design"

"Do you wanna see?"

She nodded

I walked to my closet and brought out my crown when during the wedding

"Here."

I showed her

"This is the crown she wore during her wedding with King Marco"

I explained

"Can I touch it?"

She asked

"You can even wear it. Here."

I said and placed it on top of her head

"Careful, it's a bit heavy"

I told her

"It's so beautiful"

She smiled