Anastasia looked away from her mother and shook her head, "I can't leave..." She placed her hand on her baby bump. She couldn't deny their children either one of their parents. Anastasia lost both of her real parents before she had the chance to know either. She didn't even have an inkling of who they were but she still wanted to look. To know. She couldn't take the twins away from Samsul nor could she even fathom leaving them. She could no longer imagining living without Samsul. She wiped her nose, "I don't want to leave... but that doesn't mean I belong...."
"You do belong here, Anastasia.." Elana said with a small smiled as he looked at her daughter. "It might not be the life that you're used to living, but what have you thought about when it came to living here? Did you enjoy having Millie tend to you even when not needed, or having Eric serve you some sort of new concoction, or having Gerald teach you something new about the higher life?"
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Anastasia laughed a little and wiped her eyes, "Millie could do less... But... I guess...."
She sighed and leaned against her mother and closed her eyes, "I'm sorry I yelled at you...." She sat there for a little bit and sniffled, "I love you.... even though I'm still mad at you...."
She moved away from her mother and struggled a little as she stood, "I should go apologize to Samsul," She laughed a little, "I hit him yesterday and made him sleep on the couch...."
She kissed her mother's head, "Go back and rest."
Then she was off to find Samsul. Once she did, she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a kiss before burying her face into his chest. She whimpered, "I'm sorry... About how I reacted... I just.... I wanted so badly to trust you but... knowing you kept it all from me... It stung...."
She sighed and leaned against her mother and closed her eyes, "I'm sorry I yelled at you...." She sat there for a little bit and sniffled, "I love you.... even though I'm still mad at you...."
She moved away from her mother and struggled a little as she stood, "I should go apologize to Samsul," She laughed a little, "I hit him yesterday and made him sleep on the couch...."
She kissed her mother's head, "Go back and rest."
Then she was off to find Samsul. Once she did, she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a kiss before burying her face into his chest. She whimpered, "I'm sorry... About how I reacted... I just.... I wanted so badly to trust you but... knowing you kept it all from me... It stung...."
Elana nodded and went back to her room to go back and get some more rest. She felt better knowing that Anastasia still loved her, even after what she did.
Samsul was walking through one of the halls before Anastasia found him and kissed him. He smiled at her and listened to what she had to say. "I'm sorry as well, Anastasia.. I should have told you the truth long ago, and I feel horrible that I didn't... Can you please forgive me?" he asked her as he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her as tightly as he could without hurting or or the children.
Samsul was walking through one of the halls before Anastasia found him and kissed him. He smiled at her and listened to what she had to say. "I'm sorry as well, Anastasia.. I should have told you the truth long ago, and I feel horrible that I didn't... Can you please forgive me?" he asked her as he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her as tightly as he could without hurting or or the children.
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Anastasia shook her head a little, "Not right now... But when the sting goes away, I will," She looked up at him and gave him the faintest of smiles, "I don't think I could ever stay mad at you... because that means I can't be around you and I can't not be around you."
She leaned into him, happy to have his arms around him. She rested her head on his chest, "You are still sleeping on the couch," She informed him. She bit her lip, "I struggled sleeping after you told me what happened to my mother," She confessed. She guessed she had been lying to him as well. Not to the same extent but she hadn't been truthful with him entirely, "Someone managed to get into my mother's room... Why couldn't they get into mine... That's why I asked you to sleep with me the night your purposed. It made me comfortable... That's also why you are on the couch and not in the hall," She said with a little laugh. She looked up at him, "I love you..."
She leaned into him, happy to have his arms around him. She rested her head on his chest, "You are still sleeping on the couch," She informed him. She bit her lip, "I struggled sleeping after you told me what happened to my mother," She confessed. She guessed she had been lying to him as well. Not to the same extent but she hadn't been truthful with him entirely, "Someone managed to get into my mother's room... Why couldn't they get into mine... That's why I asked you to sleep with me the night your purposed. It made me comfortable... That's also why you are on the couch and not in the hall," She said with a little laugh. She looked up at him, "I love you..."
He was perfectly fine with still having to sleep on the couch. He didn't enjoy sleeping on the couch, but he felt so much better knowing that Anastasia still loved him even after what he had lied to her about. He also understood why she asked him to sleep with her that first night. He couldn't help but to laugh a little as she said that he might have slept in the hall. he was glad that it didn't come down to that, and he looked down at his wife. "I love you as well, Anastasia." He told her.
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Anastasia smiled and kissed him again, "Good. Because it would be problematic if you didn't... You are my husband and father to my children after all."
She closed her eyes, glad that she had unleashed all of her anger. She wasn't as mad now. She was mainly just happy that her mother hadn't died. That she could be there for when they had their children. Anastasia smiled, "We should get married."
She looked up at him, knowing how strange it sounded. She laughed a little, "Again... But just those in the castle... So that my mother can be there this time. She's missed so much of my life and right now... it only looks like she will manage to be the grandmother of our children. I'd like for her to see us get married. Even if it is the second time."
She closed her eyes, glad that she had unleashed all of her anger. She wasn't as mad now. She was mainly just happy that her mother hadn't died. That she could be there for when they had their children. Anastasia smiled, "We should get married."
She looked up at him, knowing how strange it sounded. She laughed a little, "Again... But just those in the castle... So that my mother can be there this time. She's missed so much of my life and right now... it only looks like she will manage to be the grandmother of our children. I'd like for her to see us get married. Even if it is the second time."
Samsul gave Anastasia a questioning look when she spoke of getting married. The two were already married, weren't they? He sighed in relief as she explained more about what she meant. He nodded to her and smiled. "I think we can do that. We still have the gown that was used for your wedding, as the suit that I used on the same day. I think that Elana would like to see us getting married."
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Anastasia smiled when Samsul agreed to do it and explained that they still had the clothing that they wore on the day. Anastasia loved that dress but laughed a little, shaking her head, "I don't I can fit into that dress right now."
She thought about it, "We can wait until after the babies are born, we've had our time with them, and I can get back to my usual size ooooor we can get married before and I can just wear a white dress that Autry made for me that won't wrap around my belly."
She rested her chin on his chest and looked up at him, "I'm fine with either... One is just going to require a bit of waiting...."
She thought about it, "We can wait until after the babies are born, we've had our time with them, and I can get back to my usual size ooooor we can get married before and I can just wear a white dress that Autry made for me that won't wrap around my belly."
She rested her chin on his chest and looked up at him, "I'm fine with either... One is just going to require a bit of waiting...."
"I think that we should wait until the children are born. I think they'd love to see you in that dress as much as I do." He said with a small smile as he looked down at her. He loved seeing her in her wedding dress, and even though it is usually used only one time, he was going to use this change to see her in it once more.
"So, Anastasia." He told her. "What should we do now? We don't have any work to do, your mother is probably sleeping, and I'm not all that hungry."
"So, Anastasia." He told her. "What should we do now? We don't have any work to do, your mother is probably sleeping, and I'm not all that hungry."
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Anastasia laughed and shook her head, "They aren't going to remember," However, she nodded after, "After the babies it is."
When he asked what to do now, Anastasia thought, what could they do? She pursed her lips and smiled, taking his hand, "Come along."
She pulled him out of the place and brought him out to the field just beyond the castle wall. She shook her head, "I've been looking at this field for the last couple days. It's been a while since I just got to stand it one."
She lowered herself to the ground and lay back, looking up at the clouds as they passed by. She let of a sigh of relaxation and patted the spot next to her, "Lay with me."
When he asked what to do now, Anastasia thought, what could they do? She pursed her lips and smiled, taking his hand, "Come along."
She pulled him out of the place and brought him out to the field just beyond the castle wall. She shook her head, "I've been looking at this field for the last couple days. It's been a while since I just got to stand it one."
She lowered herself to the ground and lay back, looking up at the clouds as they passed by. She let of a sigh of relaxation and patted the spot next to her, "Lay with me."
Samsul sat down next to Anastasia as requested and looked up at the passing clouds. It was calm and peaceful as the two of them enjoyed a peaceful silence. Samsul smiled at Anastasia and sighed. "It's so calm, when did you find this?" He asked as her as wanted to get away from any of the previous topics. He didn't want for her to suddenly be mad at him again, so he tried to avoid those topics to the best of his abilities.
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Anastasia placed her hands on stomach as she continued to stare at the sky. She shrugged, "This is my first time being here... I used to just stare out at it from the balcony... But this is what I used to do in the fields at home if I had sometime to myself. I figured it would be just as relaxing here as it was there."
She moved slightly and placed her head on his shoulder. Taking his hand in one of her own, she held it over her shoulder. She smiled and kissed it before looking up at him as best she could, "Have you thought of any names?"
She moved slightly and placed her head on his shoulder. Taking his hand in one of her own, she held it over her shoulder. She smiled and kissed it before looking up at him as best she could, "Have you thought of any names?"
"I have." Samul nodded. he had given the names of his children a lot of thought, and now that he knew that there were going to to be two, he had to make up some extra names in the case that they would be both girls or boys. "If we have a boy, a possibly name could be Marcus, or maybe Jacob." He wasn't really sure when it came to the boys names, but for some reason he had put much more thought into naming the girls. "For a girl, I've thought of Sasha or Alexandra." He told her happily. He was curious as to what she thought about the names he had chosen, and wanted to see if they could find names that they both liked.
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Anastasia smiled and rolled on her side to look at him, "I like the name Alexandra and Marcus...." She sighed a little as she curled up next to him, "I wish we knew if who was in there... Two girls... Two boys... One of each.... It would make it easier to decide on two names rather than four and only get to use to."
She relaxed against Samsul and closed her eyes. She snuggled against his side, breathing in his musk that she had gotten all too used to. She kissed his shoulder, "I like lying here and talking about our kids...."
She relaxed against Samsul and closed her eyes. She snuggled against his side, breathing in his musk that she had gotten all too used to. She kissed his shoulder, "I like lying here and talking about our kids...."
Samsul wished that he knew the what his children were as well, but he liked to wonder who ch ones that would be. He liked the names Alexandra and Marcus as well, but he wanted to know if she liked them more than some of the names that she had chosen out. She smiled as he felt Anastasia snuggled against his side as they lay there. He nodded at her and smiled up at the clouds. "Yes, I like it as well. I'm excited to see our children when they first come in to this world." He thought about how he would watch them grow up and become capable people eventually becoming worthy of ruling the throne. At the mention of the throne, Samsul looked at Anastasia. "How will we decide who gets the throne when they are old enough? Since they are born on the same day, we can't call one older than the other."
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Anastasia looked up at Samsul when he presented the predicament. She hadn't thought about that. She pursed her lips, "Well... One will be born sooner than the other... by a few minutes at least..."
She didn't know though. She didn't want her children resenting each other because one was born a couple minutes sooner. Nor was she okay with pulling a gender card. Both her and her mother ruled the throne and for a time they did so alone. Besides, they didn't even know if they were going to have a son. She bit her lip as she thought about it, "Or maybe... one will have more interest in the throne over the other..." But they couldn't know that. She sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Could they... maybe rule together. Take on different aspects of the throne..."
She didn't know though. She didn't want her children resenting each other because one was born a couple minutes sooner. Nor was she okay with pulling a gender card. Both her and her mother ruled the throne and for a time they did so alone. Besides, they didn't even know if they were going to have a son. She bit her lip as she thought about it, "Or maybe... one will have more interest in the throne over the other..." But they couldn't know that. She sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Could they... maybe rule together. Take on different aspects of the throne..."
"Maybe..." Samsul said as he considered the possibilities. He still wasnt sure how it would work out, but hopefully one day it would. He didn't want for his children to fight over the throne, and he wouldn't be making his decision off of gender either. Greenspring respected their female rulers just as much as their male ones, as well as treated each fairly. "But what if we have a daughter? Surely people would be asking to marry her when she comes of age, and I won't let just anyone take the hand of my possible daughter."
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Anastasia laughed a little and kissed his cheek, "Not even born yet and you are already over protective, it seems," She thought about it though because it was a good point. She pursed her lips and nodded, "If we have a daughter and she falls in love someone, who you approve of, if it is a Prince or King in another land... Then she visits often... if we have two daughters who both find suitors... Whoever's husband has less of a social standing rules the kingdom because the other will probably be helping her husband."
She scratched her head, "Of course, the fact of whoever we see to be a better ruler comes into play as well," She shook her head and placed her hand on his chest, "I think this needs to wait. We are both still young and neither of us are thinking of stepping down. So we can let them grow up a little before we make that decision."
She scratched her head, "Of course, the fact of whoever we see to be a better ruler comes into play as well," She shook her head and placed her hand on his chest, "I think this needs to wait. We are both still young and neither of us are thinking of stepping down. So we can let them grow up a little before we make that decision."
Samsul sighed lightly and nodded. Neither of them planned on stepping down from the thrown for quite some time, and they were sitll you and had a lot of time before then. Samsul would have to worry about those problems when they rose, rather than planning from day one and thinking of every possibility. "Your right. We have time until that happens, so we should enjoy it while we can. Before we know it, two young children will be running down the halls, probably being chased by Millie." He said with a small smile, picturing it in his head.
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