Anastasia was getting sick of being pregnant. Her back hurt, she could hardly get any sleep at night but seemed to always be tired, or hungry, or thirsty, or running to the bathroom. If it wasn't for the fact that she was only a month away from holding the two little buggers she had been carrying around with her for the last eight months and Samsul being as wonderful as he had been, she would have been utterly miserable. It was midday and she was lying on the bed, trying to ease her back aches and catch up on some sleep but neither happened. So she got out and went down to their office where she found not only her husband, but Elana who was helping out in Anastasia's place, letting him spend more of the day with her rather than locked away in the office. She smiled at them both, "I am ready for these two to just come out...."
Both Samsul and Elana smiled at Anastasia as she entered the room, and both of them had to hold back small laughs at the pregnant woman. Elana was more than happy to step in for Anastasia and Samsul while they dealt with her Pregnancy, and after she had returned, her relationship with her daughter was improving. "I truly feel sorry for you, Anastasia." She told her daughter as she set her pen down and looked at her. "I remember going through pregnancy, but I can't say that it was as bad as what you're going through right now. How about you and Samsul head over to the dining hall and get something nice to eat?" He recommended to the couple as she picked her pen back up and continued to sign things.
Samsul stood up from his desk and walked over to Anastasia, giving her a small kiss before glacing at the door. "I think that sounds great. What do you think?"
Samsul stood up from his desk and walked over to Anastasia, giving her a small kiss before glacing at the door. "I think that sounds great. What do you think?"
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Anastasia grinned at her mother as she ran her under her belly, "Well you just had me in there and I wasn't half giant," She said laughing a little as she stole a glance at her husband. She smiled at him as walked over and gave her a kiss before saying he agreed with her mother in them going to get something to eat. She nodded, "Yes, please, I'm starving."
She walked over to her mother and kissed her cheek, "Thank you, mother."
She placed her hand on the desk to straighten herself again. She then made her way back to her husband and took his hand, guiding him out of the office. She leaned against him as they walked, "I'm incredibly thankful that she is back... Could you imagine trying to do this on our own? You'd be in the office all day by yourself," She looked up at him and smiled, "But soon, you'll get a little break too. Get some time to spend with our babies," She wrapped her arms around him as they entered the dining hall, "One more month."
She walked over to her mother and kissed her cheek, "Thank you, mother."
She placed her hand on the desk to straighten herself again. She then made her way back to her husband and took his hand, guiding him out of the office. She leaned against him as they walked, "I'm incredibly thankful that she is back... Could you imagine trying to do this on our own? You'd be in the office all day by yourself," She looked up at him and smiled, "But soon, you'll get a little break too. Get some time to spend with our babies," She wrapped her arms around him as they entered the dining hall, "One more month."
Elana smiled at the two of them and watched as they left the room. She then brought her full attention back to work and continued to sign papers.
Samsul smiled at his wife and sighed lightly. "I know.. Only one more month and we'll finally be able to see your children." He said to her as they walked through the dining hall. As the time passed, he had gotten increasingly more excited about his children and couldn't keep his mind off of them. He was so happy to be a parent that he could barely contain it. They sat down in their usual seats and Eric and Alex walked in calmly and quietly. Alex had slowly been getting better with being more social, but he was still quiet and would occasionally stutter. "What would you to like today?" Eric asked them both.
Samsul smiled at his wife and sighed lightly. "I know.. Only one more month and we'll finally be able to see your children." He said to her as they walked through the dining hall. As the time passed, he had gotten increasingly more excited about his children and couldn't keep his mind off of them. He was so happy to be a parent that he could barely contain it. They sat down in their usual seats and Eric and Alex walked in calmly and quietly. Alex had slowly been getting better with being more social, but he was still quiet and would occasionally stutter. "What would you to like today?" Eric asked them both.
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Anastasia was glad to be sitting again, the pain lifting off of her back slightly. She smiled at Samsul and rested her head on his shoulder, after the bump with her mother, things seemed to be going better than ever. Samsul was being a better husband than ever. Although, that could have been very well because of the fact that the two babies in her gut made it rather hard for her to do anything at all. She gave him another kiss on the cheek when Alex and Eric came out of the kitchen. When the reached the table she looked at him and smiled, "Anything and everything," she joked, laughing slightly, "Luckily, I'm not having any strange cravings right now, so food and lots of it will do for me."
Alex and Eric left to go back to the kitchen to fulfill the order given to them by Anastasia. As vague as it was, it was much easier than some of the bizarre cravings that they had to feed during her pregnancy. All she wanted was food, and they were happy to give her as much as she wanted.
Samsul looked at Anastasia and glanced down at her stomach. He gave her a small smile and kissed her lightly. "Only about a month until they're ready, right? He asked rhetorically as he placed his hand on her stomach and kissed her once more. "The castle should be much more lively when they enter the world."
Samsul looked at Anastasia and glanced down at her stomach. He gave her a small smile and kissed her lightly. "Only about a month until they're ready, right? He asked rhetorically as he placed his hand on her stomach and kissed her once more. "The castle should be much more lively when they enter the world."
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Anastasia laughed and nodded, "It had better be. I don't think I could stand it any longer."
She placed her hand on his own and the other behind his neck as he kissed her again. She grinned at him, "That it will."
One of the babies kicked Samsul's hand, causing her to wince for a moment before the slight pain vanished. She giggled a little and patted his hand, "They definitely like to kick. I hope they aren't fighting in there."
She kissed Samsul's cheek and rested her head on his shoulder. She was tired, terribly tired and she knew that she wouldn't be getting much more sleep once the two were born. The two babies would cry and wake her up and unlike Samsul, she'd have to feed them, which meant staying awake to do so. When they were capable of being dealt with by their father, she was going to sleep through the night. At least until she got caught up on all the sleep she was missing. She closed her eyes and sighed, "You are a wonderful husband."
She placed her hand on his own and the other behind his neck as he kissed her again. She grinned at him, "That it will."
One of the babies kicked Samsul's hand, causing her to wince for a moment before the slight pain vanished. She giggled a little and patted his hand, "They definitely like to kick. I hope they aren't fighting in there."
She kissed Samsul's cheek and rested her head on his shoulder. She was tired, terribly tired and she knew that she wouldn't be getting much more sleep once the two were born. The two babies would cry and wake her up and unlike Samsul, she'd have to feed them, which meant staying awake to do so. When they were capable of being dealt with by their father, she was going to sleep through the night. At least until she got caught up on all the sleep she was missing. She closed her eyes and sighed, "You are a wonderful husband."
"I hope that they aren't either." Samsul commented after feeling one of the children kick and Anastasia wince in pain for a short moment. He knew that they would have a lot of work to do when their children were born, as they would have to take care of the children, keep them calm, and lead the country. it was a lot to do, and Samsul wasn't quite sure if he could do it, even with Anastasia's help. Luckily they had Millie and Elana to help them if anything got too bad, as he was sure that Elana would be glad to help, and Millie would love to squeeze them to death in a life threatening hug.
Samsul smiled at Anastasia once more and kissed her on the forehead as they sat there, waiting for their food. "And you're an amazing wife."
Samsul smiled at Anastasia once more and kissed her on the forehead as they sat there, waiting for their food. "And you're an amazing wife."
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Anastasia smiled when he kissed her head. She couldn't believe that she had even thought about marrying King George, or any other man for that matter. She had just been so scared to be Queen and George knew what it was like to be put in those shoes. She could hardly imagine spending all the time that she would be in Urias. Right now, she'd probably be there, unable to run her own country. Would he run it for her like Samsul did? Would he have helped her build it to be the country she saw that it could be? Or would he do whatever it was that he wanted with it? She shook her head, all she could be was glad and thankful that Samsul purposed to her that night out on the balcony. She remembered the first time she kissed him and the time that he had spent in her bed. Then how empty the bed felt while she was angry at him. How comfortable she was when he climbed back in. She was attached to him and she loved it. She wrapped her fingers around his, holding his hand, resting her own on top of it while he held her belly, "I love you."
"I love you too." he said quietly as he looked down at their joined hands. He was so glad that things turned out like they did, with her accepting his proposal that night, having children. They might have faced a somewhat large bump in the road, but the got passed it and still proved that they loved each other. He was so happy to be with her and their children. He couldn't wait for them to be sent in to the world so that he could care for them and watch them grow. He was going to listen to his father's advise, since Samsul knew that he said it from the bottom of his heart. Hatan realized his mistake in allowing and even promoting Samsul to allow his duties to consume his life, and he didn't want the same to happen to his grandchildren.
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Anastasia laughed a little, "You had better."
She adjusted herself in the seat, trying to get comfortable despite the weight on her front pushing on her back. She sighed, any day now and this pain would go away. It was quite amazing. She still feared the vision that was to accompany their birth but for now, she tried not to worry about it. She couldn't change anything about it now and she was sure that holding her little babies would make the fear of that vision all okay. She opened her eyes to see Eric and Alex entering the room with food. She sat up and patted Samsul's hand. Adjusting herself, she smiled, "Thank you, boys."
She adjusted herself in the seat, trying to get comfortable despite the weight on her front pushing on her back. She sighed, any day now and this pain would go away. It was quite amazing. She still feared the vision that was to accompany their birth but for now, she tried not to worry about it. She couldn't change anything about it now and she was sure that holding her little babies would make the fear of that vision all okay. She opened her eyes to see Eric and Alex entering the room with food. She sat up and patted Samsul's hand. Adjusting herself, she smiled, "Thank you, boys."
Both Eric and Alex bowed to Anastasia in response to their praise with smiles on their faces. "It's out pleasure, Anastasia." Eric told her as he had Alex help him put the trays of food down on the table for them to enjoy. Alex did as he was silently told and helped with the trays, removing the lids off of them after setting them down. There was much more food than they had realized, but Anastasia did say that she wanted a lot of food, so they did just that. They might have gone overboard with the mount, but they didn't really seem to care since anything they didn't eat would go to other staff members. "Alright, Alex." Eric told his apprentice. "Let's head back to the kitchen so they can enjoy their meal." Alex nodded to his master and the two of them left the king and queen to their own devices.
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Anastasia smiled at the food and picked up her fork. Normally, she might be put off a little by the amount of food on her plate. However, she was eating for three right now and she was hungry. She might not manage to eat it all but she doubted that she wouldn't eat most of it. She nibbled away, happily. Food from the kitchen was always so good. It had been a long time since she had a simple and common meal that should have had before she came here. She couldn't imagine being pregnant back home. Her parents and her had struggled at times to get three meals a day for the three of them. They wouldn't have been able to handle the appetite she had now. She shook her head and laughed a little, "I can't wait to go back to my small little meals..."
From all of the food that was on the table, Samsul only had a small portion of it, as he only needed that much, and Anastasia needed the food more than he did. He felt so lucky that he didn't have to go through pregnancy, but at the same time didn't feel bad at all for having Anastasia go through it. He was just so excited to see his children. After finishing his unusually small portion, Samsul looked at Anastasia and laughed with her. He agreed with her, as having that much food on the table made him want to eat it all, but knew that it was for Anastasia. "It's only another month, Anastasia. Then we can start adjusting ourselves to living with children."
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Anastasia smiled at him and nodded, "That we will..." She looked down her stomach and rubbed it a little, "If they are going to be anything like they are now... Well, we are going to have our hands full."
She turned back to her food and finished off shortly after. There was still some food left, which would go to staff or animals. Anastasia leaned back in her chair and sighed, "One more month..."
She looked to Samsul and laughed slightly, "God, I can't wait," She gave him a kiss then pushed her chair out and stood awkwardly, pushing out her stomach so that she could get to her feet. She placed her hands under her stomach, holding it slightly and looked at Samsul, "Are you going to head back to the office or come lie down with me for a bit?"
She turned back to her food and finished off shortly after. There was still some food left, which would go to staff or animals. Anastasia leaned back in her chair and sighed, "One more month..."
She looked to Samsul and laughed slightly, "God, I can't wait," She gave him a kiss then pushed her chair out and stood awkwardly, pushing out her stomach so that she could get to her feet. She placed her hands under her stomach, holding it slightly and looked at Samsul, "Are you going to head back to the office or come lie down with me for a bit?"
Samsul hummed in thought at he weighed his options. It didn't talked long for Samsul to stand up and kiss his wife before smiling at her. "I'm sure that Elaba can handle the rest of the work by herself for the rest of today." He said with a calm smile as he looked up at the ceiling for a brief moment. "Let's head back to the room." he told her as he lead her back to their room at a somewhat slow pace.
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Anastasia laughed a little when Samsul decided to come with her. She held his hand as they walked back to their room. She was glad for the slow pace he walked at, it was a lot harder to match his pace now. When they reached the room, she kissed him before climbing onto the bed. She curled up, placing one of her many pillows under her back. She smiled at Samsul and patted the spot next to her and grinned, "Come sit," she placed her hands on her stomach and smirked, "You should read to them."
Samsul looked at Anastasia with disbelief as he lay down next to her, glancing at her stomach only briefly before returning his gaze back to her. "Read... to them?" He echoed her as he glanced at her stomach once again. He hadn't ever heard her read to her children, nor had he seen the effects that reading to them caused. He sat there for a moment before sighing and looking for a nearby book to read to his children. He hardly had any books that weren't related to war, or weaponry, or tales of battles, but he was sure that Anastasia had what he was looking for. Samsul picked up 'The Secret Garden' and opened it, starting from the first page. He knew that Anastasia liked the book, so that was why he had picked it out.
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Anastasia laughed and nodded, "Yes, read to them. It soothes them... They love it when I read to them on the balcony."
She watched as Samsul gave in and grabbed a book off the nightstand. She smiled when she saw the book that he had grabbed. She giggled a little, "I've been reading that to them non-stop. I think they are going to know all the words to it by the time they pop out."
She rested her head on his shoulder as he started to read. She closed her eyes as he did, listening to the rumbling of his voice. She relaxed lying there with him, taking deep breaths. Which was both good for the baby and herself. She'd been tired for so long, it was nice to get a moment to relax. She rolled onto her side and moved her pillow, hugging it between her legs. Lying on a bit of a strange angle, she rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes again. As she listened she managed to get some sleep.
She watched as Samsul gave in and grabbed a book off the nightstand. She smiled when she saw the book that he had grabbed. She giggled a little, "I've been reading that to them non-stop. I think they are going to know all the words to it by the time they pop out."
She rested her head on his shoulder as he started to read. She closed her eyes as he did, listening to the rumbling of his voice. She relaxed lying there with him, taking deep breaths. Which was both good for the baby and herself. She'd been tired for so long, it was nice to get a moment to relax. She rolled onto her side and moved her pillow, hugging it between her legs. Lying on a bit of a strange angle, she rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes again. As she listened she managed to get some sleep.
Samsul hadn't noticed that Anastasia had fallen asleep until he set the book down to see how she was doing. He smiled softly at her as he looked at his wife, kissing her lightly before setting the book down on the nightstand slowly and carefully, He didn't want to wake her, so he didn't move after that and allowed himself to relax, closing his eyes and breathing at an easy pace. He had actually enjoyed reading to Anastasia and the children, and if she had read to them that book before he did, then he agrred with Anastasia in believing that they would know the book by heart when they came out.
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