THE PRINCE AND I

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They all engaged in a stare off, Prince almost laughed as he looked at the dumbfounded reaction of his family.

"He's.....pregnant?" Luke asked carefully, it seems his ears were playing tricks on him.

"This is great, I'm going to be a grandmother" Star says in delight.

"Is it yours?" Edward asks.

The question made him angry, why would his brother even ask that.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Prince asks stepping forward to his brother, the tension between the two princes made the king and queen nervous.

"I'm just asking bro, you're a prince and people can take advantage of that" Edward says shrugging.

"Skye wouldn't lie to me, i made a mistake believing someone over him before and i will not do it again"

Edward could see the determination in his brother's eyes but deep down he still can't shake off the feeling that this unborn baby is not the Prince's.

"If you say so"

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"I'm fine mom no need to worry"

"Did you eat? You have to eat whenever you feel hungry Skye, think of the baby"

He rolled his eyes yet he was smiling.

"I hear you, now can I hang up? I have to go"

"Okay honey, wipe your feet after showering, don't want you to slip"

He sighed.

"Bye mom"

He placed the phone on the table and laid back on the couch with a sigh.

It's been a few hours since he saw Prince and Skye can't help but miss that goofy prince, he chuckled.

"I should call him, wait.....he might be busy"

Deciding to call Prince later, he turns his attention to the TV, the cooking show he was watching making him hungry.

"I should stop watching these" he says before getting up and goes to the kitcken to make a snack.

"And in a matter of minutes, the royal family will hold a press conference on the actions of the Prince, maybe we can get some insight on who the mystery person is"

He dropped the glass to the floor, will his identity be revealed? So soon?

"No....not now, damn it Prince!"

He rushes to his phone and calls the royal prince,  he picked up on the first ring.

"You were watching?" Prince asks.

"You can't reveal my identity Prince, I'm pregnant for God's sake what if i get swarmed by the media!"

"This is why i need you to move in with me, the people want to know the truth and if not things may get worse than now"

"What do you mean?"

"If i don't reveal why I ran off during that ceremony, they might want to impeach the whole royal family and end our royal bloodline"

He sighed. To him, a commoner it sounded like a crazy reason but the royals do take pride in their inheritance to royal bloodline.

"I see....send someone to get me then before you start the conference, i won't spend a night in peace with my face out for the world to see"

"I'll come get you"

"I thought-"

"You come first Skye, I'm coming over, pack whatever you need at the moment, I'll handle the rest"

"Okay"

He sighed and switched off the tv. He rubbed his stomach.

"Looks like we're going to the palace baby"

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"You're leaving? Again?!" Luke asks in exasperation. Prince turned to his father.

"The father of my child needs me, so yes I'm leaving, again"

Star smiled in pride hearing that, her son was growing up to be a responsible man. She held Luke's hand.

"Let him go honey, all is well"

Luke sighed and waved his son off. They watched the Prince head out.

"I'm still in shock on how that boy got pregnant, it's unheard of" luke says, it really disturbs his peace of mind.

"Regardless of how it happened, we have a grandchild on the way Luke, Skye is a total package, i mean, he makes my son happy and he is giving me a grand baby"

The king rolled his eyes. how can he forget, the other reason why they wanted Prince to get married was to continue the family name and now it seems God was on their favor.

"You're right, let's just hope the people will believe that story"

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He could see a black van following behind his car, he frowned.

"How did they know i was coming here in the first place?"

He can't risk the chance of Skye being seen in his most vulnerable state, he decided to drive in circles until the person gave up and drove away.

He parked the car and ran inside the apartment building, he found Skye locking up.

"Hurry, there were some media people following me"

Skye put on his oversized hoodie.

"I'll keep my head down, let's go"

They made their way out and got in the car, Prince quickly drove off heading back to the palace.

Skye started to shift uncomfortably on the seat.

"What's wrong?"

"Just give me a moment i have to find a position to get comfortable"

Prince chuckled, the palace up ahead making it sink in that their days as a couple were just getting started.

He then heard Skye's comfortable sigh.

"Comfy?" he teased.

"Shut up and drive"

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2 hours later.....

Sarah and Benedict were watching TV as usual, Jonathan had went back to his home.

"It's starting" Benedict says anxiously.

She placed her phone down and turned her attention to the tv.

"Earlier today the royal family was supposed to hold a press conference but instead they released a statement, the identity of the mystery person has been revealed and it seems it's quite a shocker, this person is a young man from Dublin going by the name of Skye, one of our sources confirm that the two had been dating back when the prince was in his university years"

Sarah felt like she was going to faint.

"Oh lord, is the source that Martha girl? I knew something was up with her"