Isabelle (House of Jensen Series book 5)

Chapter 46

Nine months later

Isabelle places her newborn son Matteo in his crib. He was indeed a gift from god. "How's my little prince doing?" Ask her husband.

"He's finally asleep."

She sits back on the bed she was tired but wouldn't change anything about her situation. The king and queen was besotted by their first grandchild. Isabelle look around the nursery filled with toys a newborn baby couldn't play with.

"That's good why don't you get some sleep as well. The books say it's a good idea to sleep when the baby sleeps."

She smiles and looks at her husband he could see the tiredness on her face. "Go on I'll put him in the cot in our bedroom and see to him when he wakes up,"

"Okay."

Four hours later Isabelle walks into the family room to see Queen Faith holding her grandson. Her father and mother was looking at their newest grandchild with awe. "You're up I hope you manage to get some rest?"

"I did mum as he been fed?"

"Yes he has and there's still some expressed milk for him to have if he needs it. Sit and take it easy you have only recently given birth"

"Mum it's been over two weeks."

"I don't care you still need to take it easy."

Isabelle takes a seat and her father pours her a cup of tea, "Thank you daddy."

"I can't believe my baby is a parent".

"Debbie you're not the only one," says Queen Faith.

"I wish my mother was here to see you become a mother Izzy.  Thank you for giving Matteo mum's last name as his middle name."

"Freddie and I was only too happy to do it. I want my son to know his grandmother died saving her country."

"More gifts have arrived for the baby," every  since Mateó's birth was announced. Their subjects have been sending gifts and cards for him to the palace.

"I have grateful for all of them mum, we both are, aren't we Freddie?"

"Yes we are."

Isabelle clutches her stomach in pain, "I'll get your hot water bottle and some painkillers honey."

"You don't have to stay downstairs with us honey. Go have a lie down."

"Ok."

She follows Freddie outside, "I'm going to lie down."

"I'll bring your pain med to you."

"Feeling any better?"

"Yeah the meds are starting to kick in now." She holds the hot water bottle close to her stomach. "I'm a mum." Freddie watch her whole face lights up.

"Yes you're I have to confess I thought it may take us a while to get pregnant."

"So did I even when my period came back."

"I love you Elle."

"I love you too Freddie."

He lays next to her on the bed, "Let Matteo's grandparents look after him for a while. They have two nannies to help them." He holds his wife and they drift off to sleep.

In Denmark James was making plans to kidnap a baby. When the cottage door is open by his wife and a man he never wanted to see again. The man looks at Andrea, "Say goodbye to your husband dear."

She knew by the tone of his voice she would never see James again. He laughs, "I'm just playing with you."

She was glad her son was out with his grandparents. The man takes James and drives away with him. Andrea wanted to call someone for help but there was no one she could call. She spent the last nine months living with a man she couldn't stand. A man she knew hated her but couldn't show it literally. She finally got a loving husband and hated that it wasn't real.

James felt the injection, "Here's the thing Jamie boy. I'm saving two lives tonight and taking one. I promised someone I would save her family and I'm partly fulfilling that promise."

Andrea doesn't notice the man watching her every movement at her husband's funeral. James died of a massive heart attack on his way to work. She knew the truth of course they killed him. Did the Italian king order his death. But Dan doesn't know about the facility. For now she would play the grieving widow and bide her time. After all James's money was now all hers.

Freddie and Isabelle stand outside the church their son was just christen in and wave to the crowd. They were both deliriously happy. They didn't see the woman on the room top being taken down by a snipers bullet.

The woman wakes up to find herself on the metal gurney. It didn't matter when they let her out. She would try again. Dan looks down at her, "Here we are at last my final victim." He injects her with something and she goes limp. When Andrea starts to come round she notices she was at the bottom of a cliff in a car.

"What the hell?" As she spoke the car bust into flames killing her.

Dan looks at Federico, "Release me."

"You're free to go and don't worry the coroner will rule her death an accident. We have proof of her trying to kill my wife, myself and our child."

"You really are as ruthless as your father."

"And you have been a great way to get my hands dirty."

Dan duffs his hand at Federico and bows, "My wife is waiting for me."

"Where does she think you have been all this time?"

"In Mexico working."

A few months later

"He's crawling Elle you're missing it."

Isabelle comes running into their bedroom at her husband's words. "OMG he is."

They watch their son attempt to crawl across the room. Federico sees the happiness on Isabelle's face. He never wanted anything to take it away from her again.

As they say that's a wrap I hope you enjoyed the story. Look out for Amanda's story next week.