The Butler and the Princess

Chapter 6

*Then next morning*

He wakes up next to you and smiles softly. You slowly wake up and yawn. "Good morning, my love." he says softly.

"Good morning, dear." you say with a smile.

"How did you sleep, my love?" he says as he gently strokes your hair.

"Very well, darling." You move your head to let him continue.

"My love, you are so beautiful." as he continues to stroke your hair.

You smile. "How about you?"

"I slept very well, my love." You turn to stretch but when you do you jerk slightly. The pain from your bruise flares up slightly. "My love are you okay?" he says softly as he looks at you with concern.

You sit up slowly and lift your top slightly to the bruise on your side from the other day had gotten bigger, wrapping around to your back. "Oh goodness..."

"My love!" he exclaims as he gently puts his hand on the bruise.

"I guess the dukes son got me worse than I thought." you say as you try to touch it, wincing a little from how sensitive it's become.

"My love! This is not good." he says as you look at him nervously. "Oh...my love." He gives you a gentle hug.

"What should I do?" you ask him.

"You stay here and rest. I will go find a doctor to come to look at it for you. I want to make sure it doesn't get worse." he says while holding you tightly.

You nod and try to sit back on the bed. "Alright..." He kisses you softly and leaves the room. You lay there, alone in the room. Letting out a groan as you try and move a little to get more relaxed. You do your best to be patient and wait for him to come back. After an hour passes, he returns to your room with a doctor behind him. You look up to the doctor.

"This is my fiancé. She has a bruise on her side, and I am worried it could get worse." He tells the doctor. He nods and walks over to you. You sit up on the bed and let him examine the bruise. As he examines you, he seems concerned. "What seems to be wrong doctor?"

The doctor looks at you and Augustus. "It seems like your wife has multiple broken ribs. The fact she's not crying in pain concerns me the most." I stared at him nervously.

"Am I going to be alright?" you ask softly.

The doctor looks at you with a sad face. He stays silent for a moment. "I don't know" he finally responds.

You start to panic. "P-please, doctor. Tell me I'm going to be okay."

The doctor looks down at you and he places his hand on your shoulder. "I..." he sighs. "I don't know if you will be okay."

You start to panic more. "W-why?"

"From assessing the damage done... with multiple broken ribs and your bruise getting worse, I can only diagnose that you're bleeding internally. Damage must have been done to your nerves if you're not feeling utter pain right now."

You look down. "But...I won't die, right?" The doctor looks away from you. Feeling really upset for you. You start to cry, whispering. "Please..."

Augustus sees your distress and sits by your side, placing a hand on yours. "My love, please calm down." he says softly.

"I-I'm sorry." You try to control your emotions. You need to stay calm.

"My love, please calm down." he says as he strokes your hair. "It's going to be okay." Those words help you take a few deep breaths as you try to calm down and relax.