Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Chapter Twelve: Troubling Consequences

Feeling her stomach lurch, Camelia scrambled out of bed and hurried to the bathroom just about reaching the toilet before she threw up; she rested her head against the toilet seat trying to catch her breath. 

Tears filled her eyes and Camelia couldn't believe that this could actually be happening to her, she shakily got to her feet knowing that the doctor would be here later today to check her over. 

Camelia had found herself throwing up a lot in the mornings of the past week, things had been pretty tense after what had happened with Hugo and Camelia hadn't seen Cristiano in months. 

There were whispers that Catalina had been unwell as well and Camelia guessed that the other woman was pregnant and was waiting for the right moment to announce. 

Getting to her feet when she was sure that she wasn't going to be sick again, Camelia wiped her mouth and tried to ignore the taste in her mouth before she moved to brush her teeth. 

Camelia had no idea what would happen if her worst fears were confirmed later today, she had sworn not to say a word to anyone about what had happened and she wasn't going to change her mind about keeping it a secret. 

Staring at herself in the mirror, Camelia was proud of herself for not letting Hugo mess with her head; she hadn't seen him since he had attacked her and she doubted that things would ever be simple again. 

Junior was thrilled to be spending so much time with her, he did still miss spending time with Cristiano but he was starting to really settle into their home. 

Things were even starting to get better with his tutor in the past couple of months, Camelia found it hard to believe that it was already November; things seemed to fly-by without her really noticing. 

Walking back into her bedroom, Camelia knew that she didn't have much to do until the doctor arrived; she was a little nervous about what he would tell her.

***

"You're about nine weeks pregnant," Matias confirmed with a sigh, this was something that he had hoped to avoid but he was going to support Camelia in any way that she needed; her pregnancy was going well and he had known it was coming. 

It was now all in Camelia's hands and Matias couldn't imagine how she was feeling right now; this was something that she had to think about carefully. 

"You fell pregnant between the 14th and the 19th of September," Matias told her, he hoped that she was prepared for this and he didn't envy the decision that she had to make now. 

Camelia nodded her head, that meant that there was just as much of a chance of the baby being Cristiano's as it was Hugo's; she chewed on her lip peeking down at her flat stomach not knowing what to do now. 

"There are options if you don't wish to continue on with the pregnancy," Matias explained knowing that he was going to be keeping a close eye on Camelia no matter what she chose to do; he wasn't going to let this ruin her life. 

Taking a deep breath as she thought about what she wanted, Camelia shook her head knowing that she couldn't just destroy her baby because of the small chance it could be Hugo's. 

"I want to keep them," Camelia confirmed looking to Matias, she didn't care what would happen now; she would go to her grave swearing that the baby that she was carrying was Cristiano's. 

Matias nodded, he didn't say a word about her decision and he could only hope that things would work out for Camelia and her unborn child; he didn't want to see them hurt. 

Sorting out what Camelia was going to need for the next few months, Matias could only hope that the baby would be Cristiano's and not his brother's bastard.

No sooner had Matias prepared himself to leave and head home, the door to the bedroom burst open and Cristiano entered the room followed by Natasha who was trying to stop him. 

"Cami?" Cristiano breathed brushing off the maid and hurrying over to Camelia, he wrapped his arms around her and checked her over wanting to know what was going on; he kissed her softly enjoying the feeling of holding her close. 

The last couple of months had been horrible and Cristiano had hated spending time with Catalina trying to get her pregnant while he would rather be here with Camelia and Junior. 

"What are you doing here?" Camelia asked trying to keep calm, she feared that Cristiano would notice what had happened and she was glad that her injuries had recovered well after what Hugo had done. 

Matias didn't waste a moment leaving them alone, he didn't want to stick around and he hoped that Camelia knew what she was doing; he could only imagine what Cristiano would do when he found out the truth. 

"I heard Doctor Matias was here to see you," Cristiano murmured brushing his fingers through her hair, he searched her face wondering why his doctor had been to see her; he worried that there was something wrong and he wasn't here to look after her. 

Opening and closing her mouth, Camelia tried to work out what she was going to say to him; she still didn't know if he was the father of her baby and she would have to wait until the baby was born to find out. 

It was going to be a long pregnancy and Camelia feared what would be waiting for her at the end of it; she wanted nothing more than to forget what Hugo had done to her. 

"I'm pregnant," Camelia murmured softly, she peeked at Cristiano praying that he wasn't going to freak out and push her away. 

Pulling Camelia into a kiss, Cristiano couldn't believe that they were going to have another baby; he didn't care what anyone else thought only that he was going to be a father again.

***

Stepping into his bedroom, Cristiano rolled his eyes at the sight of his wife waiting for him and he knew that he would have to tell her that he had already gotten Camelia pregnant; it made him smile knowing that his mistress would give him another child before his wife could give him one. 

"Catalina," Cristiano greeted wanting to rest, he hadn't been able to stay with Camelia but he had spent some time with her and Junior; he had missed them both and he couldn't wait for things to go back to normal. 

It was going to be long few months and Cristiano wanted nothing more than to not spend so much time with his wife; he was tired of her boring gossip. 

"I have some wonderful news," Catalina mused with a smile, she walked over to Cristiano and she couldn't believe that this had happened; she had been so careful but it had happened anyway.

 It was now going to be an interesting time and Catalina was sure that it would mean a bigger wedge between Cristiano and Camelia; she could only hope that things would work out for her and the thing that she was carrying. 

"I'm pregnant," Catalina revealed with a smile, she wasn't happy about this but there was nothing that she could do about it now; her father was thrilled with the news that she had done her duty as Cristiano's wife. 

Wrapping her arms around her husband's neck, Catalina knew that Cristiano would kill her if he ever suspected that the baby wasn't his; she would make sure that Hugo wouldn't reveal to anyone that he was the real father.