The Czar's Apprentice

Chapter Twenty•Nine - A Palace By The Sea

They were getting dressed in the carriage, they were just about to arrive at the Spring palace and Rey was excited .

"Ben ?" She asked as he was fixing his tie.

"Yes sweetheart ?"

"Was I born here? "

"Yes you were... this was the palace by the sea ... I'll show you around once we settle in" he told her and then the carriage came to stop.

Rey grabbed his hand and he helped her out of the carriage. Instead of gently helping her step down the carriage Ben threw his hands around her waist and brought her down.

She giggled as he put her down on the soft rubble of the driveway. "Now ... let's get to our room" he said and held her hand .

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As Rey walked around the new palace she saw tons of portraits of her mother .

Rey had almost forgotten how she looked , her mother had brown hair like she that was thick with a curl . She had hazel eyes like she and both had similar cheek bones .

She put her hand up to the painting , her mother was probably 19 or so in this panicking.

Rey's fingertips brushed the bottom of the painting . Suddenly two large hands wrapped around her waist "she's beautiful isn't she ?" Rey asked .

"Very much like you... if I didn't know better I would think this was a portrait of you" Ben said of looking up at the painting.

"She's been gone since I was 10... she grew pregnant... we couldn't afford another child ... my mother went to town and found an underground doctor ... he said he would preform the abortion without a word going to the police for only 500... she came home and due to infected tools , she died days later... BB was only two... Poe was twelve " she sighed . "Grandfather died that fall"

"I'm sorry love" he kissed her cheek. "You will never had to worry about that , about not being able to afford a child ... even if we're poor I'll find a way to take care of you or anyone who comes along"

"Ben ... do you wonder why I haven't fallen pregnant yet?" Rey asked.

"I do... every night for the past two weeks I've filled you and yet ... you're still without child ...."

"Part of me doesn't want to get pregnant... I'll be huge , like a swollen pig !" She smiled to turn around and face him.

"I think you'll still be as beautiful as ever ... pregnant with our child ... the further Duke or duchess of ours leading you ... you're body and heart growing ... "

"Growing ? " Rey asked .

"When a woman has a child , her breasts tend to swell... and become larger ... her heart grows for her child... or children"

"Children ?!" Rey asked .

"Twins run in the Skywalker family ... as well as the Amidala family " he smiled at her .

"Two ... could you just fathom that ? Two little babies toddling around this palace " she said .

"They'll be born at the fall palace if you were pregnant right now ... that's nine months from now " he said as they began to walk down the hall hand and hand .

"Ben ... can I ask you something"

"Of course sweetheart "he said.

"Would you hate me if I didn't want a baby yet ? Not for a handful more of years ..."

"Oh ... well actually I'd like to have a child soon... I'll be 30 this October ... I don't want to be 35 when we have our first child ... I'll be 70 when they're 35..."

"I just ... I don't want child right now" Rey said .

"Well I would " Ben said .

"Maybe we should discuss this another time" Rey suggested.

"Maybe your right" he kissed her cheek.

-A.N.-
OFF TO A PARTY WITH MY BOYFRIEND AND HIS FAMILY !
-Joey