La Chenille (Prince Harry)

Chapter Nine

"Are you excited to see your folks?" Harry questioned with a smile upon his face. He was glad that his wife looked a little better than she did two days ago. He knew she needed to catch up on some rest when he went to the Van Gogh museum by himself. He had gotten tons of questions by the media why she wasn't with him and he tried to be as cordial as possible, telling them that she wasn't feeling too well. He had learned how to keep a straight smile upon his face, his eyes revealing a little hint of worry.  Even the media seemed to notice that the Duke wasn't his usual cheery self.

They knew he was worried about his wife so they didn't probe any further. Evee grinned, looking at the familiar road ahead of them. They had just turned into her parent's block. "Can't wait to tell everybody. We have my brother's gift along, right?"

Harry grabbed the bag next to his feet, lifting it a little to show it to her. "Of course."

"Okay." She nodded her head, subconsciously holding the swell of her stomach. She made sure she wore her least fitted dress. It seems as days pass by, the baby was set on revealing itself to the world, growing a little bit bigger every day.

Their car turned into the familiar long drive way and stopped in the back. Evee unbuckled herself carefully, an excited grin upon her slight pale face. She didn't wait for Bobby to open her door but scrabbled outside herself, immediately grinning when she already noticed her brother's car in the driveway as well. Her head turned towards the back door, her mother stood there with the same excited eyes as her daughter. "Eveline!"

"Mama!" The blonde ran on her flat boots towards her mother, captivating her in a bear hug. "Ik heb je gemist!" (I've missed you!)

"I've missed you too!" Her mother closed her eyes for a minute, happy to hold her daughter instead of seeing her on television or in the magazines. "Harry! Come here!" Ingrid let go of Evee, immediately throwing her hands around her son in laws chest. "How are you two? How was Holland?! I've recorded Royalty! We can watch it later!"

"Mom! No! We're not doing that." Evee shook her head, entering the house through the backdoor and immediately shrugging off her boots.

"I've heard you were sick. Are you better now?" Her mother scanned her daughter's face.

"I'm alright, where's the rest of the family?" The Duchess tried to change the subject.

"They're already in the living room." Evee immediately grinned, turning on her feet to walk towards the living room, leaving the two of them behind.

Ingrid stopped Harry from following, putting a hand upon his upperarm in concern. "How is she really?"

"Overworked." Harry nodded his head at his mother in law who looked concerned. "I nearly had to tape her to the bed the last day of the tour." He couldn't tell Misses Delamane about the pregnancy just yet, but he was not lying.

"I have some Duct tape lying around here somewhere." Ingrid's eyes roamed over Harry's concerned ones. "Do whatever you have to do." She mumbled, stepping into the living room with her son in law.

He just nodded his head in return, his troubled features immediately changing when Matteo ran up towards him, tackling his right leg. "Hey buddy!"

"Uncle Harry!" Andreas strolled up towards the ginger very casually as Harry noticed that his wife already shrugged off her coat.

"How are you two?"

"Nana says we can eat French fries!" Andreas grinned, showing off his nearly toothless mouth. A couple of natal teeth had fallen out, making place for his new ones.

"I love French fries." Harry grinned, saying hello to everybody.

"No French fries just yet! We're going to toast first!" Evee noticed her mother placing a bottle of champagne in her father's hands.