It was Maxon's birthday soon. I had gained weight and been puking lately. So finally I decided to go to the doctor. Maxon had been urging be all last week but I told him I was fine. Now I don't know. I must be pregnant or something.
After I got up Maxon was already in his office. I went straight to the hospital wing.
"Hello my queen. I am nurse Bell. What do you need?" A nurse said and curtsied.
"Hello Bell, I haven't been feeling good for the past 2 weeks, so i finally decided to come down here and see why I am sick. I have gained a few pounds, and been puking quite a bit. Maxon tried to get me down here last week, but i said no cause I figured it would blow over. So could you help?" I asked quickly.
"Oh my!" Bell shouted.
"What? What?"
"Queen did you tell your mother?"
"No Bell why?"
"Well I am not positive so let me take a test. Is there anything else I should know?"
"Um I am always tired and cranky and I- wait could I b- be be pregnant?!"
"That is what I am thinking Queen America. Now let's find out for sure."
I followed her into a room. We did some odd things then finally she smiled,
"Okay Queen i have the results."
"Okay I am ready to hear."
"You are..................negative. I am sorry. maybe it messed up it is quite old. Ill order new equipment pronto. It should arrive within the hour so go eat some breakfast. Please don't tell anyone just in case the test was wrong. Okay? Because for a maid who left it was wrong then right, and she was actually pregnant." Bell explained.
I shed a tear, come on America I am sure you're pregnant. It is wrong right?
"Okay I will leave you to it Bell. Thank You,"
"Anything for you my Queen!"
After an hour, Bell called me back to the Hospital Wing. The guard delivering the note from her seemed curious. So did three other on my way in the wing.
"Okay so lets do this again!" I said very confident and exited.
Bell shut the door and as she did I heard a guard gasp. I thought that was odd.
With the the test we did more strange testing things. Bell tested me 3 times to be positive and twice again on the old tester.
"Well Queen. On all of the 5 tests, it was the same result. Positive!"
"So I I I I'm pregnant!"
Bell shook her head yes. *ring ring ring*
Bell answered the phone. She quickly hang up,
"My queen Maxon is on his way over. A few guards thought you might be hurt in the hospital wing, and two other told him you went in there alone speciously."
"What??"
I rushed out the room with tears on my face from my exciting news. Maxon walked into the Hospital Wing just as stepped out of the testing room.
"what is wrong are you okay?"
"Maxon, I am better than ever!"
"Then why are you here. You have been sick lately, are you fine now?"
"Maxon I was not actually sick, I do-"
"You weren't? So you were faking it?" He shouted, "But why?"
Five guards walked into the wing.
"Maxon, Listen to me, don't shout."
"Okay America I am sorry. What is this all about?"
"As I was saying before, I was not actually sick, I don't know why I didn't see it before, I am so stupid."
"why would you be stupid, America what is going on. I am sorry for shouting dear jus-"
"Im giving you your present. Well it doesnt actually come for 7-8 month!"
He seemed confused but then put 2 and 2 together and came out with 4. Tears came to his eyes.
"Are we really having a baby?" he asked.
"Yes, its too early to tell the gender."
"I am sorry I should have just let you speak. I am sorry I yelled. But I am not sorry for being worried you were hurt dear."
"It is okay i know you just want me safe. We have to go tell my parents." I told Maxon.
"And your friends and siblings." Maxon replied.
I added, "We have to tell our country!"
"Alert the media guards, and all the staff! Tell the family and our friends to meet us in the great hall for lemonade, tea, and champagne in 3 hours. Now let's get going there is a baby coming in eight months!" Maxon ordered.
I smiled at him, and he smiled at me. Soon enough the life that couldn't get better is going to get way better.
YOU ARE READING
The Couple- short novel based of the Selection Series
Short StoryAmerica won The Selection and is now married to King Maxon. Go on a journey with the couple and see how their married life is, how family life is, and read all the ups, downs, and surprises they encounter.
