The Belle of St. Petersburg •The Tudors

chapter •long time

Anastasia sat in her chamber alone looking out at the window. After almost a month of her brother in England, he and Cecilia had left that morning to return to Russia. The palace was desolent without her brother. It seemed like nothing would change.

She heard her chamber door open, had assumed it was Kathleen since the other ladies went to take a walk in gardens and Anna was called on by Ambrose Howard.

"Kathleen, is that you?" Anastasia called for, not turning away from the window. Her eyes wondered around the garden before something caught her eye. Looking out the window she actually saw Kathleen with the rest of the others taking a turn in the gardens. A chill ran down Anastasia spine. She turned around quickly to who had entered her rooms.

Henry. Anastasia heart leaped at the sight of him.

"Your Majesty." Anastasia stood up and bowed. Henry approached her slowly.

"How are you, sweetheart?" Henry asks, caressing Anastasia's cheeks softly. She missed his gently touch.

"I am well. May I ask why you have come here?" That question made Henry retract his hands away from Anastasia's cheeks and were clamped behind his back.

"Can a husband not visit his wife just because?"

"Forgive me, of course you can. I was merely curious, is all."

"All is well. How is our daughter?" Henry asks as he sat down. Anastasia poured him wine.

"She is health, if that is what you mean. She's been crawling now, and the nurses say she is very aware of her surrounding." Anastasia says proudly about her daughter. She saw a tiny smile form of Henry's lips.

"I am happy to hear." Henry says. At a perfect time, the nurse entered with Margaret in her arms. Margaret kicked and giggled upon seeing her mother. The nurse bows and hands Margaret over at the request of Anastasia.

Margaret calmed down and laid her head of Anastasia's chest. Margaret clung onto a lock of her mother's hair to make sure she wasn't going anywhere.

Henry took in Margaret's features. She was definitely a mixture of both Henry and Anastasia. Having his Tudor blue eyes while also having dark hair, almost silk like, from Anastasia.

"She is beautiful, just like her mother." Henry says. A tint of pink on Anastasia's cheeks appeared. They heard a small snoring sound that came from Margaret, who was had now fallen asleep.

The ladies had returned to the chamber after their walk. They laugh and tell story they have heard in court. They sat down while Kathleen had gone to check on her queen and Tatiana went to check on the princess.

A moment later Tatiana returned with a panic look on her face. "Margaret is gone."

Anna, Maria, and Sarah stood up almost immediately. Maria was about to call her the guards when Kathleen stepped into the room with a smile.

"Kathleen, the princess is missing." Anna informs her. Kathleen shook her head still with a smile on her face.

"Nonsense." Kathleen waves away.

"Kathleen, this is serious!" Maria says loudly.

"Shhh!" Kathleen shushes them softly. She motions them to follow her quietly. They approach Anastasia's bed.

All of them looked over to find Anastasia and Henry asleep. Between them was Margaret fast asleep. Kathleen shooed away the girls and closed the curtains quietly.

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