The other woman

A visit to papa

After I was dressed we sat around for a while. " will his majesty come get you ?" Mia asked as she rocked the cradle. I stare at her for a minute surprised you her question. " I'm not sure
Usually a servant would come and get me but today could be different" I finally say. " his majesty will most likely come and get you, he wants you to be alright heaven forbid anything happen" aya says. I smile then nod. " can I be excused for a moment?" Mia asks standing up. I nod and motion her away. "She is getting on my nerves she was good when dan was born but now I think I will marry her off " I say to the girls. They nod and I decide to do something. " aya let's change my shoes these are pinching me " I say she nods and helps me up. The closet room was after the girls rooms so I could hear Mia. We stop in front of the room and aya opens the door and I see her changing into one of the types of gowns I don't like she must have hidden one. " I must look perfect I want to be like the sultana, I would hate to hurt her but I want to be his woman " she says while buttoning her top. I frown then shake my head and aya closes the door. We walked back to the main part of my chamber and sit down. Suddenly I hear a knock and his majesty walks in and sadly at the same time so does Mia and she runs into him. My heart drops. She falls to the floor while he untouched. " I'm so sorry your majesty I was running to open the door, please forgive me, please " she cries from the floor kneeling. I quickly run to my love and see if he alright. " are you ok my darling , she is clumsy I'll deal with her later" I say. " I'm fine nothing bruised are you alright that probably scared you is my son alright?" He asks cradling my bump." I'm fine we both are as long as you are"I say smiling. " good , you look so beautiful you father will be dazzled, shall we go ?" He asked. I nod then go and take dan from aya. " pack her things and tell sumbul to send her to old palace to be married off , I want her gone by the time I return" I whisper to her as I take dan in my arms. She nods and motions to the other girls as we walk out the door I see them grabbing her by the arms and marching her to the back. As we walk down the hall way I see he is dressed as a noblemen no one really knew what his majesty looked like so he would fit right in. I didn't really have any other gowns besides what I owned, I would ask papa for the trunk of mamas clothes that would be lovely to wear around the palace. "My beautiful woman and my darling son" he says as we walk along. We finally get out side and I see baris he waves at me and I smile. " your majesty , sultanım your carriage awaits you " he says motioning to the understated carriage. His majesty goes first then I am helped up along with dan in my arms. Baris then sits up front with the driver, he was dressed down in peasant clothes as well to disguise himself. " driver forward " his majesty says. I smile as I sit next to him. Suddenly the carriage goes forward and I immediately smile. " are you excited ?" He asks. " yes and nervous last time I saw him dan wasn't even born yet and now he is not only a grandpa to a prince but to possibly two and the fact he is meeting you " I say. " I view him as my father in law your my woman my consort, my sultana he is family, don't be nervous " he says.i realize that none of the other woman had family well that they know of. Hurrems family was all dead, mahideveran was taken young and couldn't remember, I was the only one with family. Though we all had gained family through the imperial dynasty. The carriage ride was nice and peaceful people always trying to look inside to see who was their. Dan enjoyed it too becuase with the motion he fell right to sleep." How was government this morning?" I ask. "Very good no new concerns, though they soldiers are craving war" he says. " you won't be leaving soon will you ? " I ask. " no darling not yet, they are just restless for blood, I want spend time with my family,  besides I don't want to leave you, I want to be here for my child's birth , I've only missed my one child's birth and I am sad I missed it and I don't want to miss yours" he says patting my hand. " your arms must be getting tired here let me hold him" Süleyman says. I smile then nod and hand him dan. " he is growing well isn't he" he says. " yes Valide says he will be a strong warrior, perfect for war" I say smiling. " maşallah I will have a great warrior for when we go on campaign, a good sign of a leader, A true contender for my throne" he says. I cringe when he says throne and contender. Our journey continues through the city until finally the carriage stops. I fix my veil up to my crown so my face is covered. his majesty hands back the baby to me and then I am ready. Barris then opens The door to the carriage, first his majesty steps out then he helps me out of carriage. "Remember baris we are just noble people visiting" his majesty says. He nods and we walk toward the front of the house, baris knocks on the door to the house and a servant answers. " tell your master he has visitors" baris says, she nods and leads us into a parlour, she quickly bows and proceeds to to find papa. The house has been upgraded since I last visited,   They are fine tapestries lots of beautiful silks the furniture looks like the ones in the palace, it is turn into a grand house of a man who has many money in his pocket. Finally papa comes into the parlour and send the servants out. " his majesty, Sultan Süleyman" baris announces . Immediately my father comes in kisses the robe of his majesty. Then he stands up and smiles I undo my veil and smile. " I am honoured to have his majesty as well as my beautiful daughter and my grandson I'm assuming it's a boy from his clothes" he says. " yes papa your grandson prince dan"I say smiling. " I am glad please have a seat" papa says." Thank you for having us in your home I wanted to meet the man for so long who gave me such a beautiful woman as well as the grandfather of my son" his majesty says. " papa would you like to hold him?" I ask as his majesty helps me down. " I would be honoured" he says. I hand him his grandson and he sits down. " maşallah Allah is good, he is magnificent, he is a beautiful blend of you both may he grow up with his parents " he says smiling as dan pulls his beard and my father giggles. "Soon you will have another grandchild papa " I say as his majesty rubs my bump. " yes indeed we will have another child soon , dear father in law" his majesty says smiling. " father in law ?" My father looks up and says. " yes father-in-law normally sultans not Marry but as you are the only family that any of my women have in my eyes you are my father" he says. My father smiles and sheds a tear. " my son-in-law the sultan life is good" he says back. " I will serve you in anyway you require your majesty anything you need come straight to me best imports in all of Constantinople, silks fruits brocade diamonds silver is everything I have my business is booming anything you desire come to your father-in-law and I will supply it" my father says smiling. " I will if you have diamonds that makes it even better I have a habit of creating jewellery and I always am looking for the best things in the world" he says back. " oh my darling I wish your mother could be here to see you, she would be so proud and she'd be very happy to play with this little one" he says. " I know Papa but she's here in spirit and in our hearts" I say rubbing my bump. " I believe in reincarnation maybe she'll be born in your newborn babe" he says back. " if she comes back then I pray she will be your daughter that way she can grow up with her" his majesty says smiling. "Papa you have my trunk still, The ones with the clothes that I came with including mamas?" I ask. " yes of course do you want them?" He replies. " yes please" I say. " very good Ill have a servant bring them down and you can take them home with you" he says as he stands up and yells through the door to a servant to bring the trunk in the room. After a few minutes the trunk is brought down and laid in front of me. His majesty motions for me to open it. Open it and pull out a dress a green one that my mother wore it's beautiful it's still retains its original colour.
(Yes that is Anne Boylens gown I imagine the dress as that one )

" your mother truly had good taste the colour would look amazing on you my love" his majesty say looking at the gown in my hands. " you will wear it to halvet one night " he whispered in my ear as he kissed the back of my head. "Your mothers wedding dress is in there too along with her veil and other things it's wrapped in the red brocade and blue ribbon" he says smiling. " I always thought I'd get to wear it maybe one day on and important day " I say sighing. " I did too but no matter you can pass it on one day " papa says. " how is Ibrahim?" He married yes ? To your sister hatice sultan" papa continues as the sad moments passes on. I would never get to wear that dress I've never get to walk down the aisle to my husband, I will never get to wear the dress that mother always said I'd wear With the long trailing veil as I kiss my husband. I give up that dream to become a Sultana And for the first time I regret it. " yes he did, they are happy I will ask Ibrahim to host you one night , you must see his palace " my love says. " yes papa it's like home very European in the Saltana is gorgeous she will absolutely love you" I say. " I can't wait I hope you will join us that night your majesty" papa says smiling as he rocks dan to sleep. They continue to talk for a quite a long time about everything wars, England, business, anything manly. I walked around the parlour to the window to see baris waiting out side. A nice servant had brought him a stool to sit on in case of a late night. Finally we decided to leave my father to rest. " you too better be back but you must come visit as soon as possible maybe next time I see you you'll have two babies in your arms" he says as I come forward to collect my son. He kisses each my cheek then fixes my veil to cover my face then hands back my son. His majesty comes up to him and they hug like a father and son would. Father then proceeds to order a servant to take the chest full of my mothers clothes and my old ones to the carriage. As a little of the chest we walk slowly to the carriage with father. " take care you 4 " he says before we enter the carriage. I wave then get in followed by his majesty. Today had been wonderful and I couldn't have asked for anything else.