The Prince and His Beautiful Flower

Chapter 4

Catalina tries to eat again but it wouldn't stay down. She decides to take a hot bubble, hoping that it will help her to relax. Her mind is on her handsome prince. "I'm in love with a man that I'm not allowed to spend my life with. I won't get to feel his arms around me or inhale his sexy aroma" She's brought out of thoughts when the portal rings. She knows that is Lancelot. He's the only person that she communicates with on it. Catalina wraps a towel around her as she answers it. She manages to smile, looking at Lancelot in a pair of white shorts and a black tank top.

"Video call"

Catalina: Hello

Lancelot: Hello my beautiful flower. How are you?

Catalina: I'm good. How are you?

Lancelot: Fantastic now that I see your beautiful face. I have some wonderful news. I have already set it up. I will be holding you in my arms in ten days.

Catalina: I miss you

Lancelot: I miss you too. Are you feeling okay? You're looking as if you're not feeling well. Are you eating?

Catalina: Yes, I'm fine. Just had a busy day. How is everything going there?

Lancelot: Boring. Are you sure that you're okay?

Catalina: Yes, I just took a hot bubble bath. I picked up something to eat on the way home. So tonight I'm going to bed early.

Lancelot: I have to attend a dinner party tonight. Today I'm going to visit one of the hospitals for a few hours. But I wanted to see you before my day started. Eat and get some rest

Catalina: I will. Enjoy your dinner. Goodnight

Lancelot: Sweet dreams my beautiful flower

"End of call"

After hanging up from her Lancelot can't shake the feeling that something is wrong. He leans back in the chair, thinking " Catalina is looking a little pale and weak around her eyes. Maybe she's working too hard. I definitely can't have that. But I feel like she's hiding something from me. I'm going to call Bradshaw instead of waiting for him to call me" He is talking out loud as he dials the number

"Phone conversation"

Bradshaw: Hello Your Highness

Lancelot: Hello, I just talked with Catalina. She isn't feeling well. She looks a little pale or weak. Do you know if she is sick?

Bradshaw: I did manage to find out she has a doctor's appointment tomorrow afternoon.

Lancelot: Why? What's wrong with her?

Bradshaw: Your Highness, let's wait until she goes to the doctor

Lancelot: You know that I can tell when you are keeping something from me. I hear it in your voice. Tell me what is wrong with my beautiful flower.

Bradshaw: It seems that Ms. Catalina is pregnant with your child

Lancelot: What? Are you sure?

Bradshaw: She will know for sure tomorrow. But she has been having morning sickness. She was not feeling well at the mall today. Her two friends followed her home.

Lancelot: I need to know for sure tomorrow.

Bradshaw: Yes your Highness. I will call you as soon as it is confirmed.

"End of call"

Lancelot is smiling, looking at Catalina's picture on his phone. " I'm going to be a father. I have to protect her. Once the press gets wind of this they will not let my beautiful flower have any peace. But why didn't she tell me? Maybe she wants to tell me in person. Unless she doesn't plan on telling me." He picks the phone up

"Phone Conversation"

Pilot: Yes, Your Highness

Lancelot: We will be leaving tonight after the dinner. I will tell you our destination once I am on the plane.

"End of call"

He hangs up smiling, thinking about Catalina and their child. But his smile fades away quickly when his thoughts go on his stepmother, her mother, and Ramona

****

"America"

The next day Catalina, Gina, and Karen are in the exam room waiting for Dr. Carter to come back in the room. The nurse has already drawn some blood to take the pregnancy test.

The door opens, and Dr. Carter is smiling "it seems you are pregnant you are about six weeks pregnant. Lay back and relax, so I can examine you."

Catalina manages to smile. She looks at her two best friends they both have huge smiles on their faces."I wish Lancelot was here to share this with me" She's thinking. After she has finished being examined and dressed she schedules her appointment for next month. The three women drive to the pharmacy.

Bradshaw and Nicholas are following her. Bradshaw walks into the pharmacy and gets a cart picking up anything making his way closer to the pharmacy. So he can hear the three women's conversation

Gina is rubbing Catalina's stomach "I feel left out. Darn it, I thought for sure that I would be pregnant before you."

"Have you decided if you're going to tell Lancelot tonight?" Karen asks looking at Catalina concerned.

"This is definitely not something you tell a person over the phone or a portal. Besides deep down I know I will never see him again. I'm not going to interfere with his life. Lancelot has a destiny that I was never part of. What he and I shared was so magical. But that's over with." She pays for her medicine, then she walks out of the store. She sees the neighbor's car. "Have you two noticed how my neighbors are always where we are? " She points at the car with her head.

Gina looks at the car that Catalina is talking bout "No I haven't. Are you sure?"

"Do you think they're following us? Maybe it's the paparazzi." Karen take a quick look at the car

"Oh God, I hope not. Besides, there isn't anything about me that is newsworthy" Catalina gets in her car looking in her rearview mirror. But the car doesn't come behind her." It was just my imagination" she's thinking.

Bradshaw is waiting inside the store until the woman drives off. He's calling the Prince as he walks to his car.

"Phone Conversation"

Lancelot: Hello

Bradshaw: Congratulations sir. You're going to be a father

Lancelot: Thank you. Where is she?

Bradshaw: She just left the pharmacy from picking up her prenatal vitamins

Lancelot: You and Nicholas be ready to leave out tomorrow.

Bradshaw: Yes sir

"End of call"

Bradshaws tells Nicholas about his conversation with the Prince. "Why would he want us to leave now? The heir to the throne must be protected. The press is going to be on her."

Nicholas looks at him confused. "You know the damn queen and her mother aren't going to be happy about this. Let's not forget the evil Ramona." Nicholas shakes his head

"No, they will not like it one bit. Catalina is a wonderful young lady. You and I have to protect her and her baby. The Prince said for us to leave tomorrow. We aren't leaving her here alone. Not only will the press be after her. Who knows who else might go after her." Bradshaw hits the steering wheel while driving.

"Why would he want us to leave now. He doesn't want her now that he's gotta her pregnant? "Nicholas yells in an angry tone

" I hope that's is not the reason. It better not be." Bradshaw also yells

Catalina dropped Gina and Karen at their houses on her way home. When she turns on her street she sees a black navigator parked in front of her house. She doesn't think anything about it. Her neighbor's guests are always parking in front of her house. She doesn't know, why but they do.

She parks in her garage and lays both of her hands on her stomach " Don't worry, we're going to be fine. Yep, I can do this. I will just delay going back to school this year. Or maybe I'll take an online course to earn my MBA. Your father is a very important man. Maybe one day I'll tell you about him." She gets out of the car and closes the door. Her back is turned away from the garage door

" Hello my beautiful flower" Lancelot is standing outside the garage looking at her smiling

Catalina throws her arms in the air "Oh God, now I'm hearing his voice. Why are you doing this to me?" She's looking up whisper yelling

"What am I doing to you? " He asks as he is now standing right behind her

She turns around. Looking into his smiling face. "You're here? You're really here." She smiles jumping into his arms

"Yes, I'm really here, my beautiful flower." He smiles, looks into her eyes, and attacks her lips. They both moans while their tongues are entangled. When he releases her, "I can't be away from you. I need you with me."

"Are you serious?" She smiles,

"Very serious. Tomorrow, come home with me. Let your friends take care of your house or I'll hire someone to do it. We need to be together. I told you that you were not a one-night stand for me. I wasn't kidding" He kisses her forehead

" I have something to tell you first. You might change your mind. I'm six weeks pregnant." She's looking at him not smiling.

" Why would I change my mind? We're going to be parents. I'm very happy about it." He pulls her into him smiling.

She lay her head on his chest. "I can't pack everything in this short length of time."

"True, so we'll pack your clothes and whatever else you need. What you don't have we will buy. Later on, we'll come back for the rest." Lancelot leans down kissing her stomach.

Catalina rubs his head" I have to tell my brother in person. I'll need more suitcases."

"Okay, calm down Bradshaw and Nicholas will get you some luggage. Call your brother and friends over. We will have some food delivered. You need to eat something. But we have to tell my father first about the baby. It's a royal thing" He kisses her stomach again

"Oh, Gina and Karen were with me at my appointment. So they already know." She looks at him worried that she has broken a major royal rule.

"But no one else until we go through the correct protocol. " Lancelot is looking at Bradshaw and Nicholas walking into the garage." Catalina will be returning home with me. We need luggage or boxes for her clothes. Also some help with the packing. "

She's calling her brother and Gina.

Bradshaw and Nicholas smile looking at Catalina and then back at him. " We will get right on it," Bradshaw bows to Lancelot and Catalina.

Nicholas also bows to the Prince and her.

Catalina points at the two men. "Why did they bow to me?"

"I have no idea," he smiles. "I'll tell her later about Bradshaw and Nicholas were here with her." He's thinking

She is still looking in the direction that the two men walk in wondering what was that bowing all about.

About forty minutes later Cat and Lance are upstairs when her brother and friends arrive. Angel opens the front door walking around downstairs looking for her. "Where is she at? Cat." He looks at the stairs.

"We are in the bedroom. Come on up." She yells. She and Lancelot are in her closet.

Angel looks at Karen and Gina. " Did she say we?" He doesn't give either of them a chance to answer before he jogs upstairs.

Karen and Gina look at each other. Karen picks Willow up and they all run behind him. When Angel runs into her bedroom he sees several suitcases on the bed and two footlockers sitting on the floor. "Hey Cat, what is going on here?" Angel walks into the closet looking for her but it's pointing toward the luggage. He sees his sister and a man taking clothes off of hangers.

"Angel this is Lancelot. I mean Prince Lancelot" She is smiling so hard.

"Your Highness, it's nice to meet you. But what is going on here?" Angel is concerned about his sister.

"I'm going to Bosaosia with Lancelot." Catalina looks at her brother.

"Cat, are you serious? " Gina claps her hands, smiling at the two of them.

Karen softly hits Gina's arm. But she's looking at Angel. He's looking at Lancelot, not smiling.

Gina looks at Angel and mouths "O"

"It's nice to meet you too. I'm sorry that we haven't had the chance to meet before now. But I have been in Samoa for the last month and a half. I left early because I couldn't stay away from your sister any longer. " Lancelot extends his hand out to shake Angel's

"It's nice to you meet you too." Angel shakes his hand but is still looking at him "I've never expected my little sister to move that far away from me. This is short notice." He's walking over to Catalina. "Are you sure about this?"

She nods her head. "Yes, I'm sure"

Lancelot smiles. He sees that her brother is concerned about his sister. "Catalina and I need help from the three of you. I'm breaking protocol by doing this. But I see how much you all love her and she loves you all also. Catalina and I are expecting a child. That isn't the only reason that I want her with me. The main reason is that I'm in love with your sister." He looks at Angel "I don't want us to be separated again. If I could move here I would. But in my position, I can't do that. I also have to protect her and our child. Her being with me is what is best. But you all can't tell anyone that she and I are having a baby. Not until the palace announces it." Lancelot's arms are wrapped around her waist.

Her brother rubs his chin, and smiles "You mean I'm going to be an uncle?"

"Yes," Catalina nods her head looking at her brother.

"Congratulations! Well, Lancelot, I would be doing the same thing if I were in your shoes. You make sure that you take care of my sister. We'll help you pack. But if you all don't treat her right. I don't care who the hell you are. You all will be answering to me." Angel is looking Lancelot in his eyes. Angel is serious he will hurt anyone if they do anything to harm his Lina.

Lancelot kisses the side of Catalina's head. "I'll protect my beautiful flower with my life."

Karen walks to Catalina, she whispers "You were worried that you might not see him again. I knew he was coming back. The way he was looking at you that night in the club. Be happy, you deserve it."