Zarkon entered his chambers to see Elara sitting on the edge of the bed ghostly pale and looking as if she was on the verge of a panic attack.

"Is everything alright?" He asked.

"No..." She shuddered.

"What's wrong? Do you need anything?" He asked, now getting very nervous.

"I... I just threw up three times..." she said.

"Ok?" Zarkon said, very confused.

"Of course you're clueless... You're you." She said.

"Ouch..." Zarkon said.

"I'm going to go to Ulaz and I swear if my suspicions are correct, I'm will cry until my eyes are swollen." Elara said.

"Do you want me to go with you?" Zarkon asked.

"No. I'll go alone. You need sleep since you need to get up earlier than me. I'll be ok." Elara said.

"Alright then. Don't work yourself up too much." Zarkon said. Elara nodded and made her way to the medbay.

An hour later-

Elara returned from the medbay looking more stressed than ever.

"Well? What's going on with you?" Zarkon asked.

She whined and flopped over onto the bed.

"Congratulations, you got what you wanted. Again." She said, her words muffled by the bed itself.

"I'm screwed..." Zarkon said.

"You better help me out through this one." Elara said.

"Of course I will, you know that." Zarkon scoffed.

"Good because this one is the hardest one." She said, walking into the walk in closet to get changed for bed.

"What do you mean it's the hardest one? What did Ulaz say?" Zarkon asked, now getting seriously worried.

"Well since I have migraines all the time I'm at higher risk for preeclampsia which  is when my blood pressure is high and the baby could be under weight at birth and I can potentially bleed out or it can affect my brain and give me a seizure." Elara explained.

"That's way too dangerous. Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Zarkon asked.

"Don't say that... Of course I want to go through with this, be getting preeclampsia isn't 100% going to happen, It's just a risk." Elara said, getting into bed and sighing heavily.

"You just need to take it easy, I'm not letting you work until after you give birth and we can leave the baby with a governess." Zarkon said sternly.

"But-"

"No buts. I'm not putting either of your lives at risk. You mean too much to me as well as the entire planet. I'm not just about to let you miscarry." Zarkon said.

"Ok..." She sighed, giving into his overprotective side.

Getting pregnant again was never in her plans but she'd love her baby unconditionally anyway. Same for Zarkon. He was not trying to have all that child support but most of them are practically adults so he'll be ok.

"Another little princess wouldn't be so bad anyway." Zarkon said.

"Princess? How do you know it's a girl?" Elara asked as she chuckled.

"Fatherly instinct." Zarkon replied.

"Well Mr. Fatherly Instinct. It's getting late and I'm sleeping for two once again so hush and let me sleep." Elara said, getting herself comfortable so she could sleep.

"Whatever ma'am. Just don't torture me." Zarkon said as he snuggled up with her.

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At this point I'm starting to feel bad for her 😬