The Belle of St. Petersburg •The Tudors

chapter •the red dress

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Anastasia didn't tell anyone about her joyous news. The only ones who knew were the physician and her trustful ladies.

Henry was going to host a party no doubt to announce the pregnancy of Jane's bastard.

"YA proklinayu etu zhenshchinu, vashe velichestvo. S Bozh'im blagosloveniyem ya nadeyus', chto ona rodit devochku ili, mozhet byt', oni oba umrut, chem ne budet sopernikom za tron." (I curse that woman, Your Majesty. With God's blessing, I hope that she gives birth to a girl or maybe they would both die, than there would not be a rival for the throne.) Hissed Sarah. The other woman nodded in agreement to the idea but Anastasia silenced them.

"Sarah, please, do not say such things, even as a joke." Anastasia warned.

"It is not a joke, Your Majesty. I hope that woman and that bastard die." Sarah said again.

"It is not the child's fault, we do not choose our parents. God does what he believes is right." Anastasia said to calm the furious lady. The door opened up and Henry walked in with a smile.

"Sweetheart." He said, kissing the hand of his wife. Even having seen her everyday for the pass two months, he is still captivated by her beauty.

"Your Majesty." Anastasia bows, she waves for her ladies to leave and they do.

"How are you?" Henry asks. He sits down on the bed with Anastasia close to him.

"Quite well, Your Majesty. Even more now that you are here." Anastasia said innocently. It made Henry kiss her on her full ruby lips. He placed his hand on her cheek, making sure she didn't pull away. Anastasia kissed back almost immediately with the small force. She let out a tiny moan.

When Henry tried to lift her dress up, Anastasia stopped him. Henry seemed impatient and a bit angry.

"Do forgive me, Your Majesty. My monthly has already begun." Anastasia lied. Henry gave her a kiss on her forehead before standing. She could see the disappointment in his eyes that she was still not with child.

"Then I shall leave you in the company of your ladies. We will have supper together tomorrow." Henry said. Anastasia understood it as a command and gave a nod and bowed.

"That would be lovely, my husband." Anastasia purred. Henry's breath was taken away before he gave a bow to his wife and left. Outside waited Anastasia's ladies. Henry looked at each of them and found them all beautiful.

This didn't go unnoticed by Kathleen and mentally rolled her eyes. As Henry walked away, Kathleen led the girls back into the room.

"Draw a bath for me and bring out my red dress." Anastasia commands. Kathleen was the first in action to do as told. Maria and Anna start to fill the bath with warm water and Tatiana and Sarah help Anastasia with her clothing she was wearing. Sarah hands her mistress the silk robe to wear. With the silk clinging Anastasia's body, her ladies saw the baby bump.

This child, boy or girl, would be protected by them.

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"How do I look?" Anastasia asked. The ladies looked her way and smile. The red dress with gold thread and sequence was the ultimate favorite dress. It would make all the women envious and all the men look at her in a lustful way. She was surely made to be queen.

"Beautiful as always, Your Majesty."

"Good, now all of you go and get ready. I need my ladies to look extra special, maybe we can finally find some husbands for each of you." Some of the ladies giggled at the thought. The only ones who didn't was Anna and Kathleen. They all dispersed to get ready.

"Kathleen, come here." Anastasia beckoned. Kathleen walked over to the corner of the room where it was far from the other girls.

"Yes, Your Majesty?"

"You didn't seem excited like the others to find husbands. Is something the matter?"

"Of course not, Your Majesty. And I was not the only one, Anna didn't seem excited either."

"Yes, but we both know why that is. You, however, don't have a reason."

"It's just... I have been in your services for many years, since we were children. I know that the day I marry, I will have to leave your service, and it saddens me to think it." Kathleen explained. Anastasia smiled sadly at her oldest friend.

"Then when you are ready, I will arrange the most glorious match as a thank you for your service to me." Anastasia says as she grabbed on to Kathleen's hands.

"Thank you." Kathleen said before bowing and leaves to get ready.

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