Chapter 805 Bright Future Ahead
Months passed by in the blink of an eye, and before Bella knew it, she already had a growing family as her four children all made their presence known in her life. Of course, taking care of them all alone was borderline impossible, so she was more than happy to have the Queen Mother help her with her unruly children.
"They sure are a handful," Bella couldn't help but sigh as she fell down on her chair, a smile on her face despite her exhaustion. "I could barely handle one kid, let alone four of them."
"That's why you have family to help you," the Queen Mother smiled at her, looking no worse for wear despite doing the same amount of work Bella did. "You're new to this, so it's only understandable that you'll flounder a bit and make some mistakes. I know I did when I had my first child."
Bella could only smile even as she shook her head. Truly, having children was amazing, but the task of making sure that they were all fed was a puzzle and a half. She had no experience in child-rearing, so this was the first time she was going to do so on not just one, but four children.
"I don't think I've ever seen anyone change a tailclouts as quickly as you, Mother," Bella chuckled as she leaned into her seat. "Like, is there something I'm missing here? You're also good at calming them down, and you're not even their mother."
"It comes with both age and practice," the older woman gently smiled at her. "I'm sure that given enough time, you'll be able to do exactly what I can do and then some. You're still young, after all. Maybe you'll have more children."
Bella's smile turned brighter at the Queen Mother's words. It hasn't even been a few months since she gave birth, and yet there were already talks of her having more children despite already having four of them without any planning whatsoever.
"Maybe once these four are older," she gently shook her head with a chuckle. "I don't think I can handle one more, let alone two or more if luck gives me more than one child again."
WelI, that, and the fact that she was still recovering from the fact that she just birthed four children. Sure, she had already healed from all of the damage of having to push out four babies out of her, but the pain of doing so was still fresh in her mind. It was all worth it, of course, but she was in no rush to add more children to her already growing list of responsibilities. Hell, she only had two breasts between her four precious children. How in the world was she supposed to make sure that they all got what they needed from her?
"I suppose I can't blame you in that regard," Mona lightly chuckled. "I know pushing out one child was already an endeavor and a half. What more four children?"
"It's only a blessing that we managed to put them all to sleep just now," Bella chuckled back. "We've been at this for what? This whole morning?"
"And you still have your responsibilities to the kingdom to worry about," the Queen Mother knowingly chuckled. "You might be excused from doing them for now, but sooner or later, you will have to juggle spending time with your children and doing right with Helion."
Bella didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that information. Sure, she wanted this, and she was never one to back down from a challenge, but maybe this was just becoming too much for her. Also, why did the Queen Mother look like she was enjoying her misery?
"You're enjoying this. Aren't you, Mother," Bella jokingly accused. "You like seeing your daughter-in-law suffering from success?"
"To be fair, I've been in your situation before," Mona cheekily defended herself. "But don't worry. So long as I'm able, I'll support you and Amon to the best of my ability. And speaking of, you should probably go see him. He must be missing you all morning having to attend court all on his own."
Bella simply shrugged even as she flashed the older woman a thankful smile. "Thank you, Mother."
"It's my responsibility to at least try and lighten the burden," Mona sincerely smiled back at her. "You can leave the children to me for now. I'm sure they won't wake up anytime soon anyway."
Giving her mother-in-law a warm bow, Bella went ahead and made her way to the throne room. It's been a while since Amon contacted her through their bond, so he must be busy with something, especially since he was practically jumping at every chance to be with her and their children whenever he was free to do so.
[Amon, are you still there in the throne room?] she asked him through their bond. [I'm making my way there right now.]
[Ah, Bella. There's no need,] he quickly replied. [I'm already making my way to you and the children. I just got caught up arranging the gifts and words of congratulations that we're sending to Cordon. Queen Xenia is pregnant again, and that's on top of their twins' birthday also rapidly approaching.]
[Oh right, I should probably arrange something to send them as well,] Bella reminded herself. [Or maybe we should just meet them on the date itself.]
"Honestly, I think that would be the best course of action if it weren't for the fact that you just gave birth."
Bella was still walking through the hallways when she was startled by Amon's voice suddenly greeting her. Looking up, her husband was already moving to hug her as she wrapped him in her embrace. Sharing a loving kiss, they held hands as they gave each other one knowing look before quickly turning around and making their way back to the nursery.
"That was fast of you," Bella remarked with a soft grin.
"I did say that I was already making my way back," Amon grinned back as he lovingly squeezed her hand. "I couldn't bear being away from my kids and their mother for far too long, after all."
Bella squinted her eyes at him as she teased, "Did you end the court meeting early again today?"
"What can I say? Family is more important," he shamelessly replied. "I'm not going to miss our children growing up, and I want to relish these moments with you and Mother as well."
Bella felt her heart swell with love as she squeezed Amon's hand back, and the two of them were in sync as they arrived at the nursery. To their surprise, Lera and Rendon were both in the room along with the Queen Mother, the two clearly being awkward with one another even as they both rubbed shoulders with each other every time they cooed over the children.
"Ah, what a pleasant surprise," Bella smiled as she greeted the two. "Hopefully, you two were being quiet."
"We were, Your Majesty," Lera smiled back.
"Not like we had a choice with the Queen Mother watching over us," Rendon lightly chuckled. "She wouldn't even let us bicker for more than five seconds before scolding us over it."
"Well, it's only natural," Amon scoffed as he quickly moved to watch over their kids. "Mother knows best, and what's best right now is that we make sure that they all stay asleep."
"Indeed," Mona faintly chimed in, her tone sounding more aggressive than usual. "After the last time Lera and Rendon argued here, I'm sure they both have learned their lesson."
The odd couple both stiffened at the older woman's words, and Bella couldn't help but cover her mouth as she laughed at their antics. Truly, despite Lera and Rendon having decided to give each other a good try at romance, they still bickered like nothing ever changed between them. And while they could be loud, they were also hilarious, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
Shaking her head, Bella ignored the growing conversations in the room in favor of sitting down on her usual chair beside her children. With their cribs near her, she felt herself relax as she watched over them, her heart swelling as she saw the bright future ahead of them.
"You'll do great, Bella," Amon whispered to her from behind, standing right over her shoulder as he placed a reassuring hand on her. "You'll be an amazing mother."
"You mean we'll do great, Amon," she lovingly chuckled back. "And you'll be a great father too, my love."
Looking behind her, Bella gave Amon a loving smile before craning her neck up to receive the kiss that her husband eagerly provided her. For a brief second, it almost felt like she was getting more energy from him, giving her a much-needed second wind for when their four children inevitably woke up from their brief nap.
"I love you, Bella," Amon whispered to her lips.
"And I love you too, Amon," Bella eagerly whispered back.
Placing her hand over his, she knew that nothing would ever stand in their way ever again. So long as they had each other, their family would remain safe.
For it is indeed in their love would their conviction blossom for the bright future ahead of them.
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November 2, 2023 A/N: Hmm, it has been a long journey. *sigh*
Consider this chapter the finale for Amon aka Osman and Bella's story. Although, I will still release special chapters like an Epilogue where you can read all about your favorite characters… *wink*
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