Chapter 239. Quiet

Sometimes it still felt like a dream to her. This life was so far from anything she had ever wanted for herself. Now that she had it... she didn't hate it like she once thought she would. She didn't hate the prince that held her each night or the protectiveness he showered her in.

"What do you think you'll have?" Beth asked as she pulled out Doris's nightclothes. Doris quickly went over and snatched them from her.

"I asked you here as a friend." Doris smiled. "Stop taking care of me!"

"I don't think I could ever let that part of me go." Beth laughed. "So answer my question!"

"What?"

"What do you think you'll have? A boy or a girl?" Beth bumped her hip against her own. "I heard one of the other maids once say that sometimes you can tell in the hips. If it's wider, it might be a boy."

"That can't always be true." Doris fell back against her bed. "I don't know. I would be happy either way."

"Do you think William wants a boy?"

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