Ivar’s Infertile Wife
Summary: You have locked yourself away from everyone because you are ashamed that you cannot give Ivar the children he wants so you make him marry Freydis. But you find out soon after you shut yourself away from everyone that you are expecting a child.
Warnings: None, pretty fluffy, a little angsty.
A/N: I hope you guys like it!!
You had isolated yourself from everyone, choosing to stay in your room at all times. You did not wish to see Ivar with her or anyone at all. It made no sense since you had forced him to take a second wife, which he had declined over and over until you had begged him.
You had not given Ivar any children, after so many tries you didn’t even care what the gender was, you just wanted a child. You hadn’t even been able to give your first husband a child, which had resorted to his anger that still made you weary of Ivar.
Ivar would never hurt you, Ivar hardly ever yelled at you, but it was Oluf who made you weary of all men. Oluf had tried to sell you to Ivar like some common whore, which had enraged Ivar. That was the beginning, Ivar had fallen for you fast and you fell for him faster.
But now you did not consider yourself his wife, even when he banged on the door begging you to come out just so he could see you were okay. You only allowed your personal slave, Beste, to enter. Beste was sworn to secrecy, she had swore to the gods she would not tell Ivar anything more than was needed, even if he tried to kill her.
You looked down at your rounded stomach, the baby kicking angrily at your ribs causing you great discomfort. You had discovered you were pregnant after their wedding ceremony, terrified of what Ivar would do to Freydis.
There was a soft knock on your door before Beste came in. “Good Afternoon, Queen (Y/N).” She chirped.
You smiled to yourself as you noticed the dark marks on her neck, knowing that she had finally confessed to the man who had been trying to marry her. “It’s just (Y/N), Beste, there is no need for formalities when I have no title.”
That seemed to make Beste uncomfortable but she moved about the room cleaning unnecessary things making you think something was up. “You do not hide things well, Beste, what plagues your mind?”
You moved so that you were sitting in your rocking chair, pulling a blanket over your stomach which would hide the bump if someone needed to come in. Beste seemed to be struggling with her words, she opened her mouth but shook her head and twisted her skirts in her hands. She moved so that she could sit on the ground in front of you.
“Freydis is with child, but the king is not happy about it,” Beste says and you nod your head.
Ivar had been upset when you mentioned the idea of another woman, he had tried to convince you that if you kept trying it would work. You had pushed it until finally, he had agreed. Ivar did not care about having heirs, he said you made him happy. After years of being with him, you still did not believe that you alone could make him happy.
“Well congratulate him for me, this is a very good thing, Beste.” You smiled at her to reassure you.
Before Beste could respond Ivar was banging on the door. “(Y/N).”
Beste got up and left your room through a secret passage in your closet while you got up to waddle over to the door and sat down. You watched as Ivar stuck his fingers under the gap in the door and you smiled to yourself and intertwined your fingers with his.
“Congratulations, Ivar.” You said as you rued your fingers against his.
Ivar mumbled something you did not hear “Freydis is mean to me, (Y/N).”
You rolled your eyes at his dramatics. “I do not know if I believe you, Ivar, Freydis is a nice girl.”
Ivar scoffed, “She is not soft like you, she is grouchy and talks back to me. She angers me.”
You laughed at that, you were nothing like Freydis. You could be stern, but it was in your own way. Freydis was a yeller, she was much like the stories Hvitserk had told you about Ivar. Which had made you reach out to her to ask you, it had not even alarmed you that she was too eager.
“You will be fine, my love, you can handle her.” You said and got up from when you sat, the baby kicking your bladder rapidly as well as kicking your ribs.
Ivar picking up on something, “(Y/N)? Where are you going?”
“I need to relieve myself, Ivar,” You chuckled, “Unless you wish for me to pee on the floor.”
After you had finished your business you did not believe that you could get up if you sat back down. You sat in your rocking chair and waited for Ivar to say something. The baby did not stop kicking aggressively making you groan in pain.
You were hunched over in pain, not even noticing that Ivar had opened the door. You hissed when the baby began to move in circles all while kicking you. You eventually sat up to see Ivar, standing in the doorway, eyes wide.
“Why did you not tell me?” Ivar asked quietly as he walked over to you, his hand slowly reaching down to touch your stomach, the baby kicking wildly which made Ivar jump a bit.
You smiled a bit, waiting for the baby to calm down before carrying on. “I did not know that it would have survived, I was extremely sick, and I did not want to get your hopes up if it did end up dying.” You said and waited for the anger to show in his face.
The anger did not come, he just smiled big and leaned down to kiss you. But the kiss was ended short when the baby started to kick like crazy once again.
“He has strong legs,” Ivar said as he touched your stomach once again.
You shook your head at him, “You are just assuming it is a boy, Ivar, you have no way of knowing.”
When the baby began to kick again you shut your eyes and gripped the armrest of the rocking chair, hoping that the baby would calm down so that you could rest. The closer you came to giving birth the more energy it seemed to have.
You could feel Ivar rolling his eyes at you, “I know it is a boy, (Y/N).”
There was a knock at the door, “(Y/N)? Do you know where Ivar is? Beste said he was with you.” Hvitserk called through the door.
Ivar sighed, “I’ll come back, you’re not going to lock me out again, (Y/N).”
You nodded to him and watched him leave your room, hearing Hvitserk ask him a million questions as they walked away. You eased into your chair and hummed as you ran your fingers over your stomach, glad that the baby had calmed down a great amount but there were odd pains coming from the lower part of you which made it hard for you to sit in the chair.
You cried out as Beste patted your forehead with the rag, you felt as though you were being ripped in half, the pain started in your vagina and seemed to shoot down your legs.
“Maybe I should go get the king,” Beste says as she moved to lift your skirts, her face was pale.
You cried out again, your sobs filling the room. “No, no he is busy Beste. Just go get the healer.”
Beste, twisted her skirts nervously battling with the choice to leave you here alone. “I-I’m not sure...something could happen to you--”
You propped yourself up on your elbows, already exhausted from Ivar’s child trying to rip you in half. Beste had been helping you into the bath when she noticed water flooding down your legs before you had almost fallen from the birthing pains.
Beste came back, but not only did she bring the healer, you saw Ivar and his brothers in the hallway, watching with pale faces.
The healer lifted your dress and gasped, “You should have sent for me earlier, my Queen, it is time for you to push.”
You cried out once more when you felt the healer touching you down there, making pain shoot up your back and then down your legs. Beste moved to wipe the sweat off your brow as you began to push. The healer gave you reassuring words, but you did not care, you were not in the mood to hear her talking.
You groaned when you finally felt the pain ease, a gust of everything left your body as you closed your eyes to relax. You opened them again when you heard the loud cries of your child, the healer placed your child on your chest and you smiled. You did not have the energy to look to see the energy, you just wanted to hold your baby.
“It is a boy, Queen (Y/N),” Beste said as she helped the healer clean up the mess.
You smiled as you felt yourself falling asleep, your son cooing softly in your arms as he snuggled into your warmth. You jumped when Ivar had pushed the door open roughly, making it smack against the wall, your son did not seem to stir at the commotion.
Ivar sat on the bed, took off his braces, and snuggled close to you to see your son. “He is healthy?” He asked, poking the baby’s nose.
You rolled your eyes at him, “No, he is missing his toes.” You said sarcastically.
Ivar huffed, “I do not find you funny, (Y/N).”
You both sat in silence for a long time, just staring at your son. You had fallen asleep a couple of times but were woken by the light scratches of your son as he tried to grip something in his small fists. You soon realized that he was bigger than any baby you had ever seen which was probably why he kicked to make more room for himself.
“Can I get rid of Freydis?” Ivar asked innocently as he stroked your son’s blonde hair.
Again, you rolled your eyes at him, “She is also carrying your child, Ivar, you cannot just toss her out.”
“But I want this baby,” Ivar argued with a roll of his eyes.
You turned your head to look at him, appalled at what he said. “Well, you cannot get rid of her, your child is in her womb. You are being foolish.”
Ivar groaned and rolled onto his back, clearly not leaving your room any time soon. “Well, she annoys me.” He huffed childishly.
“You are beginning to annoy me, be quiet before I throw you out.” You said making him look at you, shocked.
Ivar began to protest this, making your heart fill with hope that maybe you can begin to go back to the way things were. You were now a family.