A/N: Hi to all my readers and happy new year to you all, this story is just a couple extra scenes that I've been working on that happened the day of the Royal wedding. They aren't perfect, unlike some of the others that I have read on here but I hope you enjoy it all the same.
Thank you also for your continued support and for sticking with me, I really do appreciate it and I wish you all the best for 2018.
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Walking into her suite after walking her dog, Maurice, Queen Clarisse was surprised to find Joseph stood by her open french doors waiting for her. "Joseph?" She said as she closed the door and he slowly turned to her.
"Your Majesty," he said quietly.
"I must say this is a surprise, one would think you have been avoiding me since the other evening."
"Not avoiding, I've just been busy what with the wedding and all," said Joseph before watching his Queen, the woman he loved more than anything in the world as she looked down "I've been doing a lot of thinking, and I think this is for the best." He added while taking an envelope out from the inside pocket of his black leather jacket as Clarisse looked back up at him.
"Your resignation?" She asked, averting her gaze up to meet his as he nodded "but why?"
"We both know why, it's for the best," he said, placing it down on her desk before walking over to the door.
"So that's that then? After all this time you are just going to leave?" She said, moving away from the door as Joseph stopped and turned back to her.
"Do you think that's what I wanted? Because it's not, what I actually wanted was to spend the rest of my life with you, be with you, love you and enjoy the rest of our days together and you know that." He said, watching as she folded her arms and looked down.
"I'm sorry," she said, looking up at him as he shrugged and looked away a moment "what will you do?"
"I will probably return to Italy, haven't thought that far ahead yet." He said as a message came through his earpiece "I'm sorry but I have to go, Shades needs me." He said and watched as she just nodded.
Walking out the door, both of their hearts broke.
Later that morning, after getting ready for her granddaughters wedding Queen Clarisse stood wondering what to do while looking out of the french doors in her suite in the exact same spot where Joseph had stood earlier that morning. She really didn't want to lose him, she hated the thought of him leaving but she couldn't do what he wanted, not yet, she wasn't ready and wished he would understand.
"Oh come on Clarisse, what would you do," she said quietly to herself while putting her hand up, rubbing the side of her forehead gently as her head throbbed completely unaware that Charlotte had entered her suite "what would you do?"
"I'm sorry,"
"Oh," Clarisse exclaimed, jumping at Charlotte's voice. Turning, she looked at her assistant as she stood looking back at her holding a glass of water in one hand and a small tub containing two painkillers in the other hand that she requested.
"Is everything alright, Your Majesty?" Asked Charlotte as she tipped the two painkillers into the palm of her Queens hand.
"Yes, sorry I was just thinking out loud." Answered Clarisse as she took the glass of water and looked at the painkillers a second before popping them both into her mouth and took a sip of water. "Thank you for these Charlotte, hopefully they will kill the headache I've had since Mia's lady's maids continued their act in the kitchen for me the other night."
"Oh yes, I heard about that," smiled Charlotte "pots and pans wasn't it?"
"Yes," Clarisse nodded and placed her glass down on the table before looking back at her assistant "I don't think the stress of today has helped, but hopefully it will disappear soon. Thanks again, Charlotte."
"It's no trouble, Your Majesty," she said and watched as she turned back to her french doors before noticing the envelope on the desk "is that Joseph's resignation?" She asked, instantly regretting it when Clarisse's head spun around to look at her "I'm so sorry, it's just," she mumbled, motioning towards the envelope before looking back up at the Queen "I'm sorry Your Majesty, I only found out this morning and I'm still a bit shocked."
"Yes, me too," nodded Clarisse as she turned back to her assistant "and you have no reason to be sorry, I know that you both are good friends."
"Yes we are, and I will miss him of course but we aren't as good as friends as you and he are, Your Majesty," Charlotte said as she watched Clarisse looking down at the letter on her desk.
"Thank you, Charlotte," said Clarisse as she looked back up at the younger lady "I will certainly miss him too, and I know that things definitely won't be the same around here once he's gone."
"You can say that again," nodded Charlotte as she watched the expression change on her Queens face "anyway, I have a couple more things that I need to do before we leave shortly, but before I do go down to finish them do you need anything else, Your Majesty." Asked Charlotte.
"No, I think that's everything." Said Clarisse as Charlotte smiled and made her way over to the door "thank you."
"You're welcome, Your Majesty," said Charlotte as she opened the door and stopped, looking back over at the Queen as she stood looking back at her "may I be so bold to say, I know the question wasn't for me but in answer to it Your Majesty, what wouldn't I do," Charlotte smirked "for the right guy!"
"You know?" Clarisse asked, surprised at what her assistant had just said.
Nodding, Charlotte smiled "I do, I have known for sometime and I believe that you would both make a perfect couple." She said and walked out, leaving her Queen stood open mouthed in shock.
To Be Continued...