A Christmas Wedding 2

A year passed by

James walked through the castle of Knightendale. Even though it was just two weeks before Christmas, there was a lot that needed to be arranged and James was the man who made sure that everything would be alright before the guests of honour would be at the castle.

James was the head of the household of the king and queen of Knightendale. He took care that everybody took care about their job.

"James!" sounded and the queen of Knightendale, Mary Lynn Knight, walked to James. Although she and Arthur had still to rule the kingdom, she'd love to make time for the preparations of that day. The guests who would arrive soon were the most important guests who would ever arrive in that castle.

"Yes, milady?" said James while he stood still in front of one of the many rooms of the castle. He just wanted to go to the guesthouse to check if everything was ready.

"Is everything ready for today?" asked Mary Lynn and James smiled.

"I just talked to Linda, Vanessa and Henry and they said everything was ready." said James and he looked to his queen. Linda was the chef at the castle, Vanessa took always care of the rooms and Henry took care of the gardens. They were – besides James – the most respected staff of the castle.

"I'm relieved to hear that." Mary Lynn wanted to walk away, but suddenly remembered something. "Where are you going to, James?"

"I'm going to the guesthouse, why don't you join me?" asked James and he gave a little smile to Mary Lynn.

"I'd love to." Mary Lynn and James walked to the Rose Garden. "Arthur has to take care of some things, but he will be back before the guests arrive."

James smiled. "It's been a long time ago since we saw them for the last time." he said as they walked into the Rose Garden.

Mary Lynn smiled. "I'll be happy to see them again." she whispered as she looked around her. During spring and summer and sometimes during autumn, the garden was full with roses. But during winter, when the snow falls down, it looked sometimes even more beautiful than the garden would even look through the rest of the year. Mary Lynn hoped that the snow would be there on Christmas Day, so it would be a white Christmas.

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In London, the capital of the United Kingdom and the city where U.Z.Z. was located was nobody aware about the preparations that were going in Knightendale.

One of the many U.Z.Z. agents was wandering through the U.Z.Z. Head Quarters. She was one of the few female agents who worked there.

Anita sighed and she placed her hand on her swollen stomach. She was pregnant for thirty weeks and today would be a special day. As long as Victor could remember it.

"Anita? What are you doing here?" suddenly sounded and Anita turned around. Victor walked towards her, looking quite worried. "You should be at home, doing some dusting, take a walk, everything but being here!"

Anita gave Victor a kiss on his lips. "You forgot, didn't you?" she whispered in his ear.

"Forgot what?" asked Victor and he gave Anita a little smile. "That you and the baby wanted to visit me?" Victor gave Anita a kiss on her cheek and he placed a hand on her stomach. "Just ten more weeks."

Just when Anita wanted to say something, Kowalski walked up to the couple. "Anita! How are you?" she started to smile. "Man, you looked a little bit thinner the last time I saw you."

"And I will be even slimmer within ten weeks." Kowalski gave Anita a hug and Anita looked to Victor. "You really forgot about today."

"What is it then that I need to remember?" said Victor and his phone started to ring. Victor sighed and he answered the call. "Victor speaking."

"Victor, what is keeping you and Anita?" sounded from the other side of the line.

"Mom? Why are you calling?" Victor looked to Anita. "Are there any problems?"

"There will be when you and Anita won't come down in a bit. Because your plane will be leaving soon." said Mildred. "I'm waiting outside."

Victor hung up and he looked to Anita, who gave him a big smile. "That's what you forgot, Victor. We would go to Knightendale to visit my parents for Christmas. And your mother would bring us to the airport."

"Okay, I forgot." Victor admitted and he looked to Kowalski. "It appears that we have to leave."

"Ok, have fun." said Kowalski and she said goodbye to Victor and Anita.