Hy everyone:) This is my new story, absolutly AU, where Henry and Catherine have a consensual separation (even if Catherine still doesn't want it) but the King doesn't know Anne Boleyn yet, so with the help of his two most trusted advisors Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell he has to find the perfect wife for him and the perfect husband for his late wife... Pairings: HenryVIII/?(still to decide, but I think Henry/Anne) TomKat and Cromwell/AOC. Let me know if you like it!

And I know some day that it'll all turn out,
You'll make me work so we can work to work it out,
And I promise you kid that I give so much more than I get...
I just haven't met you yet.

[Haven't met you yet - Michael Bublè]

First Chapter

"I suggest to think one more time about it, your majesty" said one of the three men in the room almost in a whisper, in a last vain attempt.

"Of course, I think the same…" the other man interjected "I suggest to think about the chance to widen the list" added then with an amused smile waving the paper he had in the hands.

The first man shook his head in a mix of annoyance and resignation, turning the head enough to glare at the other one.

"Since when you are so ironic, Secretary?" asked then releasing a laugh without joy.

"The real question is since when you are ironic, my Lord" the man with the list replied, without looking up from the paper, as if a still unsolved matter kept him linked to it.

While the two of them were arguing, they seemed to have forgotten that there was a third man listening to that unfriendly conversation, and he wasn't just a normal person. Henry VIII, King of England, smiled watching his two most trusted advisors: the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary and Lord of the Privy Council. That between them there was a bad blood, was more than evident, but His Majesty saw in that disagreement a point of strength of his Government: with point of views so different, he could in fact understand exactly what was the right compromise, the perfect moves to use; besides he knew that despite their opinion and beliefs, he had in front of him, in that moment, the most loyal men to him in all the Kingdom.

"That's enough" he suddenly said vaguely bored, while the two immediately shut up, not refraining anyway from giving each other a last nasty look "We are talking about my marriage…" he added underling his main role in the matter, already passed in History as the name of The King's Great Matter. He had been even close to the separation from the catholic Church, but at the last minute he had found a deal with Catherine, a formally consensual separation soon confirmed by the Pope; Henry would have remarried and would had his male heir, Catherine would have had sundry properties, a conspicuous amount of money, the title of Princess of Wales and the permission to stay at Court, Mary would have remained in the line of succession and everyone would have had their happy ever after…

"But…"

"But nothing, Sir Thomas" the King quickly interrupted him, still lost in his thoughts "I won't think again about my decision to leave Catherine!" he exclaimed trying to cheek the irritation caused by the excessive attention that his Lord Chancellor showed for his soon to be ex – wife.

"But…"

"Neither, Master Cromwell" he said hushing also the attempt of the other man "I don't think to add to the list any member of the Protestant League"

Henry looked at his advisors for a few moments, then he stood up and approaching the Secretary, took the precious paper he had in the hands. He looked carefully at the written names and then looked up again with a pleased smile on the lips.

"You did a good job, Master Cromwell" the King said looking at him, while the man bowed his head "But I'd prefer that from today Sir Thomas was the one to work on my new possible wives…" he added giving the paper to the other man under the astonished looks of the both of them.

"But Your Majesty" the Secretary tried to protest, confused and a bit annoyed in front of that sudden change of plans.

"Don't worry, you'll take care of the other list" the King interrupted him again.

"What other list?" the two advisors asked.

Henry simply smiled. As Cromwell and More, he had his plans too; the difference was that he was the King and his plan would have been Law.