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x When Did He Propose? x

Looking up from her desk, where she had been sat since just after breakfast, Mia watched as her Grandmother handled a phone call with the Prime Minister. A short time later she watched as she hung up with the longest sigh Mia had ever heard from her Grandma.

"Remind me never to talk to him when I know he's in a mood." Clarisse said looking up with a small chuckle and noticed her Granddaughter watching her "Mia? Are you okay?" Watching as Mia came out of her day dream.

"Oh yes Grandma, I'm okay." Mia smiled "And alright, I will remind you."

"Thank you." Clarisse said with a small smile and checked the time "Shall we break for lunch?"

"Yes that sounds like a lovely idea." Mia smiled and stood to her feet "Hey it's such a lovely day, shall we have it outside today?" She asked and watched as Clarisse turned to look out the window.

"What a lovely idea." Clarisse smiled and started walking out the office, followed by Mia.

After getting some lunch and a pot of tea they made their way across the garden, to their favorite place to sit for lunch on days like this. After they were finished they remained out enjoying the warm summer breeze, with Mia watching as Clarisse sat with her eyes closed, a small smile playing on her lips. Seeing movement in the corner of her eye she turned her head to look towards the Palace to see Joe walking towards them, carrying another pot of tea.

"Here's Grandpa." Mia smiled and watched as Clarisse opened her eyes.

"Pardon me?" She said looking towards her, trying to focus.

"I said here's Grandpa, he's bringing us some more tea." She smiled and watched her turn to him as he came up to the table.

"I thought you two might need some more tea." He smiled while putting the pot down.

"Thanks Grandpa." Mia smiled and poured herself and Clarisse some.

"Won't you join us?" Clarisse asked with a smile as he turned to her while leaning over a little.

"I would love to, but I need to leave for my meeting." He said and kissed her.

"Okay, I will see you this evening then?" She asked.

"Of course you will." He smiled and kissed her again before walking away.

Mia watched as Clarisse turned in her seat to watch him walk away for a moment before turning back to sit at the table properly.

"I poured you some more tea." Mia smiled.

"Oh thank you darling." Clarisse smiled and lifted her cup, taking a sip. "Tell me," She said while resting her cup back down on the table "Did you have fun going through all that storage yesterday?" Clarisse asked while sitting back in the chair.

"Oh I did," Mia smiled and sat up straight "I had so much fun, and still there's so much more to go through."

"It amazes me that you want to go through all of it." Clarisse said while watching her.

"Well I would like to know more about my family history." Mia smiled "Actually, while we are on this subject..."

"Another question?" Clarisse asked.

"Yes." Mia smiled and laughed with her.

"I thought that was the case... go on, ask away." Clarisse said smiling.

"Okay." Mia smiled "When did Grandpa propose?" She asked "Yesterday you told me how you met each other, I just wondered how long it took him to ask you." She said smiling "Was it also like a fairy tale?" Mia looked dreamy as she finished the sentence.

"Mia, my life has been anything but a fairy tale." Clarisse answered and watched Mia look across at her.

"Oh..." Mia answered softly.

"Did you want me to continue?" Clarisse asked.

"Yes." Mia answered with a small smile "I would still like to know."

"Okay." Clarisse said and sipped some of her tea before continuing. "We had been seeing each other for a little over a year, traveling back and forth from London to Genovia." She said while putting her cup back down "I had just got done with a show in Paris, when your Grandpa surprised me..."

"Clarisse, darling." Came the voice of her only trusted friend in the dance group as she entered the dressing room "There is someone who wishes to see you, may I show them in?" She asked with a bright smile.

"Who is it?" Clarisse asked while turning to her.

"I.. I have been sworn to secrecy." Her friend smiled excitedly while grabbing Clarisse's hands "But you will love who it is." She giggled and hurried over to the door. Pulling open the door, she looked over at Clarisse as she gasped in surprise "I will leave you two alone." She smiled and hurried out the room, closing the door behind her.

"What are you doing here?" Clarisse asked, watching him close the distance between them.

"I had to see you." Rupert smiled while lowering his head and kissed her "It has been far too long after all." He whispered against her lips while looking into her eyes.

"Yes it has." Clarisse nodded in agreement and watched him looking at the flowers in his arms "Are these for me?" She asked.

"Yes they are." He smiled back at her as she lent closer, smelling them "I saw the show, you were amazing as ever."

"Thank you." Clarisse smiled and watched him step back "I had no idea you were going to be arrive tonight, if I had known I would of arranged a dinner or something."

"Oh that was the plan." He smiled towards her "I wanted to surprise you, and I have arranged a special dinner." He added as she stood smiling at her "I hope you're hungry?"

"Oh I am." Clarisse smiled and watched him step closer, putting his hands on her sides as they shared a kiss.

"Oh my..." Mia giggled "That sounds very romantic." She smiled as Clarisse sipped her tea.

"Oh it was." Clarisse smiled across at her as she put her cup back down.

"Where did he take you for dinner?" Mia asked excitedly.

"Somewhere special, he had blind folded me so I couldn't see..."

"Come on Rupert, let me see where I am going." She exclaimed and felt him squeezing her hand.

"Patience my love." He whispered in her ear "We are nearly there."

"Okay." Clarisse smiled while holding onto his arm with her other hand.

Several moments later they came out into the cold air, sending a shiver down her back. Knowing that they had gone from a car to a lift and now they were in the cold night air, she racked her brains trying to figure out where they were.

Placing a kiss to her beautiful lips Rupert smiled and put his hands up "Are you ready?" He asked.

"I am." Clarisse smiled and felt him lifting the blind fold from her eyes, looking around her surroundings she was surprised to see that they were in fact at the top of the Eiffel tower. "Oh my goodness." She exclaimed while stepping forward. Seeing the table set for two, with two glasses and a bottle of champagne she turned to him "You did all of this?" She asked.

"I did." He whispered while stepping closer, wrapping his arms around her waist "I haven't seen you for a month, I wanted it to be extra special." He whispered while lowering his head and kissed her neck as she put her arms up, locking them around his neck.

"Well you certainly done that," She smiled as he raised his head "This is the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me, thank you." She smiled, closing her eyes as he kissed her.

Clarisse looked across at Mia who was sat open mouthed, staring at her. "Mia?" She laughed as Mia shook her head.

"That is so romantic, Grandma." Mia smiled "I can't believe he done that, but what happened next?" She giggled.

"It may be something that you don't want to hear... so do you want me to continue?" She asked.

"Oh... you said no, didn't you?" Mia asked softly then shook her head "Wait, how could you of said no when you were married..."

"Shall I continue?" She asked.

"Yes, please." Mia smiled.

"Okay." Clarisse smiled "After dinner we sat talking for several moments before we got up to dance..."

"When do you have to leave?" Clarisse asked, as her head rested on his shoulder.

"In the morning." He answered softly and watched as she raised her head, looking up into his eyes "I had hoped we could enjoy the night together, just the two of us."

"I would like that, though we wouldn't be able to go back to my hotel as I am sharing with Alice." She said with a sigh.

"Is that the charming lady who showed me to your dressing room earlier?" He asked, smiling as she looked back up into his eyes.

"Yes, yes that's her." Clarisse smiled "She is the only one out of all of them that I trust. She's been there for me over the last year when all the others shunned me, because of you." She said sadly.

"Oh well they are just jealous." He whispered while raising his hands, cupping her face "I'm glad that you have Alice though." He smiled and kissed her several times.

"Thank you." She smiled, looking lovingly into his eyes.

"Besides, we could always stay at my place... I have the whole floor to myself after all." He laughed as she gasped and looked at him in surprise.

"You don't." She laughed.

"I do.. and I would like to share it with you." He whispered, getting lost in her beautiful blue eyes "I want to share everything with you Clarisse, forever and for always." He whispered, brushing his thumb over her delicate lips "I want to spend the rest of my life with you Clarisse."

"I beg your pardon?" She exclaimed while pulling her head back in surprise and watched him get down on one knee in front of her, while taking her hand "Rupert..."

"Clarisse, this last year has been amazing. I never knew how much my life would change that night, I hadn't even wanted to go to see the show with my parents, but I am glad I did." He said looking up into her eyes while still holding onto her hand "You changed me from that first moment I saw you come onto the stage, I fell in love with the most beautiful woman in the whole world and now one year later, we are here in Paris, on top of the Eiffel tower." He smiled while grabbing the box from his pocket "I would love if you were the last thing I see at night and the first thing I see when I awake. Would you do be the honor of becoming my wife?" He asked, his heart beating wildly in his chest as she stared down at him.

"Aww Grandma, that was so romantic. What did you say?" She asked.

"Well... I said no." Clarisse answered, closing her eyes as her Granddaughter gasped and banged her hands down on the table in front of her.

"How could you say NO?" She exclaimed as Clarisse opened her eyes and looked over at her "Grandma, that was so... so romantic and you said NO?"

"I did..." Clarisse answered "It wasn't right, it just didn't feel right. When I heard those words I knew I would have to give up so much of my life, I knew what would happen if I had said yes.. I would be thrown into the famous circle and I didn't want that.. I wanted to continue dancing. That was my life, my passion, dancing owned me and my heart." She said watching her Granddaughter shake her head "I was nineteen Mia, I was still so young to be getting married."

"Grandma." Mia sighed while holding her head in her hands for a moment as Clarisse looked across at her "Okay... I forgot that you did marry him in the end, what happened after you said no?" She asked, almost begging.

"Well I returned home to London to the news that my Grandfather, who I was very close too had passed away the night before." Clarisse said sadly.

"Oh." Mia said watching as Clarisse looked down sadly.

"I gave up dancing after that, hardly seeing anyone I just locked myself in my room." Clarisse said resting her arms on the table "Then one day I was living in my Grandfathers cottage by this time, I was just making myself a cup of tea when a knock came to the door..."

Opening the door Clarisse done a double take when she saw Rupert stood looking at her "What... what are you doing here?" Clarisse asked.

"I had to see you, may I come in?" He asked and watched as she stood back, letting him in "Thank you." He answered while walking through the door.

"I was just making tea.. would you like some?" Clarisse asked as she closed the door and turned to him.

"I would love some, thank you." He answered and watched her walk through to the kitchen. Looking around the room when he noticed several pictures on the mantel, walking over he stood looking at them when one caught his eye.

Standing in the doorway with the tray of tea in her hands she watched as he lifted a frame from the mantel, knowing what one he had picked. Taking a deep breath she stepped in the room and placed the tray down on the table as Rupert turned to her "How did you know where I was?" She asked pouring the tea.

"Alice..." He said turning to her "She got in contact, told me whats been happening lately." He said walking over to her "She was worried that you were heading towards a break down, stating that you hadn't been dancing for the last two weeks and locked yourself away." He said placing the photo of Clarisse, her Grandfather and him down on the table beside the tray.

"You know my Grandfather loved this photo, hence why it was still up on the mantel." Clarisse said softly, sensing him right beside her.

"I'm so sorry Clarisse, sorry for everything." He whispered softly while putting his hand on her back and watched as right then and there she broke down in tears "Oh Clarisse.." He whispered and pulled her into his grasp, wrapping his arms around her shoulders as she cried on his chest.

"Oh Grandma." Mia whispered as tears escaped her eyes.

"All I can say is thank god for Alice, as seeing Rupert I was finally able to let go and grieve the loss of my Grandfather." Clarisse said softly "He stayed with me in the cottage for the next week and even came to the grave with me, so I could lay flowers, he even laid some himself." She added and took a sip of her tea.

"I'm sorry Grandma, if I had known it was going to be sad then I wouldn't of asked you." Mia said as she wiped her eyes with her hand.

"Oh it doesn't matter, it needed to be said." She said while looking down at her cup.

"What happened then Grandma?" Mia asked.

"Well obviously we started seeing each other again, and when he left for Genovia after that week it broke my heart. He would come visit me every weekend, urged me to get back into dancing, by telling me that my Grandfather wouldn't want me to give up on something that owned me and my heart. Yes my heart was broke, but dancing helped and so did he. And on the eve of my twentieth birthday, in front of my family, Alice and his family, because we were in Genovia, he asked me to marry him again." She said and watched Mia as she lifted her head "And I said yes." Clarisse said with a small smile.

"Oh my... and what did everyone say?" Mia asked.

"They were all happy for us of course, we were married two weeks after my twenty first birthday." She smiled "I know I had to risk the cameras and being in the public eye, something I hated so much and still do, but I was allowed to carry on with my dancing, just with the title of Princess Clarisse. Because I had married a Prince that's how I had to be known, so many things changed from that day but I didn't care anymore, I had found someone I loved, and who let me carry on with my dancing."

"Did dancing still own your heart?" Mia asked.

"No, your Grandpa did." Clarisse answered with a smile.

"And what about those girls?" Mia asked.

"Oh as soon as they found out that we had married, suddenly they wanted to be my best friends. They first hated the fact that Rupert took the time to talk to me and not them, because of course they all had a major crush on him but as soon as news broke of our wedding, they thought it was great that someone they actually knew was now in the famous eye, and a Princess. They tried talking to me many times after that, you know if they saw me in the street and such.."

"Yes, I know how that feels." Mia said nodding "What did you do Grandma?"

"I ignored them." Clarisse smiled.

"Good for you." Mia smiled and watched as Clarisse reached over and placed her hand on top of Mia's "Thank you Grandma."

"No, thank you. It's an honor that I have you to share these stories with." Clarisse smiled and checked the time "Now, I think we better get back to work." She said with a laugh and stood up.

"I think you're right." Mia smiled while standing up "I can't wait for the next story." Mia smiled as they started walking back over to the Palace.

"Another one?" Clarisse gasped while looking at her.

"Yes another one, I want to know more." Mia smiled at her.

"Well we will see tomorrow, okay?" Clarisse smiled while putting her arm around Mia's shoulders.

"Okay Grandma." Mia smiled while putting her arm around Clarisse's waist as they carried on back to the Palace.