Disclaimer: I do not own the PD's. They belong to Meg Cabot and Disney. The storyline is mine...

This chapter is dedicated to aserene, mayaq12987 and to my friend Liz (Clarisse Renaldi) for giving me such interesting reviews. And to Liz again for the support. I hope you like this chapter and sorry if i was not able to update right away. i was out of ideas. so i want to thank my friend, Ana, for giving me the idea.

i know it's short but i didn't want to make the planning so long so i just made it this short. my next chapter will be longer, i promise!

Clarisse woke up with heavy sunlight streaming on her face. She opened her eyes. Finding that the light was too strong, she closed them. Carefully opening her eyes again, they adjusted to the light by producing some blinks. She noticed the clock on her bedside table and read it: 10:30.

She turned to the other side of the bed and found her husband gone. She carefully sat up and studied the room, looking for him. Suddenly, noises were heard from the living room. She got up from bed and headed to the next room, hoping to find her husband there.

"Joseph?" she said, rather sleepily. Joseph smiled at her.

"Good morning, my love," he greeted her with a big grin on his face. "I trust you had a proper night's sleep?"

"Oh, yes..." she said, approaching her husband. "Thanks to you." She squeezed his nose and he chuckled as he kissed his wife good morning.

"Breakfast is served." Clarisse sat down the sofa with Joseph beside her. She started to eat when they heard a knock on the door. As usual, Mia barged in without even waiting for an answer.

"Grandma!" she ran from the door and hugged her grandmother as she sat beside her. "Are you alright? Charlotte told me about last night and I got worried." Clarisse smiled.

"I'm okay, Mia. The doctor came last night and told me that it was just stress and he told me to take the whole day off, today." Clarisse informed Mia, noticing the shocked expression on her face.

"Grandma!" she said with an open mouth, not believing what she just heard. "Just stress? It's not just stress! You need to rest and you will take the rest of the week off," said Mia, firmly, as she caught Joseph's eye.

"What?!" Clarisse opened her mouth in disbelief. Mia rolled her eyes.

"I think Mia is right, Clarisse. I also think you need the whole week off. You need to rest and I assure you that one day will not make it go away," said Joseph, agreeing with Mia. Clarisse started to say something when Mia interrupted her.

"Grandma, if I am the reason why you can't leave the palace, well, now I am telling you: I will be fine and everything will be fine. Remember, Grandma, I am now the Queen. I can make it and I will do my best. And you will enjoy your week," Mia grinned and defended her statement, and still remained firm.

She bowed down her head, while her eyes looked up at Mia. Gracefully accepting her defeat, she sighed and lifted her head.

"Well, it seems that I have no option," she smiled at her granddaughter. "But," she eyed Mia, conspicuously, "you will call if something is wrong and if you need help."

"No prob, Grandma. But please promise me," she firmly cast her eyes on her grandmother, "you will enjoy your week and you will not keep on worrying about me." Clarisse let out her most famous grin.

"Okay, I promise."

"That's better," she turned to Joe. "Uh, Joe, can you I tell you something?"

"Sure, princess." He leaned over to Mia.

"No, Joe. I mean, over there." She pointed at the corner of the room near the door.

"Oh, umm, of course," he replied casting her a confused smile. Joseph looked at Clarisse, who looked just as confused, and then followed Mia to the corner.

"What is it, princess?" He looked at Mia who suddenly changed her smiling expression.

"Joe, why do you call me Princess?" she asked him.

"Mia, even though you're queen, you will always be my princess, and your grandmother, my queen… Is that why you dragged me here?" he asked.

"No, but thank you for answering my question. Anyway, since Grandma's going to take the week off, I was wondering, where are you going to take her?" she said, looking worried.

"To the beach house in Mertz. It's going to be a surprise for her. But please don't tell anybody, even Clarisse, because I don't want to spoil my surprise. She will be with me the whole week. And we will be alone in that little house," he bragged, grinning at her, not knowing that Clarisse was intently watching them from the sofa. Mia chuckled at his answer.

"I will make sure no one disturbs you," she grinned to suppress her giggles. Joe led her back to her grandmother.

"Grandma, I'm sure you will have a great week to come," she grinned, rather teasingly.

"Mia, what are you planning?" Clarisse asked. Mia wanted to laugh at her grandmother's face, but she thought that maybe it would make her feel bad so she did everything to stop from giggling.

"It's Joe's idea, Grandma. And I am so sure that you will have one the best weeks of your life," although she tried her hardest not to, she let out a hysterical laughter at the thought that her Grandma might be doing something quite impulsive over the week.

"Joseph? What's this all about?

"I will have a surprise for you and no matter how much you ask you will never get straight answers," he laughed hysterically with Mia.

"I will have to go, Grandma, I still have work to do. Good luck!" she said, in a teasing tone and laughed again as she stood to go to the door.

"Why don't we finish breakfast and get ready for my surprise?" Joseph suggested as he laughed at her wife's confused expression.

"Oh, alright."

After a few minutes of eating breakfast, the couple took a shower together and dressed for Joseph's surprise. Clarisse kept on asking questions, not knowing that she was really about to experience one of the best weeks of her life with Joe.

I hope you like it! please review.. :D

-Mishka