After he left, I called my maids back in to help me bathe. Mary was the most helpful. She massaged my head and shoulders, and added extra scent to the bath. Then it was time to get into the beautiful yellow day dress they had created for me. They put my hair into a braided twist, with small curls framing my face. Lucy had added some pearls throughout my hair to match the pearls on my dress. Even I had to admit, I looked like a princess. My makeup was a clear, shimmery eye shadow with a light coral lipstick to top it off. I also had on a pearl necklace with matching earrings and a pearl bracelet, which I didn't take much of a liking to, but I wore it anyways because it topped off the outfit well. Celeste came in to pick me up as I was stepping into my white wedges with lace straps over my toes. These were Maxon's favorite shoes. (He had told me a few days ago when I wore them on our picnic date). Celeste told me that the pearl accessories I was wearing she saw in a magazine the other day. They were designed by Hannah Wilder Fashion Industries. In other words, Celeste's favorite designer. As I "elegantly" (I almost killed myself more than a few times in these 3 inch wedges, the highest I normally wear is 1 1/2 inches). Celeste was definitely elegant though, her hips swayed a little as she strutted down the hallways like a model, which I guess she was . She was wearing a strapless black and teal dress that ended a little below her knees. Her makeup was a dramatic smoky eye. For breakfast we had my favorite strawberry tarts with mango strawberry sorbet. Everything was delicious. I was sitting to Maxon's right, like always, and we were both tracing patterns into each other's thighs. It started out when I was talking with Kriss about our maids and how wonderful they were. We were deep in conversation, and I was in the middle of a statement when Maxon grabbed my hand from under the table. I paused for a millisecond, and Kriss just thought I was thinking about what I was going to say. Maxon was drawing swirls into my palm when he changed to the back of my hand and started to write out a hidden message. I quickly excused myself from the table to go to the waffle bar. I looked over my shoulder at Maxon who had on a pouty face as I went on, drenching my waffle in syrup. I came back to he table, making no conversation so I could focus on Maxon's message. He started over. m...i...r...o...o..n...a...t...e...r...d...i...n...m...e...r c: I was trying to decode this. miroonaterdinmer. mi roon ater dinmer. I think. WAIT! I had figured it out. It was "mY rooM aFTer dinNer! My Room After Dinner!" I was so excited I had finally figured it out, but then my attention turned to the sensations coming from my thigh. I looked down nonchalantly and realized it was only Maxon. He was drawing circles and swirls on my left thigh. Celeste was talking to me and we were having a conversation about home, but this quickly made me stop mid sentence. Celeste knew something was wrong, so she was about to look under the table when I purposely knocked my water glass over, making it look like an accident. That distracted her well enough. Maxon knew what was up, so he just got a maid to clean it up and continued the massage, slowly making his way up to the part of my stomach that was hidden under the table. I laughed because it tickled and the whole royal family and everyone else at the table turned to stare at me. I felt my face flush. I quickly recovered. "I was just laughing at the face Celeste just made..."I lied. Celeste looked at me questionably.
"No I-" She was cut off
"Alright ladies! I think we should just get back to breakfast!" Maxon interrupted helpfully. Thank God. I quickly excused myself from the table, ran into my small room, and cried. I was embarrassed. Two minutes later, the crying stopped. I realized it was silly. I sniffed and blew my nose. I was glad Anne, Mary, and Lucy weren't here. A knock came at my door as I was wiping off the mascara stains. Luckily they came off with ease. "Come in," I mumbled wearily. It was Aspen, the one person I didn't like seeing in the castle. Aspen closed he door, hurried across the room and passionately kissed me. I really wasn't in the mood for this right now. I slapped him across the face as hard as I could and started crying when I saw the mark I left.
"Aspen, I'm sorry, I just can't do th-"
"Mer, of course you can, that jerk Maxon will ruin, your life, come back to Carolina and marry me." I stared back at him in shock, how dare he insult Maxon in front of my face like that?
"Aspen, you're the jerk right now, just, please, leave me alone!"
"No Mer, we could do incredible things, just you and I, all you have to do it forget Maxon!" He said this while taking my hand. I couldn't jerk it away fast enough.
"NO ASPEN, I LOVE MAXON, AND MY HEART ISN'T YOURS TO BREAK ANYMORE. YOU BROKE MY HEART ONCE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BEAK IT TWICE! NOW LEAVE AND NEVER LOOK AT ME AGAIN!" I screamed, not realizing how cranky I was until now. That's when Maxon entered.
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