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The Heart Does Things…
Chapter 4
Laying in bed, Clarisse could only think about Justin. Why would he come back? What did he want? Should she talk to Joseph about it? She was sure that the maids had already started talking about it. She didn't want to let him hear the news from some laidies' maid…so she would have to tell him.
"Joseph…I need to talk to you. Please come sit down." Clarisse asked him while he was entering the room.
"What is it, darling? Why do you look so worried?" He asked, worried about his soon-to-be wife.
"Well darling, there was something about me that you don't know…When I was 17, I was engaged and almost ran off to get married. His name was Justin. I don't know what I was thinking. I was on my way to meet him to get married, then I guess something inside of me just snapped and I came to my senses and realized that I didn't want to get married at that time, so I turned the car around and went back home. I don't mean to frighten you darling, but I had a dream that Justin had come back to take revenge on me or you one because of what I did that night. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you earlier. I just didn't know how, and I had forgotten all about it until last night. I'm sorry that I brought you into all of this. If you want to call off our engagement…"
"Clarisse! I don't ever want to hear you say that again! I do not want to call it off. I will stand by you thick and thin. I love you with all of my heart. Nothing is ever going to make me want to call off our wedding. If you need security that's why I'm here. Nobody will hurt you while I'm with you." He said, pulling her close by his side. By now, she was close to tears. Joseph softly kissed her forehead and rocked her until she fell asleep. Joseph then went into the security room and turned on the camera in her bedroom. He stayed in the security room all night to see if this 'Justin' fellow came back. And sure enough, he did.
At about 1:30 that morning, the mystery guy Justin showed up. Somehow, he had got around the security guards at the palace gates. And now, he was in Joseph's beloved Clarisse's room. That wasn't working for him. Joseph had to do something. He left the security room, and went to Clarisse's room. He opened the door and saw Justin standing over her bed. Joseph just stood there in shock while he watched Justin touch his fiancé's cheek.
"Who are you?" Joseph finally asked.
"The question is, who are you?" he asked, looking at Joseph with daggers in his eyes.
"I'm her fiancé. She told me about you. And how you two almost ran off together. I'm not mad at her, don't get me wrong, we didn't even know each other, but I don't like you. Why have you came back?"
"I was in love with her. She was my world! And she belongs to me. Not you! You don't deserve a woman like her. She is something special." Justin exclaimed to Joseph.
"Don't you think I know that by now? She's happy now, if you really loved her, you'd leave her alone and let her live her life happy with the man she really loves."
"Me." both of the men said together.
By this time, Joseph was furious. His face was turning red, and his fists were clenched. Clarisse was his, and his only. He wasn't going to let a stranger that he didn't even know come in and try to take the love of his life away. "You are a low-life scum and don't deserve to be married to a Queen." Justin shouted at him, waking Clarisse. Joseph couldn't hold back any longer. He punched Justin with all of his force and Clarisse saw blood, and screamed. Justin fell backwards onto the floor and Joseph rushed to Clarisse to hold her. Justin came up behind the couple and hit Joseph in the back of the head and knocked him forward and Joseph got back up and punched Justin so hard that he knocked him out.
"Joseph! What happened?" Clarisse asked, in horror.
"Justin came and tried to…I don't know what he was trying to do, but then he started insulting me and I couldn't take it anymore, and just let my anger go. I'm sorry for this. But you need to know that I will fight for you." Joseph said.
"Joseph, darling, we need to get you both to the doctor, immediately."
"Clarisse, we can't go to the emergency room. I can just see the headlines now: Mystery man and Queen's royal Head of Security fight over beloved Queen. Just call your family doctor and ask him if he can make a house call."
Clarisse agreed and contacted the doctor and Dr. Anders arrived within twenty minutes.
"Well Your Majesty, Justin has lost a good bit of blood, and from what I make of it, is in a coma. He is non- respondent at the moment and I can't get him to wake up. Joseph should be perfectly fine. I will give him some ointment to put on the wounds. Other than that, we are done." The doctor took Justin into the hospital and put him in the ICU.
Back at the palace, Joseph held Clarisse has she cried onto his shoulder and just let her true emotions out.
"Clarisse, I love you so much. Don't worry, I will never let anybody hurt you as long as I'm around." Clarisse nodded and asked Joseph if he would stay with her and sleep by her side. He thought about it for a moment, and then decided that he would. They crawled up in the bed and just held each other until they fell soundly asleep.
Okay, that's it for chapter 4. Thanks for all of your reviews guys. You've been really helpful. Please, read and review and tell me what you think about it so far. J
