I wake-up to a illuminated room. The sun was shinning through the curtains. I can't believe me maids would do that. They knew very well, that they weren't allowed to opened the curtains before I got-up. I try to turn around, but there is something stopping me from doing so. Immediately my minds remembers last-night and the fact that this isn't my bed. At that moment I understood that what was impeding me form turning was Edward's arm.

Slowly I open my eyes ably to meet his green ones. I was quite surprised since I wasn't used to this. He was looking directly into me with a smile on his face.

"Good morning Bella! How did you sleep?" He asked me, but I couldn't answer. I was speechless. His voice rang like bells and the sun was making his hair shine like gold. He looked like an angel

Somehow I managed to answer him" God morning to you too Edward! I slept very well, thank you. I hope you did too!"

" The best sleep I have had in a long time!" His answer was so quick and I wasn't expecting that. It was wonderful what he was saying, but could I believe it? The answer was very simple:no. If he enjoyed so much sleeping with me, why did he leave me bed every night so quickly. I had no desire to discus with him right now.

But I had to talk. I know that I should say something to him. I know he is waiting something from me. I don't know how much meant last night to him or what expectations he had of our last meeting, but I couldn't let myself to be scared because of that. The only thing I have to do is be honest. I can't fake feelings I don't have right now. I wanted to scold my heart for being such a coward, but quite frankly I can't blame it. I know that I can't survive an other disappointment. That would be too much.

How can I be sure this isn't just a phase in Edward's life? How can I be sure that he is being honest with me?

Apparently I was quiet a bit long since he had to interrupt my thoughts

"Bella are you well? Do you need something?" He looked very curious.

How could I answer that, without hurting his feelings but in the same time giving my self the time I deserved.

" I am very well, just a bit distracted. It the first time I wake-up in a different room. I need time to get use to the differences."

"oh, I understand that!" His hand come and rests in my cheek. I feel like my cheek is burning under his hand. I hate the power he has on my body. Every time he is near my heart starts beating erratically. I raise my eyes and look him directly in his eyes. There is a smile in his face. I just hope is isn't laughing with my body response. Slowly I lower my heard down, but I feel his fingers under my chin.

" What happened Bella? I am sorry if I offended you with my laugh. I just love it that after all my mistakes your body still loves my touch. It is very important to me you know…It shows me that I still have a chance to make things better."

Suddenly he grips my arm strongly and brings me to his chest. Half of my body is lying on his body. My hear was resting in his chest. There I could hear his heart beating. It was very quick… I had my little victory also. It wasn't just he, who had such a power on my, I had also a power over him.

His hand stars rubbing my back and I feel so relaxed. It Is the best feeling of the world. It is so quiet and just for a moment I can enjoy this peaceful moment. I can enjoy the rhythm his heart-beating is creating. It feels wonderful lying there on the bed with him and the sun rays coming in our room. If feel divine… It feel like home…

I almost doze off, but I have to wake-up. I try to get-up, but his hand protest. This time though I have really leave this bed. I had many thins to do. Even though it would be wonderful to lie in the bed, I couldn't.

"Why are you leaving?" His voice is trying to mask the disappointment his face shows to me by the fact that I am leaving his comforting arms.

"I have things to do. I need to work more on my project about the orphanage. Thank you for last-night. It was really nice even though I destroyed a bit."

" Last-night was wonderful. I wouldn't change a thing about it." I don't know why, but i quickly kiss him on the cheek and leave the bed immediately. I don't miss the shock on his face. He is speechless.

Just as I reach the door, I turn around " I wish you a very good day and please feel free to invite me every time you wish for a dinner like last-night!"

One thing couldn't be missed and that is his smile. I swear it was matching the shining of the sun.

I leave his room and go back to mine. My hand-maids are there waiting for me. The help me into my dress and do my hairs. I feel so pretty today. There is a special glow on me and I don't know what that is. Maybe was the fact that I couldn't stop smiling. It was great to have a good time after such a long time of loneliness and sadness.

After I am ready I move to my studio. There are some architects coming to talk to me about the project.

While I was seeing there, I hear a know on the door announcing the arrival of the Queen. I was a bit surprised. It has been a lot since the last time she has visited this rooms. I get-up and bow to in form of her.

"Good mooring Isabella! How are you?" She spoke with a voice full of confidence and even love could one say.

" Good morning Your Majesty! I am very well, thank you! I hope you are as well!" I am very surprised with her visit. I don't know the reason of her visit.

She takes a place in front of my dest while I seat in font of her. There was an uncomfortable silence since no one was talking.

Thanks God she talks, because never in my life has silence been so deafening.

" What were you doing Isabella? I hope I didn't interrupt something important."

"Oh no Your Majesty! I was just waiting for the architects of my project to come." I don't miss the displeasure on her face as I mentioned my project.

"Oh yes. I have heard of your project." I don't mis the fact that she doesn't comment on it.

"I heard you and Edward had a romantic dinner last-night. I am very happy that you two are working on your marriage." We two are working on our marriage! I have always been there. It was her precious son, who was fucking her niece.

" Yes. it was very nice." One more time, there was a long silence.

"Seeing that you two are in a good direction, wouldn't it be better if you could focus just on your marriage and not distract your self with other things"

I couldn't believe me ears. How could she say something like that? She was a woman herself?

"Your Majesty I have my priorities in check. I know very well, what deserves my outmost importance and what not, different from other ones." I knew I should have stopped myself but I couldn't. She had hurt me the most. She was like my mother. She had given me the illusion, that she would be there for me, but she had abandoned me. She did nothing to help me. The memory hurt too much and I still had the bitter taste of disappointment in me.

"Isabella, I am trying to give you an advice. You don't have to be so protective of your self. I am here to help, like have been from the beginning."

"I thank you for your help Your Majesty, but it is not needed. I think I can handle everything myself, like I have done since the beginning." As soon as I said those word her face changed dramatically. She couldn't believe her ears, but I didn't care. It was her time to hear me and I wasn't going to stop.

"I find your behavior disrespectful and ungrateful." Her voice wasn't very high, but for a Queen was like screaming. I knew that very well.

"I don't want to disrespect You, so I am sorry if my words came that way, but I have nothing to be grateful for." My voice came out with a strength I didn't know I had. I was gripping my seat tightly to control my voice and my temper. She was the Queen…

"Nothing to be grateful for! Nothing to be grateful for!…" She kept repeating that, like she couldn't believe I said that.

" Do you forget I was the only one welcoming you here? I was the only one you had here. I was the one, who guided you. How dare you say something like that?" Gone was her posture as a queen. She was red on her face her control was slipping away.

" Oh no, I didn't forget it, but I don't have to be grateful for it. It was your duty. You are my mother-in-law. If you didn't guide me, who would then. You didn't do anything more than any other mother-in-law has done, if fact you did less."

If before she was surprised, now was she shocked.

"Isabella I advice you to choose your words wisely. I don't know, what has gotten into you, but you need to remember that I am your Queen." I wanted to laugh in her face. That was pathetic.

" I am saying, what I feel. I said nothing that would be disrespectful toward you, Your Majesty. If I believe you didn't do your jot as mother-in-law well, that isn't an offense, but a truth. A truth that you have to accept. You abandoned me. You forgot about my situation. You allowed you niece to come above me. That is a very sad truth."

"Isabella, I did what I could. I tried helping you with Edward. What did you expect me to do?"

"I expected you to evict Tanya from the court. You should have done that. You are the Queen. You had the power to do it, but you didn't. You could have saved me from all the embarrassment, but you dicided to do nothing, because she is you niece. BUT i am you daughter-in-law, I should have come before her, but sadly that wasn't he case."

"Banishing Tanya form the court! That wasn't my decision, that was Edwards. "

"YOU ARE THE QUEEN" I had no control left on me.

" You have the power to do anything. You knew she was the reason Edward was treating me like that. You should have moved her away. Did you expect Edward to move his lover away freely? Then you are really naive,"

"I am really sorry you think like that Isabella. I never wanted to hurt you, but sadly I have done it."

"Yes you have, and your wound hurts the most." I could see traces of sadness on her face, but it was too late. How much sadness did she see in my eyes and face and did nothing about it. Why should I care.

She collects her strength and starts to talk again "Tanya is away right now and Edward seem serious in his intentions on working on the marriage. Why aren't you giving him all you attention? Why are you dealing with small things like this project?"

"Why am I not giving Edward my entire time? You want to know that? Well the reason is quite simple, your son doesn't deserve it. I have a life outside being his wife. I don't want to become someone without dreams, work or projects. i don't want to be there for him so he can dump me whenever he wants. I am my own person. I won't spend my time thinking how to get Edward or how to make him happy. He has to accept that I have my own dreams. You all have to accept and respect my wished, because from now one, I came first." I felt like I had spoken for hours without stop.

"Oh for you can this project be small but for me is immense and vital, by the way my architect are coming. If you don't have something more, I would like to attend them."

She gets-up ever slowly and leave my room without a single sound.

As the door closes behind her a smile come in my face, I can feel the breezy of victory and it feel wonderful…

I am sorry for the late update!

I don't know what to say. I feel like it has been a lot since I am writing that and the initial excitement is not there anymore. It has become very difficult to write this story. I change my mind everyday…I just hope you are going to like this chapter, if you still remember the story…I know it has been lots of time.

So tell me, what did you think of Bellas encounter with the Queen? Was she strong enough or could she do much better?

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-E