Hey guys: I have to apologize to you all. I haven't updated in forever and I had really bad typos at the end of the last chapter. I feel terrible mostly for not updating but here is a fun chapter. Enjoy~
America's POV
"And I have to use blue and white? Why not something more bold like purple and gold? The colors of royalty?" I asked. Veronica smiled sadly and shook her head.
"I'm afraid not. It's tradition for each royal wedding to be the colors of the Scottish flag. If you break it, I don't know... just keep the colors. You have to your highness." She said. Veronica was like the Silvia of Illea. She helped me with extensive lessons on being a princess. It was boring but essential so I always listened to her. She was like my second mother, one to look after me while away from home.
But this time I wasn't listening. "What? This is my wedding. Not anyone else's! Why does tradition get to say one of the most important factors in my wedding? I want to choose the colors." I said sternly.
"Mer, take it easy." A new voice said. I turned around and saw my fiance standing with a bouquet of white tulips. Things had been a little rough between us lately. With me getting shot, Maxon turning up out of no where, and Aspen being sentenced to death; I was a little edgy. I pulled away from Killian a little, but I could see that hurt him. And seeing him hurt for me made me hurt for him. I couldn't help but feel myself back to him. Besides; I loved him too much and when he made his little puppy dog begging face I couldn't help but giggle a little and forget about all the bad things in life. "Veronica, why don't you take the rest of the night off. I want to spend a little time with America."
"Of course your majesty." She gathered the wedding plans and exited the room as quiet as a mouse. Once the door shut, Killian stepped closer to me and pressed his forehead on top of mine and handed me the flowers.
"For my beautiful fiance." He smiled. I held the flowers with his hands on top of mine and smelled them; they were so beautiful.
"I love them. They are gorgeous. Maybe we will have them at our blue and white themed wedding. Since I have no choice in that matter." I said that nicely at first then my voice cascaded into a more sarcastic tone.
"Thats what your all worked up about? The traditional wedding colors?"
"Yes! It's my- our wedding and I just want to pick the colors. That's all! But no. The past has already made that decision." I stepped back but Killian brought his hand to the back of my waist and pulled me back to him in a kiss. I kept my eyes closed as the kiss ended and hugged him. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay, darling. We have to keep blue and white. But that doesn't mean we can't add another color."
I looked at him with a smile on my face and said, "Like what?"
"In was thinking red." He brushed back a strand of my loose hair. "It's probably one of my favorite things about you. Your hair."
"Red it is." I said. "As long as we have tulips." He kissed my forehead said, "So. What we have you been planning?" I turned away from him and walked to my closet and said, "The guest list. Mostly your side and though. when I got to your side after mine it was so difficult pick the right people. I mean I can count the number of people I need there on my hands."
I walked behind the little screen and changed into my pajamas and robe and then came out. Killian nodded and said, "Yeah, lots of other royals coming."
"Aren't you getting ready for bed?" I asked. He sat on the edge of the bed still in his suit and tie.
"I have a meeting in fifteen. It shouldn't last more than an two hours but don't wait up for me. It will be too late and you have an early morning tomorrow. If you do need me though just call." He got up and pecked my lips.
"Okay." I said. "Love you."
"Love you too." His chocolate brown eyes made my heart melt a little as he said that. He kissed me again but instead of a small kiss on the lips it was a small kiss on the crown of my head. I was honestly hoping for more but I still loved the way he did little things like that. It showed me he adored me. Cared and loved me. It made me feel special. When he left I took thirty minutes to get myself ready for bed and the. Crawled in to Killian's comfy bed. Ever since the first night I slept in his bed I never wanted to leave. It gave me a sense of comfort falling asleep in the aroma he always smelled like. Mint and pine trees.
I read out of my princess handbook, it told me proper etiquette, ways to dance, royal people. I read for another good half hour and then I looked at the clock and it read 1:06. A two hour meeting starting at 12:00? He still had an hour left and I bet anything he was falling asleep in his chair right now. The amount of work he had on his plate was too much. I put on my robe and got out of bed. I stepped into my slippers and padded out of the room. I made my way to the occupied conference room and entered without knocking. All the men turned and looked at me like a bug. I stared them down just the same and walked over to Killian's chair. He had a shocked expression on his face and said, "Mer, what are you doing?"
"It's 1 in the morning and you are still in a meeting. You should be in bed. It's so late and just like me you have an early morning. All of you need to rest too." I looked at the other men. I squinted at the PowerPoint playing and read Weekly Budgeting Conferance on one of the slides. "I'm sure your weekly meeting can wait till the morning. You probably can't even think straight y'all are so tired. Now everyone go home. Now." I said firmly. They all looked relieved and quickly evacuated the room.
Killian looked at me with grateful eyes. "You saved me an hour of debating whether or not we should renovate the town hall or renovate the elementary school." He kissed me softly and said, "Thank you." I only nodded and took his arm and led him to his room. When we reached it we didn't talk. I just took off his hung his blazer. He changed into his plaid pajama pants and fell into bed with me.
I snuggled up against his bare chest and rested my head on the arm that was wrapped around my neck and shielding my back. His other arm wrapped over my side and connected with his other one holding me in his embrace. It had been a while sincerity we slept like this. Since Aspen died I was more distant but I knew it wasn't doing any good.
I felt a kiss being planted on my hair and I signed against him. I hadn't realized how much I missed this until now.
