Chapter 28

"I know darling, but tonight, maybe, we can make it a little more even."

"But how?"

"You will just have to wait and see. How about we get you dressed for now?"

I got dressed with his help and then we continued exploring the rest the castle. In the chapel, he whispered, "At the end of the week, when we can get gloves on your hands and you can hold things again, we will do the recoronation under the pretense that I don't remember the first because of the amnesia."

"Do I have to wear black like they did that day?"

"No, you may wear whatever you want."

We ate the dining room that night. I looked up and said, "Why don't we have a ball in a month to celebrate and reward our guards for their hard work and dedication to us? You can give out to rewards that night."

"Perfect and I can see how well you plan events."

"I like that idea."

"I would like your mother to design a gown for you for that event and have her redo all the draperies and spreads in our bedroom suite to something we would both like."

"Thank you, Edward."

"You understand why we didn't move into them after your father's death."

"Oh, I do completely."

"I couldn't have done it either."

"But now we don't have much choice."

"No, we don't."

"Once it has been all cleaned up and our room is done, we will have your mother work on that room."

"Actually, I do not want anything to do with that bedroom and the dressing rooms at all ever again. I can't fathom having guests stay there either. So maybe we can turn that into storage and turn storage into other guest suites."

"I understand and if that is what you want to do then we well. Now, how about a walk in the garden?"

"Of course, Edward." Edward led the way and the next thing I knew we were back in the corner we had first danced in. I looked up at him and asked, "Where's the music?"

"Bella ask and you shall receive."

"Music please, violinist," and his waltz started to play.

As we went to take each other's hands, I looked at him and said, "My hands."

"Problem solved," and he pulled me in close around my waist and he wrapped his arms around my waist. I put my arms around his neck and didn't put them together.

"Thank you, my lord."

"You are so welcome, my queen." After the first dance, the music switched to my favorite song and we continued dancing together and then we started kissing. As the song ended, Edward said, "Thank you," to the violinist.

"You're welcome, your majesties." we heard back.

He led me back to our room. Our guards stayed in our sitting room and we entered our suite. I was handed a glass of red wine; I was able to barely grasp it and grip it without dropping it. Then he helped me undress and dress into my dressing gown and robe. I went with him into his room and I watched him get ready for bed as well. Then he carried me to our bed. We layed down. He pushed up my gown and undid my gauze and just reapplied salve then didn't rewrap them. Then he cleaned my womanhood and helped me protect myself."

"My mother once told me that men leave their wives alone because they do not want to deal with this part of a woman."

"Well, that would change if they had to watch their brother take what they love so badly."

"I'm always going to be around you. Our love will transcend everything else. Our maid in butler will just get sick and annoyed with us. Now are you ready to go to bed?"

"Edward, I am scared to close my eyes."

"I promise it will be okay. Go climb into bed and I'll be right there." So I did and then Edward climbed in sat against the headboard after moving his dagger to his night stand. He laid a pillow on his lap and pulled me in. As I laid in his lap, he draped an arm over me.

I then said, "I have a better idea," I moved and lay my head on his shoulder, he then put his arm around my shoulder to protect me. Edward hummed my waltz to me so I fell asleep slowly and slept peacefully all night. We woke up like two human pretzels. "Thank you Edward that was the best night of sleep I have had in a long time."

"You're Welcome," Edward said as he untangled us.

"Edward, after breakfast, can we please let my family out of their tower?"

"By all means, and we can have a celebration lunch together."

"Thank you, so much Edward."

My family was released that day from their tower. The children returned to their nannies and me plus they each had a guard with them as well. The staff had accepted the excess guards around particularly knowing we had thirty-five prisoners downstairs in the prison in the basement. My parents each had their own guard. My mom was hard at work on my new wine dress for the guards' ball. I gave her free rein for the ball except that it just had to be the same color as the first one I met Edward in and similar yet different. I could finally hold things with both hands again, my legs had just a couple spots left to heal and my bruised ribs were only sore if things were too tight on me and the bruising on my breast was down to a yellow color. Thursday night, I had just finished tucking Rosalie in and reading her two stories. I returned to our suite; Edward was waiting for me next to a tub filled with water and bubbles. "You mean you actually let our maid and butler in here."