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Bea was relieved. She had had a fear that he would reject her especially with her lack of protocol at just showing up.
"What troubles you love?" Roberte asked as he still held her face in his hands.
"I was afraid." She spoke frowning.
"Ohh, lass." He spoke and kissed her forehead. She closed her eyes at the sensation. He then kissed her eyes and her cheeks and the corners of her mouth. "You had nothing to fear, I would have welcomed you anytime anywhere." He slid his hands down to her neck. "It isn't too late to change your mind for this night. This is a lot to ask of anyone."
"No Roberte, sire." She spoke unsure of how to address him.
"Shhh, Bea I am not your Sire, I am Roberte always Roberte." He smiled reverently. "And your courage is shining brilliantly tonight." He spoke. "Let me help you get through this evening then tonight, I will show you how grateful I am that you are here with me." He grinned. She just blushed. He moved back to his seat and pulled her onto his lap. "When Jet knocks on the door, I will escort you, on my left arm into the grand ball room. There are two thrones set up front with a gap in the middle. I sit on the right, Oliver on the left. As I approach the throne. I will pause before my seat; you will pass between the two chairs to stand at my left side. There is a rest on the back of the throne for you to rest your hands. You will be at my side as we go through the ceremonies."
"Wow." She blushed.
"Then dinner will be served," he spoke. "Then the dancing will begin." Jet knocked and entered at the same time. Bea blushed and tried to pull away from Roberte.
"No ma'am please, don't bother on my account." He smiled. "As this is such an auspicious occasion, the first dance will be for you two. The Prince and Princess have chosen a song for you to dance to." He grinned.
"And?" Roberte spoke.
"Highness?" he asked.
"What is it?"
"A song?"
"Jethrow Michale Alexander Spencer…"
"Alright, alright, sire." Jet spoke. "You don't have to go through all the names."
"Well?"
"If it pleases your highness the Prince and Princess wanted to surprise you and I have been sworn to them on this little matter."
"Fine." Roberte spoke. "But if it's not at all appropriate Lexa and I will have to have lunch someday." He grinned.
"As you wish sire, but she does know all 9 of the names…"
"Who said anything about your heritage?" he grinned.
"Point sire." He spoke shaking his head. "Now if you are ready, it is time." Roberte nodded and stood sliding Bea off his lap. He took her arm and laced it through his. She looked up at him biting her lower lip.
"Milady, are you ready?" he grinned. She nodded, "Then Alice welcome to wonderland." He teased as he schooled his expression and she watched as he very subtly became the King. Inhaling and exhaling she faced the front and walked arm and arm with him into her new reality.
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Chloe sat in the kitchen sipping a cup of tea and flipping through a magazine. She was wrapped in her fuzzy bath robe tapping her fuzzy slippers to the song she could still hear in her head.
"So any special reason why you sneak out of our bed at 2 in the morning to read a magazine and drink tea? Especially since we just got to bed only 45 minutes ago?" Oliver asked as he approached her, concern etched on his face.
"I didn't mean to wake you." She frowned closing the magazine.
Oliver pulled the magazine from her with his index finger to see the title. "Modern Bride?" he asked arching an eye brow at her. Chloe's face flushed and she rested her head on the table avoiding his gaze. She heard him pull the chair out beside her and sit down next to her. He turned her chair to face his and reached to raise her gaze to meet his. "Something on your mind sweetness?"
"I just…." She frowned. "Tonight was so magical, like all the things that we do together. It was amazing to see your dad so happy with Bea."
"And this got you sneaking out of our bed?" he asked gently as he slid the magazine back toward her.
"I know, but I couldn't stop thinking about when we…"she blushed looking up into his eyes. "And then I remembered I had bought this thing when Lois was here, and stashed it. I wasn't really ready to think that far ahead."
"Go on." He spoke resting a hand on her knee massaging it gently.
"And I couldn't get my brain to shut off about how wonderful it would be and I figured if I came down, had some tea, and looked at this blasted thing that maybe I could relax."
"Or." He smiled. "You could have woken me up and we could have talked about this." He spoke gently. "I think about this day too." He spoke grinned. "I can't wait until the day I can call you wife. I also know that you aren't ready, and that's fine. I have this big think at the end of the month that I have to take care of."
"Big thing? Is that what you're calling your coronation?" she laughed.
"Got you to smile didn't it?" he teased. She shook her head and moved from her chair into his lap.
"Pretty silly leaving you for a magazine." She shook her head.
"Not at all. I get you need time to reason things on your own. Just don't forget you can talk to me any time about anything and I won't judge you." She nodded and kissed him gently. "So did you find things in this thing that you liked?" he asked opening the magazine to page one. Chloe smiled at him and nodded and spun to be facing the table and sitting on his lap as they went through the magazine page by page. When they were done, she closed it and yawned greatly.
"Do you think your dad was really mad at what we did?" looking up at him.
"Are you kidding? When those two left for the night, he had the goofiest grin I have ever seen plastered on his face. I would say not."
"We done good?" she asked.
"We done real good." He spoke mimicking her accent. "Now." He stood scooping her up in his arms. "Princess, let's go back to bed and if you are really lucky we can rehearse our wedding night?" he grinned.
"Love the sound of that." She laughed as he carried her upstairs to their bed room.
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Later the next morning he and Chloe woke and had breakfast on the patio overlooking the gardens.
"Have you seen your dad this morning?" she asked.
Ollie smiled. "Briefly, he was carrying a tray down the hall to his elevator." He laughed. "He had a cat eat canary look on his face, it was priceless." He laughed.
"Awesome." Chloe laughed. "So what is on the agenda today?"
"Well," he smiled. "I need to be seated for the royal photographer to get the program printed for the coronation."
"So it's formal?" she asked with a glint in her eye.
"Yeah?"
"Awesome I love seeing you all dressed up. Then what?"
"Well, the caterers want final tasting done on the banquet meal, and after that, I was hoping you and I could practice the dance for the dinner." He grinned.
"D-d-dance?" she asked. "I forgot about that part."
"How could you forget that love?"
"What dance have you chosen?"
"Another minuet, seeing is how our last one was filled with stress." He frowned.
"That wasn't your fault Ollie."
"No but I still feel bad, which is why I want to do another one." He looked at her smiling.
"Charmer." She smiled.
"You know it." He teased. "The first out of town guests arrive next Friday."
"That's right, Mary and Joe." She smiled. "Man time flies. Your coronation is in two weeks."
"Tell me about it." he looked at his watch. "Ugh, if we don't leave now we will be late for the photographer."
"Yipes." She spoke putting down her coffee.
"Oh I took the liberty of having some outfits sent over for you as well." He spoke as he took her hand and led her back into the house.
"What?"
"What better time to take our first official portrait then today?" he kissed her forehead and smiled. Chloe just laughed as they went to the front of the Manor and to the awaiting limo.
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Smallville, Kansas one week later.
Mary was sitting at her table wrapping a very large present. She had been packing off and on all week. It was nearly the end of the month and she and Joe were going to be going to Baldivia for the coronation. She had been told that one of Oliver's guard would be coming and escorting them and there were arrive sometime today. She was just about done with the box and was about to put the bow on the gift when there was knock at the door. She set the tape down and answered the door. Outside was standing an imposing man with a slight woman.
"Mary?" the woman asked with a rich accent.
"Yes?"
"I am Maggie and this is my husband Callum, he's one of Oliver's guards. We are here to escort you on your trip."
"Oh welcome, welcome, come in come in." she spoke as she opened the door all the way. Callum bowed his head to her and took her hand in his and brought it to his lips for a kiss. "Just like that Ollie." She blushed. She led them to the couch and directed them to sit while she moved to sit across from them in Joe's chair.
"Where is your husband?" Callum asked.
"He was taking a nap." She smiled.
Maggie looked around the quaint house, "You have a beautiful home." She spoke sweetly.
"Thank you so much, we have enjoyed it." She spoke frowning.
"Is there a problem?" Maggie asked.
"Well," she spoke blushing. "So would you like something to drink? I have some fresh iced tea."
"Yes, that sounds wonderful." Maggie spoke. "Cal?"
"That sounds wonderful." He spoke. Mary blushed and stood.
"So what time do we need to be at the airport?" Mary asked nervous."
"Our flight leaves at 9 tonight, it's a long flight, and we figured that it would help keep Joe to a normal schedule for now." Maggie spoke.
"Thank you I appreciate it." Mary spoke from the kitchen. She came out a few minutes later with a tea service. She set it on the coffee table and poured them each a glass. "So how is Oliver doing? Is he nervous, excited?"
"You know he's doing quite well, he's handling the pressure very well." Callum spoke.
"Especially with Chloe."
"Ahh yes, I had a feeling those two would hit it off." Mary smiled.
"Oh yeah they have hit off well indeed." Callum spoke. "Mary, I do have some business that Prince Oliver wanted me to discuss with you."
"Uh oh." She spoke frowning.
"No not anything bad, but it's a bit personal." He spoke taking a sip of his tea.
"Marryy." Joe shouted from the back room.
"Excuse me a minute please." She spoke setting her glass down and going to the bedroom where he was resting.
"What a wonderful woman." Maggie spoke to her husband. "Very proud."
"Yeah she is I hope she doesn't offend with what I have to say."
"I don't think so. You are a pretty good negotiator. You've talked me into quite a few things." She teased.
"Ahh lady." He shook his head blushing. Her phone buzzed and she looked at it interrupting their conversation.
"Ohhh, how cute!" she spoke. She showed the picture that Kimbra sent of Jonas. He had fallen asleep on Victor's chest. "They were watching that little toaster movie." She cooed.
"The poor thing must have played hard." He smiled.
"I can't wait to get back home." She smiled.
"Me too Angel, me too." He grinned. Mary came back smiling.
"Everything ok?" Maggie asked.
"Yeah," she shook her head. "Sorry about that." She spoke. "Where were we, oh yeah, personal business?"
"Yes ma'am. First and foremost the one thing you must understand is that the Prince is absolutely, one hundred percent loyal to his friends. He never ever forgets what they have done for him. With that being said; he is aware that the bank was trying to foreclose on your farm." Mary sat upright, face red. Callum pulled out a fat envelope from his inside pocket. "Here." He spoke handing it over to Mary. "In this envelope is the deed to your property, signed over to you, paid in full."
"What?" she spoke opening the envelope and looking over at the paperwork. "How, what?"
"His highness said that, with the state of things right now, with Joe's health that he needed familiarity, he needed to be in his home."
"But we can't afford to keep the place." She spoke looking at Callum and his wife in awe. "I can't do the work," she spoke.
"I was made aware of that ma'am." He spoke softly. "At our University, there is an agriculture program that has been in need of expansion. There are 14 students who are on their way to help you here, for their studies, they will learn from you and take over your duties. They will also help you with the financial stuff; Baldivia is looking for growth in agriculture and what better place to start then here." He smiled.
"So I won't have to do the work?" she asked stunned.
"No Mary, you can keep your home, Joe can stay in familiarity, and you will have help."
"He thought of everything." She whispered.
"He usually does," Callum smiled.
"Oh that boy." She smiled.
"He gets that a lot." Maggie smiled. "Now for the trip, I am a nurse, and can help you with Joe's care. And just so you know we have one of the best medical centers in the country in the capital city. If Joe needs any medical care at all, he will be well cared for." Maggie spoke.
"Thank you so much." She blushed. Callum looked at his watch. "Someplace you need to be?" Mary asked nervously.
"No, but I am waiting for…" he spoke and there was a knock at the door. Mary looked at the man and stood and went to answer the door. There was a young man and a young woman, in their twenties at the door.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Is Commandant Callum here?" the young man asked. He had the same accent as her guests Mary nodded and stepped back and let them in. Callum stood and the two nodded to him out of respect.
"What in the world?" Mary asked.
"Ma'am," Callum spoke facing her. "This is Mattius and Kristyna, they are from the Baldivian University. They are going to care for your place while you are away."
"Really?" she asked.
"Yes ma'am," Mattius spoke. "Now if you don't mind, I would like to see the place and get whatever instructions from you that we need." He smiled.
"Oh that boy is wonderful." She whispered. "Um let me get my boots and then we can go."
"Mary?" Callum asked.
"Yes?"
"Where is your luggage, we can start moving those to the car."
"Ohh they are down the hall and to the left." She spoke.
"Got it." He smiled as he headed down the hall.
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Ollie and Chloe were sitting at the dinner table with the King and Bea, when his phone chimed. He looked at the message and smiled. "Mary and Joe are with Callum and Maggs at the airport, they are boarding now."
"That is so cool." Chloe spoke.
"Absolutely." He whispered and leaned and kissed her, excited for his friends to visit his home.