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Sorry for the long delay. Drama ahead!

The wedding was in two weeks. I couldn't believe how fast this had gone by; I still felt like we just got engaged. I was more focused on my charities, I was more comfortable out in public, and after helping with the bombings I was popular. They Queen and King were happy about this, because it meant that Karl and Tee could focus on their brood of kids. Hunter and Stephanie were still fighting for their own popularity, and Fergal was helping them.

"I can't believe it's in two weeks." Paige said as we sat in my flat. I nodded as we sipped on beers. I had an early day today, Trish was going with the Queen to an event, and Fergal was out of the country doing a small tour of South Africa for the week. I was happy to be held up in the flat for now. I didn't have any plans tomorrow, so Paige and I were going to try to sneak off to the zoo. I wanted to do something normal.

"I know. I'm nervous." I admitted and she shook her head.

"You hide it well." she said and I chuckled.

"I can't believe that I came over here looking for a job, and found much more." I admitted with a small smile and she nodded.

"I am just happy you brought me along for the ride." she said and I nodded.

"Oh, date... how did it go?" I asked her and she smiled bigger.

"I had fun, but you don't want to know. You have so many other things on your mind." she said and I waved her off as I got us another few beers.

"I always have time for my best friend." I said and she smiled as I handed her another beer.

"Tell me about him!" I said as I sat back down.

"He is so charming. He is a duke and in a serviceman. I met him at one of the press conferences you did last week." she said and I smiled. I listened to her tell me about him and how their date went. She seemed happier now than she had in a long time. I knew that her minor fling with Luke was enough to make it hard on her some days, but she pushed thru them like a boss. I had told her that I could have her doing something else, and she declined to be moved. I was happy about that because I had started to rely on Paige for everything. She was going to be my official secretary once I was officially a member of royalty.

We were talking and watching the telly. I knew that the news was going to focus something on the royal family, so I had to start paying attention more. I was watching when they talked about my meeting today with the Queen. We had gone to a celebration for the royal guard. They immediately critiqued my sense of style, and some people still didn't want an American to be a member of the royal family. I had gotten used to it, and even though I tried to ignore it... it still hurt.

"Are they ever going to get over my sense of style?" I asked out loud as Paige chuckled.

"Don't count on it... Lady Tee still gets it a lot. They will always find something." she reminded me and I nodded. I knew that she was right as I sipped on some more beer. They were about to cover Finn in South Africa when someone knocked on the door. Paige went to stand up, but I stopped her.

"I am still a commoner... and I can answer the door." I said and she flipped me off as I walked over there. I was shaking my head when I looked out to see Adrian. I opened the door and he handed me a piece of paper.

"I need you to read that right now." he said and I opened it. I read it, looked at him, read it, and looked at him again. I wasn't sure if this is a joke.

"Um, Iris, you might want to come in here." Paige said and I walked away knowing that Adrian would follow me inside. I walked over to the telly where Paige was sitting with her hand over her mouth, in shock. I realized that it in fact wasn't a joke since they were showing pictures of Finn kissing another woman. I sighed and looked at Adrian.

"The Queen?" I asked him and he nodded with a small sigh. I changed in a nice dress, boots, an over coat, and we left. Paige had fixed her hair, and grabbed our things. We got into the car without a word as we rode to the palace. I wasn't sure if I wanted to breakdown and cry, scream out of anger, or walk away from it all. I walked in and we were escorted to the King's study. I was announced and walked in to see Karl, the King, Hunter, Stephanie, Tee, and the Queen. We were just missing Fergal. I curtsy and Tee handed me some bourbon, which they had started keeping just for me, and I downed my glass.

"We aren't really sure what to say, Iris. Fergal has embarrassed us all, but none more than you." Hunter said and I nodded. I was actually beyond embarrassed at this point. I felt broken.

"How do we handle this?" Paige finally asked for me.

"We need to see what they want to do. I know this isn't ideal, and things are only two weeks away..." The Queen trailed off.

"I would like to be excused." I finally said and they all looked surprised.

"For tonight?" Stephanie hesitantly asked.

"I would like some time to think about that answer, and talk to Fergal." I said as they all nodded in unison.

"Until further notice, we are going to proceed as if everything is still happening. I have told the press that it was an old picture, for now. I know that things will come out eventually, but right now, I need you to understand that this is bigger than just you and Fergal." The king said and I nodded.

"We will have him brought to you when he comes back in town." Hunter said and I shook my head no.

"No, please just let me know. I don't want him just showing up at a moments notice." I said and I saw all their expressions fall. I knew that it wasn't ideal, and that we were the fairy tale people wanted, but now... I didn't even know what I wanted. I couldn't believe that he had done this to me. Tee offered to let me stay with them and we could talk about it, but I politely declined. I wasn't sure what I was going to talk about. I could heard Karl yelling about it when I was leaving the study, and the Queen agreed with him. I knew that they wanted me to stick this out, but I wasn't going to stay with Fergal just because he was a prince. I left and we went back to my flat. I walked up to the roof, and sat down. The air was warmer, but there was a chill in the air. Adrian was at the doorway, and Paige was sitting on the small brick wall beside me. I was overlooking London, and giving serious thought to my future. Paige had my mobile, and I told her to turn it off. I didn't care if Fergal contacted me right now... I wasn't even sure if I wanted him to contact me anymore at all.

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