Chapter 64

Queen Genevieve

Genevieve hated fighting with Derek, but she had enough; they were supposed to work together to help their nation.

But Derek only kept her in the dark, plus it was Christmas; she had hoped they would spend more time together, but he's not even taking a break for the holidays.

"Fallon? How are you? And what are you wearing?" Asked Genevieve, surprised.

"Oh, hi, Genevieve. I'm wearing a hunter suit; I went out with Cole to run." Said Fallon.

"Oh, that's great; how did it go?" She asked her sister.

"It went great." Said Fallon, a bit worried, caught Genevieve's attention; whenever her sisters did that, it's because something happened, and they don't want to tell her.

"Is everything alright, Fallon?" Asked Genevieve with concern.

"Yes, why wouldn't it be?" Said Fallon as Genevieve only frowned; she was about to say something else but felt someone tugging her dress.

She looked down, and it was Henry; she picked him up immediately.

"Henry, how is mommy's little boy? Where is your sitter?" She asked.

"She is right behind you." Said Edaline chuckling.

"How does a little boy flee from you, Edaline?" Asked Fallon laughing while she smiled.

"Well, you see, he didn't actually. I was carrying him when suddenly he started crying because he saw his blanket, he grabbed it, and every time I would pick him up, he would cry. Then he started crawling. I think he's trying to find Derek." Said Edaline smiling.

This concerned Genevieve that her son was too young to understand, but if something had happened to Derek while he was this young, would he ever know him?

"Genevieve? Are you okay?" Asked Edaline as she nodded.

"Well, why don't we take you to your papa then. What do you say, Henry?" Said Genevieve as her son giggled and smiled while holding his blanket with his other hand.

"See you later, girls." Said Genevieve as she went towards where Derek was, the study room.

King Derek

Derek was standing looking at the map and tracking the places they would go when they reached the forest, the places Levi and his army could be hiding.

Since he was in the elder stage, Randolph has left earlier to stretch a bit and rest.

Suddenly he heard a couple of notices outside, then a knock at the door.

The door then opened to reveal Genevieve and Henry with a food tray; he was probably so busy that he must have forgotten about lunch.

"Henry, how is my big boy." Said Derek as he picked up his son; he was almost a year old now; he could stand up by himself but couldn't walk, yet he usually fell after standing up.

"Since you didn't go to lunch, we decided to bring you the food, so you may continue working. A maid would have brought it, but I think Henry wanted to see his father for a bit." Said Genevieve as she was about to leave.

"Genevieve, wait." Said Derek as she turned around; he could see the sadness she was trying to hide; he hated seeing her like that.

"Yes?" She finally spoke to break the silence.

"Do you want to stay a bit, so we can talk?" He asked her as she took a breath.

"Derek... I think it's better because if we talk, it will lead to an argument, and I don't want to argue in front of our son." Said Genevieve.

Derek could see that he hurt her, but if she knew what he was going to do and there was a risk he may not come back, he knew that would hurt her even more.

"Genevieve, please, let's talk about it." He said as she turned from the door and headed his way; she pulled out a chair and sat in front of him.

Derek put Henry down in the middle of them with his blanket so he and Genevieve could talk.

"What's wrong, Gen?" He asked as she smiled slightly.

"Derek, you know what's wrong; I don't like you working on Christmas; it is a day dedicated to the family, not work, plus you intend to keep me shut out of things. I feel like you don't trust me anymore." She said, looking into his eyes.

"I am sorry, honey, but you must think I also have people to keep in mind. But I guess you're right; maybe I could take a day off from all this, and it's not about shutting you out; it's to protect you; I don't want anything happening to you or our son." He said then someone entered the room; it was Randolph.

"Oh, I'm sorry, didn't know you were here, Genevieve; I'll be leaving if you want some time alone." Said Randolph.

"Actually, we'll be leaving with you. I realized we have many days to work this out; we can discuss this tomorrow." Said Derek as he took Henry and led them all out.

"Why don't we go play in the snow?" Said Derek as he saw Genevieve smile for the first time today.

'I will make it up to you in case I don't come back; I promise it will be the best,' thought Derek as he was getting ready to play.

Cole

Cole went to his room with his brother, followed by Fallon and Philip; he was to be examined to ensure he wasn't too badly injured, but he knew he probably was.

"Alright, Cole, take off your shirt, and let's see the damage?" Said Philip as he looked at Fallon.

"I can leave if you want." She said, preparing to leave, but he stopped her.

"No, it's okay; you probably remember more than me." Said Cole as she nodded.

As he was taking off his shirt, he could see her blushing from afar; he loved making the princess feel that way; it was amusing to him.

"Ouch!" Said Cole as Philip touched one of his ribs.

"Yep, that's a broken rib and a couple of cuts on your back; you'll need stitches for that and bandage it up with this lotion I'm giving you." Said Philip as he finished bandaging him up; he was about to leave but gave something to Fallon.

"Make sure he takes these pills; they will help for the pain, and if anything happens, call me; I suggest you stay in bed for a week." He said as he rolled his eyes, and Fallon nodded.

"You heard him; don't worry, Philip, I'll make sure he does." Said Fallon as Philip nodded and left.

"Are you going to be my nurse now?" Asked Cole jokingly. "

Do you want me to be? Because I think someone else would do a great job at it, the only thing is that they are needed." Said Fallon as he slightly chuckled.

"Fallon, I want to thank you again for saving my life; I know it wasn't your job to do it, but you still did it, and for that, I owe you, and I will never doubt you again." Said Cole as Fallon smiled.

"Well, thank you for showing me around, I know it wasn't your job to do so, and you still did, so thank you." She said and gave him two pills with water like Philip had instructed; it was supposed to make him sleep so he would heal faster.

Fallon was about to get up when Cole pulled her in and sat back in his bed.

"No, please stay..." He said as she just looked at him with sudden eyes.

He didn't know if it was him or not; all he knew was that he didn't want her to leave.

He looked deeply into her eyes and saw her soft brown eyes; somehow, they always seemed to sparkle when she saw him or he looked at her.

Was it a dream or not? He knew he wasn't supposed to fall for her; he made a promise to himself, so why was he feeling this way towards her?

The last thing he saw was her smiling and looking straight at him as he fell asleep, thinking it was the pills.