A/N : Hey, let me start with a big thank you to my reviewers; THANKYOU!

Okay now that's done, here's a few messages/answers;

To Cassandra Anthemyst - glad you approve of Phillippe/Diana because there is more coming soon.....

To Crazy Canuck - I'm not sure how many chapters there will be. I've planned up to chapter14 at the moment but it will probably be longer than that in the end.

To Starbright - I'm 18, I thought I was already grown up?! lol.....and yes I would love to be a published author.

To KrystinePotterLover (who is possibly my biggest fan - so many reviews, I am so happy!) - Thanx for the review and I am updating as fast as I can!

To ndblue123 - Thanx for the review and I am writing as fast as I can, honest!

Now, what else do I need to say?

Oh yes, here is the next chapter.....

(Disclaimer : see chapter 1)

"Mom!" Diana screamed and ran into her mothers arms. The limo had been sent to pick Jackie up from the airport and the woman had had time to get out of the vehicle before her daughter burst through the palace doors to greet her with open arms and a huge smile.

"How are you, baby?" Jackie almost cried with relief at seeing Diana again.

"I'm fine" the girl half lied. She was fine, really, especially now that she had her mother here with her, but she was still hurting inside. It had been hard for her when she found out about Lars being her father and it had also been hard to be without her mother, even if it was only for a couple of days. Diana and Jackie were usually inseparable. Being as Diana only had her mother and no father, she had become even closer to her than in a normal mother-daughter relationship. They were best-friends as well as parent and child and it was hard for Diana to accept that her mother had kept such a secret as this from her all these years.

"You gave me the fright of my life, when I realised what you'd done" Jackie looked seriously at her daughter, "I'm just so glad you're safe"

"I am sorry" Diana said genuinely, "I just wanted to meet my father"

"You shouldn't be apologising" her mother told her, "I should. I never should have kept Lars a secret"

The mother and daughter reunion was interrupted by Mia and Michael's presence.

"Jackie, I'm so pleased to meet you" Mia smiled and hugged the woman as she turned her attention away from her daughter and over to her hostess.

"Thankyou, your highn-, Mia" she corrected herself, "it is an honour to meet you"

Mia smiled and introduced her husband to Jackie, before leading everyone into the palace.

Just beyond the door Lars was waiting with Phillippe by his side. The young prince had felt that someone ought to stay with the nervous bodyguard whilst Mia, Michael and Diana brought Jackie inside. Lars had been a good friend to Phillippe all his life and he felt very close to him, almost like a second, or rather a third, father.

"You nervous?" he asked.

"Why would I be nervous?" Lars replied, quickly.

"I don't know" Phillippe shrugged, "I just thought that seeing Jackie after all this time, maybe you'd be nervous"

"I'm fine" the older man, snapped and immediately regretted his tone. "I apologise for my abrupt manner, Phillippe, I just..." In truth, Lars was not sure what he was feeling or what he was thinking. He was nervous. Nervous and worried about what Jackie might think of him now. He knew in his heart that he still loved her as much as he had always loved her and deep inside he hoped that she might still feel something for him, although he was fairly sure he stood no chance of ever being more to her than the father of her child and her ex-fiancé.

There was silence as the doors swung open and Lars and Jackie came face to face with each other. Mia immediately signalled to Michael that they should leave them alone and then to Phillippe too. She was not sure, however whether to leave Diana with them or whether to encourage her to give her parent a few moments alone. As it turned out, she did not need to make a decision.

"I'll take your bags, upstairs for you Mom" Diana said quickly and was gone before Jackie could argue. There was of course no need for Diana to carry the luggage upstairs at all. There were plenty of servants who were paid to do such tasks, but no-one argued with her. It was obvious she had had the same thought as the Queen. Lars and Jackie needed a few moments alone.

"I'll help her" Phillippe said quickly, practically running after the girl he felt he was falling in love with.

The two young people disappeared up the staircase and Michael and Mia, slipped away to the next room, making sure they dismissed all the nearby servants as they went, leaving Lars and Jackie alone in the main foyer.

"Hi" the blonde woman said nervously.

"Hi" the man answered with the same word.

"It's been a long time" Jackie fidgeted nervously as she tried to make conversation.

"Yes and,....I missed you" Lars dared to admit.

"I missed you too" she assured him.

There was silence for a moment before Jackie finally said what she felt needed to be said.

"Look, I'm so sorry about Diana, I really should have told you and I should have told her too but I was scared. I didn't know what you'd say or if you'd want a child. I didn't know what I wanted at the time and, well, I'm sorry" she rambled, and looked close to tears but Lars smiled.

"You haven't changed" he told her.

She smiled at that. Without even saying it she knew he had forgiven her. She had hoped that he would.

"Neither have you" she told him, and really, it was true. It may have been sixteen since they last saw each other but they hadn't really changed that much. Another thing that hadn't changed was how they felt.

Lars knew, before he'd even seen Jackie today, that he still loved her, and now all he wanted to do was tell her, but telling the woman he loved how he felt was a frightening thing for the bodyguard. He could face men with guns, attackers and assassins, but ask him to tell Jackie how he feels about her and he was petrified.

All Jackie could think as she stood a few feet from this man was how right Mia had been. She had said that when Jackie saw Lars she would know if she still loved him because you can't fall in love with the same person twice, you must have been in love with them all the time and that love is true.

Jackie knew just how right the Queen had been now. She still loved Lars, there was no doubt in her mind, but how could she tell him when she didn't know if he felt the same?

A/N : As usual, please review and I will update soon. Your reviews mean a lot and they really do make me update faster, honest! :)