Elizabeth's walk became faster and faster as she moved down the beach and way from the house. Soon she was running, she pulled her hair out of the practical ponytail and let her long blonde hair fly behind her. She raced down the beach enjoying the free feeling of flying. For once in the past eight years she didn't think of him or anything. She only concentrated on the run.
A few minutes later, she slowed down to a walk breathing deeply. She stopped completely and looked around. She had ran a couple of miles without really noticing. The shore at the manor was very smooth and even. Now the beach turned jappged with boulders on the sandy shore. Elizabeth looked down at her watched and saw the time was 3:30. She had been out for 3 hours now.
That explains why she's hungry and thristy. She didn't want to go back to the manor yet so she climbed onto one of the boulders and stretched out on large flat one.
Laurent's words came back to her as she laid there. He was there to get her to marry her. Not if she had something to say for that. She wasn't ready for marriage yet. Especially to someone from her long past who was dragged into her life, litterally. She loved Laurent and she was iin love/i with him. But how can he expect her to be ready for marriage. She's less sure now than she was when he first asked her. Elizabeth sighed and turned over onto her stomach. She pulled out her Jekyll and Hyde : The Musical original cast recording and put it on track # 25. A Dangerous Game. That song expressed how she felt about Laurent. This was a dangerous game they played and she isn't sure who's going to win. She put the song on repeat and let the song float into her head.
A Dangerous Game ( J&H by Lucy and Hyde)
I feel your fingers
Cold on my shoulder
Your chilling touch
As it runs down my spine
Watching your eyes
As they invade my soul
Forbidden pleasures
I'm afriad to make mine
At the touch of your hand
At the sound of your voice
At the moment your eyes meet mine
I am out of my mind
I am out of control
Full of feelings I can't define!
It's a sin with no name
Like a hand in a flame
And our senses proclaim
Its a dangerous game
A darker dream
That has no ending
That's so unreal
You believe that it's true!
A dance of death
Out of a mystery tale
The frightened princess
Doesn't know what to do.
Will the ghost s go away?
No-
Will she will them to say?
No-
Either way there's no way to win
All I know is, I'm lost
And I'm counting the cost
My emotions are in a spin
I don't know who to blame...
It's a crime and a shame
But it's true all the same
It's a dangerous game
No one speaks
Not one word
But what words are in our eyes
Silence speaks
Loud and clear
All the words we don't to hear
At the touch of your hand,
At the sound of your voice.
At the moment your eyes meet mine
I am losing my mind
I am losing control
Fighting feelings I can't define
Its a sin with no name
No remorse and shame
Fire fury and flame
Cos the devil's to blame
And the angels proclaim
Its A Dangerous Game
The music played in her head, but she really didn't hear them. How do you know when you are really ready for marriage? As in ready to give up all you have worked for, to give up in your freedom in way that you will never again regain. How could she refuse him again? Would she, i could she/i refuse him, if and when he asked.
Elizabeth heard a noise behind her. She sat up and turned away from the ocean. Jessica was climbing onto the boulders and was coming closer. She was wearing blue jean shorts and a dark pink tshirt. She had a backpack with her.
"Hey." Jessica greeted her.
"How did you find me."
"That twin thingy told me to come here with refreshments. So here I am. It really is a beautiful day."
"Yea, that it is." Elizabeth turned off her cd player and accepted the bottled water Jessica handed her. It was really cold and hit the spot. She downed half the water. "Thanks I needed that."
"No problem, so I heard you got a visitor last night."
"And he scared the shit out of me."
"What he do?"
"He sneaked in, and the power was out and I was absolutely terrified. He applogized for the scaring though. And I spent last night in his arms."
"It seems everytime you spend the night with that man, a storm is going on." Jessica pulled out food and more drinks from the pack. " Think about it, in France you came apon his cottage in a storm. In England you went back to his hotel suite and it was raining then. Both of these times you didn't leave until the morning and didn't sleep a wink. And you just confessed you spent the night in his arms."
"Unlike what happened in England, we didn't have sex."
"So what DID you do?"
"We talked and made and he made tea, then I went to sleep, he came up a few minutes later and laid down. I told him nothing was going to happen between us and we fell alseep."
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"You know what's funny?" Jessica said a few minutes later.
"What?"
"We never told are parents or friends what happened that summer. Mon and Dad don't know that you are currently being courted by a prince."
"Or that you fell in love with a thief?"
"Hey, I thought he was a duke."
"Dukes don't sit in the second class."
Countess' and their spawn daughters do."
Elizabeth laughed at that. Going from Paris to the to the chataeu they had to ride the trian. Well on that same train was the Countess Di Rimmini, and her daughter Antionia, (Laurent's ex fiance, the fiance that Elizabeth won Laurent from.) were forced to sit in the second class across from Elizabeth and Jessica. Elizabeth tried to talk to them all she recieved the brush off because they were the new au pairs for the family and the Countess considered the twins beneath her and her daughter.
Elizabeth smiled a self satisfied smile. She won in the end. The smile faded. And then gave up her Prince Charming for the bullfrog. The Prince is back, should she reclaim her prize?
"Liz, mom and dad know Nick, you might wanna go over there before you go back to the manor. Tell them the story of you and Laurent, its long past due."
"I know."
"I'm going over there right now."
* 20 minutes later Calico drive.*
"Look Steven and Billie are here."
"That's really helpful Jess."
"I thought so."
The twins walked up the path and Elizabeth took a deep breath. "This will be harder than I thought."
"The sooner the better."
Jessica led the way into the house and for the next 15 minutes they were on the recieveing end of hugs and kisses from their family.
"So what brings you here?" Alice Wakefield asked brightly.
"There's something we need to tell you." Elizabeth started haughtly. "And all that I ask is that you let us tell you the entire story before you make a comment or statement."
"Or lecture." Jessica added. Together Jessica and Elizabeth told the real story of what happened that summer with the de Sainte- Maries' and brought the story up to the point of them coming here.
"That... is.... quite.... a.... .story." Ned Wakefield said slowly still taking in the amzing tale. "And you said that Laurent is here in Sweet Valley."
"Yeah, and here's to get her back." Jessica helped.
"When are we going to meet the Prince?" Steven asked.
"I don't know." Elizabeth told her brother who was two years older than her. "All I told him this morning was that I was going out for a walk down the beach. And that was." She looked at her watch "5 hours ago!!" Elizabeth pulled her cell out of her cd pack. She dialed the number and let it ring, she left the den. She went over to the staircase and sat down as Laurent picked up the phone.
"Elizabeth Wakefield's residence."
"Laurent its me."
"Elizabeth! Where are you?"
"At my parents' house."
"Are you ok? I looked for you everywhere."
"I'm fine, my parents want to meet you." Together they decided that Laurent would bring her a change of clothes and then he would take her to the surprise. She told him where her keys were and the directions to the house. He promised to be there in a few minutes.
"You'll love it." He assured her.
She smiled into the phone. "I have no doubt."
"I'll be there soon, cherie."
"My parents can't wait." They hung up and Elizabeth waited there on the stairs. A while later she heard her blue convertible come up and turn off. Her heart started pounding and jumped up when she heard the knock. She took another deep breath and opened the door. Laurnet stood there holding a dress in a bag and looking absolutely WOW was the only the only word Elizabeth could think of. Dressed in black dress pants, white turtle neck with long sleeves he looked casual and completely elegant at the exact same time.
"Welcome." She said as Laurent leaned in to kiss her gently.
When he pulled away he handed the bag. It said Chanel on it. "Here, he said as Elizabeth brought him into the house. "This is for you."
She knew it was brandnew but it didn't need to be said. "Thanks, just to warn you my brother, dad and sister in law are all lawyers. Be prepared."
"I am used to being interograted."
"I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing."
"Both." He laughed and let her lead him into the den with the awaiting lawyers.
"Everyone this is Laurent."
A few minutes later, she slowed down to a walk breathing deeply. She stopped completely and looked around. She had ran a couple of miles without really noticing. The shore at the manor was very smooth and even. Now the beach turned jappged with boulders on the sandy shore. Elizabeth looked down at her watched and saw the time was 3:30. She had been out for 3 hours now.
That explains why she's hungry and thristy. She didn't want to go back to the manor yet so she climbed onto one of the boulders and stretched out on large flat one.
Laurent's words came back to her as she laid there. He was there to get her to marry her. Not if she had something to say for that. She wasn't ready for marriage yet. Especially to someone from her long past who was dragged into her life, litterally. She loved Laurent and she was iin love/i with him. But how can he expect her to be ready for marriage. She's less sure now than she was when he first asked her. Elizabeth sighed and turned over onto her stomach. She pulled out her Jekyll and Hyde : The Musical original cast recording and put it on track # 25. A Dangerous Game. That song expressed how she felt about Laurent. This was a dangerous game they played and she isn't sure who's going to win. She put the song on repeat and let the song float into her head.
A Dangerous Game ( J&H by Lucy and Hyde)
I feel your fingers
Cold on my shoulder
Your chilling touch
As it runs down my spine
Watching your eyes
As they invade my soul
Forbidden pleasures
I'm afriad to make mine
At the touch of your hand
At the sound of your voice
At the moment your eyes meet mine
I am out of my mind
I am out of control
Full of feelings I can't define!
It's a sin with no name
Like a hand in a flame
And our senses proclaim
Its a dangerous game
A darker dream
That has no ending
That's so unreal
You believe that it's true!
A dance of death
Out of a mystery tale
The frightened princess
Doesn't know what to do.
Will the ghost s go away?
No-
Will she will them to say?
No-
Either way there's no way to win
All I know is, I'm lost
And I'm counting the cost
My emotions are in a spin
I don't know who to blame...
It's a crime and a shame
But it's true all the same
It's a dangerous game
No one speaks
Not one word
But what words are in our eyes
Silence speaks
Loud and clear
All the words we don't to hear
At the touch of your hand,
At the sound of your voice.
At the moment your eyes meet mine
I am losing my mind
I am losing control
Fighting feelings I can't define
Its a sin with no name
No remorse and shame
Fire fury and flame
Cos the devil's to blame
And the angels proclaim
Its A Dangerous Game
The music played in her head, but she really didn't hear them. How do you know when you are really ready for marriage? As in ready to give up all you have worked for, to give up in your freedom in way that you will never again regain. How could she refuse him again? Would she, i could she/i refuse him, if and when he asked.
Elizabeth heard a noise behind her. She sat up and turned away from the ocean. Jessica was climbing onto the boulders and was coming closer. She was wearing blue jean shorts and a dark pink tshirt. She had a backpack with her.
"Hey." Jessica greeted her.
"How did you find me."
"That twin thingy told me to come here with refreshments. So here I am. It really is a beautiful day."
"Yea, that it is." Elizabeth turned off her cd player and accepted the bottled water Jessica handed her. It was really cold and hit the spot. She downed half the water. "Thanks I needed that."
"No problem, so I heard you got a visitor last night."
"And he scared the shit out of me."
"What he do?"
"He sneaked in, and the power was out and I was absolutely terrified. He applogized for the scaring though. And I spent last night in his arms."
"It seems everytime you spend the night with that man, a storm is going on." Jessica pulled out food and more drinks from the pack. " Think about it, in France you came apon his cottage in a storm. In England you went back to his hotel suite and it was raining then. Both of these times you didn't leave until the morning and didn't sleep a wink. And you just confessed you spent the night in his arms."
"Unlike what happened in England, we didn't have sex."
"So what DID you do?"
"We talked and made and he made tea, then I went to sleep, he came up a few minutes later and laid down. I told him nothing was going to happen between us and we fell alseep."
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"You know what's funny?" Jessica said a few minutes later.
"What?"
"We never told are parents or friends what happened that summer. Mon and Dad don't know that you are currently being courted by a prince."
"Or that you fell in love with a thief?"
"Hey, I thought he was a duke."
"Dukes don't sit in the second class."
Countess' and their spawn daughters do."
Elizabeth laughed at that. Going from Paris to the to the chataeu they had to ride the trian. Well on that same train was the Countess Di Rimmini, and her daughter Antionia, (Laurent's ex fiance, the fiance that Elizabeth won Laurent from.) were forced to sit in the second class across from Elizabeth and Jessica. Elizabeth tried to talk to them all she recieved the brush off because they were the new au pairs for the family and the Countess considered the twins beneath her and her daughter.
Elizabeth smiled a self satisfied smile. She won in the end. The smile faded. And then gave up her Prince Charming for the bullfrog. The Prince is back, should she reclaim her prize?
"Liz, mom and dad know Nick, you might wanna go over there before you go back to the manor. Tell them the story of you and Laurent, its long past due."
"I know."
"I'm going over there right now."
* 20 minutes later Calico drive.*
"Look Steven and Billie are here."
"That's really helpful Jess."
"I thought so."
The twins walked up the path and Elizabeth took a deep breath. "This will be harder than I thought."
"The sooner the better."
Jessica led the way into the house and for the next 15 minutes they were on the recieveing end of hugs and kisses from their family.
"So what brings you here?" Alice Wakefield asked brightly.
"There's something we need to tell you." Elizabeth started haughtly. "And all that I ask is that you let us tell you the entire story before you make a comment or statement."
"Or lecture." Jessica added. Together Jessica and Elizabeth told the real story of what happened that summer with the de Sainte- Maries' and brought the story up to the point of them coming here.
"That... is.... quite.... a.... .story." Ned Wakefield said slowly still taking in the amzing tale. "And you said that Laurent is here in Sweet Valley."
"Yeah, and here's to get her back." Jessica helped.
"When are we going to meet the Prince?" Steven asked.
"I don't know." Elizabeth told her brother who was two years older than her. "All I told him this morning was that I was going out for a walk down the beach. And that was." She looked at her watch "5 hours ago!!" Elizabeth pulled her cell out of her cd pack. She dialed the number and let it ring, she left the den. She went over to the staircase and sat down as Laurent picked up the phone.
"Elizabeth Wakefield's residence."
"Laurent its me."
"Elizabeth! Where are you?"
"At my parents' house."
"Are you ok? I looked for you everywhere."
"I'm fine, my parents want to meet you." Together they decided that Laurent would bring her a change of clothes and then he would take her to the surprise. She told him where her keys were and the directions to the house. He promised to be there in a few minutes.
"You'll love it." He assured her.
She smiled into the phone. "I have no doubt."
"I'll be there soon, cherie."
"My parents can't wait." They hung up and Elizabeth waited there on the stairs. A while later she heard her blue convertible come up and turn off. Her heart started pounding and jumped up when she heard the knock. She took another deep breath and opened the door. Laurnet stood there holding a dress in a bag and looking absolutely WOW was the only the only word Elizabeth could think of. Dressed in black dress pants, white turtle neck with long sleeves he looked casual and completely elegant at the exact same time.
"Welcome." She said as Laurent leaned in to kiss her gently.
When he pulled away he handed the bag. It said Chanel on it. "Here, he said as Elizabeth brought him into the house. "This is for you."
She knew it was brandnew but it didn't need to be said. "Thanks, just to warn you my brother, dad and sister in law are all lawyers. Be prepared."
"I am used to being interograted."
"I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing."
"Both." He laughed and let her lead him into the den with the awaiting lawyers.
"Everyone this is Laurent."
