"What's so amusing?" Laurent wondered outloud as he stood next to a giggling Elizabeth. Standing in the kitchen of the manor, he put the knife down and turned his attention away from the carrots he was chopping. Elizabeth has been like this for the past two days now.
"It was something Jessica did a couple a days go. she made this really funny chart pining you against every other male I have dated."
"What made it so funny then? I know I'M not amusing."
"I can't explain it. but you can be relieved to know that you came out on top."
"A twin thing" He stated, dryly.
Elizabeth nudged his rock hard frame with her elbow, "yes, exactly a... twin thing." She did started giggling again. Laurent watched her with an amused expression on his face with his right eyebrow slightly raised.
"I am beginning to question your sanity Elizabeth."
"Don't question MY sanity, question my sister's she's the one who made the CHART." Elizabeth deepened her voice on the last word and flung her arms around him. She grinned like the cat who had her paws in the forbidden cream.
"You are grinning like the cat who got her paws in the forbidden cream."
"The cat did get her paws in the....forbidden cream." Elizabeth whispered into his ear.
"I'm beginning to like this cat...and her tastes of the forbidden." Laurent moved his mouth over hers then closed down hard and long. The half made salad and pasta for two was forgotten while the cat on the other hand got her paws in the forbidden cream that she so desperately needed.

The dark shadow moved swiftly and silently into the alley. A rat squeaked and ran across the shadow's path. The shadow continued its journey down the alley to were the shadow matched perfectly with the others at the dead end of the alley. Stopping when it came to the end, it turned around and faced a dark hellhole. It lifted the cane it carried and brought it down once. The phantom turned quickly at the sound of foot falling on the cobblestone.
The new shadow came up to a foot away from the first. The new figure pulled out an American paper that was dated two days prior.
"So it is true." The original spoke with a voice full of hate. "The royal is marrying the rising writer."
"Yes, the pair seems to have a romantic history."
"Laurent was always unconvential, even as an adolesent."
"This cannot continue. If I can't have Elizabeth Wakefield, then no one shall."
"So we are agreed?"
"Absolutely." A lighter was pulled out by the original and then proceeded to talk the balled paper ball the other one created and lit it on fire. The fire consumed the paper and the figure tossed it with its gloved hands to a building. The two left as silently and as quickly as they appeared.

"I know that looking for maternity clothes aren't that exciting." Jessica said turning to Elizabeth who had big dopey grin on her face. "So why are you grinning like that unless you ....oh. It happened again last night didn't it?"
"Yes."
"What happened to the Elizabeth that I knew before PL?"
"PL?"
"Prince Laurent."
"That Elizabeth didn't know what the future held in store for her. This one does and it's named Laurent." Elizabeth smiled and thoughts from last night went through her head.
Elizabeth and Jessica were spending the rainy day in the Sweet Valley Mall, Jessica was looking through the maternity section of Lisi's, a chic maternity store that opened last month. Jessica pulled out a frilly bright green top.
"What do you think?" Jessica asked holding the poor excuse for good taste up to her body. "Don't you think Antonia would wear it? It would look good with her red frizzy hair, and horrid long witch like nose?"
Elizabeth laughed. "Didn't the Countess wear something like that before?"
"Probably." Jessica put the blouse back on the rack. "I wonder what ever happened to them?"
"You know I have no clue." Elizabeth said looking up from the black dress that she was looking at.
"I heard that she got into trouble with her husband, who find out about her affairs.." Laurent broke in.
Elizabeth turned around. "I thought you and Nick were refusing to come in here?"
"I became bored."
"That's easy to do with Nick."
"But you never can be bored with Jessica." Nick said coming up behind Jessica. He caught her around the waist.
"So, Laurent, what happened with Antonia."
"Well, it was discovered that the Countess had several lovers through her marriage to the Count."
"I can't imagine her with anyone much less several lovers."
"I know, it isn't a nice picture to think about. She was banished from Italy and is now in Greenland. Antonia, she completely lost it when I broke off the relationship, I think she was married off to a duke somewhere. I'm not sure. I am sure, that she is putting him through complete hell." Laurent kissed the top of Elizabeth's head. "Thank you."
"Why are you thanking me?"
"You saved me from that life."
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm hungry." Jessica broke in.
"I can actually do for some icecream."
"I'm in." Elizabeth smiled. "Great."
"What if I don't want icecream." Laurent crossed his arms.
"Too bad. What the Wakefield Women want the Wakefield Women get."
Nick and Laurent followed the girls out into the mall's corridor. "What can we do? We can't agrue with our women. Just love them." Nick said to Laurent.
A noise broke out in their conversation.
"Elizabeth!!"
A small gasp. "Todd!!"