The 3 broke from their embrace and Mia sat down.
"Hey grandma, being as though it's my coronation tomorrow can I try my dress on again, it'll make me feel better"

"Of course you can darling, go on up and I'll join you in a bit"

Mia got up and kissed her grandpa Joe and her grandmother on the cheek.

"Oh and grandma"

"yes"

"I love you"

"I love you too"

Mia shut the door behind her.

"Oh Joe what am I going to do with her?"

"be there for her, It's all you can do Clarisse"

"I'm trying to Joe but it's so hard, I never know what to say to her. The girl has just lost her mother."

"She needs as many people around her as she can get. Or else she will break down completely"

A figure moved on the security camera which caught Joe's eye.

"Nick is back now, she'll be a bit better with him around, he's a great guy"

"Indeed he is, I'm very fond of him"

"come on, we'll go and get some tea"
Clarisse and Joe walked down to the kitchen. Meanwhile in Mia's suite.

"Hi sweetie, what are you doing?"

"cheering myself up a bit. This is a gorgeous dress isn't it"

"very, you look, well, beautiful"

"come here"

Nick walked over to Mia and put his hands on her waist. This caused her to put her arms around his neck. Nick kissed her softly but Mia deepened the kiss.

"Mia whoa, calm down. Are you sure you want this?"

"more than anything. I need to take my mind off things. Just shut up and make love to me"

Mia started to push Nick to the bed, he stopped her again.

"Mia take the dress off and close the door"

"Oh yeah, grandma would surely have a fit if she say her granddaughter getting a good seeing to. Come here"

Nicholas was surprised at Mia's attitude but he expected it also. He did as he was told because of her situation. Anything to make her feel better and it aroused him more knowing his future wife needed him.
As the couple were passionately making love Clarisse approached her granddaughter's suite as she said she would go up and look at the dress before tomorrow. She went to turn the handle just as Mia cried out at her climax. Clarisse quickly pulled her hand off the door and rushed off feeling quite embarrassed.

"I'll talk to her later on"

Clarisse said to herself while trying to get the sound of Mia's moaning from her head.

Mia turned her head and looked at her clock. 9.00pm it flashed. She looked up and saw Nick sleeping next to her. Deciding not to wake him she slipped on her P.J's and fluffy slippers and quietly slipped out of the door and to her grandmothers suite.
Clarisse was sat reading by the fire when Mia knocked and walked in.

"hi"

"hi Mia"

"Thought I'd come and talk to you."

"come and sit down here if you want to"

Mia walked over to the sofa her grandmother was sitting on and snuggled up to her wrapping her arm around her grandmother.

"what are you reading?"

"nothing important just an old novel"

"oh"

"Mia are you alright?"

"no but I'll be ok"

"I came to your suite earlier but you were otherwise engaged shall we say"

"Oh I'm sorry about that I just needed him you know?"

"I perfectly understand. I just happen to be at your door at the wrong moment. Something a grandmother doesn't want to hear.

"Can I talk to you about something?"

"anything dear."

Mia had never had certain conversations with her mother and now she couldn't.Mia had gone to Genovia as a virgin nearly 2 years ago as an innocent 19 year old but having met Nicholas things changed. She decided to speak to her grandmother about the issues she had gone through that she desperately wanted to ask her mom. Little did she know that the 1st question Mia was about to put before Clarisse would change history books