These Characters don't belong to me ( how unfortunate!) This is the Paolo vs. Joseph match! Hope you like it and if you don't I'll change it. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews! I've decided it wont be comical but really show Josephs fears instead. Note: thought in italics.

Paolo mad his elaborate entrance into the grand dressing room a few minutes after the princess, Clarisse and Joseph had arrived with Gretchen and Helga shuffling behind him in gaudy, 60's style dresses and bee-hives. Joseph groaned inwardly, it was going to be a long hour. He was standing protectively behind Clarisse with one hand on her shoulder watching Paolo like a hawk as he removed his coat and eventually decided it was time to slobber all over his wife. Uhh he really was repulsive! He kissed her hand and generally licked it, Joseph felt Clarisse tenses up and pull away all to obviously.

"Paolo, we're so glad you could come", she said with a brightly forced smile.

"aren't we Mia?", she said turning to her granddaughter, who was desperately trying to stifle a laugh and failing miserably. It was so funny to see Joe so angry!

"yes, we like having you here so you can slobber all over my wife", murmured Joseph, Clarisse tilted her head back and fixed him with a pretence glare which unsettled him but he could see her eyes dancing. Mia and charlotte giggled and Paolo noticed.

"pardons, sir Joseph?", said Paolo lifting his head from where he was slobbering all over Clarisse's hand again! He smiled stupidly, oh how he aggravated Joseph!

"I said it's so nice to have you here again-", but Clarisse cut him off by doing something he had never thought she would do, she quickly stood up, spun round and started kissing him. She pulled away and looked into his stunned eyes.

"damage control?", he questioned after he regained the ability to speak.

"shut up Joseph, or I will carry out the promise I made you- I'll have you hung by you toes in the court yard", she whispered sternly but softened the blow with a heart melting smile.

Paolo cut in;

"excuse me, but I have hair to cut , you know and that show was quite disgusting, you should marry me Queeny, after all I could give you free haircuts-" but he was cut of by something hitting him in the face- josephs fist.

"there was no need for that!", squealed Paolo now wriggling on the floor in recovery. Mia and charlotte were shocked and Clarisse was so stunned that she could hardly move to help him. Joseph was now standing over him with Clarisse's hand on his arm to prevent him from doing any more damage.

"don't try it again, Paolo is that clear, you'd think you'd know not to propose to married women! Especially one who's married to me!", he rumbled.

"Joseph, stop it!", Clarisse whispered, why had he lost it like this, he never lost it like this! And with that he turned and pushed out of the room, slammed the door leaving his wife and Paolo quite stunned.

Clarisse quietly made her with Mia to walk her to her suite, it was only 12 am and already the day had been bad. Joseph never lost it like that. She walked along with Mia arm in arm.

"so, uum are you looking forward to your dress fitting grandma?", said Mia.

"no, they were a novelty when I first became queen but now they get boring", why is he doing this ,what's wrong with him? Mia could tell she was far away and she knew why- it was because of Joe's little display earlier.

"Hey, grandma. Is everything ok with you an' Joe?"

"yes, it's fine darling or at least I hope it is.", she sighed.

"your hair's nice, Grandma."

"yes, it is. I have never seen a man recover so well from a bloody nose in all my life".

"grandma, I bet you never even seen a bloody nose before now, right?"

Clarisse laughed and smiled. They stopped at Mia's door and she went in.

"remember", said Clarisse "we have a dress fitting at three, and please be on time", she said matter of fact and turned down the corridor- now she had to go find Joseph.

Sorry it's not funny, I decide last minute to show Joe's inadequacies over the next 2 chapters but don't worry it'll get a little lighter. Hope you liked it.