It was Monday morning and Andrea would´ve loved to have stayed at Miranda´s house with her family the night before but she´d been summoned for more Princess classes to learn how to handle tonight´s diner with the whole parliament members and their families
She felt relieved that her own family had assured her they would support her and go with her so she could respect and honor her family duties and enjoy building a family with all of them together.
¨Andrea, you´re not even trying¨ Clarisse said. It´d been ten minutes of them sat at the table
¨What do you mean I'm not even trying!? I´m tied to a chair with a cloth thingy, how am I supposed to have dinner like this! ¨ Andrea said making Charlotte chuckle while sitting at the side of the queen who was looking through some news papers while Andrea sat tied up to a chair in front of a set of plates, forks, knives and spoons.
¨First of all that is a satin scarf darling and you are simply being taught on how to sit properly¨ Clarisse said hiding a smirk by putting one of the papers in front of her face. Her granddaughter had been like that for a good two hour and it had been highly amusing
¨So what? I´m having this put tonight?¨
¨Don´t be ridiculous, now keep on with the lecture¨ Clarisse finished chuckling while turning to Charlotte
¨Is everything set up for tonight?¨
¨Yes it is your majesty. The guests should be arriving in three hours¨ Charlotte informed
¨Very well, we are to get ready then. Andrea your dress is already in your room¨ Clarisse said before adding ¨When have you told Miranda and the girls to get here?¨
¨They will be arriving in two hours since Miranda wanted to make sure I look presentable¨ Andy said making them all laugh. They all knew that Andrea loved the fact that her girlfriend enjoyed extremely being in charge of the future Queen´s image.
¨Very well, let us go get ready then. Charlotte.¨ Clarisse said while motioning for the other woman to follow her out the room hiding a smirk
¨Wait! Grandma! You have to untie me!¨ Andy started loudly while staring at the women that were leaving ¨Grandma! Charlotte!¨ she said again but merely groaned when she heard both women close the door and them laughing at her.
After a few minutes struggling she had been freed by Charlotte who earned herself a little slap on the arm that made her laugh again. She lead the younger woman to help her with her dress.
They had chosen a dress along with Nigel who´d picked out a cerulean lovely dress with a V neck yet discreet that flowed beautifully along with black high heels that she was scared shitless of since she was terribly clumsy.
Out of nowhere the doors to her room opened showing the twins with beautiful white and gold dresses accompanied with flats along with Miranda right behind them with a Dolce & Gabbana black cross back strap dress with black high heel Prada shoes and her signature hair.
Thankfully for Andy, the girls and Charlotte had been there, so she stopped herself from jumping the woman right there.
¨Hello my loves, you look so beautiful!¨ Andy said while squatting down to hug each twin before looking up to stare right into Miranda´s eyes letting her love, lust and desire show and said ¨You are gorgeous Miranda¨
¨Andrea, you look beautiful as always my darling¨ Miranda said while walking closer. That´s when the young brunet saw Serena along with Emily and a huge makeup bags making their way in so they would finish getting the Princess ready.
Thankfully after a lot of work since it took longer from the fun they´d had been having and how much they had been laughing. It wasn´t until fifteen to eight that Charlotte informed the guests were to arrive so Andrea was to make her way down along with her family but it was Andy who turned to Serena and Emily ¨You two are more than welcome to stay and enjoy the evening if you´d like. Now shall we my loves?¨ she said while turning to the beautiful twins and woman that held her heart
They all made their way down but were stopped by Clarisse who informed Miranda and the girls to go ahead while she spoke to her granddaughter. The three Priestly made their way with Serena and Emily towards the reception room and started mingling. Even though the twins were the only kids there they were so well behaved that stole the event with their personalities.
After about half an hour they were shocked by a strong sound signaling and a deep voice ¨Presenting Princess Andrea Amelia Renaldy Sachs¨ along with a Andrea making her way down the stairs as regally as if she´d been born doing it. It left everyone in awe and Miranda locking eyes with the love of her life trying to help her feel grounded until Andrea reached the bottom of the stairs waiting since Clarisse was being announce and was making her way towards her granddaughter.
They´d been mingling since Andrea and Clarisse had been making their way through the crow given that the Queen needed to present her granddaughter.
It had been a couple of hours when Andrea and her grandmother could make their way towards the Priestly and their companions. The twins simply hugged Andy who happily returned it while Clarisse made her way to start talking when she was rudely stopped by a fat looking man and a handsome young man
¨Your highness, it´s such a pleasure to see your successor being presented¨ the fat suited man said while Charlotte discreetly tried to tell the Queen their names only to be stopped by Clarisse´s slight raised hand
¨Vizconde, how surprising to see you and your nephew Mr Deveroux given your unanswered invitation¨ Clarisse said strong and coldly but not showing any emotion. The Vizconde was wearing a gray suit with a blue tie making him look sophisticated and had a well tended to beard while, his nephew, was a tall dark haired and slim man wearing a black suit and dark blue tie that made his eyes shine.
¨We would never miss the chance to be in your presence your majesty nor would I personally miss the sight of the beauty of your granddaughter¨ Nicholas said smoothly eyeing Andrea appraisingly. Surprisingly Emily was the one holding Miranda back by the dress discreetly so she wouldn´t kill the man.
¨Thankfully we were prepared this opportunity, we wouldn´t want to have left you nor your nephew unfed for being forgetful¨ Clarisse said coldly
¨That´s is great news your highness, I will surely make the most of your invitation. I would truly enjoy to be given a tour of our grounds in this Country; maybe the Princess would allow me the honor?¨ Nicholas Deveruox asked trying to make his way closer to Andrea and trying to grab her hand but was stopped by the twins stepping in front
¨Excuse me…¨ Cassidy said shocking the adults and making Nicholas jump back slightly not having seen the girls
¨But our Andy is showing us the library¨ Caroline strongly and holding Andrea´s hand.
¨We do not share her time¨ Cassidy kept going while taking hold of Andrea´s other hand
¨May we go now mommy?¨ Caroline turned to Miranda who was having an enormous hard time to keep her proud smirk hidden so she simply nodded and locked eyes with Clarisse who appeared to be having the same problem at trying to keep her stony face.
¨ I´m sure someone else would enjoy to give you a tour. Now if you excuse me¨ Andrea said with stony eyes before looking down, putting a hand on each twin´s shoulder making ¨Well my loves, what are we waiting for?¨ Andrea simply beamed at them while leading them out of the room
At the sight of the Princess and the twins leaving Nicholas´s face turned slightly shocked at his uncle who looked just as shocked but schooled his features better than the younger man
The night proceeded smoothly until they were sat at the large table together after enjoying the Genovia´s anthem being sung to them by the lovely voice of Prime Minister Motaz. Andrea had been trying to make the best of the night avoiding Nicholas´s attempt at conversation and gripping her girlfriend´s hand under the table
¨So, your highness, what is your idea for the future of our country?¨ Mabrey asked loudly enough that every other conversation was stopped
¨That is a great question Vizconde. My granddaughter Andrea is more than prepared to follow through since she´s showed strength and dedication towards our lovely country¨ Clarisse answered strong and with well disguised disgust behind a lovely smile
¨Do you truly believe that being involved in a physical fight at a restaurant would make her worthy and not a threat? ¨ Mabrey asked narrowing his eyes slightly shocking everybody at the table
¨Well Vizconde, I believe defending my family from an armed man makes me more than worthy to defend the well being of our country¨ Andrea shocked everyone including her own grandmother who looked proudly at her
¨Do you think handling yourself as a barbaric will make a good impression? I am sure the honorable members of our parliament would disagree with such public show¨ Mabrey snickered while making eye contact with some parliament members who stared unsure
¨I understand your reasoning but I am sure the parliament members can think for themselves without being spoken for. I am sure the reason for my need to defend my family after my security was disabled can be enough for them to make them aware of my strength¨ Andrea fired back with a sunny smile making eye contact with said members only to have other members enquire about the events and showed to be impressed with the events
Upon realizing his uncle was being bested Nicholas decided to play dirty ¨I´m sorry princess but I was unaware you had a family given that we have not been introduced. Is there a possible King consort we are not being presented to? ¨ He ended shocking Andy into silence. How was she to present Miranda and the twins? They had not spoken so far about their relationship
¨There is no reason to bring my granddaughter's personal life into this discussion and also, don´t you think it´s most important we celebrate this lovely night before our annual ball?¨ Clarisse said dismissing the annoying young man and earning a cheer from the prime minister Motaz which made the rest of the table join and continue the rest of the night without any further questioning
Andrea and Miranda found themselves reassured since Minister Motaz and his wife turned to each other before turning and winking at them. It instantly made both woman smile at them and nod in thanks to the couple who was proving to have their back
Given that Miranda and the twins were always at her side they´d been introduced as well but avoiding giving away any extra information so Andrea would be taken into account as a Princess alone first. Thankfully they had agreed to that before the official entrance since both Mabrey and Deveruox had been seen and none of them wanted to give more information than needed.
That night ended without another encounter nor discussion and it actually made Andrea get in speaking terms with every parliament member.
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