The next day found Miranda taking a surprising day off and had let her darling girls skip school to enjoy them.
It was shocking even for Runway itself since Nigel had been the one chosen to replace her. Even though Miranda had only made this passed as a simple vacation day, deep down, she wanted to get Nigel acquaintance with the necessary responsibilities so he was ready to get Men Runway running.
She was not going to leave her magazine to just anyone and she´d hope for it to be Emily; that´s why she´d been arranging meetings with the girl who had been showing up twice a week at her office since she´d been reestablished at work but sent her to editing.
Miranda knew Nigel would help shape the girl into her successor while he did her own work and prepared for what him the following year had in store for him
Flashback
¨Miranda… I … Are you sure?¨ Nigel said shocked and unbelievingly
¨Nigel, you´re ready and Clarisse has agreed to it whole heartily; Besides, Emily need to understand what will be expected of her and I know for a fact she´d be successful. She only needs to get her eating under control which I need you and Serena to help make her understand.¨ Miranda said softly
¨I understand Miranda, I´m just… well, sad…¨ Nigel said softly with sorrow in his eyes confusing the white haired editor
¨What do you mean? I thought it was your dream being Editor in Chief my friend; I thought Men´s Runway would make you happy, have you changed your mind?¨ Miranda said worriedly
¨NO!¨ Nigel said fast but took a breath before continuing ¨I´m just sad to not have you here. I know it will be something better for you once you leave with Andrea. I will do whatever it takes for Emily to be up to the challenge and help her with her eating habits; Serena has already taken it upon herself to help her and she has actually gained enough weight to reach a healthy weight and has also convinced Emily to go to a specialist¨ he finished
¨Nigel, I will miss you the most my dear friend but I would never be away enough to forget about neither you nor US Runway¨ Miranda said looking fondly at him
¨It looks good on you, you know¨ Nigel said softly brushing a lone tear away from his cheek
¨What does?¨ she asked confused
¨Happiness my dear; It looks amazing in you and the beautiful twins¨ Nigel finished making her tear up
¨Well my friend I believe you have work to do and an Editor to shape, off you go¨ Miranda said smiling yet with her business voice
¨I do¨ Nigel stood up and reached the door before turning to his friend and saying ¨Miranda…?¨
Only when Miranda looked up at him from her computer he finished
¨That´s all¨ Nigel said chuckling leaving a laughing Miranda behind
End of flashback
Thankfully Elise had decided to enjoy her time with her goddaughters and her best friend; she was so happy that her friend had decided to take a day off and enjoy her girls. It showed just how much the Princess´s presence changed the editor for the better
¨Bobbsies, why don´t you set whichever game you wish to play while Elise and I make some snacks?¨ Miranda said while kissing her girls heads before they rushed towards the living room. They were extremely happy at the chance of having her mother and godmother to themselves
¨I´m proud of you Mira¨ Elise told her friend while she got some coffee for them and juice for the girls
¨I don´t know why i´d never done this before; I love my girls but now it´s as if I can´t wait one minute without enjoying them¨ Miranda said with a big and bright smile ¨I´m happy Elise, I´ve never felt so happy¨
¨Well my dear friend, there´s a first for everything and this is a completely worth first time to have¨ Elise gave Miranda a side hug before they both went to join the twins
Meanwhile at the consulate Clarisse and Andrea had been arranging the details for the Annual Ball
¨Don´t you think it´s a bit much grandma?¨ Andy asked chuckling at her grandmother
¨Of course not darling! We need to make sure we have entertainment or else we´ll have to be conversing with every single person and trust me, you don´t want that¨ Clarisse said making Charlotte laugh
¨I will be personally arranging the band and make sure the ballroom is set for the amount of people you highness¨ Charlotte said while taking notes and speaking into her earpiece
¨Grandma, do you think I should introduce Miranda as my girlfriend? I don´t want to make them feel excluded or have the three of them think I'm ashamed of them but I don´t know how to approach this¨ Andy said softly
¨Sweetie, there are no rules in Genovia about same sex couples but I cannot assure you as to how the parliament would react. I do, however, think there would not be a problem with them since they were really glad to be in their company at the diner¨ Clarisse said smiling softly
¨Princess, if I may¨ Charlotte started talking and waited until both royals made eye contact with her which made her blush a little ¨Word has indeed gone out about a possible relationship with Ms Priestly mostly because what was spoken during the diner. The parliament has made known they would revise the subject once you make the announcement of accepting the throne officially¨ she ended
¨Do you believe there would be a problem when they decide to ¨revise¨ the subject?¨ Andy was a bit scared about her relationship. She knew she´d be required to give heirs to the throne but she was not losing her family
¨Amelia, this will be a subject that has never been taken into account in Genovia. It will be something we will need to fight for but I'll be right next to you every step.
¨Thank you grandma!¨ Andy hugged her tightly but the moment was cut short by her own phone ringing. Looking at it she frowned ¨That´s weird…¨
¨What is darling?¨
¨It´s Mary…¨ Andy said. It was strange since the woman was at work
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