A/N: Sorry it took me so long to post! Thanks for all the reviews and follows. This is a little bit of a short chapter.

Chapter 4

Eleanor was a bag of mixed emotions. She was filled with joy the man who killed her father had been punished, heartbroken for her brother the girl he thought he was going to end up with is engaged and having a baby, and her friend lost her father today. But should she have been so accepting and so forgiving towards Phe on one hand she was really truly the only friend Eleanor really had no motive, not because she is the Princess, just for no reason at all, on the other her father cold bloodedly murdered her father and brother.

Eleanor really didn't know the right way to answer it she was damned if she did and damned if she didn't. All she knew is she wasn't her mother, she wasn't cold hearted and she certainly couldn't hate someone for nothing they did. God knows if someone held her responsible for her family's sins she'd be in a world of shit.

Her mind began to trail to thoughts of Jasper she so desperately missed him and wanted to tell him all the things she didn't say. But that's not easy for her, and Jasper broke her trust twice. Remembering the night of her birthday party the minute Mandy called him babe and watching as he followed that bitch destroyed her more than it was ever thought possible. It made her realize then I was using that girl to make Jasper jealous. She stopped herself and loudly proclaimed, "Okay seriously no time to think about him right now." She had to get back to the Palace and make sure she was the one to tell Liam everything.

Little did Eleanor know Jasper never really left, just like when he followed her around the world when she didn't have a security detail he watched her leaving the hospital from the shadows. He felt horrible for leaving without a word, but he was doing what she asked. He needed some time to clear his head before he starts his new job, the Queen kept her word she gave him a great reference. He didn't want to leave London so he joined MI5, under the condition that he is not to be assigned to a Palace detail ever. For him it killed him to know he would never be close to Eleanor again, but this was better than nothing he can still in some ways know how her life is going. Even if she didn't love him he knew in his heart she was the love of his life. He would do anything to make up his terrible mistakes to her for the rest of time.

He even made it a point to tell the Queen how much he loved her daughter and how he is so sorry to have ever hurt her. The Queen informed him again, like the day in the hallway after she took the Len riding, that she knew her daughter had deep feelings for him. This time she apologized for forcing him to sleep with her, but how could he ever think after trying to rob her family, making her daughter take the blame that he deserved forgiveness or leniency.

Jasper swore to the Queen he tried to stop it stop what Samantha had planned. He told her the night she saw him in the State room, he had come back because he felt horrible and gutted inside that he hurt Eleanor that way. He told the Queen he even bought her diamond earrings back with his salary and how sorry he was. That's when the Queen decided not to have charges pressed against Jasper, she told him that if that was what Eleanor wanted she would have had him arrested by now reminding him of when THE PRINCESS had him arrested last time if that's what she wanted she would have done it by now.

Jasper missed Eleanor's smile, her wonderful intoxicating smell, her snarky remarks, their games of cat and mouse, but most of all he missed holding her at night. God damn he missed everything about her no matter how much she pushed him away he loved her more. He tried so many times to forget her, but no matter what he did for the first time in his life he couldn't think of another girl ever.

Eleanor finally arrived back at the palace that car ride felt like an eternity. It was four in the morning. She was hoping she could get some sleep before she had to tell Liam everything.

But when she got back to her room she found Liam waiting for her, he had fallen asleep on a chair in her room. She wondered how long he had been there. Should she even wake him? He looked so peaceful she was sure her brother hadn't had much sleep after everything because God knows she hasn't.

She tried to ever so quietly enter the room she without disturbing him, she made it about half way through her room over to her fake armor and she dropped her heels and accidently they hit the side of her bed and made a very loud noise. Liam woke up. "Sorry Liam, I was trying not to wake you. Clearly I am not very good at being quiet."

Liam chuckled, "What time is it?" looking down at his wrist he realized it was 4 am and with a teasing ton he asked, "So Len what was it you were doing? Did you go off to find Jasper and thank him for his services? Is that why you are sneaking back in so late?"

"No sorry to disappoint you I was not off with Jasper, and if I were you surely would not be in here at this time of night!"

"Well then Lenny where were you? This is not the time to be going out clubbing! It's a dangerous time after what happened to Ted at the Kings Cup."

"Do you really think I would wear this outfit to go clubbing?" Liam laughed once he realized what she was wearing as Eleanor continued, "But we do need to talk about something, but I was hoping it could wait till morning. But now I don't think I should wait. I was actually at the hospital. I was with Ophelia." Len couldn't look at Liam.

Liam was silent for a moment. "Why didn't I know she was back? Does she know we were the ones who killed her father? Does she hate me, us? She knows I never meant for her to be hurt, right?"

"Liam hold up a minute take a deep breathe. I knew how upset you were dear brother about Ophelia and Ted, so Mum and I decided it was best if I was the one who met her at the Airport and told her about her father and gave her the option to be with him to say good-bye. I told her we don't hate her or blame her she couldn't have known her father was a sociopath. What she doesn't know is we were the ones to air the video of her father killing ours. I did keep that from her brother. But there's something you need to know.." she paused for a moment trying to think of the best way to say this to him, "She told me while I was waiting with her for Ted to pass that she was going to marry Nick. He proposed and they are having a baby."

Liam didn't say anything for a moment, he just sat there.

Len began to speak, "Liam, please say something? I know you must be devastated, but I thought you had started seeing someone else? What was her name again? She was at our birthday party wasn't she?"

Liam finally spoke, "Wow, well Nick's a great guy, is she happy? How long is she staying for?"

"Yes, yes they are Liam, I am so sorry. I know you thought you'd end up with Ophelia. I really don't know, Mr. Hill had Phe picked up right after everything."

"Well, I'd like to congratulate her and Nick in person and with everything that happened it probably wouldn't have worked out. I'm just glad she's happy that's all I ever wanted for Ophelia."

"So brother, you never answered me, who was that girl from our birthday party? You two seemed rather chummy when I last saw you near the drunk tank."

"Oh you mean Willow? She is a good girl, but nothings really happening. I royally screwed things up with her. I mean I apologized, but I am sure I need to make things up to her."

"Oh Liam, what have you gone and done to this Willow?"

"Well, I sent her to my room for a change of clothes and promised I would be in soon to check on her and next thing I knew you lit the banner on fire and the Palace was evacuated and that's when I saw Dominique and chased after her. I forgot Willow was in my room waiting for me. I didn't remember until a few days later, when I found out Jasper kept loaded hand guns in my room. I was not happy about that one."

"Oh no Liam you didn't! I am sorry I am partly to blame for that. So what do you plan to do? And as for Jasper he did the same thing when he was my bodyguard I was quite annoyed he's so bloody American."

"Ha, so Jasper was telling the truth, I thought he was lying about being American and actually Len, I owe you a thank you. I think Willow is going to be very special to me, much more than some fling to get over Ophelia. She is quite the friend, she was the one who convinced me not to take the job offer from the Deputy Prime Minister. She showed me my place is here in the palace. But I do like Willow more than just a friend, but I think it kept me from rushing into something and is going to allow me to really get to know her better."

"Well Liam, I would love to stay up and continue this heart to heart we are having, but I am exhausted. I am glad you aren't too crushed about Ophelia, I don't think it's a good idea if she comes here to the palace, but maybe we could meet her and Nick somewhere for brunch. I'll reach out to her in the morning see what I can do."

Liam walked over to Eleanor and hugged her and said, "Good night Len, thank you! You may think you aren't the strong one of the two of us, but you are I don't think I could have handled any of this without you."