axdfr3I was cuddled close to Nicholas who laid on his back.

He had a protective arm around me.

I stirred awake.

I had woke Nicholas up.

He smiled tenderly down at me.

"Good morning."

Nicholas stroked my long brown hair.

I gazed up at him.

"Good morning." I greeted.

"Hello."

"We stayed out all night."

"Yes, we did."

I gasped, sitting up.

"We stayed out all night."

We both laughed.

I spotted a boat across the lake.

"Is that... There's a man in that boat."

"What?"

"Do you see that? There's somebody's over there?"

"He's probably some fisherman, I suppose."

The man sat up in the wooden row boat with a video camera.

It was pointed directly at Nicholas and me.

My face fell.

"With a video camera?"

"What?"

"You're really low."

I got up.

"No, Mia... I have no idea..." He said, getting up.

"It's really a shame you didn't get juicier stuff last night, you jerk."

I threw the blanket at Nicholas.

"Mia, I have nothing to do with this. I swear."

I got on one of the horses.

"Mia, please. Come on. Will you listen to me? That is not my boat."

"Hey, Nicholas, have a nice life."

I rode off.

"But that is my horse. Mia..."

Clarisse

Fat Louie was sitting on his cat tower.

"Mia? Hello?"

I sat on Mia's bed.

"Good morning, my love. I know it's a little early, but I've been thinking. Things have been so pressured lately. I was wondering whether we should spend..."

Lilly emerged from underneath the bed covers.

"Lilly?"

"Good morning, Your Majesty."

"What are you doing here?"

"I just wanted t..."

Mia walked in.

"Mia."

I stood up.

Charlotte

"Doors."

The footmen opened Mia's suite doors.

Clarisse

"What's going on?"

"Princess, I think you should see this."

Charlotte turned on Elsie's TV show.

"And here's the royal exclusive I promised."

Mia groaned.

"After generations of boring Royals who never misbehaved, Genovia finally has a world-class scandal. Proving that we should have brought in an American long ago."

I put my hand on my head.

"Will Andrew Jacoby, Duke of Kenilworth, still marry such a naughty, naughty Princess or will Lord Nicholas Devereaux be the new King?"

Mia was holding her head in her hands.

"It's out of the frying pan and into the fire for Princess Mia."

Elsie put some eggs on a plate.

"Keep your eggs sunnyside up."

"I'd like to tell her what she can do with her eggs."

I shut my eyes.

I opened them.

"Lilly, could we have a moment alone?"

"Yes."

Lilly scampered out of the room.

I sat down next to Mia.

She was crying on the steps with her head tucked into her knees.

"So?"

Mia shook her head.

"I got played."

I was momentarily confused.

I figured it out.

"Uh-huh." I agreed.

"Well, the big question is; Do we still have a Wedding?"

Mia

Andrew and me were on the Palace steps.

"Andrew, I'm so so sorry."

We passed footmen.

"I just... Andrew, please wait."

He paused.

"I promise you nothing happened."

"Yes. But, Mia, you still went, didn't you? You went."

I looked down.

"I don't think you understand. I'm an extremely eligible bachelor in England."

I bit my lip.

"I really am. I've got plenty of friends. Lots of lovely women friends. And... I still think this Marriage is a good idea."

Lilly

I watched from a window.

Mia

"Mia..."

Andrew kissed me on the lips.

My posture was stiff and resistant.

Lilly

Charlotte joined me.

"The Queen would not approve of spying."

Mia

I put on a brave smile.

"So? Anything?"

"I really want to say yes, but no. There's just... There's no... Spark."

"Me too."

"Really?"

"Really. I mean, it was pleasurable."

"Very."

"But no fireworks."

"None."

I turned my back to him.

"Ooh. What are we gonna do?" I questioned.

"We will... We will figure something out." I answered my own question.

"Hmm."

I sadly hung my head.

Andrew

I watched Mia sadly hang her head.

Mia

"Mia..."

I turned to Andrew.

He moved beside me near the stone balastray.

"You chose me..."

Two uniformed guards passed us on the Palace steps.

Andrew nodded politely.

"No privacy."

"No."

Lilly

Charlotte and me left the window.

Mia

"You chose me and I accepted. And a gentleman never backs out on his word."

I crossed my arms against my chest.

"We are going to... We're going to stand up in Church and say "I Do." And tomorrow, we'll be man and Wife. And you are going to make an amazing Queen of Genovia."

I gazed gratefully into Andrew's eyes.

I kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you."

We hugged.

Andrew gently rubbed my back.