*[I know I've mostly written about the travels and vacation but more to come about inside the palace!]

[First day back after the honeymoon]

I took a step into the car on the ride back to the palace. Oh my, what a honeymoon, I thought. Maxon surely did fulfill his promises about making me feel like the most loved woman ever. I gasped out a smile and leaned onto his chest, not wanting to go back yet.

"What are you so happy about?" he said dreamily.

"Mhm…just you…you complete me, Maxon. I will never be the same but still never sane"

He chuckled. "Darling, you are my insanity."

I smacked him on his arm and pecked his cheek.

"Are you nervous, Maxon? To go back to the palace, I mean?"

He rubbed his thumb over mine, "In a sense, yes. But as hectic as this has been, I am ready to take my reign with my wife, the queen to rule with me. I am ecstatic. I know things won't be easy and will be extremely frustrating at times, but I'm confident and prepared to go through this. Having you by my side is the confidence and motivation I would have never had without you."

"Without a doubt I'll be right next to you. I can't promise I won't accidently be causing chaos, but I will try my hardest to change the country for the better, although I always want you to know my devotion is to you, Maxon."

I turned my eyes onto him and we held contact for a few seconds before kissing. Soft, and promising just like our first kiss.

The honeymoon was the epitome of beautiful. Not just in activities, and scenery, but in love and passion that I didn't think was possible. I woke up every morning to Maxon's slow steady breathing. I fell asleep to his arms wrapped around my body and gentle touch. Also woke up in the middle of the night with his thunderous snores.

On a physical level, I think we reached full comfort between each other. The first couple of times felt unusual, but I got used to it and eventually started enjoying it. I know Maxon got the hang of it way before me though…

I'm sure the pregnancy topic will be the one of the first questions asked. I am not pregnant yet, for Maxon and I decided it was best to wait until a few months for us to adjust. There's going to be a completely different lifestyle for the both of us when we come back. More girly things that I still don't know if I'll eventually accept, more people waiting on me, much more responsibilities, and a husband to love. So I'm kind of nervous not knowing what to expect.

We spent the rest of the time sleeping and Maxon occasionally trying to soothe me.

After a few hours the car stopped and the driver opened the door. I had just woken up an hour ago while Maxon woke up half an hour.

I took my first steps out and everybody was smiling, welcoming me back. And everybody, I mean everybody. The staff, family, and close friends, while the rest of Illéa is cheering and waiting outside the gates. The nerves hit me again. Maxon noticed I guess since he gently wrapped his hand around mine and gave it a little squeeze. Our eyes met and we knew what each other were thinking. Over these past months Maxon and I have built an unbreakable amazing bond and I felt at ease again. We spent a few minutes waving to the crowd and getting greeted back by the palace. As this happened, I managed not to stray away from Maxon.

Of course as the questions started pregnancy was asked. Maxon and I tried laughing it off and Maxon kept making jokes like "we're on it!" or "I'm trying!" when clearly everybody knew that we were waiting. I knew though Maxon wanted to expand our family as soon as possible, he was happy for it just to be the two of us. He said he'd have to learn how to keep up with me first.

The guards brought our luggage in and I immediately looked all around at the changes. Everything was the same, but it felt like home. I could feel the warmth and coziness of it and Maxon felt it too because we looked at each other and gave a tender kiss.

We took a little walk around the inside of the palace before I headed into our newly king and queen room while Maxon went off for a bit to catch up on work.

The room definitely defined royalty. Elegant and beautiful. I'm so excited to be sharing this with Maxon. Maxon walked in and embraced me into a hug and kiss.

"Is everything okay?" I asked

He sighed pleasantly, "yes, actually. Better than okay. That meeting with the advisors went better than I expected.."

He continued telling me everything about the meeting as we were getting cleaned up for dinner. The moment felt like a typical husband and wife thing that'll surely have more moments like this. This has been a wonderful day, my first day back with my husband and it gave me a sense of peace that we could really do this. We can take this on for the rest of our lives and I'll actually love it.