This was the chapter I was looking forward to writing the most! I hope you enjoy it. Again it could be considered a bit unrealistic...I'm not sure.
Why did she let her parents persuade her into doing this? She hated crowds and today was no exception. People were everywhere! There were a few royal visitors and people went mental. She could hear different types of languages being spoken and different accents. It was mayhem.
It was worse because she had been pushed up to the front by her parents who now stood beside her and the crowd behind pushing her into the railing in front of her. God, this had better be worth it. Lucy was a bit ignorant when it came to events like this, she knew what was happening but she didn't know who was involved. Turning to her parents she questioned, "which royal families are here?"
"Well there's the usual ones but the king, queen and prince of Elliel have turned up. It's rare for them to be in any other country than their own," her father explained as Lucy nodded her head. They were probably stuck up and thought that no country was better than their own.
"Oh look here they come," Wendy exclaimed with a point of her finger as the cheers descended upon them like waves.
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Fake smile, fake smile, was the only two words that circled around in Lee's head. A genuine smile did cross his features when he saw a little girl and boy who were both sat on the fence, their parents behind them as they waved not at him but his horse. Calling Paul forward the security guard nodded his head as he handed Lee some chocolate and a couple of flags. He always came prepared but had never had the opportunity before.
Steering Tim away a bit the prince let the horse stop just in front of the little boy and girl who now looked as awe struck did as their parents.
"Hello," Lee greeted as he handed them a flag each and some chocolate.
"Hi can we pet your horse?" The little boy asked him confidently as he held his goodies in one hand, the little girl looked a little bit shy.
"Of course you can. Tim wanted to come over to say hi," Lee responded as they both reached their hands forward to pet the horse. Lee's smile beamed as he watched the little girls face beam and the young boy talk to the horse.
"Your majesty!" Paul shouted as Lee apologised.
"I'm afraid I've got to go. Have a nice day!" And with that he waved the family off as he trotted back to Paul.
"Good for the public image?" Paul questioned with a raise of his eyebrows as Lee waved with one hand as he answered.
"No," he sighed sadly, "just wanted to cheer up someone's day."
Paul couldn't help but correct him,"you mean you've seen pictures of Lucy when she was younger and the little girl reminded you of her?" At that Lee nodded as Tim's head perked up a bit at the mention of Lucy's name. They'd gotten on well in the small amount of time they spent together.
Before Lee could do anything Tim galloped forward as he tried to keep control. The horse had obviously seen something. Paul followed closely behind. Gasps emitted from the crowd around them but they soon stopped as Tim came to a standstill. Lee wasn't looking as he had his back turned to see if Paul was ok and on his way which he was.
"Hello Tim," Lee's heart stopped as he heard Lucy's voice speaking to the horse. Then unfamiliar voices came to his hearing. When Paul mouthed what's wrong he mouthed back Lucy.
"How do you know the horses' name?" Wendy questioned as Lucy answered.
"Horse riding," and he could feel her parents confusion, "it...it was a date." The catch in her voice made his heart break even more.
He looked pleadingly at Paul who went against what he knew he should do and nodded his head. With a deep breath Lee turned his head to face the three, the two older adults muttering your majesty as Lucy's mouth dropped as soon as she laid eyes on the person that broke her heart the other day, sat on top of a horse, in a royal parade. The hurt visible in her eyes killed him inside.
"Hello Lucy," Lee sighed as Geoffrey and Wendy's heads looked between Lee and Lucy's faces. Lucy looked angry and Lee looked scared.
"Lee?!" She very nearly well shouted as her mouth set into a thin line.
"What? How do you know the prince of Elliel?" Geoffrey questioned as anger burned in Lucy's eyes. He was the prince and didn't bother to bloody tell her. She should have recognised him but obviously he'd kept the beard long so he couldn't be noticed. The swine.
Shaking her head Lucy turned on her heel and began to push her way through the crowd, tears streaking down her face as she tried to battle the sea of people, her parents close behind. Without taking a second thought Lee jumped off of his horse and ignored his parent's protests and Paul's as he jumped over the fence, a determined look on his face.
"Lucy! Come back!" He begged as people gladly parted but decided to surround him at the same time.
"Go away!" He heard her shout. Taking a glance around he could could see security guards push their way forward and he could feel his father's anger, even from this far away. He knew he'd get into hell for it later but it didn't matter.
"Please Lucy," he begged as the view of her and her parents entered his line of vision. "I can explain," he said close to tears. He didn't care that he was in the public eye or that anyone could kill him right now he needed to explain to her and only her.
Lucy stopped, her back still to him as the crowd made itself into a circle. They were being very respectful, "your majesty you've got to come back," he heard the guards shouting as he stood tall.
"Not now," Lee answered as he stepped forward as Lucy turned to face him, she didn't want to do this in public but it didn't look as if she had the choice.
"Why? Why did you lie to me?" Was what she whispered as he stepped forward once again, her parents were still confused as they looked between the pair. How the hell did they know each other!?
Taking a deep breath Lee answered, "because I didn't want anybody to know."
"And you couldn't have told me!?" By now the guards had managed to get more fencing up on either side of Lee and Lucy and her parents, separating them from the crowd, keeping them safe. But when his parents were heard coming up behind him he now knew why.
"Lee, move now," Frank said through gritted.
Lee wasn't going to let his dad tell him what to do, "Lucy deserves an explanation."
"Damn well I do," she fumed as tears streaked down her face. The crowd were in complete bafflement as they watched the scene in front of them play out. Paparazzi had descended and TV camera but they were immediately switched off because of orders.
Both parents spoke at the same time, saying the same thing, "you're making a sceptical of yourselves."
"I don't care," they replied not looking away from each other. Taking a chance Lee stepped forward again, the bridge between them closing.
"Why didn't you bloody tell me?" Lucy asked again her voice low as she stared hard at him," I wouldn't have expected more of you or changed my opinion. I wouldn't do that because of someone's status! And then you don't even bother to tell me the real reason why you broke up with me!" And everyone had their answers as her parents mouths dropped, along with everyone else's around them. Lee let her rant, she needed to get it out but now it was his turn to speak. They'd forgotten about the crowd
"Did you really think for one second I wanted to break up with you? I wasn't even allowed out in the first place so I snuck out the day you bumped into me. Every other bloody time we saw each other I snuck out and risked everything because I wanted to see you. No other reason. I couldn't get noticed and I wanted to tell you, I really did but I didn't find the right time. I didn't have the choice whether or not I broke up with you. I was forced into it, Lucy!" His voice then turned into a whisper as he stared at her, "it's killing me inside."
Her fists were still clenched as her chest heaved with trapped anger. She bloody hated him, "you're an arse." Geoffrey and Wendy's mouths dropped open as they heard her speak like that to a royal.
"Lee. I'm giving you one final..."His dad was interrupted by the stern voice of his mother.
"Let him sort it out."
"And you're perfect," he replied as Lucy rolled her eyes. She was too angry and she hated him too much to even think about blushing.
"I hate you," she replied with tears streaming down her face. She was dangerously close to sobbing now.
"I love you," was Lee's answer to that. Jeanette's face turned into a small smile, it was sad though knowing that he wouldn't be able to marry her. It was against their law and Frank didn't look as if he was going to change it anytime soon. At the moment he was more likely to legalise murder so he could kill Lee.
Lucy didn't bat an eyelid as she advanced on him, her hands then coming into contact with his chest as they pounded hard against it," I hate you, I hate you, I hate you."
Calmly Lee let her pummel her fists against his chest and curse him, the bullet proof jacket giving him some padding but when her punches became so hard the shocks got through the jacket he wrapped his arms around her arms and pulled her in for a hug. His eyes closed as his head rested on her shoulder, her arms crushed between them, stopping the pounding as her head buried into the crook of his neck, her tears slowly coming to a stop as she calmed down.
"I love you too," she ended up murmuring into his skin as Lee's face broke into a grin. Standing up tall again he wiped his cheeks, before running his thumb across Lucy's to get rid of the tear tracks.
"Really? Even before you found out?" He asked with a stupid smile that Lucy had to smile back at.
"Really. And even before I found out," Lucy answered and before she got the chance to do anything else Lee's lips descended onto hers, wolf whistling erupted around them. Once parted Paul handed Lee some tissues as they both tidied up their faces.
"Paul you got a spare helmet?" Lee questioned as he removed one hand from Lucy waist to face his security guard.
"Why?" His dad asked in a dangerously low voice as Paul threw one to him.
"Because we're going to sort this out," Lee answered back. Frank couldn't help the small feeling of pride he had inside because his son sounded more like a king, even with everything that had happened. Taking the helmet Lee placed it onto Lucy's head as he addressed her parents.
"Mr Adams, Mrs Adams Toby will sort you out," he said as Toby brought Tim over to Lee. The horse looking slightly satisfied with what he had done, as if he knew.
"Ready Miss Adams?" Lee questioned as he helped Lucy onto the horse.
"I'm sorry," she replied once Lee had mounted the horse behind her.
"Me too," was Lee's reply as he kissed her cheek and as Tim began to trot off, the parade now moving faster as they tried to get out of the spot light as quickly as possible for Lucy's sake. News hadn't had spread as fast as he thought by looking at the confused faces as to why Lucy was with him. Tomorrow would be a completely different story.