Stay With Me

Chapter 4 -Meet prince charming

The day is looking so bright as the sun welcomes it with a golden hue in the sky. Everyone at the court is ready and excited because the prince would be meeting his Betrothed today but it seems he is not interested in the whole event.

Queen Narissa has made sure that the whole banquet is filled with delicious ,royal meals of course, she's a lady of Good taste. The prince is attended to in the dressing room, he is dressed in a Red velvet blazer and a black roll neck shirt with black pants.He was looking visually appealing and highly majestic like the royal that he is.

Prince Hans stepped out of his dressing room with a stony-faced expression. His mother's gladness knew no bounds, she has waited for this day all her life, since the prince is her only son and child and so her lineage must continue. She could remember vividly before she married king Lancelot, she was always advised by her parents to get married, to marry the royalty, most of her rights were deprived of her, so she grew up with that mentality of finding happiness in her matrimonial home and lucky for her the King is a very nice man.

The Queen giggled in delight when they heard a car horn outside of the gate, the prince started feeling nervous, but angry the same,he had this day planned already,he would frustrate the so called bride till she gives up,he gave a malicious smirk at the thought,the king and queen thought he was happy to see his Betrothed not knowing his hidden Agenda.

They all sat at the dinner table and awaited their guests to come in ,the large double doors of the palace flung open the Earl and Countess stepped in gracefully.

The king's voice welcomed them and soon,Danica stepped in on a peach-colored Cocktail dress,brown half -bun hair,she was looking fashionably gorgeous -i'd use that word.

The prince was shocked beyond words but no matter how he reacted he promised to be emotionless. But his inner guts are pushing him because this girl is truly enthralling him , he is a prince that has travelled a lot ,seen a lot, met a lot of people and most especially Ladies, he has seen beautiful girls, even though he kept telling himself that no one matches his Jane this particular girl is just different.

Their eyes met, she was shy , but something about his eyes gave her confidence, so she stood so tall and met his gaze confidently, and that is what intrigued him.

The Queen exchanged pleasantries with her friend the countess.The king and the count did the same.

'You may have your seats, honourable men and women' The king uttered gaily.

'I must say Robbins,your daughter is one hell of a gorgeous noble' The king said.

'I am honored,your Grace' The Earl bowed slightly and Danica gave a faint smile and nodded too.

They all began to dig in,Their table was rich in scrumptious french fries, smoked salmon, chicken salad, kebobs, Onion rice and three french wines, the king popped one open.

'So, my dear,can you tell us briefly about you?'The Queen asked Danica.

Danica expected this but is chill, she is trying her best not to make any mistakes.

'My name is Danica, I am twenty, I studied creative art at the University of Brooklyn and hope to boost it up soon!'

'Its such a pity you'd be running other affairs other than you arts in Brooklyn, my dear' The king corrected but the rest of the family found it funny.

The prince was mute, he examined Danica , her introduction was quite different from what he has heard other maidens say, other maidens have made it obvious they they want to bare his kids and be his wife,no dreams, goals or achievements.

But damn! He is seeing one who wants to pursue creative art, she is really exceptional.

'That should be a good choice, my lady' The prince finally spoke, Danica glanced at him immediately, his voice was authoritative,deep and it sent chills through her body. She was happy but confused he is the only one that seems to be concerned about her choices for the very first time in her life.

'Thank you, your grace' She nodded and sipped her wine stylishly, he did the same too, they spoke through their eyes - she was thanking him for defending her in front of his parents and the funny thing is that their parents found it romantic.

The rest of the conversation was about Beaumont and it's policies, and the next step if the prince eventually chooses Danica. The table was cleared minutes later.

The prince has been in different worlds all through the meal, he has planned, decided, and has come to his final decision and has believed that this plan will work.

'Would you love to take a walk with me, my Lady' He offered his hand impulsively. The way he said it made her heart leap, but why?He was just being unbelievably cute, she flashed a child-like smile.

'Of course' She took his hand with her and they both walked out the door staring at themselves smiling.Their parents were surprised,how is it that that they're this cozy with each other after few minutes of just meeting themselves?

'This is a nice start!'Countess Robbins exclaimed.