The Life of Victoria

1.3

21 May 2010

Tori took out the roast chicken from the oven in the kitchen. She's currently in Clarence House, cooking up a storm for her brothers who are coming over for dinner. Today is the day that Henry would meet both of her older brothers.

Tori decided that it would be a better idea for Henry to meet her family in groups and not overwhelm him too much. They are after all, people who he would often see on TV growing up and during special occasions such as Christmas when his family, alongside the whole of England, would sit in front of the telly to watch her Granny do her Christmas speech.

Unlike meeting his family, Tori thought it would be less daunting if Henry met her brothers, Will and Harry first, before meeting her father and step-mother, Charles and Camilla. She also thought it would be best if he met her grandparents last before meeting the rest of the family slowly later on.

Once the roast are all in the oven cooking, Tori told the chef to take the food out of the oven once the chicken is nicely cooked and golden brown before going upstairs to her room. She's currently alone in Clarence House as her father and Camilla are at Highgrove for the weekend as they left Clarence House at three in the afternoon.

Once Tori was all dressed and ready, she came back downstairs to see that the family dining room was set up for six, with Will and Harry's girlfriends, Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy, joining them for dinner. Tori hoped, with the girls over, that her brothers will be less intimidating and more welcoming, though she doubts that very much.

Henry arrived first, as per Tori's advice when he asked what time should he be there. He greeted his girlfriend with a long kiss before putting his overnight bag inside Tori's room. They've been together for a year now, though this is not the first time Henry has slept over at Clarence House. He would sometimes crash at Clarence House when Charles and Camilla were away for a trip or when they were at Highgrove for the weekend.

"Are you okay?" Tori asked Henry as she leans against the doorway to her room.

"Yeah, just a little nervous," Henry said putting his bag down before walking towards his girlfriend.

"You'll be fine," Tori pat his chest. "You can talk military and sports with them."

Henry just rose his eyebrow before they went back downstairs to wait for the princes and their girlfriends.

"Is Harry late again?" Will asked Tori when he arrived that evening with Kate in tow.

"Actually, you both arrived within minutes of each other," Tori rose on her tiptoes so she could kiss William's cheeks. "He's at the pantry getting some wine."

"Where's your boy toy?" Will asked.

"Not my boy toy, but here," Tori rolled her eyes at her oldest brother. "Will, this is Henry. Henry, this is my brother William."

"Pleasure to meet you sir," Henry shakes Will's hand.

"Please call me Will," Will grimaced at being called sir. "This is my girlfriend, Kate."

"Hi there," Henry smiled at Kate, shaking her hand next.

While Will makes some small talks with Henry, Kate turned to Tori before mouthing 'wow' behind Will's back which made Tori blush a little.

"And there he is, finally found the wine Har?" Will joked when Harry walked in the room holding a glass of wine with Chelsy in tow. "Hello love, has Harry dragged you here as well?"

"Hello Will," Chelsy laughed before greeting Kate and Tori.

"Har, this is Tori's boyfriend Henry. Henry meet Henry," Will laughed before shaking his head. "There's two Henry's now, you'll fit right in with the family mate."

Harry shakes hands with Henry before they all sat around the dining table and start eating dinner.

"So how long have you known each other?" Will asked the first question.

"We've been together for just over a year now," Henry replied after wiping his mouth with the napkin.

"How did you two meet?" Kate asked next.

"We met through Alice and James two years ago," Tori smiled at Henry.

"What is it do you do as a living, Henry?" Harry asked after they finished eating their main course.

"I am an actor actually," Henry replied. "I've acted here and there, but I haven't landed any big roles yet."

"Ah, I see. Are you planning to keep your relationship private or public?" Will asked, getting straight into it since he doesn't want to have his sister used by a fame seeker.

"Actually, we both decided it would be a good idea to keep it to just family and friends that we trust. I don't want to subconsciously think that I got my roles and landed them because I was Tori's boyfriend. I would rather land them on my own without them knowing who I'm dating," Henry replied which seems like a great answer as Will and Harry nodded their heads understandingly.

"So Henry, I heard you're a fan of rugby."

And that was when Tori knew that her brothers approved of Henry and smiled to herself, the dinner party was a success.