A Royal In the Making

Chapter 14: I Choose You

It's Wednesday! Tomorrow I am going to a Skillet concert and I haven't been to one in two years so I am very excited! It's been a busy day cleaning, zoom meetings, homework, and I have Star Wars club tonight. My dad is also coming into town because we're going to the concert together tomorrow and it's a few hours away so he's staying the night. Meaning I am updating now and not later in the night like I normally do! I hope you enjoy this chapter!-expressionwriter

The party was now two weeks away. I was about halfway done with the planning portion. All I felt was stress and the overwhelming feeling that it won't be good. Knowing that this party is for me made it worse because I will be the sole focus of the event. It was also my 'coming-out party' too.

My boyfriends-the princes have been extra patient with me as I journey through this next month. There have been some nights that I didn't sleep at all. One of those became a very funny conversation but I ultimately felt so bad.

I had been texting Frederik and Charles one night as I was working through some party ideas. The perfectionist in me made coffee at ten at night and stayed up as I was given a deadline that was now overdue. I refused to wake up in the morning and face my grandmother without telling her my favorite flower. She would unleash horror unheard of.

Well, I went to my most recent message thinking it was Charles but it turned out to be Frederik. By this point, it was 3 in the morning. I was desperate.

"What's my favorite flower?"

"Huh?" I thought the voice sounded weird. "Aurora?"

"Who is this?"

"Frederik."

"Oh, I'm sorry. You're sleeping. I'll let you go."

"It's after 3 in the morning. Have you gone to bed?"

"No. I'm not going to sleep tonight. What's my favorite flower?"

"Did you search different types of flowers and choose from there?" I was stupid. It was my coffee-filled brain that was begging to sleep and being denied its one wish. "Go do that."

Frederik and I had talked more about the flowers I was thinking of. He helped me pick out the flower I wanted and knew my grandmother would approve. I let him go back to bed. He found me in the morning to make sure I was okay.

That night he had given me no choice but to go to bed early. I was even given a sleeping pill to make it easier for me to sleep.

It's made for a good story now that it has passed. We can laugh and enjoy my crazy mind. It definitely has its moments.

Charles told me what to wear for our date as he had planned something special. I wasn't entirely sure what to think of that but I accepted whatever it may become. He was going to get a surprise too.

I wore a pretty yellow dress with flowers, flats, and a little sunhat for flare. I felt cute in this outfit. Charles didn't go into specifics of what my outfit should look like but more so what it should consist of. When he saw me he smiled so brightly. I melted as I walked towards him.

"You look absolutely stunning!" Charles greeted.

"All for you babe. What are we doing for our date?"

"If you won't mind following me you will soon find out." He took my arm in his and we walked out of the castle. Thereupon a hill was a very laid-out picnic with the whole spread. "What do you think?"

"It's amazing! Aww, Charlie! I love it."

"Good, I'm glad. Ladies first." We sat on the blanket and began digging into the food. There were meat/cheese cracker spreads, pastries, tiny sandwiches, fruit salad, desserts, and even wine. I was excited.