Mary Tudor's First Love

Duke Philip's opinion

Anne of Cleve's visits me today in my castle she is also Lutheran like Philip but I find her more nice she is fun to be around with even though she isn't good as talking in English like her cousin at least she is learning. The thing they don't like about her is she don't know how to dance and sing but she knows how to do with any type of needlework she made a scarf that I was using right now. I don't see any problems going on with a queen but my father has a problem with her I heard another wild rumours going on that he wanted another divorce from her I knew at the time he found a new mistress.

"Have you talk to Philip?"

"A little yes."

"I bet he is very intelligent young man he likes you a great deal."

"He doesn't even know me besides we have nothing in common."

"To any of your suitors do you find him very more different from them?"

"Yes but a little, Philip is Charming but we have nothing in common he is a Lutheran I don't think everyone in the court would agree if one day we have been betrothal."

"I think everyone will like him I am hoping that everyone wouldn't hate him I am afraid that if the court hates him he might end up laying his head on the block he is the only German Prince that we have if his brother passed away one day, I don't want him having any of these enemies."

"I'm sure Duke Philip won't have any enemies in here I am also aware of that too about what happen to the second queen Anne Boleyn she lost her head and she had many of these enemies.."

"I don't mind the fact that your father wanted you to marry my cousin but if you have been betrothed to him promise me Princess Mary take care of our Prince."

"Yes I will Madame."

Queen Anne couldn't hide her emotions Philip is the youngest heir of Bavaria, Germany and she is right since he is the only heir if we didn't treat him nice I guess there is going to be another war from a Schmalkaldic league and to our country but no I wouldn't let Philip laying his head on the block I will try to make sure that everything will be alright.

"Yor majesty Duke Philip ask for an audience."

"I don't want to see him."

"Go there quickly."

I hide in that Little curtain so he won't see me and I peek through it and I saw Philip giving hug to Queen Anne.

"So my dear cousin how do you find this country?"

"I like it very much I could mostly happily live here specially people are nice."

"Oh people in Germany aren't that nice much?"

"They do of course I don't forget them."

" So have you meet Princess Mary?"

"Yes I did met her I was on the woods when I first to get to know her she was scared at me at the moment but I assured her I wouldn't do anything I kiss her soft hand I can tell she was very nervous, Then for the second time I introduce myself and she finally met me, I know she isn't going through a happy times I can tell when I was with her she was sad about how her father claimed her as a bastard for me she isn't she is a princess a very true princess, true heir of Katherine of Aragon if people would say I only married her because it was a forced marriage no it maybe a forced marriage to us it was a marriage without a force I will marry her with all my heart, love her with all my heart and last but not least I wanted to spend my last breath to her that is how I love Princess Mary."

He loves me truly well the way he spoke to Queen Anne it was different I have never been so happy for the rest of my life after my mother died this feeling is way far towards from my other suitors Philip makes me more comfortable and made a strong person.

At that night my father held another gathering at the Hampton court Philip was there him and I dances together he had a partner and I do to while we're dancing I can't help but to stare at his beautiful eyes and his face then we got paired up to the dance and as always we dance. Until...

"Ouch!"

"What happened?"

"You stepped on my foot."

"I am so sorry."

He walked away is he mad I didn't mean it to hurt his foot.
I have to follow him.

"Philip I am so sorry."

He is smiling?

"Oh Princess Mary you didn't step on my foot I wanted to be alone with you at the moment."

"I thought I step in your foot."

"Your foot didn't touch my foot I just wanted to be alone with you."

"Me too besides I am tired of dancing might as well we walk through this garden for a bit then come back inside."

I don't know what happens next all I know is he kiss me on the lips the first time I have ever been kiss in my life after that we got back to the castle.

"Goodnight Princess Mary."

"Goodnight your grace."

Then soon I went to my chamber and change into my nightgown I say goodnight to my ladies in waiting and I drifted myself to sleep dreaming about the kiss I have with my prince tonight.