Strawberry Kisses

29. Interview me

Evie Pov

My back is turned to Eloise but I can still feel her hands on me. Literally. After the other night, she won't stop touching me. She finds some type of reason or way to touch me, even if it's just for a second. I think are 'little' argument brought us closer in a way. 

Right now we were sitting in the royal interview room, which was just the greenhouse. I hadn't been in here in a few weeks but I could tell Eloise had. She had been everywhere in the castle making sure that there were bits and pieces of me there. I think it's her way of letting me know that even though it's a new home it's still mine. 

"Miss Dixon, Your Highness," Mae and Leah stand in the doorway. Eloise nudges me and I shoot Leah a grim smile. She had begged me not to fire her. Something about having to find a new assistant and teaching them the ins and outs of everything plus Leah had been with her for a long time and knew how she worked. I only agreed because well, she gave me the puppy eyes.

"Hi, Mae!" I wave at her and she laughs. Eloise grumbles beside me, she likes Mae and so do I. She's like a little sister to me. 

"Hi Miss Dixon, um David and Megan from the talk show are here." Eloise and I both stand as the girls part letting the host through with their camera crew. It was the first and last interview we would be doing as an engaged couple. I only agreed to do this one because of how I first came to know about David and Megan. How my sister and I sat in the living room listening to them report for the millionth time about the 'missing' princess. My mom got mad and turned the television off. A smile tugs at my lips at the memory and I peek over at her as she helps them set things up. 

Mae walks over to me and helps me by taking my phone away and fixing my curls back into place. Even though fall was coming around I wanted to get my curls out for the last time before the silk press found its way to me. "Please don't laugh." A pout forms on my lips at her warning. 

During my royal training, I kept laughing during the mock interviews. I couldn't help it. Everyone is too serious about everything and I for one am never that serious. 

"Okay," Eloise sits back beside me and pats my knee with her left hand, leaving it there. I run a finger over her ring as butterflies erupt in my stomach. Again, she was wearing another pantsuit but it was cream-colored and fit her body so well. Her in suits, god save me now. She was matching my long-sleeve off-shoulder dress. Eloise is obsessed with matching me whenever she can. 

I lean over and motion her to come closer so I could whisper in her ear. "You look so sexy." My glossed lips press against her already blushing cheeks as I pull away and adjust the mic on my dress. She pats my knee and I grin knowing that later she's going to pounce on me. 

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"...and I think I have to ask when you two plan on having the royal wedding of the century?" Megan gushes as Eloise and I both glance at each other. 

Throughout the entire interview, we could tell that she was a huge fan of the royal family. It was very cute to see her gush over my future wife, and me. Which took me by a huge surprise. Since Eloise posted that first picture of us I had become a household name. I knew I had been in the public eye more and whatnot, but I didn't know that people actually enjoyed seeing me. My social media wasn't much unless I was arguing with Olive and Emmy and Jace in the comments or you followed my book Instagram. 

Eloises' hand which had been wrapped around my waist, pats my thigh and I sigh happily. I'm not sure why but she does it often. Two pats before rubbing the same spot gently. It was loving, that much I knew but I didn't know what it meant.