Life As A Royale

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Edited 05/12/2023

Monica

Last night Zack said that he wanted to sleep with his father and I, before we fall asleep, he said that he wanted to go to the beach and here we are. Ruben came with us; I don't know what for because he's just texting on his phone and not even paying attention to where he's walking. Prince and Zack were deep into a conversation, so I took my time and slipped behind to talk to Ruben. He looked up when he saw me beside him.

"What?" He asked turning to face me.

"I didn't say anything." I told him.

"I know that face Nica you have a question."

"Fine you caught me. Who's this ice cream girl I am hearing about?" I inquired.

"Zack spilled huh."

"Yup, apparently you turn red whenever you talk to her." I laughed.

"I do not." he denied turning red.

"Really, but you're turning red right now." I teased.

Ruben groaned "she's the girl that I told you I've been seeing" he told.

"Oh, the one that you might have gotten pregnant." I spoke.

"Shh" he shushed "Prince might hear you."

"Did someone say my name?" Prince asked spinning around to face us.

"Nothing!" Ruben and I exclaimed, we looked at each other and realized that we should've said 'no' instead of 'nothing'.

Prince looked at us, Zack looked from us to his father "Daddy, mommy and uncle Benny are weird." he said crunching up his face.

"Aren't they bud?" He asked patting his son in the head "Zack wants to stop here." Prince told taking the bag from off his shoulder. I helped him take out towels and spread them on the sand. We all sat down except for Zack who wanted to build a sandcastle.

Zack

I watched as mommy and daddy laughed with each other and Uncle Benny tapped away on his phone, probably texting ice cream again, he's always texting ice cream.

I tried building my sandcastle, but it won't stay. Maybe when princess comes, she and I can make sandcastles together. I was going back to mommy and daddy when a girl came up to me. "Hi, I'm Annie" she said, she had pretty hair.

I looked to mommy and daddy, but they weren't looking "I'm Zack" I told her.

"How old are you?" She asked.

"I'm four" I told her,

"I'm three" she smiles "who are you here with?" This girl can talk.

"My mommy, daddy and uncle Benny"

"Is your mommy nice?"

"Yes, my mommy is very nice, she's an Angel daddy told me that" I boasted.

"My mommy is nice too, she said when I grow up, I'll marry a handsome prince like my daddy, he's a prince." she told, and my eyes widen. Prince? Mommy calls daddy that.

"My daddy is a prince too." I told her.

"Does your daddy have a crown?"

"No" I frowned.

"Then your daddy is not a prince."

"Yes, he is, I will show you. Come with me we'll ask my mommy." she followed me, and we went to my mommy.

"Mommy" I called.

She turned to me "yes baby, oh you made a friend."

"Mommy, isn't daddy a prince?" Mommy giggled and daddy had a big smile on his face, what's so funny?