A-marriage-of-convenience (bxb)

Chapter 2

The next day everyone was up,on time and sitting in one of the study's and the children were doing their schoolwork in their education room every one was caught up in their own conversions until alison's assistants and nanny even if she neglected her job as a nanny walked in and gave a quick bow and then spoke "your highnesses... may I show you all something " her words made everyone's eyes go to her except Noland "if that's ok with you my prince" the woman said with a nervous smile on her face "fine by me" Noland said with boredom in his tone and I lifted from my chair and thumped him in the ear on my way to get a glass of water quickly and sat back down to see what she was very eager to show us " go on please show us graciy"

I say with ease and she silently walked over to the tv remote and started switching through the channels and stopped on a media/gossip channel and it was a report of different pictures of me with the royal family saying how they had never had someone who worked for the family in the pictures no one was really paying any attention until one of the reports said something ear catching we all looked up to see a picture of me and Noland, staring into each other's eyes a picture taken right after he had said, the absolutely stunning comment.

to me and I looked up at him, and he looked down at me. Our eye-Contact never broke. " I see it and I know you can see it the way they look at each other.It's chemistry. I don't know what's going on here, but I can take a few guesses." Said a popular gossip reporter in our country. But I was still watching when someone turned off the tv and started ranting and I just rolled my eyes and looked at Noland who was sitting across from me rolling his eyes at his aunt and I let out a small giggle. " is there something funny" she says and the whole rooms eyes landed on me and I just sat there for a minute before I was saved by the queen's entrance when I had saw her I quickly stood up and bowed "my queen"

I say with confidence and everyone scattered to do the same but the queen stopped it all with the wave of her hand and looked at us all with ice in her sight and then alison spoke up as she stood, "mother i am sorry for what is probably plastered all over the internet,i will have graciy call and demand it be taken down right away" she said quickly but the queen just waved her off and said how there was no need and it was just gossip and left and as soon as she exited the door a hard glare came my way "my apologizes your highness" i say quietly and she just storms out with the rest of the family leaving Noland who just looks my way and walks out the other door in the room and i follow like i always did it was my job.

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minutes later we were in his room specially his closet and i was getting him something appropriate to wear to work while he took a shower. I was stepping out of the closet as he was stepping out of the bathroom and I'll be honest he looked hot not that I would ever admit it to him but he wasn't your typical prince far from it if I'm being completely honest. He has unusual amount of tattoos and the fighting skill of a mob boss "you know if you take a picture it will last longer" he said with a low chuckle "put your clothes on your Highness" I say turning my head away from him because the blush on my cheek would have made him more cocky then normale "we have talked about this" he said drawing my attention back to him and I looked at his in confusion and it seems like he read my mind and spoke again

"you called me 'your highness' "
"well isn't that what I'm suppose to call you, your highness" I say with my eyes on the floor
"formerly,yes that's what your supposed to call me but you have been working for me for 8 years and we are not out in public I see no reason to address me in a formal way" he said pulling his shirt on
"so what am I supposed to call you then your highness"
"see there it is that word I hate the way you say it,its so..." he paused adversely looking for the right word
"unnerving" I whisper so quietly I wasn't sure if he heard me and I was kinda hoping he didn't but he did he always does
"yes, exactly unnerving" he said just as quit and finishing putting on his belt
"well I'm sorry your highness I will think about what else to call you if it bothers you so much but until then I think we should go now"

I say trying to hide the hurt in my eyes but I have no clue why I was hurt he did nothing but voice his dislike of me calling him what I did in public in private but it still hurt but what hurt

was my it was killing me but I kept my head up and walked closely behind him as we walk through the castle passing by men that bowed in respect of us both I'll be honest most in the castle looked at me in one of two ways 1.as the prince's 'little pet' or 2.the person that can take your job away with the snap of his fingers so you could say to some I was nothing but at the end of the day I was someone in the staff to never cross but I never took advantage of that fact I would never just fire someone for nothing that was evil and just not who I am but absent minded yes, yes i was that and that fact became true when Noland literally picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. "What the heck,put me down." I snap kicking my legs and trying to wiggle out of his grip but it just tightens around me I wiggled around for about 5 minutes more before coming to terms with the situation and that me fact that he was never going to let me go but soon enough after the press got there shots of the prince carrying me to the royal car and throwing me in like I waded nothing and hoping in after me and slamming the door "drive please"I heard him say and I sat up and put my seat belt on and we started driving

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"you can't ignore me forever"Noland said with a small chuckle " James please tell his highness that I can and will if I have to" I say to the royal guard standing behind me, James had opened his mouth to say what I asked of him but was cut off by the prince's words "your being childish" Noland said from behind his desk but was only answered by me sticking my tongue out "wow very mature" I just turned my head at him when a knock on the door interrupted our little bickering session and I quickly got up and answered the door it was some papers from down stairs and I grabbed them with a quick thank you and closing the door and starting to
Get dizzy and the room started to spin

It was like the wind was knocked out if me i was on my knees on the ground noland was at my side instantly. "Are you alright" a few seconds went by as held me before he spoke again "keaton..." his sturn voice boomed through me he only used my middle name when he was serious "keaton,answer me" he demanded "i-im ok" i say but he doesn't believe me he picks me up bridle style and carries me out i don't question it i just keep quiet.