Her Unexpected Life

Chapter 42

Cereza's POV

Mom pinched the bridge of her nose, shaking her head. "Cereza. Okay so, I need you to help me understand this. How do you go from hating this woman, to now being cordial with her?" Mom asked.

"Mommy, I promise you, that's all this is. We're just cordial. It's not like I think she's the greatest Grandma in the world. We just dropped it." I said.

"Cereza, I don't understand how you just dropped it. You called me so many times, you left me many messages. When I saw and heard them, I was fully prepared to be locked up in a dungeon for the rest of my life after doing what I was going to do to Elena." She said.

"And I thank you, but that is no longer necessary." I said.

"But..... Cereza, come here." She said grabbing my hands and pulling me in front of her, "You scared me when you did that. I immediately thought the worst thing possible. You can't call me so many times like that and not expect me to not want to kill the person that hurt you." Mom said.

"I know Mom, I'm sorry. I was just really upset." I said.

"And it's OK to be really upset. There's no problem with that, but I do ask that you probably feel the situation out a little more before you decide to blow up my phone." She said.

"Okay." I said.

"Don't be sorry, be careful!" Mom exclaimed. I giggled, knowing the reference.

I wrapped my arms around her. "Thank you Mom, for coming to defend me, no questions asked." I said.

"Of course! If you're wrong, you're wrong, but when you're right, I'll defend you till the end of the Earth!" She said hugging me tight. "Now! My baby is having a princess ball and she needs to get ready for it!" Mom exclaimed.

"But, what exactly am I getting ready for? It isn't until 6:00PM, right?" I asked.

"Oh goodness, no! Trust me, those hours will fly right by you if you let them. There's so much to do!" Freyja said popping into my room.

"Ahhh!" Both me and Mom jumped into each others arms and screamed.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to startle you." She said.

"You sure about that? Do you usually just randomly pop into rooms?" Mom asked.

"She didn't when I met her, she was already in here." I said.

"My, my, you must be Cereza's mother! Who am I kidding? The King likes to say Cereza's the splitting image of him, I'd like to think she's the splitting image of you. It's nice to meet you, Queen Consort Diane." Freyja said bowing.

Mom blushed so deeply, she kinda worried me. "WHOA! Whoa, whoa, whoa! No, no, no, none of that! I'm not queen anything! Just Diane is fine." Mom said anxiously.

"Mom, you okay?" I asked.

"I'm fine!" She said quickly. "It's just, I'm not queen consort, not queen, not consort, not nada!" Mom exclaimed waving her hands in an "X" motion.

I was confused at her reaction. "But Mom, are you not going to marry Dad? So, that would make you Queen Consort." I said.

Mom looked like just about all the color drained from her face. "Oh my God. You're right...... Oh my God, YOU'RE RIGHT!" She screamed panicking.