Becoming Mrs. Charming

Chapter 2

We walked through the woods a bit until we reached "The Place".
It was a small cave, about the size of a medium sized closet, located near a waterfall.
We had a few things in it to make it more comfortable. We had a rug, some pillows to sit on, a few blankets, a lamp, and some snacks.

Pheobi crawled through the small opening and plopped down on one of the pillows in the corner, making her red wavy hair bounce. She leaned against the wall.

"So what was so important that you called me out here on a Tuesday?"

I hadn't remember that she had to go to work tomorrow morning in her mothers sweet shop.

"My Grandmother gave me some news this morning during breakfast."

Pheobi looked at me, waiting for me.

"She told me that I have a duty to my kingdom," I really didn't want to finish this sentence.

"She told me that I had to get married." I braced myself for Pheobi to explode and demand I run away or do something rash. Instead she only said three words.

"What about Conner?"

Oh God.
I've been putting off thinking about Conner for weeks.

But I didn't forget about him.

Oh Conner, I missed him so much. I missed everything about him. His smell, his laugh, his touch... I missed the way his blonde hair shown in the sunlight and the way his eyes lit up when he saw me. I missed the way he would run his fingers through my dirty blonde hair and hug me like he hadn't seen me in a lifetime. I wonder if h-

"Hello?" Pheobi snapped her fingers, "Lea! Lea stop dreaming about Conner and tell me more!"

"What?" I said, startled. "I wasn't thinking about Conner!"I laughed off nervously.

"Ok, ok! Anyway where was I?"

"Your Grandmother told you you haVE TO GET MARRIED!"

She said as she realization hit her.

"Oh my gosh!!

He's a prince right?!

So he's from another kingdom,

that means your going to move to another country!

What do you know about him?

What's his name-"

She went one for another minute or so asking me questions in an increasingly exasperated tone.

"My God are ya'll going to have to have kids?"

"Yeah probably..." I said dejectedly.

"So do you know anything about him?"

"Hobbies?"

I shook my head no.

"What kingdom does he come from. "

"Again, I don't know."

"Do you even know his name?" She asked me, shocked.

"Actually I..." I thought for a minute.

"I don't know his name."

"Great! So your forced to get married to a total stranger while my brother, your true love, has to watch it all!" She went quiet, waiting for an answer from me.