Princess?

Chapter 75

Camilla's P. O. V.

I'm walking down the hallway when I hear a lot of giggling and whispering. I walk into a room to see a group of maids crowded by a window.

I cross my arms, "What are we looking at?"

They all look at me in shock and quickly walk out of the room. I walk over to the window and look outside.

There, I see Derek, shirtless and sweaty, just getting back from a run.

I lean against the window, watching him. I bite my lip as he stretches. I groan to myself. He was my first love. I was supposed to marry him. And apparently I still have feelings for him. My life is so complicated.

I walk outside, walking over to Derek, "Good morning"

He grins at me, "Good morning. "

I tilt my head, "Can I ask you a question?"

He nods, "Anything. "

I sigh, "Why haven't you moved on from me? You're handsome, smart, funny, have a good job. Any girl would be lucky to have you. "

Derek looks at me in surprise, "I didn't want to move on. "

"Derek, it's been 5 years"

"I know it has. But I never stopped believing that you would come back. "

I run my hand through my hair, "Derek, I'm happily engaged. "

Derek nods, "I know. And if you want me to go, I'll go. Or I could stay and we could spend some quality time together. Before we dated, we were best
friends. Surely we still have that friendship. "

I nod, "Absolutely. Please stay. I'm excited to spend time with you. "

***

We're at dinner right now. It's Julian, myself, Derek, Charles and his parents.

Yes, they're still here for some reason.

Derek looks at me, "Camilla, how's practicing medicine going?"

I look at him in shock, "Uhm, I'm not"

Julian looks confused, "What?"

Derek grins, "She didn't tell you? Man, she went to Med School. She worked as a surgeon while we were engaged. She was amazing. "

Charles chokes on his food, "You two were engaged?"

Derek nods, "Yepp. Until her parents took her away from me. "

I look at him, sad at the expression on his face. Julian grabs my hand, "Why didn't you tell me?"

I shrug, "It's not important. "

He frowns, "Do you miss it?"

I give him a small smile, "I miss having a purpose. Sure, I'm Queen. But I don't feel like I actually do much that matters. "

"You're a public figure, that matters. "

I bite my lip and nod, looking down. Derek pipes in, "No, you should start practicing again. Listen, tomorrow, you and I will go and visit the local hospital, okay? We'll pretend you're there just as a Queen. And if you like it, apply. "

I smile, "Okay"

When I look to my left, Julian is glaring down at his plate, obviously not happy. I reach over and grab his hand, squeezing it.

He looks up at me and gives me a quick smile before standing up, "Will you excuse me? I have some work to attend to. "

Then he walks out of the dining room. I lean back in my chair, sighing. Derek looks at me with pity in his eyes. He knows Julian is mad at me.

I scoot my chair back and wipe my mouth with a napkin, "Excuse me, everyone"

I get up and walk out into the hallway, seeing Julian closing the door to his study. I walk down the hallway and walk inside, shutting the door behind me.

"Julian-"

"Camilla, ever since he's been here, I've found out two pretty important things about you. That, for some reason, you've kept from me! Why?"

I shake my head, "I wasn't keeping it from you. I highly doubt you've told me everything about you before we met. In fact, I know you haven't. "

He looks at me in confusion, "What?"

I bite my lip, "The maids talk. I know that the last time you visited, before I was here, you screwed every last maid in this castle. "

Julian looks at me with wide eyes, "Camilla-"

I shake my head, "No. I wasn't going to say anything about it to you because that was in the past before we even knew each other. But you're making such a big deal about this!"

Julian plops down into his chair, running his hand through his hair, "What happened to us? We used to be perfect. "

I sit down across his desk, "You get so jealous. And for no reason. Really. "

Julian nods and reaches across his desk, taking both my hands in his, "I'm sorry. I'll try not to be so jealous from now on. I love you. "

I lean forward and kiss him, "I love you too. Now get your work done. I'll leave you alone. "

I kiss him one more time before getting up and leaving his study.