The Kings Love

Overstepping Boundaries

Liara
( Day 71, January 1st )

I didn't wait for Jasmine to catch up as I sort speed walked to the front of the castle. I turned to look behind me and noticed how uneasy she looked, as though she was frightened of what I would say. Once I made my way to the gates, I stopped completely and stood there patiently. Her footsteps came to a stop as well just a few feet to my left.

Jasmine: "He told you I'm guessing?" She sounded...lost. Like someone far from home and couldn't find their way back. Refusing to lift her head from the looking at the ground, Jasmine wiped a few wayward tears from her cheeks.

Liara: "He didn't really say anything but I knew what he planned to ask you and the way he was acting, I sort of put the pieces together myself. I just wanna know why not Jasmine?" I kept my voice blank, not wanting to judge without knowing everything first cause as much as I loved my brothers and put no one above them, I didn't want to speed to conclusions with Jasmine. I liked her to much for that.

Jasmine: "I..I don't know whether I'm in love with Laurent or not. I never been in love before so I really don't have anything to base it on but shouldn't it be I don't know, more freeing? No that's not the right word.. Ugh I don't know how to explain Liara! I'm scared." Her words became frantic and her voice cracked at the end. I understood better than she thought. Placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, Jasmine looked up with hopelessness in her eyes.

Liara: "Jasmine, I'm not going to rush you but I will tell you this. As much as I like you, Laurent and Larry come first. If you plan on stringing my brother along after all the bullshit he endured cause of you, I will kindly ask you to leave Parisih." Not backing down from my words, I watched as Jasmine's back straightened up and surprise overtook all other emotions on her face. Then the surprise was replaced with anger.

Jasmine: "Hold on, what I put him through?! Did y'all suddenly forget that it was Laurent's whore who kidnapped me?! That all the bullshit I endured was because of Laurent and his indecisiveness! None of the shit Laurent went through would've happened if your brother would've remembered he had balls and a dick in between his legs and dropped the lying bitch!" She snatched her shoulder back and stared at me with pure incredulous anger on her face. Pushing my own anger down, I spoke calmly.

Liara: "I understand your point Jasmine, trust me I do but Laurent is King here and no matter what, he will always be placed above you. If you feel that way about everything, then maybe you should leave back to London." My voice held power and conviction I didn't feel, but she had to get the circumstances through her head. No one would accept a girlfriend, she would have to be Queen.

Jasmine: " I see how it is Liara. I understand completely." Her tone was empty and emotionless and for a good minute, I panicked. Then she smiled and suspicion hit me like a brick.

Jasmine: "Mazzi lives in town right? Can I go visit him or do I need permission to do that?" She questioned and a part of me screamed don't let her go, but I just shook my head no and stepped aside as she went out the castle gates and I lost her in the crowds of people outside. She wouldn't leave, she loved Laurent. She knew this, I knew this, everyone knew this. Yeah, she won't leave, she'll be back by dinner...yeah. Convincing myself of this, I left back inside the castle.

When dinner rolled around and everyone was seated at the table but Jasmine, I wrung my hands underneath the table and tried to keep calm and I was doing fine, until Laurent spoke.