Princess Mother (Princess Diaries #12 : A Princess Diaries FanFiction)

11:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 9

11:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 9

Princess Lillian Suite

Grand Hôtel

Stockholm, Sweden

Oh. My. God.

That’s all I can say about Michaels speech at the Nobel Prize Lectures.

So it turned out not being as boring as I thought it would be. Don’t get me wrong, it’s just that I’ve heard him explaining his brilliant invention so many times that it’s kind of boring to me, plus that I don’t really understand how it works. But it wasn’t like I expected it to be.

Of course, he began the speech explaining the CardioArm, all the story about how it was a need in the medical community and how he had the technical knowledge to invent it.

I started not paying attention at his speech when it took a turn I didn’t expect:

“I’m sure lots of you will have heard already about my CardioArm, and about how I came up with the idea and how I made it, but… But there’s something I never say in interviews or at conferences where I’m invited to. And it’s how I got inspired to invent it. The thing is… Well, we have to go back many many years. I was just a child and one day my little sister Lilly came home with a friend, who’d became her best friend. As my sister’s best friend, she spent a lot of time with us, and she became someone important in our family. When I was a senior and she was just a freshman, I realized I had fallen in love with her. I was deeply and madly in love with her. We were very surprised, actually, when we found out our shy friend was the princess of a little European country. Nevertheless, this didn’t change her in a bad way, it just made her even greater than she was, and she became a confident teenager. After a few months, we finally confessed our love to each other and we started going out for almost two years. Those were amazing years, but I always felt like I didn’t deserve her, as the press pointed out more than once. On the other hand, I always felt I wouldn’t be completed being the Prince Consort, knowing I’m married to this fabulous girl, while I hadn’t accomplished anything. So, when my teacher announced that I could go to Tsubuka, I was more than pleased. I decided to prove I deserved being with her. But this did almost end up in the wrong way, because we broke up during almost two years – during my stay in Japan. But, when I got back home, my love for her grew, and after trying and trying, she accepted to be my girlfriend again. And, eight years later, I could finally marry her, the only woman I’ve ever loved in my life” he looked at me, but I couldn’t look back because I had tears of emotion in my eyes. “And now, I’m the proud husband and Prince Consort of Her Royal Highness Princess Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldo of Genovia, my Mia.” I was crying at this point. I was stunned by his words. And then, he whispered “and Dad of the two heirs who are on their way”. Then, in a normal voice again, he ended “And that is the most important reason why I invented CardioArm: to have a happy ending.”

Everybody started clapping. I felt all the gazes on me, and I turned red. I was just crying like a baby and everybody was watching.

Okay, now seriously. How on earth could I be so lucky? And our babies? I mean, he’s perfect. He gave an entire speech on how I inspired him to invent the CardioArm because he wanted to be with me and to be the father of my children. Of course I knew the story, he had told it to me before he headed to Japan and right after he got back to Manhattan. And he’s told me sometimes to express how important I am in his life. But, giving half a Nobel Prize Lecture speech up to tell the world that story… I’m really touched.

When he got off the stage and he had all the pictures taken and all the interviews given, he came directly to me, took me in his arms and gave me an enormous kiss on my lips. I immediately felt like home in there. When we broke the kiss, he knelt in front of me and whispered the sweetest words to my belly. “Hey, sweeties, did you hear Dad’s speech? I talked about you! Do you know how much I love you two? And, most of all, how much I love your Mommy? I’m the luckiest man on earth with you three.”

“Oh, Michael. That was so beautiful! Mia, you guys are so lucky to have such an incredible story. A story that never ends!” Tina gave us a big hug to us both.

“Wow, my dearest brother. What a cheesy speech you gave. Was that necessary? The entire world already knows you guys are deeply in love with each other!” Lilly tried to look tough, but I saw that her eyes were watery, so I suppose she just doesn’t want us to see that she’s actually a romantic and that she’s touched by Michael’s speech.

After we finally got out of there, we came to the hotel to have dinner. By the reactions of the people, I already know the entire world will be talking about us tomorrow. But I don’t really care. I’m with the man I love; I’m pregnant with his kids and he loves me as much as I do love him. And everybody may know it, because it’s the truth.

Three things I feel grateful for:

1.     Michael

2.     Michael

3.     Michael

4.     And the list with Michaels won’t ever end.