The Unexpected Journey-A Prince Harry Fan Fic

Chapter 24

Camilla and Charles were there to greet Maddie and Harry as soon as they walked through the door. The valet was quick to take their bags up to their rooms as they stepped into the opulent home. Maddie was enchanted; from the moment they turned up the long front drive, she had been enchanted. There appeared to be miles and miles of green plants and flowers and trees. They were certainly in the country and Maddie felt a sort of homey connection to the place—almost instantly.

Before he had moved their luggage upstairs, the valet had handed Harry a folded card. Harry scanned it quickly and excused himself. He had a phone call he needed to make that was of imminent importance. He kissed Maddie's cheek with an apologetic look in his eyes, nodded to Charles and Camilla and slipped off to his room to make the call.

In a little under twenty minutes, Harry finished his phone call and hurried back down the stairs; eager to return to Maddie's side. Finding the foyer empty, he began to make his way through a few rooms until he found Camilla alone in the study.

"Hello," Harry stepped into the room.

"How did the phone call go?" She asked.

"Better than expected actually," he shrugged and looked around. "Where are dad and Maddie?"

"Well," Camilla sealed an envelope and turned to smile up at him. "She asked about the garden..."

"Oh God," he glanced towards the windows nervously.

"And he started to tell her about the orchards..."

"Where are they?" Harry moved to the windows; his eyes squinting as he searched.

"They were going out through the Walled Garden and then over by the Tree house..."

"You let him take her to the Tree house?!"

"Let him?" She looked to him with a grin. "He's your father..."

"I know, but..."

"Relax, Harry. She wanted to go. It's not as though he dragged her out there."

"Of course not," Harry sighed at himself; relaxing a bit.

"She seems wonderful," Camilla commented as she stood and followed as he walked towards the back of the house.

"She is," Harry smiled, the corners of his eyes crinkling. Even as his mind debated staying in the house or heading out after Maddie and his father, the mention of her made him pause. "I honestly don't think I've stopped smiling since she..."

And then, as clear as day, the sound of a shotgun echoed through the grounds; reaching Harry's ears. His eyes went wide as he stood tall.

"Yeah, that's it. I'm going out there." And with that Harry hurried out the door with Camilla chuckling as he moved.

Moving quickly, Harry found them exactly where he thought they would be; standing in the Meadow with the trap shoot set up. Maddie had the shotgun in her hand as Charles pointed in a couple of places. Maddie was listening intently to what his father was saying. Harry could tell they were both somewhat mesmerized with the other. Harry waved so that they would see them.

"Well, well, what do we have here?" Harry stuffed his hands in his pockets as he stepped up to them.

"Your father was telling me about the biodegradable clay pigeons he ships in from Laporte and I asked if they flew the same as the others..." Maddie smiled at Charles, who finished the story.

"So I put a gun in her hands."

"Sounds dangerous," Harry chided.

"No!" Charles shook his head. "She's an excellent shot. Go ahead." He nodded at her encouragingly. Maddie smiled and moved the gun shoulder height.