The Unexpected Journey-A Prince Harry Fan Fic

Chapter 92

Valentine's Day

With a heavy sigh, Maddie stepped into their home, shutting the door behind her with another sigh. Yes, she knew she was being overly dramatic; staging a bit of an overreaction. But dammit—she had sacrificed Valentine's Day last year to the British Army, she really hadn't planned on sacrificing this Valentine's Day to the Royal Family.

But this was her life. When the family—or in this case his father—called, they had to go. Now it was just Harry but in a few short months it would be her too. What could she do other than allow herself the briefest moment of pettiness to sulk and then suck it up and move forward?

Dropping her bag to the floor, she kicked off her shoes and turned to face her night alone.

And that's when she saw it. A small box wrapped in a red, shiny foil with a gold bow on top sitting on the middle step of the staircase. Her heart warmed, a school girl giggle coming from her lips as she moved quickly to the box. Taking a seat on the very same stair, she pulled the box into her hands and pulled the lid up.

"I'm so sorry to abandon you tonight—H."

Though she felt the slightest twinge of guilt, she couldn't help but feel giddy as she pulled the tissue paper from the box reveling a long, gold, loop necklace that took her breath from her lungs. It was stunning. As she shook her head, wishing he were there to help her with it, to receive the thanks and love she desperately wanted to bestow on him, her eye caught something nestled on the landing above her.

Another box. Larger, more square, but in the same red foil.

"What did you do?" She called out to him, a bit of a smirk on her face as she rose to her feet and hurried up to the box.

Pink suede Manolo Blahnik heels with a note "I promise to make it up to you."

This time her sigh was sad; missing him. She smiled to herself, wondering if he had some fantasy conjured up in his mind that involved just her in these shoes and necklace. Looking down the hall towards their room, she spotted another small note on the floor. Stretching out to reach for it, she opened it up.

"I sincerely hope your stomach is well and that you are not lying on the floor of your bathroom in your pajamas." There was only a flash of confusion before it hit her. The jewelry, the shoes, the stomach and the bathroom and...

"Harry?" She called out into the house. "Are you here?" Pulling herself up, she picked up the shoes and the necklace and, holding it all awkwardly in her arms, she moved down the hall to their room. Pushing the door open, she scanned the room quickly.

It was resting on their bed; the large, bulky box wrapped in red foil. Dumping the shoes to the ground, laying the necklace on her nightstand, she bounced onto the bed on her knees. Her hands moved to the box, pulling the wrap from it as a child at Christmastime. She tossed the lid to the side with abandon and lifted the note from the top.

"You have one hour."

"Ah!" She clapped her hands together before she took into the tissue paper. She gasped when she saw it; a stunning, luxurious Elie Saab in the softest red flowy fabric.

She was giddy.

One hour. An entire outfit. That could only mean one thing. Without any further deliberation, Maddie jumped from the bed and began to strip her clothes from the day. She had one hour to be ready and dammit if she was going to waste any more time.

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It wasn't just that she felt good in the dress, it wasn't just that it fit her perfectly and flattered her figure in a flawless sort of way that came with this high end kind of craftsmanship. It wasn't just that the dress swooshed around her legs as she moved, that the neckline showed off just enough of her cleavage to tempt him for a comment, but not enough that it would bring one from anyone else.