Since i've been on already 2 dates with Damien and 1 date with Charlie, he is the next prince that i'll be planning a date with today. I have been very puzzled because with both of these men, I have started to like them. It shouldn't be like that should it?
"Amanda." I heard my father's voice at my door. I looked back at him from my bedroom where my maid placed on my shoes. "Father, how do you do?" I asked him. My maid stood up and bowed her head to the king. I stood up in front of him. "I am well darling, thank you. How are you doing?" He placed his hand on my petite shoulder.
"I'm alright, just a tad confused." I answered my father politely.
"And why's that?"
"Prince trouble. I like them both."
"Well you'll need to choose. Don't worry it will be easier, it's only the first week." He assured me with a kiss on my forehead. I smiled up at my father, remembering how much I adored him as a child, how much I still adore him nowadays.
"What date have you planned for today?" He asked me another question.
"Dancing lessons with prince Charlie is the plan today. In the ballroom. I had a maid hire a dance teacher so we can learn to dance something other than the waltz." I giggled.
"Very nice, enjoy and we'll see you two at dinner how 'bout? After dancing of course." My father suggested. I nodded, watching him leave the room afterwards.
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"Just come along." I giggled, holding prince Charlie's hand and dragging him to the ballroom. He was dressed in the same suit he wore to the royal gala ball and I wore a mint green colored gown today and dancing flats.
"I'm coming." He laughed at me, following. We entered the ballroom where our dance teacher stood, wearing a tuxedo.
"Princess, prince." He bowed with a slight smile. I nodded back and we walked towards the older man. "Welcome, today we're learning the tango, are you two ready?"
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"That was beyond fun." Charlie chuckled to me as he had his arm around my waistline, walking with me around the castle. We explored everywhere. "It was, i'm glad you liked it." I smiled at him then down at the floor as we began walking down a new corridor.
"So tell me something, why don't you have any siblings?" Charlie asked me. We stopped walking and sat on a bench together, hands linked. "My parents couldn't have children anymore because of an accident my father got into. I'm the only one for the throne."
"I see." He nodded, pursing his lips. We stood up together and walked into the art gallery room to the left down the corridor wing. "Wow, this is spectacular. So much art work."
"Yes, my mother loves painting. This is all her work." I informed him. We separated as he went to look around the big room. "Tell me Charlie, there's a big scar on your neck, what happened?" I wondered randomly.
"Well that's a long story." He muttered, looking down at the floor then back up at me. "When I was on a date with a woman years ago, we sat at a pier having dinner and a man came rushing down the planks, yelling at me. I was very confused. He suddenly punched me and I fell off of the pier, slicing my neck with a piece of wood sticking out and then the man ran away with the woman I was on a date with, leaving me to get up alone and rush to the hospital. It was very...traumatic."
I held my hand to my mouth and gasped. "That's awful!" I rushed toward him, standing close and running my finger down the scar on his neck. I looked up at the handsome prince, locking eyes with him and he smiled softly, looking in pain from that story.
I traced my finger up his neck to his cheek and hair. His lips came down to mine and we began kissing passionately, his hand on my back and mine around his neck. We walked together, still kissing and he pushed me gently up against the wall. He pulled back, escaping the kiss and gasped. "Jesus, you're so tempting princess." He said, releasing me. I giggled and held his hand.
"Here, let's go. We have dinner planned with the king and queen tonight." I announced, walking with the prince out the room, down the corridor to another corridor and we walked into the main foyer toward the dining room.
Maids were setting up the huge table and the prince and I took our seats. My parents weren't here yet so we sat next to one another, holding hands under the table.
"Today was a lovely day princess." He chuckled, winking at me cheekily. I laughed and agreed with him, nodding. "Just wait till our next date prince, I've got a fun day planned."
"Thoroughly looking forward to it." He said kindly. I leaned over when people exited the room and kissed his lips gently. "Enough, you're teasing me." He laughed at me.
"Sorry, you're just so tempting prince Charlie."
"Good." He spoke. I giggled at his silliness and my parents suddenly entered the room. Both of us stood up and nodded our heads at the two elegant people walking in, they wore gold outfits tonight. "Hello prince Charlie. How was your day?" Mother asked as I held his hand under the table, squeezing it once gently. Father looked at him for an answer while mother placed her towelette on her lap. "It was just divine, especially spending it with Amanda." He looked to me, I smiled at him, our eyes connecting.
"Well i'm glad." Mother answered him, looking to the maid to pour her wine. Charlie and I took our towelettes and placed them on our laps. The king did the same, clearing his throat.
I leaned to whisper to the prince quickly. "Is it too late to leave and go back to my room and have dinner?" I joked.
"Haha, I wish, less pressure on me." He whispered back. "Unfortunately not, you'll always have some pressure on you when you're with me." I said.
"I'm fine with anything that involves you."
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between us | klaroline (book 1)
RomanceBetween being a princess and trying to find out who she truly is, young princess Amanda has been ordered by the queen to find a husband by the end of the year. What will her journey look like? (Different story than Caroline and Klaus)
