Terry Terry

Chapter 67 "A tender moment"

Timed passed... The three months Henry and Lissa had given each other were coming to an end. Their detective hadn't found anything. It was a waste of time and money.

- Henry, said Lissa, are you going to stop wasting your money for nothing...

- Richard knows where our son is and he won't tell us...

- He gave you his conditions...

- A place in my board... that's all!

- And a husband for his daughter...

- His daughter doesn't need my son to find a husband!

- Listen, time is passing and we could've been with our son three months ago, if you were not so stubborn...

- Nothing is telling me that he knows where our son is...

- Well without him, we haven't found anything! Time is passing Henry! I wasn tto find my son! Call the duke.

- All right, said Henry with a weary tone.

He put his hand in his trousers' pocket and he got his wallet out. He opened it and got the duke's card. He took the phone and dialled the number.

- It's ringing, he said.

The phone rang and rang and rang...

- He's probably making me sweat, said Henry.

- Would you stop being paranoid honey?

- You don't know Richard

- I know he can help ups, that's enough

- I'm going to call him back later...

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At the Susann's, Marlowe was back on stage. Candy and his parents were in the family loge for his big come back. Candy was wearing a disguise, a scarf and dark glasses so she wouldn't be recognised. She had rehearsed with him and she couldn't wait for the results on stage.

Marlowe felt alive again on stage. The rehearsals with Candy had put him in a good mood, it had reminded him of the life he had before the accident. An accident in which he saved Candy's life and he never regretted that. Now he saw that his life could continue, he could be an actor again on stage and felt alive. He was happy, he thought about Candy qui has stayed with him, by obligation. She was so happy when they were on stage together. He had to concentrate on his play... which he did with pleasure... but at the end of the play, his parents came to his dressing room. Candy hugged him, she was sincerely happy for him.

- You were wonderful as usual...

- Really? You're not just saying that ?

- You know me better than that, said Candy smiling.

- Thank you for being there for me Candy, he sais hugging her tenderly.

His parents were looking at them, happy to see him so happy. Marlowe was happy with Candy. They hugged their son. Candy went back home with the Susann, since she couldn't show herself with her belly.

The following days, Marlowe went to the theater every night and he kind of let Candy with his mother. Candy rather looked herself in her room. But sometimes she would get out to get some fresh air. She also spent a lot of time in the kitchen cooking what she was craving. The staff he had hired to take care of Marlowe were also teaching her how to cook. Princess or not, sometimes she would want to do things by herself, especially her pregnancy cravings, which were sometime weird.

- Princess, said cook, lemon juice in your spinach?

- I'm craving spinach with lemon juice, said Candy smiling, yes this baby is giving me weird cravings; sour taste in spinach, it's exquisite! You'll have to get me some sorrel the next time you go shopping.

- All right princess, how do I cook that?

- I'll cook it myself, said Candy

She was eating her spinach with lemon juice with safran rice and fried fish. A real treat for her and the babay in her belly. She burped, showing she loved her meal. She put her hand on her belly, she thought about Terry and Esther and her heart was ripped. She had to see them soon. Marlowe was back on stage, he was fine with his prosthesis and he was more successful than ever.

M and Mrs Susan saw that their son didn't physically need Candy, they started to pressuring her again.

- Candy you have to give a press conference to tell the world you're having Marlowe's baby

- There is no way I'm lying to the press

- It's not like you've never lied before that... you passed off Esther as your mother's daughter, didn't you? What would happen if the prince learns about it?

- Je won't believe a word of it! Said Candy angry

- That's what we're going to see... we're going to sell the information to the medias

- You go ahead, I don't care. I still won't say that Marlowe is the father of my baby, when Terry is the father!

- You think I'm bluffing?

- Not at all, said Candy, come what may!!!

Candy left the room to go to her bedroom/ The Susann sold the information to the medias, . then they realised that when they got to the bank that the payment was stopped...

- What's going on? Said Mrs. Susann angry.

- The person who issued the cheque put a stop payment on it..., said the bank clerk

- How? I'm going to go and see him! He can't do that to me!

She and her husband left the bank angry.

- You didn't notice that the papers were not telling our story? Said her husband.

- We're going to check the internet, maybe the physical papers are running late.

- I don't know I feel like the princess made our stories disappeared.

- How? She's got access to nothing ever since we've been keeping her prisoner

They got back home...