Princess In Training (Book 1)

Chapter 25

I tap the end of my pencil on my desk and prepare to pull my hair out. I need to fly home to Genovia this week and dad trusts me to plan out the trip. He knows I'll get home on time. But the problem is I have to call every airport that the plane has to land or take off in and my siblings have asked me to make some extra stops on the way home and the problem with that is I don't speak foreign languages so I keep getting transferred until I get an English speaking employee. Liz asked for a quick stop in London, Mia wanted a quick stop in France and Harry and Alex asked for a quick stop in Spain. Ben and Clary just want me to stop in New York. I got the New York stop cleared, I got London and France. I am currently working on getting Spain done. One of the maids is in my room currently packing my bags. It takes me an hour to get through to Spain and thankfully Italy is just a quick call. Once the flight, and car arrangements have been made I quickly run to my room and grab my bags before heading down to the town car. It has been a few weeks since the incident at the bonfire and I have been careful to make sure I don't leave the embassy without security since. I pass my bags off to the servants and they take them to the town car as I check my bag.

"Your highness?" Someone says and I turn around to see the head of our American embassy standing there. "Hello Mr. Rodriguez." I say as he bows.
"A gentleman called your cellphone in the early hours this morning. I answered because you left your phone down here last night. He asked to meet you for coffee this morning. Since he called on your American phone I figured you might be able to make time." He tells me.

"What coffee place, and when did he want to meet?" I ask him as he passes me my cellphone.

"The Starbucks by the airport, at about noon." He says. I nod and put my cell phone into my purse and head out to the town car. We make it to the Starbucks just before noon and I walk up to the counter and order my tea and scan my eyes around the shop as my order is being prepared. I notice that the shop is mostly empty except for these four boys in a corner, surrounded by men in black suits...am I meeting One Direction? After staring at them for a moment, Liam turns around and smiles at me then stands up and walks over.

"Hey I'm really glad you made it!" He says.
"It was you that called me?" I ask shocked.

"Yea..." He says.
"How did you get my number?" I ask.

"You accidentally left your phone in our dressing room concert night so I added my number." He says with a shy smile. I smile back and grab my tea once the order comes up and follow them over to their table. I look around the table to see the boys all dressed in t-shirt and jeans meanwhile I am in a knee length floral dress with a white blazer and a pair of tan wedges. My hair is pulled back into a nice pony tail and my makeup is light and natural. Once I enter the room the boys all look up at me.

"So why did you boys want to meet with me this morning?" I ask.

"You just seemed really cool and we were getting ready to fly out to London and had some time to relax so we thought of you." Louis says.

"Well I am flattered. But I am actually about to board a bunch of flights myself." I say and the boys give me a confused look.
"My grandmother wanted to spoil me and is flying me out to see her in Italy, but some of my cousins asked if I could get layovers in certain places to bring them stuff." I explain and they nod their heads.

"Where are your layovers?" Harry asks.
"Well New York, London, Paris, Madrid, and then Sicily." I say.
"Wow, those are some of the best places to spend time. Especially London." Niall says.

"Yea, I am very excited."
"We could pick you up at the airport in London if you wanted?" Liam offered and I politely shook my head.
"No, that is very nice of you but not needed. My grandmother has made all of my travel arrangements for me including cars in each of the cities to take me where I need to go." I explain and I see Liam pout a little bit.
"Wow, that is so cool! Your grandmother must be rich or something to have that much money." Harry says.

"It is really nice but I haven't seen her in years." I explain and they all nod their heads. I look at my watch as I finish my tea. "Well I hate to cut this short and run but I have to go. My plane won't wait forever." I say with a smile and I say a quick goodbye before running outside and into the town car.

*24 hours later, Author's POV*

The royal limo finally moves through the gate with a sleeping princess in the back seat. She had a hard time sleeping on the jet. She was exhausted. Her presents for her siblings all sitting in gift bags in the trunk with labels on each. The limo pulls up to the front steps at 4pm Genovian time. The door opens and her father is waiting for her on the front steps. "Sir your daughter has been asleep since she got on the boat. Her travel was long and very exhausting. Do you want us to wake her?" One of the butlers asks but the king just shakes his head.

"I will take care of it. But could you please take her luggage up to her suite?" He asks and the butler nods his head and begins unloading the trunk along with the help of the other butlers. While they all unload the king bends down into the limo and pulls his daughter into his arms and lifts her out of the limo. He carries her into the castle and to her suite. He gently lays her on her bed under her blanket and tuck the blankets in around her. He kisses her forehead and watches the smile grow on her face as she snuggles into her bed. He smiles at his eldest daughter as he walks out of her room. His heart feels whole knowing that his entire family is together again.

*Samantha's POV*
I wake up and oddly find myself in my bed. I look at the clock and see that it is about 8pm. I get out of bed and wander down into the kitchen to make myself some tea when I hear voices coming from the royal study, my father's study. I head towards it and soon recognize the voices as my dad and Eleanor's.

"I wonder if she is just going to sleep through the night or if she will wake up." Eleanor says.

"I am not sure, apparently she had been asleep since she got on the boat." Dad says at this point I decide to knock. "Come in!" My dad says and I open the door to see big smiles on their faces.

"Hey you are awake!" Eleanor says getting up and pulling me into a hug.

"Yea, I got up to get some tea, and heard voices so..." I say and they both chuckle. "Can I ask you both a question?" I say taking a seat in one of the empty chairs in his study.

"Sure thing. Everything alright?" My dad asks.

"Yea, everything is fine. I am just wondering, the last thing I remember is getting off the plane in Sicily and then boarding the boat. How did I end up in my bed?" I ask and my dad just smiles at me.

"I came out to greet your car and when I saw you sleeping I just carried you up to your room." He explains and a small smile grows on my face, no one has ever done that for me before, everyone else would just wake me up and make me walk.

"Thank you." I say smiling at him.

"Well you better finish your tea so you can get back to sleep, your siblings really missed you so you are going to have one long day tomorrow once they find out you are here." Dad tell me and I nod my head.

"I will see you both in the morning." I say and exithis study with a huge smile on my face. It feels amazing to be home.