Sara had just recently moved to London from America, A dream she had always wished to achieve. After getting her apartment she had quickly found a place looking for new hires for a job and putting a application for it, leaves to go to the interview...
I could hear the T.V running in the living room as I was getting dressed for the day. As I slipped on my sweater, I heard a squeal coming from my wife Marissa and my 12 year old daughter Heather. 'Probably something about the royal family.' I thought. Heather had a fascination of them starting last year and had dragged her mother into the gossip that was the articles that wrote about them.
I left the bedroom to greet my son of 7 at the door of his room looking quite confused. "It's alright I'll investigate" I said letting him go back into his room. I went downstairs and saw Heather jumping up and down in glee. "Whatever did the royal family do now?" I say with a chuckle. Marissa turned to me with a grin placed on her face.
"You'll never guess what your youngest sister is up to?" she said
"I'm sure it's something to do with her music." I replied only to watch her shake her head profusely. Heather then placed the article into my hands and I looked down at the front cover. There on the cover was Prince Harry standing beside Sarabelle and a close up on a ring, Title said "Prince Harry Engaged to be Married to longtime girlfriend!"
"I'm jealous, obviously, but really happy for Aunt Sarabelle!" Heather announced. I wondered if there was any truth to this and why she hadn't called to tell me personally. I also wondered if Tess knew of the engagement?
"Josh we have to make the Trip up there please." Marissa said as Heather called Travis down.
"I mean we can make the trip sure, but we wouldn't be able to when their Wedding day comes." I said, well we could, but it be tight and Marissa knew that. I was a well respected lawyer and we lived well, but she also knew we lived by means not lavishly.
"Just this once Josh, We haven't seen her in so long." she states and she got me there, so I nodded.
"Will going in two days work for you?" I said pulling out my phone and starting to make some calls. She nodded and started to do the same at the hospital she worked at. After making the calls I needed to make, I turned to Travis and Heather. "you two are going to stay with Grandma, you'll get to see Aunt Sarabelle when the wedding comes, you two are not missing school." I say.
"But Dad!" Heather started, but I stopped her.
"School is important! no buts!" that stopped any arguments coming from her and had stopped Travis as well. What really bugged me was this, Did what the article said was true? Was Sarabelle really marrying Prince Harry? If so was she ready to carry what it brought to the table? Why not tell him and the rest of the family, before the news was made public? Why no phone call at least.
His phone ringed at him and he looked down to see who called and it was Sarabelle and I answered immediately. "Hey Sis. I'm staring at an article and it says you're marrying Prince Harry?"
"Well that's because I am. I was planning on telling you Joshy I swear!" she said on the other end.
"I believe you, no need to get defensive. Marissa and I are coming to see you. Are you allowed visitors up there at the palace?" I asked
"Well of course I just need to know when you two are coming by?" she replied I could her swatting at something and laughter.
"I know it's late over there and I'm sure your husband to be is wanting you to sleep we'll talk more when Mar and I are there." I said saying good night to her, she said her good- byes and we hanged up.
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Two days had passed and Marissa and I were heading towards London to see my baby sister, I contacted Tess a day prior that we'd be coming and she said she meet us at the airport and allow us to stay with her and her husband for the remainder of our visit so we wouldn't have to pay for a motel. When we got to London Airport and through the customs, we saw Tess in the distance. We reached her and I hugged her to me, "It's good to see you Tess." I greeted with a smile as we walked outside the terminal.
"I'm glad to see you too! I'm also happy that Marissa and you had found the time to come to London." She states helping them with some of our bags. Once we got to her car and put our luggage into the back, she turned to us. "I know you two are eager to see Sarabelle, but we might have to wait til tomorrow is that okay?"
"that's fine Tess, We need to sleep off the jet lag." I say as we got into the car. As she was driving Marissa was checking her phone trying to find articles, covering Sarabelle engagement. "Mar give it a rest for a bit, I'm sure she'll go in more length then those articles." Marissa sighed, but got off her phone.
We reached Tess and Tom's home and walked in after gathering our bags, Tess showed us our room and we placed out bags down. "Josh, I hope, when you meet Prince Harry that you'd like him and see what I see when he's around Sarabelle." Tess said smiling. I nodded my understanding and Marissa and I took our 2 hour nap to sleep off the jet lag. After we had gotten back up, I was greeted by Tom who was sitting on the couch.
"I hope the flight here wasn't all that harsh." he said as I came to sit in the chair near by.
"Not at all. I think Mar is wanting to explore the city a bit, I think we'll take a cab and go from there." I said trying to plan out.
"non-sense Tess and I were planning on dining out and was wondering if the two of you would want to join us? Right now Tess is trying to get Sara to tag along." Tom pointed out with a small smile. Five minutes later Marissa walked out stretching and saw Tess putting her phone down. "any luck Dear?" Tom said from the couch.
"ummm their both pretty busy right now, considering what's been going on. So Josh Tomorrow will have to be the day we go visit her." Tess replied
"alright that's fine, So dining out the four of us, just give me a minute to change. " I said standing and going back into the guest bedroom, Marissa followed me. I quickly got changed into some fresh clothes and sat down on the bed. We had went to Dinner with Tom and Tess and had some great food and the conversation we had was enlightened. When we got back to the house Tess turned on the T.V and right away the reporters were once again on the subject of Prince Harry and Sarabelle.
"I wish this wasn't their top topic to talk about, just let them be." Tess said leaning back on to the couch. "you know Josh I get bombarded by the paparazzi and it's merely to ask questions about Sarabelle."
' It's clear that She isn't from London, or that she's from a family of high standing, but one thing is certain she is caring. Today she was spotted and to our photographer's surprise had entered into a community building, where she had volunteered to help sort out canned food for the families in need. ' Tayera said with a smile.
'Yes Tay that was kind of her, but the thing is what is she wearing? ' Herman pointed out enlarging on the dress Sarabelle had been wearing.
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' It looks like a simple dress to me Herman. Does it really matter what she wears? I mean I wear a dress like that when I'm at home." Tayera says
' Exactly it's home wear." Herman commented dryly.
Tom had turned off the T.V and Tess Immediately turned her head that way. " I think you need a break from that Tess my Love." he said she sighed as I chuckled. Tomorrow sure did feel like a long time to get here, but I was a very patient man. As the four of us talked and discussed about tomorrows plans, something pegged me in the back of my mind. 'Did the asshole know?' I thought as we headed off for bed that night.
