You Can Call Me Queen Bee

Chapter 6

New Year's Eve was the next time I saw him. He surprised me by coming to find me in one of the guest bedrooms. He told me that he would take me out on a date later on in the day at around nine o'clock. Until then we were walking around in the palace gardens. Some of the King and Queen's guards were situated in some parts of the garden, and we tried to be as sensible possible (A twenty and a twenty-one-year-old being sensible, not really). We could tell by some of the looks on the guard's faces, they found us funny, even though they were meant to keep a straight face. He would share kisses with me at random times, sometimes hidden behind trees while other times it would be in front of a guard and I would blush madly. It was quite a big garden, and there was quite a lot to explore.

We walked through a flowery part of the garden, and we looked at all the vibrant colours of the Carnations, Peonies, Amaryllis and Anemones. I felt someone tap on my shoulder, and I turned around to find Harry standing there with a flower in his hand. It was a dark red thornless rose, which I didn't know were grown in here. He stuck his hand out and gave me a sheepish smile.

"Thank you! do you know what it means?"

"I think... the colour means beauty or something like that, and because it is thornless it says 'Love at first sight'" he smirked.

"W-Wow thanks."

"I think we should head back, it's almost Seven, and I want to give you time to get ready for our date."

"Yes, of course."

Harry took my hand, and I gave him a big smile before we made our way back.

I was ready by eight thirty which is the time Harry came to knock on my door. I skipped over -as well as I could in heels- and opened the door to find Harry in a black tuxedo.

"You look quite dashing Harry" I grinned with a hint of red spreading across my face.

"You don't look too bad yourself" he smirked.

Harry stepped into my room, closing the door behind him.

"Are we going now, babe?"

He stepped closer to me and trailed his arms around my hips.

"Yeah, we can leave now, it will take about twenty minutes to get there. It's better if we get there earlier than later."

"Okay, let's go now" I beamed.

I picked up a small peach purse to match with my outfit. I was wearing a tight black pencil skirt and a white chiffon blouse with a white bow. I had on some black pumps that made me almost as tall as Harry, almost.

"You look beautiful baby, but you are still not as tall as me."

"Hey! I'm 5'9 if you would like to know."

"You? 5'9? are you sure?"

"Hey don't be mean about my shortness."

"I like how short you are, it's cute, you fit perfectly with me," he said.

I blushed hotly against his shoulder as we made our way down the last steps of the staircase. We made our way out into the open and towards a car out in the front. He led me into a car and soon we were on our way to wherever we were going. I had gotten used to not knowing where we would go for our dates.

"I noticed you aren't wearing makeup today," Harry said randomly.

"W-What? Do I need it?" I say as I sat up quickly.

"No! Baby, you look beautiful with or without makeup, you look lovely today as I said" I sighed and relaxed before resting my head on his shoulder. He pulled me closer to him, and I looked up at him. He pecked my lips carefully a few times, and I smiled up at him. We drove down The Mall and through the streets of Trafalgar Square. We drove for twenty minutes like he said until we ended up at a very formal restaurant.