Be My Princess (Fanfiction): A Forgotten Memory

Chapter 27

The next day, I took my time to get ready to go back to Charles.

I stared at my reflection in the mirror as I slowly did my makeup.

My mind still couldn't comprehend with that sudden memory gain of Glenn and me.

I blinked back tears as I applied red lipstick on my lips.

Should I talk to Glenn about that memory? I thought as I kept my eyes on my reflection. I looked different somehow. Was it because of the sadness in my eyes?

Yes. "No," I shook my head as I got up and put my makeup bag in my carry-on bag.

Talking to Glenn about that memory wouldn't change anything, I thought as I grabbed my carry-on bag and headed out of the guest room. It wouldn't change the feelings that His Majesty somehow feel towards me.

Or would it, my inner voice said in the back of my mind.

When I entered the dining room, Glenn was the only person there.

He looked up from the newspaper that he was reading.

"Linda," Glenn stood up. His eyes trailed down to my carry-on bag. "Are you going to leave now?" He added.

"Yes," I said.

I didn't realize that I had came here to say goodbye to him until he pointed it out.

"Why don't you have breakfast first? I mean, it's still early."

"No, I should get going." I said as I looked away.

"I'll bring a little something for, Miss Linda." Yu said before he left for the kitchen.

As we waited, all I could do was look anywhere else but Glenn.

The memory clawed at my mind.

"Glenn--" I stopped myself.

Would asking him about the memory-- or even telling him the memory-- help the situation that I was in. That we were in.

There's only one way to find out, my inner voice said.

"Linda?" Glenn was in front of me then, concern filled his light brown eyes.

"I..." I trailed off as I stared into his brown eyes. Quickly, I looked down as I continued, "remembered the day before you gave me my locket."

Dead silence filled the room and my heart-shaped golden locket felt heavy against my chest.

Then, Glenn took my face in his hands and he kissed me on the lips tenderly.

At first, I was caught by surprised, but then I just let him kiss me. I knew that that was a bad idea because I would only hurt him, I would hurt myself, in the end.

"You finally remembered," He breathed as he put his forehead against mine.

"My amnesia has impeccable timing." I muttered with heavy sarcasm. I didn't mean to be sarcastic, but it was the truth. Wasn't it?

Glenn chuckled lightly against my cheek.

"It sure does." He agreed.

"Glenn," I forced myself to give us some space. "Why does your father not like me?"

He looked away. "I have no idea."

"But I mean, he has to have a reason as to why he doesn't like me."

"Yeah, well, I don't really know what my father thinks most of the time." He shrugged indifferently, obviously uncomfortable with the sudden change of subject. "Let's just say my father is a very indecisive man, and when he does make a decision he sticks to it. He also has his reasons behind all of his decisions as well, reasons that I can fathom." He quickly added that last bit.

"So, I guess, I'll-- we'll never know why he doesn't like me." Why he doesn't like the idea me being with his son, with Glenn.

"Maybe," Glenn agreed.

I bit down on my lower lip as I stared at him.

"You know, I would have said yes," I began as I looked down at my feet, "to your question that you asked ten years ago."

Pain shot through his eyes.

"And I would have gladly accepted your answer." He said as he inched closer to me again, closing the space between us.

Tears ran down my face as he kissed me tenderly on the lips again.

I can't, I thought as I draped my arms around his neck.

No.

I slowed down the kiss before I moved away.

Just when I moved away from Glenn, Yu came back with my breakfast.

"Goodbye, Glenn." I whispered as I hugged him one last time.

That's all I could permit myself, permit us, was a hug.

"Bye, Linda." He whispered into my ear as he hugged me back.

Just when I was about to move away, to break the hug, Glenn whispered another thing in my ear. The one thing that I didn't want to hear.

"I love you."

I closed my eyes as a tear ran down my face and stayed in his arms for a while longer.

"Goodbye," I repeated as I broke the spell.

I couldn't say those words back to Glenn, because if I did then I wouldn't have wanted to leave his arms-- to leave him.

Did I make the right choice? I thought as I followed Yu to the car.

Again, that question popped into my mind.

Of course, I didn't make the right choice. At least, it wasn't the right choice for me, but for everyone else.

The flight home was terrible. I cried the whole way home.

You had to do that, Linda, I thought to myself. That was the only way.

Only way of what, exactly? My inner voice questioned.

I held in the rest of my tears as I waited for my brother at Charles' airport.

When I saw his car and when he got out to greet me. All I could do was run into his arms and cry, hard.

He didn't question me why I was crying, not until we got home. All he did was let me cry, let it all out, but I didn't want to tell him because if I told him what had happened before I left.

I would just be reliving the pain, but I had to.

Leighton and I were sitting on the couch in silence after I told him what I did.

He patted my hair soothingly as he held me in his arms protectively.

"You must really love him if you couldn't say those words." He said gently as he rested his chin on top of my head.

My lower lip quivered as I hid my face in his chest.

"Yeah," I mumbled as I cried again.

Author's Note:

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P.S. Listened to "Say Something" while I wrote this chapter. Just wanted you to know lol.