Chapter 34

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I wake up the next morning cuddled up next to James. I squint at the blinding light coming in through the window.

With a sigh I sit up. I have to at least look presentable since James I'm going to learn all of his obligations as future king.

Steph, my mom, and the kingdom advisor- Jake and of course James and I, are all meeting up.

We're going to discuss what he has to do and come up with a timeline for everything.

Mallory comes in and starts a bath for me she picks out a cute but casual dress and lays it out on the couch since James is still asleep.

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I pull the plug on the drain and step out of the bath. I slip on my robe and brush out my hair. I leave the bathroom to see Mallory waiting on her phone and James still asleep.

Wow.

I walk over to him and shake him a little to wake him up. "What!? Oh it's only you, you scared me Quinn, damn" he says while pushing back the covers.

I laugh and walk over to Mallory and look at the dress she picked out.(below)

We paired it with a simple silver belt and silver heals

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We paired it with a simple silver belt and silver heals. We curled my hair and she put eyeliner, mascara, lipstick and some light blush on me.

James was wearing black slacks and a white button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up a bit.

I smiled at him. "You look gorgeous babe" he says with a smile. "Your not so bad your self" I say with a small smirk.

We head down to the meeting in my conference room. Once we get there I grab an apple from the basket by the door. We sit down next to each other and my mom, Steph and Jake sit across from us.

We have small talk for a bit before Jake goes into the list. "Okay first off, after your crowned you most accompany the Queen to all meetings and public appearances unless you are sick or have permission from her to miss the meeting or appearance" Jake reads off.

James nods and smiles at me.

"Secondly, you both must wear your crown in front of the public. Next you must produce one heir to the throne and two backups/royal advisors. The heir must be born within the next 6 years and the second and third doesn't matter when" he explains.

I blush intensely and what it means for James and I. I make the mistake of looking up at him. He's smirking with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Next, every holiday or big event must have a ball near that time. For example Royal birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, exedra. Also you two may not divorce unless of extreme circumstances such as cheating or death" he says seriously.

I watch my mom glance down. "That's fine I'm pretty happy with Quinn" I hear James say proudly.

I smile and we listen to him continue on and on about all the requirements. After what felt like years he finally finished. "So I need you both to sign this contract saying you agree with all this so we can start on your timeline" he says handing me a pen.

I sign on one line and James signs on the other.

I smile up at him and he leans down and kisses me quickly.

"Okay so first of your getting married in two weeks, after that your both getting crowned. Then other than running the kingdom of course your only two obligations are to keep peace with all other kingdoms and to produce an heir by the time your- oh wait since your both only 17 we have to change the years a bit so I guess you have 7 years to produce an heir since your not adults yet. And then within the 10 years after the heir is born you must have had both of the required two kids" he pauses to make sure we're paying attention.

We both nod and gesture for him to continue.

"All kids you have must attend the schools for royal children and the heir must take the throne by age 21 although they could take the throne as early as 16 if they are fully trained and have a spouse. You both will step down once they take the throne. Oh and also as all kingdoms do you must have a possible spouse chosen when the heir starts royal training at age 11 in case they fail to get married by age 21" he says sheepishly.

"Wait mom did you do that for me?!" I shriek. She sighs and nods "Yes but actually quite coincidentally we chose James! Since he wasn't first in line and you already knew each other we chose him, and yes his parents know" she says quietly.

James and I stifle a laugh. "Well okay then, is that all?" I ask.

"Yes your highness, your dismissed, both of you" Jake says. We nod and smile and leave the room.

Okay I should be back to uploading at least once a week now.

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