When you tell the world you're mine

Chapter 13: Undesirable Surprise

Thursday morning came and Carol spent more time on bed than she needed. She intended to sleep in, lulled by the sound of rain in her window but Harry had other plans for them. He knocked on her door a few times before opening it.

"You still in bed? Come on, up we go.", he said opening the curtains to allow the light to enter the room.

"Let me sleep, Harry.", she said in a sleepy voice.

"I didn't invite you here to sleep, Carolina. Come on, get up.", he had his hands on his hips and was fully changed and ready to leave. She sat on the bed and looked at him without really opening her eyes. "You have ten minutes."

He left the room and she yawned a couple of times before getting up and ready, she went downstairs and Harry was waiting her by the door.

"Where are you going?", she asked him and putting on her coat.
"We're going to have a bit of fun and I'm particularly inclined to help you to make a dream come true." he said and that was enough for her to fully awake.

They ran to his car trying to no get wet because of the rain and Bill joined them on the back seat. Harry was out of the palace in no time and drove to the Madame Tussaud's museum. Carol started laughing right away.

"Wax museum, Harry, really?", she asked him amused.

They arrived there before the opening time and had the place all to themselves. Harry and Carol ran from figure to figure and took lots of pictures. At first Bill was embarrassed by them but it didn't take long for him to join and take silly selfies with the wax figures. They took pictures with almost all of them, from Kim Kardashian to David and Victoria Beckham.

Harry burst out laughing when Carol walked the catwalk like a fashion model. She totally had the body for it, he thought at first. She was trying to walk like Gisele and he couldn't stop laughing at her. 

She actually screamed when she saw there was an Audrey Hepburn figure in there, dressed like Holly Goolightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's.

"Oh my Goodness! That's my favorite movie.", she went there and took lots of pictures with "Audrey" before walking around to see if there was any figure left for her to take pictures with.
That's when she saw the "Royal" part of the museum.

"No... Carolina, no way." Harry said but she had already left him alone and asked Bill to take a picture of her with Harry's figure. And pictures she took. She would "poke" his nose, pretend to kiss his cheeks, she posed saluting him (the figure was dressed in camo clothing). Harry simply watched from distance and had one of his hands on his face and he shook his head from time to time.

They left the museum and Carol said that Harry's wax figure was way funnier and nicer than him. He rolled his eyes (a common habit whenever he was around her) and drove to their next spot. They visited the Royal Albert Hall and she could walk on the stage and backstage of one of the most beautiful theaters she had ever seen. They left before noon and both of them were hungry.
He drove them to Notting Hill and Carol recognized that road from the movie as soon as Harry parked.

"I can't believe you're taking me to Portobello Road.", she said in awe.

"Well.. we're already here. Another movie set in London for you, miss Carolina.", he said.

"Thank you, Harry. Come on, we've got to find that bookstore." she said getting out of the car.

They found it and Carol spent at least two hours searching for books and bought a lot of them and gave them to Harry to carry for her, she was too busy taking pictures. They walked the streets, even though the market wasn't set up, the neighborhood had a lot to offer for them to see. She bought most of the gifts to her mom in there and they only walked back to the car because it started to rain, again, and because it was already getting dark outside.