My Royal Love: Book Two

Be Strong

I knew this would eventually happen.

No... not me and Madeline being engaged, because I had absolutely no idea that that was going to happen!

But that I would end up sitting on my couch strolling through tv shows, thinking about Madeline being back in Paris.

She left yesterday evening, and she was settled into a hotel now.

I knew she would eventually have to face her demons a.k.a parents sometime soon. But I felt like the further away she went the worst my heart ached with fear.

Fear that she would never return to me, that she would comply to her parents and become this brain washed robot.

Of course I had faith in Maddie but...come on... you can't blame me for worrying.

Finally I placed the remote control down and settled on an episode of Golden Girls, something that never failed to entertain me. Time passed slowly, and as much as I tried to keep my mind fixed on Betty white all I could think about was that Witch of a mother that Madeline had.

I decided to stop taking matters into my own hand and dialed my fiancés number.

I listened to the sound of the annoying dial tone, until the beautiful melody of Madelines voice aroused my ear.

"Hello gorgeous" she said causing me to blush furiously

"Why hello, how are things?" I asked instantly prying, but it was ok because that's what married couples do... right?

She sighed and I heard rustling on the other end of the line,

"I guess they are going alright... so far. I haven't talked to my mother yet, but my father and I are going for breakfast tomorrow."

I smiled, Madelines dad was a lot more understanding than her mom, and getting her dad's opinion and acceptance first was probably a smart idea.

"That's a start Maddie, how are you holding up though?" I was really concerned about her, and I wanted her to know she had my support.

"Much better now that I'm hearing your voice. I've been thinking about you all day."

"Yeah sure" I watched as Betty white tripped over her skirt and landed on a little girl, silently laughing to myself.

Why do we find humor in other people's embarrassments?

Never mind... that was off topic.

I focused back onto what Madeline was saying,

....."Can't stand being without you, wish you would've come with me."

She had asked me to come with her but I declined. I didn't want to make what she had to do any harder than it already was. I knew me being there would not only be a distraction but an obstacle. 

"I know, but I'll come later. When I can hopefully meet your parents, and maybe they won't hate me as much as they do now?!" I laughed but I knew Madeline didn't find it funny.

"Well if they don't accept you, then I will never accept them."

I could hear the coldness in her voice, similar to the way she sounded when we first met. "Babe... don't say that. No matter what their still your parents, and I'm sure they love you even If that love is cutrently covered up by hatred."

The line went silent and I knew she was thinking about what I had just said.

This was a touchy subject for her.