Grace and Olympia (lesbian story)

Jeremy

As the date for the wedding grew closer I started getting more and more nervous. As nobody mentioned the subject I realized that it was my call to make. I guess the appropriate thing to do would be to cancel the whole thing, I mean, my mom would want that and there was no prince to marry anyways. But something in the back of my head told me not to. I knew I  wanted to get married, just not to a random prince. Deep down I knew that the only person I wanted to marry was Olympia.
I still didn't have a plan on how to propose, or on what we would do  but I knew that if anyone could help me come up with a plan, it would be Jeremy . That night, I kissed Olympia goodnight and escaped through the window to the city. I always wore simple rags that I stole from the servants when I went to see him, so that no one would recognize me, and every time I saw the conditions in which the people from my kingdom lived I felt a pinch of disappointment in the royal family.
How could we be living such different lives from the people who we were meant to be serving? But this was no time to dwell on politics.
I reached Jeremy's house and knocked. It was dark and chilly outside so almost no one wandered the streets, if we left to talk in the nearby hills not a soul would notice. He stepped out of the tiny cottage with his baby sister Anne in his arms, who looked pale and weak. He looked startled to see me, as if I was there in princess duty instead of as his best friend. "Grace! What are you doing here?!"
I suddenly felt very aware of my actions, I was used to going there and being welcomed as part of the family. They were the only people that didn't treat me differently. But somehow this felt different, he didn't want me there and that felt like a knife to my stomach. "I-I needed to talk to you. You see i want to- to ask your advice"
Anne coughed and blood came out of her fragile mouth. "Oh lord. Is Anne okay? She looks sick". Suddenly, it was like his wall came trembling down as his eyes watered and he said "No, she is sick, very sick. I'm not sure she will make it through the night." Tears started rolling down his face and I felt so ashamed, I had come here so worried about my little princess life all the while his sister was dying in his arms. I was so stupid.
"Why, why didn't you tell me before?" I could barely manage to get the words out. I was so shocked
"I wanted to to, but you stopped showing up. I haven't seen you here in months. I figured you just didn't care."
God, how selfish was I? How did I let this happen?
"I'm so sorry! I just- I've been so busy lately that I- I"
"You were so busy being a princess that you forgot about your best friend" That hit me straight in the face.
"You're right. There is no excuse for what I did, I hope you'll forgive me"- I admitted feeling so embarrassed of my actions
"Of course I'll forgive you silly! You're my best friend, I can't stay mad at you that long. And I really need you here. Anne needs you here. Come in, you must be freezing out there." I was so glad to have him as my friend. I don't know what I would've done without him in my life.
Inside it was as it always had been. A cramped space with a tiny fire place that warmed up the house and an old table with 10 chairs that did not match their set. It was old and falling apart but it felt more like home than the castle ever did.
Jeremy's mom, Astrid, appeared from one of the hallways and announced "Jeremy dear, I've just put your sisters to sleep. How is little Anne doing?
" When she looked at me she seemed surprised but calmly proceeded "Oh, Grace, I'm so glad to see you. How have you been? Do you want some tea?"
The simple fact that she talked to me as she normally would made the world seem alright even if just for a second.
"Mrs.Bennett, is there anything I can do to help Anne? I'm here for whatever you need."
"You're such a sweet girl, Grace. But there's nothing you can do, I'm afraid. You see, Anne has been sick for the last couple of weeks, and she's getting worse. I don't think we can do anything."
As she finished talking, she broke down in tears. I couldn't stand and watch this family, that always treated me as their own suffer such a loss. Suddenly I had an idea. "Let me take her. I can take her back to the castle, I'll get her treated by the castle doctors... somehow. She will be sure to get better."
Sobbing and smiling Astrid responded "Would you do that for a simple poor family like ours?"
"You're my family. You've always been" As soon as i said that, little Anne was wrapped in a warm blanket and I was running with her in my arms towards the castle.