Annalise Stark, orphaned after losing her parents in the military, is desperate to find a way to pay off her sister's medical debts. She finds work at the palace, home to the infamous Prince William. Despite her efforts to ignore him, Annalise soon...
"Three things cannot long be hidden: the Moon, the Sun, and the Truth." ~Buddha ********************
Everly
"Give me the Nutella, or so help me God, I will murder you," I growled, staring down Will, who slowly lifted a spoonful of the chocolaty goodness to his mouth.
"Threatening a King is treason," he said.
"You're not King yet."
"I'm the future King."
"Not if I kill you first."
"It's also treason to threaten a prince."
"What about threatening an asshole?"
Will grinned and slid the jar of Nutella over to me. I swiped it up and dunked my hotdog into it. My cousin watched me in a horrified fascination. Meanwhile, I sighed happily, moaning in appreciation. "That's so good."
"That's disgusting is what it is."
"Try it." I handed my hotdog out to him. Reluctantly, Will took it from me, stared at it skeptically, and then took a mouthful.
"Oh, god, no. I was right. That's disgusting," he said, spitting everything out into a trashcan. He handed me the hotdog back. "Seriously, we could use that to torture prisoners."
"Shut up." I dipped the hotdog back into the Nutella and took a bite. "So, how are things with you? How's Lorraine's pregnancy coming along? How's the nursery?"
Will shrugged. "I'm okay. I think Lorraine's pregnancy is going okay. Still haven't been to an ultrasound appointment, which is really frustrating, but I see the pictures afterward. She also can't decide anything on the nursery, so we haven't even begun that process."
I frowned. "Isn't she further along than me?"
"Yeah, by about a month, I think."
"Girl needs to get a move on. Maybe you two need to have a date night." I tried not to gag on the words coming out of my mouth because I didn't want him having anything to do with Lorraine. But I had to pretend. I had to act like I wanted to make amends if my plan was to work. Besides, if I did gag, I'd blame it on morning sickness, which still hadn't gone away...
"Do you and Mark?"
"Multiple times a week. We even get a little frisky with each other if I'm in the mood."
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Will fake-gagged. "I do not want to hear that."
"What? Are you telling me that you and Lorraine don't go on dates anymore? Or get intimate? At all?"
Will shook his head. "She won't even let me see her with her shirt off, let alone naked, and she doesn't like people touching her stomach. Not even me. I don't know if her stomach is super sensitive or what, but yeah."
