Royally Interested

Chapter 13

The New Year was in full swing and his son was growing at an immense speed . There wasn't much I could still manage to do by myself. So my days mainly consisted of ; sitting , lying down , eating and more sitting. It was quite a boring way to spend the first few weeks of a new year.

"Here you go , better ?" Rysand asked while he handed me a large body pillow to help me sit up against the headboard.

"Yes , thank you." I replied grateful as he moved my tray of food closer to my reach.

"You're nearly there Avalon. Just a few more weeks and you can go back to having a normal life. " he answered with a smile. In a way I guess he was trying to comfort me but in actual fact , it only reminded me of how little I had waiting for me back home. All of the long working hours , bills to pay , an empty house with no food... a 'normal' life wasn't what I considered comforting right now.

"You're right. " I said taking a bite from my Chicken Parm as I watched him look at me with awe and excitement. He was going to be an amazing father , that much anyone could see.

" Yeah, I can't believe in a few months time I'll have a son..." he said deep in thought as I only watched him. "I still don't know how I'm going to do that ." He added jokingly, running his hand through his hair with a smile.

"Don't be nervous. You'll be a great father. I can tell." I tried to comfort him while I could see it did little to ease his mind ,since he only smiled and shifted his gaze.

The room fell quiet after that until he politely excused himself. Whether or not I should've said something or tried to ease his ever racing mind , was something beyond my mind's capability at the moment so...I just left it as is.

I mean , what was I supposed to do ?

"Miss Avalon , king Rysand has requested your presence in the grand hall ." One of the lady servants politely instructed as I thanked her and made my way downstairs.

"What's all this ?" I asked curious while Rysand extended his hand , helping me down the last step.

"This, would be your surprise birthday party." He said with a dazzling smile as I stood in awe.

"But , how -"

"I know everything about you , remember?" He added with an amused smile as I suddenly felt a little under dressed in my sweats and a T-shirt.

"This is... wow ! Thank you so much. But you know you didn't have to,"

"I know , but I love planning and events like these are my favorite. So , happy 26 Avalon." He replied with a bright and warm smile while the thought of it all almost brought a tear to my eye.

I guess with everything that has happend during the last 7 months , my birthday was the last thing on my mind. Infact , I have completely forgotten about it. I never thought Rysand would care this much... it actually makes me rethink some things I've said about him...

"This is amazing thank you ." I said grateful -as he pulled out my chair for me - while a big cake was placed infront of me.

Triple chocolate fudge. 

I don't even know how he knew about it. The last time I had a cake like this was on my 13th birthday. I had the best foster family , they gave me my first bike and baked this amazing chocolate cake that soon became the only flavour I would ever want. This was... really special. 

"What's wrong ? You don't like it ?" Rysand asked concerned as I wiped the tears from my eye.

"No it's not that just, fond memories. " I answered with a smile as he lit the number 26 candles on top - making me feel slightly old now - as he began singing happy birthday. A part of me wanted to laugh because here I was - a simple girl with nothing to offer being singed to by the king Rysand- and then there was the part that wanted to cry that one person could make me feel this special.

No words could describe what I was feeling right now. Not in the right way atleast.

As he finished singing and I blew out the candles , a huge smile spread across my face as he cheered like a proud parent would. It was like time slowed down as my mind tried to remember every intricate little detail of this moment , carefully storing it in my memory for years to come. I knew I was never going to have another birthday that could top this one. Nothing could ever come near to this.

"Thank you , this was really amazing. " I said , helping him gather all of the empty gift wrappers. 

"I'm glad I could make your day special. " he answered , still with the brightest smile as I couldn't help but wonder where the source of his joy was coming from... " I mean, if I managed to do anything  during your stay here I atleast want to give you memories along with comfort living. "

"Well , you've surely given me more than I deserved. "

He didn't respond . I guess after a while I grew more and more grateful for all that I was given here and he... grew tired of saying it's was okay. I didn't want to push it either or make the situation more awkward than it already were, so instead I thanked him , said goodnight and went to bed.

It was a particularly good day for me and I wasn't going to ruin it over something as simple and insignificant as this. Tommorow was a new day and I couldn't wait to see what it'll bring.

That's it ! Thank you so much for reading. Remember to leave your thoughts in the comment section below. Until next time keep howling my wolves ❤🐺