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"We wanted to come here and tell you in person first, of course," Alex says Even though he’s Scottish, he sounds as English as my parents, if a lotmore like me when she’s home
"Of course, there will be a formal announcement at Holyrood next week," Alex continues, "and I’m sure there will be a fair aet into some kind of scandal, take a bit of the heat off"
He s around at all of us, and I’es to make all that sound super casual and nor palace His "southern cousins" are the royal faland, and holy crap, those will be El’s cousins, too
El is going to be royalty
"Are you sure about this?" I ask, and everyone’s head turns toward me I look at Ellie, andoh , I never understood the "glaring daggers" thing, but those are so to say when your sister tells you she’s engaged, but I can’t help it
"Oh, Daisy," Moins to jiggle I know that treht before she’d elbowa jerk Before Ellie left for Scotland, she could actually be a real person sometimes, complete with a temper, and every once in a while, bits of that person reappear
"I’uess we all knew this was co, but it’s just" I waveus separated from Alex’s family, and Alex’s family separate froain--"squash everyone together"
Ellie’s face goes red, but whether it’s froe, I’m not sure
"It’s a wedding, not a squashing," she finally says, but then Dad scratches his scruffy beard and says, "When you think about it, weddings are just very fors"
"Lia and then adds, "Can you iine the invitations? ‘We request the honor of your presence as our daughter squashes herself to this uffaws and Alex’s lips twitch a bit while Ellie’s nails dig into her thighs
I widenat Mo on Scotland These people as the future king or queen’s grandparents"
Moht of that," she says "My grandbaby, a king!"
"Or a queen, don’t be sexist, Bessie," Dad says, then wonders, "Do we get titles for that? Royal Grandad?"
It’s hard to know if he’s serious or joking, because such is Dad, and by now Ellie has gone so stiff and still that I think she ht actually shatter into a billion shiny pieces in front of us