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"Good to know" I looked back out thebut didn’t see him anymore "That was nice of hied "Never been in before, but I hope he cohed

"He certainly doesn’t hurt the décor"

"You can say that again" She went back to her counter in a swish of bright skirts, leaving me to think about the mystery s, I decided to head out and seebyI had to family, so it wasn’t unusual for e that doing things alone could be liberating I didn’t have to worry about what other people wanted to eat, or bathroom breaks, but there were ti with someone--have that connection There was an Aha if there were any princesses at the castle and I knew that her parents would always reoing to be here" I set lucky and see her and her prince char both hands over herto contain her excitehter "They’re in town for the christening of the baby prince!"

"Oh irl bounced up and down on her toes "I can’t believe it! A real princess and prince!"

Her parents laughed, soaking up her exciteious about watching a child faced with a dream come true

I wonder what er remember They had died when I elve, and at twenty-three, so fuzzy Maybe that was because I had no one to rerowing older I’d lived with e She passed away a year later, leaving me completely alone Maybe all of that upheaval was the reason I’d stuck so closely to a routine in the past--a need for nor I had hoped The queen wasn’t in residence, but would be back soon for the christening of her new grandbaby I could i with dignitaries In fact, the christening is why there was a story about the Lilarian royalty in the paper In between sending my resume to different e prince and soon-to-be princess Like most of America, I had been enthralled by America’s Duchess, but I also felt a bit bad for her Not too bad, considering her hunky fiancé, but bad for all of the upheaval in her life This was ironic, when you considered that I orking hard to cause disruption inood while in the palace, looking at the art work and peeking down hallways I was amazed by the artifacts--by the history itself Many iraced these halls Outside I snapped pictures of the guards in their red suits and big black hats I strolled ai up the culture We e, but there were a lot of differences between Americans and the British There were a lot of similarities of course, s that reh a shop and perused a shelf of tea I’d tried two other brands so far, but would keep working to see if I found one I liked I picked up a box with a srey haired woman on the front, and took it to the counter

Just like everywhere, the clerk wasn’t exactly excited about her job, but I didn’t care I took my tea and made my way back to Tess and Danny’s apartment Flat Not apartment

I smiled at the doorman as he opened the door for me "How are you?"

"Very well, madam Thank you I hope you’ve had a nice day as well" He offered a disinterested sh

I took the elevator, thinking I’d walked enough for the day Leaning against the rail inside, I thought aboutto do different things, but going to a pub byI knew they weren’t like the bars back hoe out of ed, I stepped forithout looking and ran ser!" I bounced backward, but congratulated ht word "I’reen eyes and froze Even though I’d only seen hiet his face There was so about his presence that I was sure I’d have remembered hi pretty, and the hint of steel in his jaw iht hump in the middle that made it seem off center Full, firm lips pulled to one side in a seous eyes bound tointo a lovely woman" He s with me Did he reive out so many drinks that I was just a blurry face? I wasn’t bad to look at it, but I was a far cry from the type of woman that would be on his arm