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How about a queen?

Jules turns ht into asp of surprise as my hands come to her upper arms to steady her and her eyes travel slowly up until they lock on mine

"There you are," she breathes out softly

"Your prince?" I ask

"The one and only," she murmurs back

And yeahso I go ahead and kiss her, because what else should be said?

Except when I pull h of contentment, I tell her what should have been my first words "I love you, Jules Madly Head over heels Crazy, crazy love"

Her eyes seeht amber that I love, which tells me she really, really likes what I just said to her "I love you too, Max So much"

She opens herelse but then abruptly looks to her left I do the saape as they watch us Jules turns, dislodges my hand from her arm and then tucks her arh the ballroo the way she feels beside me

Relishing the looks of appreciation she gets from some of the men

Secretly even loving some of the jealous looks of other women

When we reach the opposite side of the ballroo and chatting, she turns toboth etic "I'm sorry, Max"

I try to cut her off with a shake of my head but her hands squeeze mine, a silent indication she wants me to listen and that, more importantly, I need to listen

So I listen

"I'ain "I love you so much and I've acted like such a fool"

"You're a cute fool though," I say, only to lighten things up because she looks so seriously disappointed in herself

I'm rewarded with a little bit of a s man that came intoI was, and I believed you I believed every bit of faith you placed in ot all up insidethe exact opposite of what you believed about me"

"You had a moment of doubt," I say softly

"No," she says with an alives me a sheepish smile "Okay, yesa little doubt In myself, and whether or not I deserved someone like you But never doubt in you Not really even in us as a whole I guess I prefer to think that I just had a moment of stupidity"

I can't help it I bust out laughing, and because she's so fucking adorable, I tug her into me so I can wrap my arms around her She reciprocates, but tilts her head back so she can keep looking up at me

"Seriously, Max Just plain stupidity," she insists

"Okay I believe you," I tell her, only so she'll let that part go My girl is far from stupid Maybe silly and a little susceptible to her emotions, but never stupid

"I' and I'et inwith you"

"I hear you, baby," I tell her

"I a to be put off by what people think about me," she asserts more definitively, as if she's desperate forto not be by your side I'll be at every daame that I can and I'll proudly be by your side for every charity event, or whatever else you famous people do"

Chuckling, I give her a squeeze "That's nice, Jules All of what you said Just really nice But you're leaving out the "

She rolls her eyes at me and leans back farther to level ood part if you'd just have a little patience"

I incline y "My bad"

She huffs out a breath of annoyance but her eyes show anything but They're warm and vibrant and full of emotion "I love you, Max," she says softly "Just like youit'sfurther and further into it with you, but I am ready for every bit of dizziness that comes with it I want it all, Max, but mostly I just want you"

Yeahthat right there

That punch of elation hittingit almost painfully for just aof joy and completeness