A Night With The King

“You both left me with no choice, I was just trying my best to get you both to do things for each other, don’t make me out to be the bad person here because I am not,”Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

Patrick said in his defense.

“Patrick, you tricked me, that’s not what friends do, now I have to buy another present for her actual birthday,”

“You are worrying about that? Shouldn’t you be more worried about not knowing the birthday of the woman you are supposed to be marrying? At least I did my homework and know some things about you but aside from the fact that I am a princess, what do you really know about me, Lancelot? I don’t think you know anything about me and you don’t even look like you want to know anything about me,”

She sounded pissed all over again and this time, he couldn’t even respond in anger too because she was right, but that wasn’t going to make him fault himself because unlike her who has a lot of time to do those things, he barely had any time to himself as he was always busy with the affairs of the kingdom. Too busy to sit around trying to know more about one woman.

“Let, ‘s just have that feast Patrick suggested and you can tell me the things that I don’t know about you, deal?”

Lance asked and got up from where he sat. He reached out for her hand but instead of taking it, she ignored it and walked right ahead of him out of the throne room. He was tempted to turn back and just sit back but Patrick looked at him with pleading eyes.

“You and I have a bone to pick with each other,”

he told him before he followed her out. Patrick followed beside him too.

“I did what I had to do, please be nice to her today, she is extra sensitive because she lost a deal to her brother,”

He was informed; which was some kind of shocking news to him and got his interest.

“What kind of a deal?”

Lance asked.

“I don’t know the whole details but it is part of the reason she is here today, apparently, they made a part and her brother, the crown prince won because he had the upper hand and now, she has to see you as part of the penalty of losing, don’t make her angrier than she already is,”

Patrick advised. which made Lance want to get on her nerves more. He had almost thought he meant a business deal but turns out it is just a part between step-siblings, even though he had not been very close to his siblings, they still had those when they were much younger, especially when the queen mother had still been alive and made sure they played together.

“I know what you are thinking, let me tell you that the deal is money related and it is huge, Roseline might not look it but she is quite industrious, she owns a few businesses of her own which are doing well, when you marry her, you will know just how much of an asset you got,”

Patrick disclosed.

“I don’t need an asset, Patrick, I am all the asset I need, I just need a wife who will bear children and host parties,”

Lance responded.

“Right, I forgot for a moment but be nice,”

Patrick said as a warning. They walked into the garden where the mini feast had been set for the two of them.

“You just need to ring the bell if you need anything else,”

Patrick said when he took his seat. Roseline walked in right at that moment.

“How come I got here before you when you left first?”

Lance asked. She rolled her eyes and spoke to Patrick instead of him.

“Can I get a place to stay? I don’t like the hotel I arrived at earlier,”

“Of course, princess, it will be arranged,”

Patrick responded and she thanked him before Patrick left and they were alone. Lance didn’t know what to say to her and she didn’t look like she would start a conversation as she picked up her cutleries and started eating without looking at him, he followed suit and they both ate in silence.

“So, tell me, princess, what do you like and dislike?”

He asked after they were done eating. He came to the conclusion to engage her and get to know her, maybe he would find a reason to continue with the wedding.

“I hate when people talk to me when I am eating, except it is really needed, I hate being called princess, Roseline is my name,”

She told him.

“Right, that’s two things you dislike, what are two things you like?”

“I like being left alone and I like not having to answer to anyone,”

She responded and he nodded.

“You know, you would already know these things if you have not been turning down my offers for us to meet, I tried my best because I didn’t want to be married to a complete stranger but you were not ready to do your part so I just let it be,”

She let out.

“I told you, I had things to do,”

“Yeah, like I don’t also have things to do?”

She blurted out in annoyance. Yeah, there was no having a conversation with her. She was clearly in a bad mood. The deal she lost to her brother must have been bigger than he could know. He tried to ask her a few more questions but each time, her response got worse so he decided to just end it.

“You know what? We are not getting anywhere like this, so how about we schedule a date, you are still in Otano till the end of the week right?”

He asked and for once she didn’t give a sharp and sassy response.

“Yes,”

“Good, I don’t think you are in the mood to have a conversation today, you go take a rest today and we will meet to talk some other time,”

He told her.

“That will be best,”

She responded. She stood up and without even saying goodbye, she left. Lance just sat there after she left, too dumbfounded by her audacity to say or do anything.

“What did you do? Why did she leave?”

Patrick asked a few minutes after she left.

“What do you mean by what I do? How do you know I did something?”

He asked, glaring at Patrick.

“She told me to ask you why the date already and that’s what I am doing right now,”

He replied.

“Oh, she could have just told you I told her we can meet again sometime within the week when she is not in a bad mood, prepare a date night for the two of us, not within the palace though,”

he told him. Patrick looked shocked at first but he was so quick to mask the surprise look.

“Wow, this is good, I will be happy to organize it and let you know the details,”

He replied.

“Good, what else do I have to do today?”

He asked.

“Nothing, your schedule is clear today,”

“Good, let’s go for a ride,”

He told him as they walked out of the place together, it felt nice that he could get a break even though it was only for half a day.