The Royal Wedding

Chapter Four

I woke up with something skimming on my face. I hold on to it and felt a soft, silky like thing. I peeked on it and saw my husband smiling at me and holding a flower. "Good morning baby. I'm sorry again" he said. I closed my eyes, still sleepy but I sit down hugged him.

"Don't be mad please again at me please" he said, with that puppy eyes. Who can resist that? I'm sure it's not me.

"No more luxurious gifts?" I asked.

He rolled his eyes still speaking softly to me. "Kathy, you told me I can give you rare gifts."

I frowned. "Not that expensive gifts"

"It's inexpensive for me"

"It is expensive for me"

"Kathy everything that's mine is yours"

I faced him and said. "Jeanne I do not want you to buy them"

"Kathy, what is the most expensive gift that you received from someone?"

I rolled my eyes. "Jeanne, we are not talking about them"

"Tell me" he asked softly.

I sighed. "A ring...but I returned it" A twenty four carat ring that my ex-boyfriend gave me during our first anniversary.

"Did you felt like he bought you when he gave that? Did that dehumanized you?" I know he get it when I said it was a ring. Friends don't give you a ring do they?

"No" I answered truthfully.

"Then why do you feel that way when it's me?"

"It's because you are providing too much Jeanne"

"Kathy I can provide you more than that car"

"And that's the problem. You are providing so much and it feels like you are buying us"

He looked away and said. "I wish I could be him, so you wouldn't feel that way" and he went straight to the bathroom. God! What have I done? I slapped my head and rolled my eyes. "Are we going to fight this whole time?" I mutter to myself.

We had breakfast and go straight to the airport with no one talking. Ugh! What do I have to do? It was always him who apologizes to me. Come to think of it...Am I always the one grumpy? No! It's not true!

Jeanne and I are sitting side by side on the plane, he was facing the window not even giving me a glance. God! What shall I do? Ava gave me a plate full of berries, something I was craving for since the morning. I nodded and thank her as I took the berries from her.

"You want?" I asked, giving him a piece of berry in my hand, hoping he'll put it in his mouth.

He didn't even looked at me and said. "No thank you" And that felt like I was stabbed on my heart. He rejected me. Ugh! I hate it.

I am eating the berries when he turned sideways and grabbed on the newspaper in front of him. Jeanne please talk to me? He was busy turning the pages when I can't handle it anymore "Are you...will you not talk to me?"

He flipped it again, not even looking at me. "What do you want to talk about?"

I turned my body and faced him. "Baby please...we are arguing about the car and not my exes"

"Okay" he said. God! Why doesn't he even look at me?

"Jeanne, please talk to me..." I can feel the lump in my throat.

"Kathy, my point is why can't you just accept the gifts and not argue?"

"Jeanne I don't want you to think that I married you because of the money"

He frowned. "I never thought of that Kathy"

"I know but it's what other people say"

"They can say whatever they want to say and not affect us. It will only affect us if you will be concerned to their comments. Your exes gave you expensive gifts and you accepted them with gratitude. It's something I envy, whenever I give you gifts either small or big, it's something we must argue" I looked away from him to hide my face I feel like crying really. What the hell is happening to me?

He held on to my chin forcing me to look at him. "Sorry Kathy, I was so loquacious. I must not push you that far" He gathered me to his arms and hugged me tight.

"I understand Jeanne, it's my fault too"

He kissed my hair and said softly. "Sorry baby."

I looked up at him and held onto his chest, his weakness. "No Jeanne. I'm sorry. Sophia's right. My ego, it's a great barrier between us"

"I know it is hard Kathy. Marrying me is attached with a great responsibility. It includes dealing with people; people who keeps on judging you, us, what we can be."

I nodded. "I know that if you just had a choice, this is not the life that you want"

I shook my head. "I had a choice Jeanne and I choose you. I'm sorry."

Finally he kissed me. "Are we going to fight for this forever?" he asked, face just a few inch away from me.

"No, not anymore baby, not after what you've said. I will accept everything Jeanne."

"And next time I'll ask for your permission Kathy. I promise" I smiled and kissed him again.

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After an hour of flying we are finally here in Balesin Island, only exclusive for its members. I do not know what granny did again to reserve the one part of the island exclusive for us. Which is it? It'll depend on where we would like it to be. Ugh. Seriously, they've been spending too much money! The island is known for its exclusivity plus it's like hitting seven birds in one stone. It is inspired by seven different places in seven different countries- Balesin, Bali, Phuket, Mykonos, St. Tropez, Costa del Sol and Toscana.

We walk hand in hand on the sand beach. "I always go here to think whenever I have spare time. That's why I chose this place, for you to know me better" I said. "If I have two or three days I always book a flight going here. Turning off my phone, no laptop with me, just a "me-time"."

"And now it's us" he said. I smiled at him. He never fail to say those sweet words, making me fall in love again and again to him. "Let's go roam around? I'll be your tour guide."

He grinned. "My beautiful tour guide" he said. We savor each moment as we walk around the island. We've seen the Bali and Phuket inspired side of the island and when the sun was about to set we've decided to stay at Balesin.

We were both facing the water as we see the sunset, he was on my back and holding on my waist while our heads were side by side. "You have a beautiful country" he said.

"I know that's why I'm an all heads up proud of it" he turned me and faced me to him, our faces only inches apart. I automatically put my arms around his neck and looked at his mesmerizing eyes. "I love you Katherine" I shivered. He always say it but it feels like the first time he did.

"I love you too Jeanne" he smiled and kissed my forehead. He might be my naughty prince but he will always be my sweet prince.

"I've known you more now baby. I've known your family, the people around you, the place where you've stayed. I know I might not know more than they do but..." I placed a hand on his lips, stopping him. "You know me well baby. What they know is what I've been before. While you, you know what I've been through, what I am now and will I be"

"I want to know you more baby" he said. "I want to know you more as we spend our lives together"

I kissed him right there. God, what have I done to deserve this much? I do not know, but all I can say is that thank you, and sorry, I will never let him go. "It will be almost a year now since we first met during the negotiation" I smiled.

"Yeah. I still remember you being an arrogant businessmen who kept on flirting with me while he has a fiancé"

He chuckled. "Well technically I was flirting with my fiancé"

"Who thought I will be able to stand your arrogance for a year now?" he pouted like a little kid. "Hey! I'm not arrogant." He said.

"You are." He leaned closer to my ears and whispered "I'm more of naughty than arrogant"

I felt my cheeks flushed that's why I beamed his chest. "I hate you" and with that I left him there.

That night we sat on the sand as the bonfire give us heat. We've tried to head marshmallows on stick like what young couples do. Hey! We're still young! Being with him here feels so domestic and yeah I will thank granny for giving us privacy. We can enjoy our life here without those paparazzi and without them I will never feel like I am married to a prince.

Jeanne and I woke up early and I asked him to go out on the beach ahead of me. Well...Err...I have this crazy plan. I mean...it's not really a plan! I just...Ugh. Okay, I'm wearing this crazy one piece black swimsuit that wasn't really like one piece. It was like a two piece but it is crisscrossed in the middle, which connects the top to the bottom. My belly is exposed and the color flaunts my fairness a little more.

I covered it with a white bathrobe like cover up which was up to my mid-thigh. I sighed.

"Just walk with confidence, you can't do it" I mutter to myself. I do not know but when I woke up this morning I just suddenly thought that now that I am married I shall dress to impress. I walk out from the villa and walk straight to Jeanne who has his aviators on and sitting on the inclined couch, topless, showing his perfect abs while drinking his fresh mango juice.

I did the cat walk as my hair follow my movement. I saw Jeanne looking at me, pulling down his aviator, mouth a little bit open. I smiled. I think I did a good job.

I stopped in front of him. "Hi baby" he didn't know what to do. If he will put down his drink first or he will stand up or he'll pull out his aviator.

"What's the matter?" I asked innocently. He finally settled himself up, pull down his aviator and put the juice on the table.

"Uh...ah...You look hot" he stammered. Wow. Did he just stammer?

I smiled at him and instead of answering I get the juice and drink. He groaned and get my drink and said "Ugh, baby you're seducing me" I laughed as he hug me.

I traced his nose and said "I dress to impress my big baby boy"

"And you did a good job" he kissed me and said.

"Thank you"

"But I do not want you wearing that again" he was serious about it. What? I thought he liked it? "Why? You didn't like it?" I pout. I thought...

"No, I love it, but I do not want them to see my wife wearing that" he looked at the guards around us. I grin. Possessive. "You are more conservative than me"

"I'm just being protective"

"Overprotective" I said then he kissed me.

"Just protecting what's mine" he said. "Will you wear that again when it's just the two of us?" I punched his chest "Naughty!"

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Today will be Teresa's best day ever. After almost their whole life, here we are at the Church waiting for the wedding ceremony to start. Well...err...We are almost late.

"You're late!" Sophia sneered. Gosh. I just got out of the car, can't she even wait for me to greet her?

"Not so late. She's not yet here" I answered and kissed her cheeks.

"Let me guess... You got laid last night right?" My cheeks reddened. Hell! Jeanne is just right beside me!

I heard him chuckle and I elbowed him. "Shut up will you?" I hissed and she laughed at me. "I was just trying to catch you and with what you've done on him" she looked at him and back at me. "I guess you've got a hot night" she teased.

"Very hot" Jeanne even added!

"Will you please stop?!" I told them then Sophia walked away. Kiel just saved him by calling her.

"You! You will not have a hot night tonight" I hissed at him and rolled my eyes.

"Hey! Just kidding" he said and yes, he's still laughing. Our commotion not yet done but was stopped by a loud sound of motorcycle engine arriving in front of the Church. It was 2014 Ducati black colored big bike. Oh my! I know who this is!

He jumped out of the bike without turning it off and slowly removed his helmet. The first thing he did was to stare at me. I move out of Jeanne's arm and walk no I almost run towards this gray eyed blonde hair best friend of mine.

"Vince!"