The Prince Pretentious Poposal

Fifteen

Fifteen

Meeting with the king was pleasant in an awkward way... Until they got behind the closed door of the king closed door and had to start the meeting . The time before the meeting was awkward but now in the meeting it was getting suffocating.

" father, this is Annabelle. She is my beloved. " Ken said as the king nodded.

" so she does have a name. "the long muses.

" pardon. " Ken asked. The king statement was not only unclear to him and Annabelle too and she was relief that she didn't have to be the one to ask the king what he meant by that.

" you have been calling her beloved for so long that it means like she didn't have any other name. " the king explained. While Ken chuckled although it sounded strained to Annabelle and it must have sounded that way to the king too because the king turned to him.

" I was trying to keep her identity a secret although it seems not important since you ordered me to bring her here. " Ken confessed and his father nodded accepting that reason for his nervousness but Annabelle knew that story was just a cover. Ken was nervous because he was just lying to his father and he hasn't met her before he started the lie.

" I already knew of her name. " the king looked at his son who displayed genuine shock on his face.

" how. " Ken breathed out

"your mother heard it from Jasmine. You know better than to think that your nightly routine would go unnoticed. " the king chuckled.

" I was hoping so. Why didn't you do anything about it then. "

" because once upon a time I was in your position. I hated it when my father talked to your mother father so I wouldn't want it to be done to my son too. "

"no. you were just trying to push me to wed another girl. I think it is happening. " Ken snorted.

" I want what is best for the kingdom. " the king argued.

" and you think Annabelle isn't what is best. " Ken retorted and the king shifted uncomfortably in his seat.

" can we not talk about this in your lady presence. "

Ken speared a look to Annabelle direction but turned his focus back to his father. " don't worry about Annabelle, she knows everything I know and if it is important I will tell her so you are saving me from repeating this conversation to her later. "

" I didn't mean that. " the king offered Annabelle.

Annabelle just bowed at the king then offered a smile. " it is okay your majesty. Kendall doesn't know when others are uncomfortable. He is dense most of the times. "

" hey. " Ken complains.

" well you are, Kendall. It is the truth. " Annabelle delicately shrugs.

" do you have to be blunt about it. " Ken whines.

" you prefer it that way. "

Ken grins at her. " I forget at times. It is good that you are here to always remind me. "

The king was contented to seat back and watch the playful banter that Ken exchanged with Annabelle. If he wasn't sure before. This convinced him. The king had only seen Ken this free when he was with Jared and now Annabelle, the girl who has Ken heart.

****

The dinner that evening was kind of strange to Ken. Fallon was acting like she was okay with Annabelle and was on a fast track to being her friend. Annabelle was even a little bit bothered by Fallon act. She was expecting that Fallon would be rude to her but this behavior she was confused by it. She was sure that Fallon started the rumours but now she wasn't so sure about it.

Jared just watched princess Fallon and her brother strangely. There is something that those two have planned but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Flynn noticed the look Jared was sending the him. " why are you here Jared. What about your home. "

" my sister is angry with me and I don't want to be in the same place as she and my father together any time soon

I want her to forget today first. " Jared explained as Annabelle and Ken laughed.

" is there an inside joke we don't know about. " the queen asked.

" yes mother. We cannot tell, sorry. " Ken replied.

" too bad. Annabelle. " the queen called and Annabelle heart nearly jumped out of her chest.

" yes your majesty. " Annabelle answers.

" you seem close to Jared too. " the queen said not phasing it like a question more like a statement but the question was clear, explain your relationship with Jared .

" I met Ken through Jared. " Annabelle said with a blush straining her cheeks.

" really. How did you meet Jared. " Flynn asked paying attention to the conversation.

" it was at night and at my place of work before I opened my store. " Annabelle said but when dismay crosses the king and queen face, Jared coughs.

"not like that" Jared quickly denies. " she is like Ken most of the time. They say things and let people think whatever they want. "

" what is wrong with what I said. " Annabelle asked looking baffled.

" beloved, you just implied that you worked in a w***e house and Jared visited you. " Ken explained as Annabelle face went redder with mortification.

" you knew and you allow them to think that way and not correct them

" Annabelle bereft Ken.

" well, it was funny when that expression crossed their face. " Ken offered without looking a bit remorseful for his actions.

" Kendall. " Annabelle admonished.

" it is okay. " Jared cuts in. " gosh, if I let you, you guys will spend the rest of the dinner arguing, I wonder how you two are in a relationship. " Jared mumbled the last part but Ken still heard and he hits Jared for the statement.

" we will just argue about it when we are alone. " Ken said

" you are not to be without a chaperone. " the queen said in a high pitch time that spoke of her worry about them being alone.

" don't worry mother. I know, so that is why we always have Jared with us. " Ken told his mother and his mother calmed down at that.

" it is sickening after a while of always watching you two. " Jared mumbled.

" I could be a chaperone. " Flynn offered.

" thanks but Jasmine already offered. " Annabelle replied when she noticed how Ken stiffened at Flynn statement and she replied so that Ken will not say something to get himself in trouble.

" Annabelle worked as a teacher and Jared heard the rumours of a female scholar it intrigued him so he went to check it out. " Ken continues with the story.

When Fallon raised an eyebrow at Jared, he just shrugged. " what can I say. I am intrigued by the weirdest things. "

" hey. " Annabelle complains.

" you were weird. In a good way. " Jared added the second part when Ken glared at him.

" so after that original meeting, we bumped into each other another evening and Kendall was there. We were attracted to each other and so we met for lunch the next day. The rest was a whirlwind. " Annabelle said with a happy sign.

" so you fell for Ken because of his person, not because he was a prince. " Fallon asked with skeptism visible in her tone.

" I acted like a minster son. She had no idea I was the prince. I told her I was the prince after father told me to present her to the palace. " Ken explained and Fallon shut her mouth at that.

She just sat through dinner fuming as she watched the queen fall in love with Annabelle. She vowed that she will put Annabelle in her place and her place had nothing to do near the castle for any reason at all.