Nicolas
Neil changes slowly, while I explore the room, windows are big and spotless, books piled everywhere and work on the desk in the study. I pottered in the study fixing the places of books, and I even sorted it into piles of completed and incomplete. Neil walks in and gasps "you shouldn't be doing that; there is servants for that"
"Though they love to gossip and spread things-"
"Yes, though it's not for you to worry about" Neil waits before pulling me closer, and whispering you look good in that suit"
"Thank you" he smiles holding me closer before leaning in his head at the left side of my neck, and he puffs a breath into my ear.
"We should really go to dinner with the officials now, so they can plot their plans…though I would really like to stay like this, business calls"
"Let's go then"
"Of course, let's go to dinner, my husband"
"We're not married yet"
"Yet"
"You seem very fixated on that"
"Let's go before…" then he drags me out of the chambers and then we're marching down the hall side by side looking like hitmen.
The meeting dinner was very posh, different cutlery and spoons, so many spoons. "Not to worry the officials have no manners so you'd be fine in this meal, you'll learn this in time"
"Okay?"
"Don't be scared you'll be fine my lovely" and with that the officials eat like rapid animals, and I just copy Neil.
Jenna eats chicken like a lady while I feel like I have been misplaced, making it slightly uncomfortable. Neil smiles and whispers "What you are thinking about my lovely?"
"Hm?" Then Neil repeats himself.
"Nothing, this is just…new"
"New is one thing, if you want to leave and eat you can, I'll join you."
How did he know? Yet I keep composed as I force another bite out of the food, and I smile showing I need no help. There is nothing worse than this dinner. Period.
The meeting was about confirming our wedding and Neil answers every question with ease, then Jenna yawns so I excuse myself to put her to bed. The room beside mine, perfect, I help her change then I sing a song that my mother used to sing to me, the words aren't in English though I sing them with ease and memory.
I take a detour to the meeting, and I end up finding myself at the door of the main room, so I enter finding Neil getting annoyed and having a hushed tone with the official to his right. "Everything okay in here?" I ask my voice, echoing in the room. I flinch as I hear my voice boom across the room.
"Everything is perfect here my lovely, just some people can't keep their words where they belong and that is unsaid, is Jenna asleep?"
"Passed out" that earns me a soft laugh that breaks the tension in the room.
"Right meeting closed, I'm off to bed, come on my lovely" I follow him out and into our chamber.