Sitting in the office looking over all the reports that I did not do as the actual Elizabeth was torcher. But not as bad as the chill that ran down my spine. Something was about to happen. I had sent the letter a week ago asking for a divorce from the crown prince. My gut was telling me that something big was about to happen. My office door opens slowly. Oscars stuck his head in and said " The prince is here to see you. Shall I have the kitchen change the menu for dinner?"
I rolled my eyes and said " Of course he is. In all the years we have been married he chose now to see me." I thought for a second and said " Don't bother the kitchen. He decided to show up unannounced so he can eat stew and be happy about it."
I met him in the sitting room. Seeing him in person was different from seeing him as a drawing on my phone. He had pure red eyes and dark black hair. His eyes held no warmth and his mouth was pressed in a hard line. Before I could greet him he said " What is all this nonsense about a divorce?"
I bowed and said " It is just as I wrote your highness I want to leave. Since you decided that I was not worth your time then I wish to be free to pursue what I want."
" What is wrong with being married to me?" He demanded
" Nothing if you were there. But no you have to hook up with anyone that bats an eyelash at you." All the anger that the real Elizabeth felt came out.
I understand what she was feeling. I hate cheaters myself that is why I wanted the divorce instead of fixing things like she wanted.
" You did not even spend our wedding night together. I was a fool for trying to make you love me. But no longer." I turned to walk away.
He grabbed my arm and said " You don't have my permission to leave."
I pulled my arm from his graped and said " This is my home and I will do what I wish. You made your choice. You can not get mad at me for making mine. You are more than welcome to stay for dinner since you made the trek here but after that you must leave."
" Just like that you are going to kick out the prince?" He shot back " After everything."
I rounded on him as soon as that last word came out.
" What did you did for me?" Tell me what have you done for me?" I shouted " I have become the laughing stock of the kingdom. You left me on our wedding night. You have not visited the manor in the five years that we have been married in name. You have slept with just about everyone woman in the kingdom. And the one that you are currently with has been taking care of her competition and I am done with it all."
I stomped away before I made the situation any worse. I watched the anger grow in his eyes and that pissed me off even more. He was handsome that was for sure but he was a damn asshole and he was not sorry. That pissed me off more than anything.
Anna walked up beside me and said " Would you like me to set up a room for them?"
" No, I told him to leave and if he does not do that then it is on him."
" You can't just kick out the prince." She said
" If it will make you happier then you can set one up but that is all the special treatment he gets."
She nodded and headed towards the spare rooms. I made my way down to the kitchen to see if they needed help. Along the way I ask one of the maids to set up an extra place at dinner. The kitchen staff was panicking as they looked through things.
Jackson saw me and said " Thanks the gods, what would you like us to fix for the prince?"
I rubbed the bridge of my nose and said " He showed up without notice, we don't have to have everything for him. Just finish the stew and if he doesn't like it then he can leave."
Henry smiled and nodded. That was his way of showing his approval. Catherine was shaking like a leaf.
" We can't serve the prince soup."
" We can and we will. This is my home and he will not come in here and demand things.I am tired of hearing about it. "
Jackson turned me around and pushed me out of the kitchen and said " Don't worry about dinner we got it."
I sighed and headed back to the office. The prince was sitting on the couch there. I rolled my eyes and went to work ignoring him.
"What are you planning?" He said after some time
" I am not planning anything." I replied without even looking up.
He stood up and leaned against the desk forcing me to face him. His eyes were brimming with anger and something else. He stared into my eyes for a long time before he pushed it away.
" Whatever it is, I won't fall for it." He said walking away. " Have a room prepared. I will be staying the night."
The stew that the kitchen had prepared was one of the best ones that I have had in a long time. The prince did not think it was. He hardly ate any of it. After he left the hall his assistant turned to me and asked " Are you actually going to finish the meal?"
" Um yeah. Why wouldn't I?" I asked confused
" The prince has left the room. It is customary to stop eating." He said, staring at me.
" While that may be the case at other places, here in my home I eat until I am full, not until someone else decides that I have had enough. Tell the prince if the stew is not up to his standards then he can ask the kitchen for something else only if they have the time." I said taking another bite of food.
The assistant's mouth dropped open " What do you mean if they have time?"
" There are only three of them left. They have work that needs to be done so let them do it. I understand that the prince is important but showing up somewhere unannounced is unprofessional. I am not going to have what staff I have left break their back to accommodate someone they were not prepared for. So yes they can help him if he has time."