HANNAH
I tried to arrange my thoughts into words. I was aware that the seconds were ticking past, that I was staring, and Edward needed an answer. I could see his lips start to move, about to frame the same question he had just asked me.
Yes. The obvious answer to give him was yes.
I was just about to say the word when there was a slight commotion at the edge of the crowd. It parted. Julia stepped out to the front. Again.
What the hell?
She knew better than to start with the insults and name-calling in the presence of the prince, didn't she?
I needn't have bothered. She had eyes only for Prince Edward.
"Hello again, Prince Edward," she said with what I supposed was her most charming smile.
Edward looked a little confused as he turned to face her. "Hi. Haven't we already met before?
