The Worst Day
1185 Words
Annabelle
She wome up in James's bed and he wasn't there, while that wasn't typically normal she knew today would be anything but normal. She went into her room and got herself dressed for the day and made her way upto the Queens room.
She gently knocked on her door to be met with a " Come in Annabelle".
Annabelle opened the door to a smiling Queen.
" You seem to be in a good mood this morning" Annabelle said to her as she started to get the Queen ready for the day.
" I am actually, last night was the first time in a long time The King and I spent the entire night together. It all intimacy, even though let's be honest there was some. We stayed up talking for hours it was really nice" she told her and Annabelle gave her a smile.
" That's wonderful I'm happy to hear that" she told her.
" How was your night with James?" she asked Annabelle with a huge grin.
Annabelle couldn't help but blush " I'm not sure that's really appropriate to discuss with the Queen" Annabelle mentioned.
" Oh come on, I gave you permission. Besides I see you more as my friend or sister anyway" she told her really trying to get information out of her.
" Don't make me punish you" The Queen told her with a wink.
Annabelle sighed and chuckled " It was nice, then he told me about his wife and son. We spend the rest of the night after that just holding each other" she told the Queen.
" I wondered when he would tell you his dreadful story" The Queen said with a frown.
" You knew?" Annabelle asked her buttoning up her dress.
" I did, but it wasn't my story to tell. I feel absolutely terrible and I wish there was something someone could to do fix his pain" The Queen said.
" Although, I guess you're slowly mending his heart. I've been told he's barely even looked at a woman let alone be interested in one" The Queen said giving her a smile.
" I just feel like that's alot of pressure to make sure that his heart is mended, what if I'm not the one for him and he wasted his time on me" Annabelle wondered out loud.
" Even if all that is true, it's a starting point for him to be happy again" The Queen told her as she gave Annabelle a hug.
" I can't imagine how hard that was to listen to, but I'm sure he appreciated it" she told Annabelle.
The Queen cleared her throat " Alright then let's head off to breakfast" she said as they both made their way down the stairs.
James wasn't at breakfast today so once they both made it they started eating right away. The King and Queen just chatted while Annabelle sat there in silence, normally she would be able to speak to James so this was of the unsual.
The King cleared his throat " Annabelle, since James is taking a personal day you will be working twice as hard. You'll have to take care of the Queens needs as well as my own. It's going to be a busy day for you, but we all have to make sacrifices when one of our own is mourning. I had James made up a schedule two days ago to give you an idea how today will go" he told her sliding the paper towards her.
1-Breakfast
2- arrange meetings for the King
3-discuss next event with the Queen & Katie
4-Go for a walk with the Queen
5-arrange paperwork for the King
6-Transcribe the meeting for The King
7-clean up after the meeting/ see what the Queen needs since it will be hours since you've checked up on her
8- Another walk with the Queen
9-have supper
10- discuss the details of tomorrow''s day with The King(James has prepared that)
11- Get The Queen ready for bed
12- Get The King ready for bed
Annabelle let out a gasp " That's alot" she told him and The King nodded.
" That's why it isn't usually upto one person, be thankful that there isn't an event being planned right now, or any appointments to attend" The King told her.
" You will handle today with grace and precision do you understand?" The King asked her and she nodded.
" I don't really need two walks with Annabelle we can always cut one of them out" The Queen said trying to lighten her work load.
" You know that isn't how this works, things must be kept the same. Please do not argue with me" The King told her.
" Alright" she spoke silently.
Annabelle did not stop the entire day, she never knew how long those meetings actually took. She was in there for at least three hours, no wonder she barely saw James during the day. She hoped he was ok wherever he was,she couldn't imagine the grief that he had to face every year.
Annabelle Was getting The King ready for bed as he spoke " I'm sure you thought there would be some intimacy scheduled for you today" he said with a chuckle.
" I wondered if any of those tasks were fake" she did agree.
" There was definitely no time for that today. You seemed to be make it through the day alright" he told her and she shrugged.
" Do you have any energy left or would you prefer to be pleasured?" The King asked her.
" Honestly I just want to sleep, today was more then I'm used to" she said giving that as an excuse.
The truth is she wasn't sure if she wanted to continue with The King, she had been struggling with this secret for awhile now. Especially after learning of JAmes's trauma.
" That's fair, you rest well you deserve it beautiful " he said kissing her cheek.
Once everything was complete Annabelle went into her room and instantly fell onto her bed just exhausted.
" Hi" came the voice of James.
She jumped startled " James I didn't realize you were in here" she said and he gave a small smile.
" Ho, how are you?" she asked him studdering a little bit.
" As well as you would expect, how did you manage today?" he asked her sitting beside her on her bed.
Annabelle sighed " it was alot, I never knew how long those meetings could take" she told him and he nodded.
They remained silent for a few minutes when he spoke " Would it be alright with you If we stayed here tonight and just held each other?" he asked and she nodded.
He got himself dressed for bed as did she. As he held onto her she could feel tears falling onto her hair. Annabelle grabbed onto his hand and held him tightly.
" I'll always be here for you James" she told him as she leaned up and kissed his tears away.
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