His Royal Arrogance

Chapter 13

Emerald heard the sound of something falling and woke up abruptly. Marek's large form had taken up all the space and She was at the edge of the bed about to fall off. Damn it! She tried to push without success and groaned. If he didn't wake up She was going to fall off the bed, thank God for the wall that was helping to keep her from falling. "Hey, Mr Macho, get away." She wanted to say, but that Ofcoarse would sound offensive. She didn't want to offend him yet because he had been good to her so far. She looked at her watch, it was 2:30pm.

"Marek, wake up." She shook him awake.

"What time is it?" He asked stretching and getting up slowly.

"Time to go I guess. Unless you still want to sleep?" She asked. Please say no... She was tired of bed.

"No, let's go, that is if you are feeling okay." He said.

"Great, you almost pushed me off the bed you know, I was at the edge about to fall."

"I'm Sorry babe, But now that I think about it, it's actually you who pushed me so I was just pushing back." He said kissing her forehead with a grin. Emerald glared at him, She regretted not being rude to him earlier. He put her medicine in his backpack and held her hand. They saw the doctor who had worked on her.

"Have you taken your medicine?" She asked her and Emerald nodded. "Good, remember, take it three times a day, don't miss. Do not soak in the bath tub for now, avoid staying in hot water for a long time and lastly and most important, no s*x for atleast three weeks," The doctor paused as she looked at the both of them as if She expected some sort of complaint, Emerald and Marek looked at eachother awkwardly as no one said anything. "That was received well," The doctor said almost to herself, "There is no other problem then. Come back in one month for a final check to make sure everything is fine. Good bye." She waved to them and continued to her office.

Finally they were outside and Emerald stood and busked in the Sun. "How do you feel?" Marek asked.

"I'll have to admit that although what just happened was the worst experience in my life, I feel so much better than the last few weeks. I finally have an apetite."

"Good to hear. What do you want to eat then?"

"Anything, Let's just go and eat." She said excitedly making Marek laugh. He hadn't seen her this excited since they first met. Had it been that serious? Well, atleast she was happy.

"Okay, then, Let's find a nearby restaurant." He Said.

They looked around the area and spotted a restaurant across the road. He held her hand as they crossed to the other side then entered, found a table and started looking at the menu. Emerald Said She missed noodles then ordered herself a plate, Marek ordered a beer, plenty of meat and rice. Minutes later their orders appeared and they dug in. It wasn't to their expectation but they were hungry, so they ate.

"What do you want to do after?" She asked him as they ate.

"I don't know, babe, you decide." He shrugged as he continued eating.

"C'mon, I dragged you here, so you get to decide where we go next. We have five hours before we return home."

"Let's just go anywhere babe." It's times like this that he realised he didn't really have a plan coming to China. He never programed for it, just came and that's how all this was happening to him, because he lacked a simple plan.

"Okay then, I know a place. Do you love to watch a sunset?" She asked

"Sure."

"There is a park on a hill, we can go there and check it out."

"Whatever you say babe." He said.

They finished their lunch and left the place, walking hand in hand to the subway and went straight to Baguo station where the Fragrant Hills were located. They went to a grocery store and bought some snacks and drinks then proceeded to the direction of the Hills.

"Umm, that looks so steep." Emerald said wearily. She didn't know if it was wise to climb hills hours after that surgery. But She had asked the doctor and She had said, everything was okay.

"Let's go as far as you can, then we can stop there." Marek assured her. Emerald wasn't sure though, She hated leaving things half way, She would hate not climbing to the top of that hill, But She agreed anyway. They paid the entrance fee and because they were late, they couldn't use cable cars, so they had to climb from the bottom. They entered and started straight away, it was easy in the beginning, Marek kept taking pictures of everything, of them, of the surroundings and twice when Emerald went before him, she found him holding the camera facing her.

"Are you taking a picture of my ass?" She asked jokingly although She knew it was true.

"Are you accusing me of something?" He asked with a funny grin.

"Hmm, No. I'm just asking" She shrugged coming closer to him trying to take a peek at his phone.

"Actually no, I was taking a picture of that tree trunk." He said extending the phone from her reach.

"So, what you're saying is that, that tree trunk is more interesting than my ass?" She asked acting offended.

"No babe, but now that you say it, I always thought all black girls have big asses, why isn't your ass so big? I mean, it's enough and beautiful and round and...."

"Alright, I get the point. Stop describing my own ass for me. So, you admit you've been really looking at my ass." She gave a victorious grin. "Anyway, big asses just don't run in our family. We all have medium not bigger than this. I wouldn't mind a bigger ass though." She said the last sentence under her breath.

"Yes, I've been looking at your ass and I like it." He said loudly making her laugh. "Now, Can I touch it?" He asked extending his hand.

"Ofcoarse not." She said running away from him, causing him to chase her up the hill. Emerald ran and reached a point where She was breathing so hard. She stopped and sat down.

"Hey, you're okay?" He sat near her and She nodded, She couldn't talk, being out of air. "Just a few steps and you're breathing like that, how about when you reach the top, how will it be like?" He teased her,earning him a punch on the shoulder.

"That's because you made me run." She glared at him.

"Do you want a cold drink, that will do the trick." He asked extending a Watson soda towards her. She thanked him and took it in her hand, drinking it like her life depended on it. She only set it down when it was empty. "Damn, you're not shy at all." He teased.

"What do you mean, shy?" She asked.

"I mean, I'm a guy and you can't even pretend to be a modest girl, eating how you like, drinking like that."

"Oh that? Well, as long as I'm happy, nothing and no one else matters." She shrugged.

"That's the spirit. You have such a cute smile, you know that?" He observed silently looking at her.

She smiled at him fully and looked at him straight, "I know." She said and stood up before him, her eyes never leaving his. She wanted to see his reaction to her answer. She did that a lot, answering arrogantly and over confidently to gauge the other person's reaction. The last few weeks she had lost her happiness and humor, today She felt better already.

His look was of surprise, then awe then he laughed getting up on his feet. "Really? You know?" He looked at her and smirked. "You are so arrogant."

"No, I'm just being me." She said and walked before him, "Can you keep up?" She looked back at him. Marek sensed that that question had two meanings. He just shook his head, grinned and moved forward then held her hand and they continued the climb. He had seen confident, arrogant girls, but this time it looked like he had met more than his match.