Chapter 1

Before you read part 2, be sure to read part 1! Part 1 of my story takes place right after the first move. Part 2 is a continuation of my story after Part 1! If you are confused, please read part 1 first!

Eddie and I had had a rocky relationship thus far. After calling off our first engagement, Eddie came to my graduation trying to win me back. He did. Then we decided to spend half of the summer in Denmark and half of the summer at my parent's house. At the end of the summer, Eddie proposed to me again and I accepted. I just hoped that our relationship would truly become a happily ever after.

The next day we promptly landed in Denmark and just as Harold, Eddie's father, had promised, I received an e-mail stating that I was approved for my student visa and that it would be arriving in the mail within the next week.

Eddie and I walked off the plane hand in hand. I could feel a few eyes on us as the native Danes knew who we both were. Once we exited the terminal I saw Soren there to pick us up and take us back to the palace.

"Soren!" I exclaimed and went to go hug him.

"Miss Paige! It is good to see you again," he said kind of smiling. I never really saw him smile.

Strangely, there were not any reporters around. I breathed a sigh of relief. I hated how they would sometimes just follow us around all of the time. Our lives were not that interesting!

We picked up our luggage and walked hand in hand back to the car.

"Soren, we have some special news," Eddie said as we started down the road. Eddie took my hand proudly.

"We are engaged to be married!" he exclaimed.

"Yes, I did hear that from your mother. I am very happy for you both!" he said trying to sound happy.

"Soren, what is the matter?" Eddie asked.

"Your mother has called an emergency meeting with you as soon as you get home. I believe it is in regards to the engagement," Soren said calmly.

"Why can't she just be happy!?" Eddie said getting angry.

"She didn't say what it was about," Soren said.

"I think we all know what it is about," Eddie said. "She's upset that I am engaged to Paige and will do whatever she can to make sure it doesn't happen."

"Mostly likely," Soren said quietly.

"She doesn't scare me anymore," I said to Eddie. "She do everything in her power to try to get rid of me but it's not going to work."

I truly did not understand what Rosalind had against me. Ever since the very first day that she met me, she hated my guts. I never did anything to her so I truly didn't understand. It hurt since I always hoped when I was a teenager that I would have a good relationship with my mother in law. Obviously, that was not going to happen.

We arrived at the palace and I got my bags out of the car. Eddie walked me to my room and we both sat down on the bed together. He took my hand and began to trace the lines of my palm with his index finger.

"We haven't even been here for an hour and she's already trying to break us up?" I commented.

"Look, I want you to come with me. I'm going to present you as my fiance and she is going to have to deal with it."

I smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

"Ready?" he asked holding out his hand.

"Ready," I said taking it.

We walked hand in hand together as we went to go face Rosalind.

Chapter 2

We walked to Rosalind's study. Outside, Eddie knocked on the door and slowly opened it.

"Come in, Edvard. We need to talk," she said coldly.

We walked in together and sat down in the chairs. My heart rate increased slightly. There were so many things going through my head and so many things that I wanted to say to her but I wouldn't dare vocalize them.

"What's she doing here?" Rosalind snapped, motioning to me.

"Mother, Paige and I are engaged to be married. She has the right to be here for this conversation that you wanted to have with me."

"It's good to see you again," I said trying to smile even though I truly wanted to yell at her.

Rosalind snorted and looked at me.

"Are you really going to stay this time or are you going to run away the moment that things get hard?" She asked with her piercing eyes look at mine as though she was trying to see through me.

"I'm not going anywhere," I stated firmly.

"We'll see about that," she said turning her back on us.

"Mother, Paige is going to be my wife, the mother of my children one day, I demand that you treat her with the respect that she deserves," Eddie demanded.

"Okay," Rosalind said reluctantly and half-hardheartedly.

Eddie and I left to go watch a movie together in his room. And we did actually watch the movie. I guess I fell asleep somewhere through it since I woke up with a note next to me from Eddie explaining that he had another meeting with his mother that he was told he had to attend. He said if I woke up in time, to come and crash it. Crashing it was exactly what I planned on doing.

I was walking down the hallway of the palace trying to find Eddie and his mother. Part of me could not believe that I was back here. The other part of me could not believe that I was engaged to Eddie and I would be his wife one day. If we decided to stay in Denmark, I would be the woman next to him in his royal portrait. I would be his queen. The last concept made my head feel dizzy and it was hard to completely wrap my thoughts around it.

"EDVARD!" I heard Rosalind's voice shriek, interrupting my thoughts.

I followed the sound of her voice until I heard where the sounds were coming from. I quietly stood outside the door. It was opened partly. I wasn't sure if I should make my presence known now or not.

"Edvard, this is non-negotiable. You need to tell Paige that you made a mistake and call the engagement off before the news gets out to the press. I'm afraid you don't have a choice in the matter," she said sternly.

My heart began to race. Rosalind was up to her old tricks again.

"I love Paige very much and she loves me. We are going to be married and spend the rest of our lives together," Eddie replied sternly as though this was non-negotiable.

"Edvard, I understand why you like Paige. She is a very attractive young woman and she has very nice qualities about her. However, you are the King of Denmark. It is your duty to marry someone of royal descent, someone who understands what is expected of them, and someone who understands this life style. Paige does not. She is a commoner and she does not belong here."

"Mother, Paige is staying and we will become husband and wife. Have I made myself clear?" Eddie said.

Rosalind laughed.

"I bet if you were to tell her that you were abdicating the throne; she would leave quicker than you could imagine. She doesn't love you, Edvard. She is only here for the fame and glory," Rosalind said as though it was a statement. "Harold, what do you think of Paige? Don't you agree with me? The engagement has to be broken IMMEDIATELY."

"I haven't seen Paige yet from this visit. From her last visit, before the engagement was broke, I was very sick and I didn't spend that much time with Paige. But from what I have seen and heard, she seems to be a very lovely girl who seems to love our Edvard and Edvard loves her. If Edvard wishes to marry her, I can't think of any objections to this marriage," Harold said.

Rosalind sighed and probably rolled her eyes.

"Edvard, as the King of Denmark, you have no choice but to call of the engagement and marry someone of royal descent. I heard there are several princesses and duchesses in England, France, Sweden, Norway, to just to name a few. You need to pick one of them to be your bride. I'm sorry about the pain this will cause you but it has to be done. For the sake of Denmark, you do not have a choice."

"If I cannot marry Paige, then I would abdicate the throne as king. If you don't believe me, try me. I will do it without any reservations or regrets," Eddie said sternly.

Rosalind laughed.

"Where would you go live then?" She asked sarcastically.

"The United States," Eddie stated. "I wouldn't be opposed to it and neither would Paige. We just want to be together."

"You would not leave this life," Rosalind said and smirked.

"When would you like me to make the press statement explaining that I am leaving the throne? I'll do it now."

"You would not-" Rosalind began.

"Soren, would you contact someone from Denmark Today? I can make a formal announcement in front of everyone," Eddie said cutting her off.

Soren began to move as though he was going to do that but he also seemed very confused.

"Soren, don't call anyone," Rosalind said glaring at him.

Soren stopped moving and went back to standing still.

"Soren, what do you think of Paige?" Rosalind asked.

"Well...I actually think that Ms. Paige is a lovely girl. She is very smart, determined, and I think she and Edvard make a...cute couple," Soren said hesitantly. He knew that wasn't what Rosalind wanted to hear.

"I can't believe that no one else sees her for the power hungry, selfish American girl that she is. She is not any of the things that you all seem to believe that she is," Rosalind said angrily.

I felt as though now would be a good time to make my presence known.

"You wanted to see me, Eddie? I got your note," I asked coming quietly.

Rosalind's face changed to complete shock as she saw me come in the doorway.

"Everyone, I would like you to meet someone. This is Paige Morgan and she is my fiancé. We are going to be married soon and I expect everyone to treat her with the respect and dignity that she deserves. Have I made myself clear?" Eddie said very sternly.

"Of course," Harold said.

"I wouldn't treat her any other way," Soren said.

Rosalind was quiet. She didn't say anything and she just stared me up and down. Then, she stormed out of the room.

Chapter 3

"Well, that was a lovely conversation," Soren said trying to break the tension.

We all laughed. I turned to Harold, Eddie's father. This was the first time that I had seen him since our previous engagement and at the time, he was gravely ill.

"I just wanted to thank you so much for everything that you did to help me get my student visa," I said walking over to him and then I briefly hugged him. It felt slightly awkward, but I felt as though I should do it. I was truly grateful to him for all that he did.

"I can't thank you enough," I said smiling at him.

"Anything for Edvard's lady. It's good to see you again," Harold said.

"It's good to see you again too," I said smiling. I wasn't really sure what else to say.

"Edvard, would you mind if I stole Paige for a stroll around the gardens this afternoon?" Harold asked. "I'd like to spend some time with her and get to know her better," he said.

"Yes, of course," Eddie said smiling. He seemed pleased that his father was really trying to make an effort with me and it wasn't because he was trying to sabotage our relationship.

Eddie and I left hand in hand and we walked back to my room where we sat down on my bed to talk.

"I'm glad you came in when you did," Eddie said stroking my hair. "I was wondering how much longer she was going to go on."

"Probably until she convinced you to break up with me," I said sighing.

"How much of the conversation did you hear?" Eddie asked.

"I came in at the part where Rosalind said 'Edvard this is non negotiable...you must call of the engagement,'" I said trying to mimic his mother.

"She said that a lot," Eddie said laughing.

"And I'm sure that isn't the last time we will be hearing it either," I said sighing again. "Why does she hate me so much? What did I ever do to her?" I asked turning to Eddie.

Eddie hesitated for a second.

"I don't think she hates you-" he started.

"Oh, she hates me alright. She's made that very clear," I said cutting him off.

"I'm not trying to justify her treatment or actions towards you; they're truly horrific but she doesn't see them that way. Mother is very traditional and she believes that since we came from two completely different backgrounds that we won't be able to truly have a successful relationship."

"But she has eyes! She can see that we truly care about each other and we aren't just getting married for the press and fame!" I exclaimed.

"I know and I honestly just do not understand her. Maybe she's upset that I'm getting married and starting a family and I will be spending less time with her? I truly can't figure it out," he said shaking his head.

Then Eddie got serious.

"Would you like me to leave the throne so we could try to live a normal life?" Eddie asked.

"I feel horrible asking that of you," I said looking down. "Yeah, it would be nice you were kind of destined to do this since birth," I said.

"I wasn't destined. The decision was made for me when I was their firstborn child," Eddie said. "If that was what you really wanted, I'd do it without any reservation."

"I just want to be with you. And I don't care where that is," I said kissing him.

"So, should we just wait and see how things go?" he asked.

I nodded and kissed him again. I snuggled into his arms and rested my eyes. I needed to prepare some energy for my walk with Harold later and feeling like I'm about to fall asleep from jet lag probably wasn't a good way to talk a walk. The next thing I knew, I fell asleep in the arms of the man that I loved.

Chapter 4

I woke up a few hours and practically jumped off of my bed when I saw that I slept through my walk time with Harold.

"Oh no," I said looking at the clock.

Eddie chuckled.

"What's so funny? Your dad is going to hate me too!" I exclaimed trying to put on some tennis shoes really fast and putting a little blush on my cheeks.

"I told him that you feel asleep. He said he would be ready whenever you were and not to wake you up," Eddie said smiling.

"See, he's seems to be so nice and understanding. Your mother would probably like my head if I slept through her walk together."

Eddie laughed.

"That would solve her problem," he said laughing again.

"It sure would! You would be forced to marry someone of royal descent. Like the nice princesses in Sweden, France, Norway, England, etc," I said mimicking Rosalind's voice again.

Eddie kept on laughing. I seemed to have really gotten his funny bone.

"Wish me luck," I said going over to him and giving him a quick kiss on the lips.

"My father will love you," he said kissing me back.

"I sure hope so!" I exclaimed.

I left and went to go face my future father in law. I was walking down the staircase and went into the sun room where I was supposed to meet Harold. He was there sitting down in a chair, reading the newspaper.

"I am so sorry," I said going over to him. "I fell asleep and Eddie didn't wake me up-"

"Don't worry about it," he said smiling at me. "I needed to catch up on some of the gossip anyway. Did you know that you are pregnant?" he said pointing to an article talking about my supposed baby bump.

I laughed.

"Yes, the baby bump keeps on growing by the day too. At this rate, I'll have the biggest stomach ever!" I said holding my shirt against my stomach to reveal how flat it was.

Harold laughed.

"And apparently you and Edvard eloped in the United States," he said pointing to another article. "Also, you are supposed to be hiding out in the US until you give birth," he said pointing to another article and getting up.

"Geez, what do these people do all day? Sit around and think of rumors about me? Don't they have a life!?" I exclaimed.

"It never ends, Paige. That is something you will learn to get used to," he said.

We went outside and we began our walk around the grounds. I was still slightly nervous. I guess I wanted to please him so much and I was so afraid that he would turn on me like Rosalind (although Rosalind never liked me).

"So, tell me how you and Edvard met," Harold asked as we slowly neared a garden. "I've read 100 different stories in the newspaper and magazines but I want to hear the story first hand from you."

"Well, the very first time that I met Eddie was when I was working the bar in the student center. He was drunk, tried to hit on me, and asked me if I'd take off my shirt and I ended up spraying him with a hose of soda," I said smiling at the memory. "I mean he was of course, harmless but at the time I didn't know if he was a rapist or something."

"How drunk was he?" Harold asked.

"Pretty drunk," I said laughing. "The next time we met was in our Shakespeare class that we had the next day. Eddie apologized to me for his behavior the previous night. I was still kind of cautious of him and I wasn't sure what to think of him, so I kind of kept my distance. Then, what really happened was he got a job in the student center with me. Working together was when we really bonded and then we just started doing almost everything together. We studied together, we hung out together with our group of friends, and we even did our laundry together. We were just friends though."

"So when did the whole friend thing change?" Harold asked.

"I invited him home for Thanksgiving and on the Friday after Thanksgiving, he kissed me. It was understood from that moment on that we were boyfriend and girlfriend," I said smiling at the memory.

"How did he tell you about who he was?"

"He didn't. I found out when we were being affectionate in a library and a bunch of people started taking our picture. We ran out of the library together and then he told me."

"How did you take it?"

"I was actually angry at him for basically lying about who he was to me," I said. "Now, I understand it but at the time, I didn't. I thought he was just playing with me and my feelings."

"And the rest of the story I believe I know about," Harold said smiling and I smiled back at him. "So, Eddie tells me that you want to be a doctor," Harold said changing the topic.

"Yes, I do. It's always been my dream. That's why being able to start medical school this semester in Denmark means so much to me. Thank you so much again."

We ended up spending the rest of our walk having a very pleasant conversation about my background and ambitions in life. I knew he was just trying to get to know me, but I was honestly sick of all of the questions. In his defense, it was as though he just met me since the last time I saw him, we all thought he was going to die. We ended our walk and he gave me a brief parting hug.

"Edvard is a very lucky man to have you as his bride," Harold said.

"Thank you," I said smiling. "Eddie is such a lovely man. I can't imagine my life without him."

We went our separate ways and I decided to enter back into the palace through the sunroom again. As soon as I opened the door, Rosalind was there to greet me.