“Can you pass me that shovel over there?” Queen asked as she pointed with a finger towards what she wanted.
“Of course. Here you go…” I said as I passed her the shovel.
The sun was high in the sky and the wind felt pleasant against my face and hair. The weather was perfect for some gardening time with Queen. After going through breakfast, I met up with Queen who suggested that I join her in the garden. I felt thankful to her for finding something for me to fill my Reiner-free day. She taught me the names of the various species of roses that she had in her garden. Although I found the names beautiful and amazing, I only managed to remember a few of them.
“How are things with Knight?” Queen asked casually.
“Great. Everything is going well…” I replied without providing any more details.
It was true. Everything was going well except for one slight issue…
“I keep nagging Knight to take you on a honeymoon trip, but he seems so busy all the time,” Queen complained.
“It’s fine. We’re not in a rush. I think we can go on a trip whenever…” I replied truthfully.
“Really? I think after you’ve been married for a while, the trip just won’t feel like a honeymoon trip anymore…” Queen raised her concern.
“I’ll talk to Knight about it,” I replied with a smile.
I had other things on my mind right now that didn’t include a honeymoon trip anywhere. Since that day, Reiner never brought up the topic of having children again and that was probably because to him the discussion was over. He probably thought that I should be satisfied because he was willing to have children because I wanted them.
How can I get him to want to have children?
Is that something that I can get an answer to by searching online?
“You should drag Knight on a shopping spree to ease you stress sometimes, you know?” Queen suggested.
That was when I realized that I must have looked very stressed out to her as I wallowed in my worries. I wished that could talk to her openly about my issues, but I just wasn’t in the mood of involving anyone else right now.
“Excuse me, Miss Rachael is here…” a maid informed us after presenting a respectable bow.
“To see me?” Queen asked as she perked up.
The maid looked hesitant before her eyes travelled from Queen to land on me.
“She says that she’s here to see Miss Natalia,” the maid replied in a soft voice.
Rachael is here and she wants to see me?
Queen looked as shocked as I was feeling when she turned to give me a wide-eyed look. I had no idea why Rachael would want to see me but if she wanted to see me then, I’ll meet with her.
“Where is she now? I’ll go and meet her,” I replied.
“Do you want me to come along?” Queen quickly suggested, her voice and face full of concern.
“That’s ok. Don’t worry,” I replied reassuringly.
It wasn’t like she could kill me right in King’s mansion, right? That would be…quite extreme…
Queen hesitated a moment before she gave me an encouraging smile. I followed the maid as she led the way back towards the mansion. When I arrived at the guest living room, Rachael was seated in one of the sofas and she looked very comfortable and at home.
“Welcome. It’s good to see you again,” I said in greeting as I took the seat on the sofa opposite from her.
The maid quickly left us alone as if she could sense that all hell was about to break loose, and she didn’t want to be a part of it. I hated dealing with situations like this, but it wasn’t like I was bad at it. Unfortunately, I’ve had multiple experiences in dealing with situations like these.
“Sorry for vising you so suddenly. I assume that Knight isn’t home today?” she asked, although I knew that she already knew.
Why else did she have to turn up now of all times? I wanted to roll my eyes at her for treating me like a fool but instead I smiled.
“Your dress is very pretty,” I said as my eyes dropped to the sunflower patterned dress that she had on.
I had to say that the white of the fabric along with the yellow and brown sunflower pattern complimented her skin and hair very well. Not that I was that interested.
“Thank you,” she replied.
I let silence past between us because she was the one who wanted to see me. Therefore, it wasn’t my responsibility to insert in small talk to keep the conversation going. Frankly, I wasn’t in the mood for small talk either. She stared at me and I found myself staring back at her easily while I waited for her to open her mouth and say the words that she wanted to say. My heart and mind were already on welcoming Reiner back home, having dinner with him, and inviting him for a warm bath together before I beg him for some wild sex.
“Congratulations on your wedding, Natalia,” Rachael said with a smile that was most probably fake.
This just reminded me of how I congratulated Lucien and Angela on their wedding, although, I probably acted a lot more natural and convincing compared to what Rachael had on display right now. I guess that goes to show that she hasn’t been faking many things in her life and that was supposed to be a good thing. Plastering on a fake smile on your face wasn’t a skill that I recommended people to have unless absolutely necessary.
“Thank you very much. I am so thankful for Knight. He is such an amazing and loving husband,” I replied with additional details as a bonus.
Rachael flinched visibly. He’s good in bed too, I’ll tell you that if you asked. I smiled back warmly and wondered when she would get to the point. Since my conversation with Reiner the other day, I wondered if he’d had the chance to clear things up with this girl here.
–To be continued…