Her Royal Pen Pal

Chapter 26 [Three Month Mensiversary]

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Chapter 26

“I was hoping to catch you before you leave,” Accra said to Leonidas, barging into his bedroom, unannounced.

“Grandmother!” Leonidas exclaimed scandalized, “I’m barely dressed.”

“Oh please, Leonidas,” Accra scoffed, “You have on pants, and it’s just your shirt that you have yet to put on.”

She was right, but Leonidas still felt a bit embarrassed about his grandmother walking in on him half dressed, so he quickly donned his shirt and began to button it.  

“Besides, it isn’t like I haven’t seen you without a shirt on before,” Accra pointed out.

“I was younger then,” he defended.

Accra waved it off, “Are you this shy when you were with your old girlfriends? Are you going to be this shy with Elise?”

“Grandmother,” Leonidas chided. He did not want to discuss his relationship with his grandmother.

“Fine,” Accra said, “but I wanted to talk to you.”

Accra came and sat down on his bed and patted the space next to her. Leonidas went to sit next to her and she handed him something. It was a square, black, velvet jewelry box.

“Are you proposing to me?” Leonidas asked in mock seriousness.

“Oh you,” She scoffed and hit him on his arm, “No, I’m not proposing to you. Besides, you’re not my type.”

Leonidas opened the box and saw a ring he’d never seen before. It was an engagement ring with a ruby heart-shaped stone in the middle and two small round cut diamond on either side of the heart, set on a plain platinum band. [A/N: Pic at the side =) ]

He had a feeling that Accra would give him her ring to propose with, seeing as she and Elise had became fast friends since the day she had shown up on the van Hastening front porch, but this ring wasn’t the one he was expecting. He was expecting the ring Accra had worn.

“This was my grandmother’s ring. I had originally planned on giving it to Grisham to give to Lucilla, but he had already ordered the emerald one for her. I didn’t mind, Lucilla loves emerald, and I knew that one day, I’d give the ruby to my grandson for his bride,” Accra explained.

“Thank you,” he said sincerely, “I know Elise will appreciate it.”

She smiled, “I know you’re surprised that I didn’t give you the engagement ring I wore, but I pulled a ‘Titanic’ with that one and dropped it in the ocean the week after I became a Royal Elder. Besides, you don’t want your engagement tainted with a reminder of Erland; he was the one who gave me that ring, remember. The wedding one I keep for appearances sake, but jeesh, I wish I could drown that too.” She finished with a sad note.

Leonidas kissed his grandmother’s forehead.

“Enough with my pity party,” Accra declared brightly, her melancholy mood gone, “The wicked old goon is banished, and it’s time for a Royal Wedding, let’s set a date!”

“You really enjoyed handing it to Erland the other day, didn’t you?”

“You bet your sweet throne I did,” Accra assured him.

“Too bad Father didn’t video tape it,” Leonidas said remorsefully, “I’d love to have seen you shove him away.”

“That was after I slapped him,” she recalled, “twice!”