Hannah

Chapter 51

On the other side the king was staring at the casket with different emotions.
Hannah looked at him sadly and held his hand. He swallowed hard. He only knew Keith for a few days, and it hasn't been so much pleasurable. But he couldn't help but to feel sorrow for him. After all, he was just the victim of being the child of a royale family.

"Hannah" Niall whispered.
"Yes?" she whispered back.
"I don't want this for my son." He whispered his eyes fixed on Keith's casket.
"Niall"
"I don't want this for Brian."
"Niall it's not going to happen."

He swallowed hard. His eyes showed pain and worry. He was scared.
"Niall we are not them. We are different." She said trying to calm him down.
"We are not your parents." Her voice echoed into his heart and soul. He finally faced her.

"We're not the same. History's not going to repeat itself, right?"
She nodded.
"Hannah"
She waited for him to continue.
"You were forced to marry me when you were in love with someone else. Just how my mom was." He reminded her.
"We are like them." He said.

"We may have the same beginning, but our journey is different Niall.
Niall, I fell in love with you." She reminded him.
He stared at her eyes.
"We are not the same." She said.
His tear rolled down. She used the pad of her thumb to wipe it away. Her finger lingered on his face.
"We will change the history." She said softly.
"We will change the history." He whispered.

One month later.

"Is everything set?" Hannah asked Niall.
"Yes." He replied fixing his tie.
Brian started crying.
"Oh oh." Harriet said cutely.
She finished her school with an excellent score and her reward was to spend the weekend with Hannah and Niall.
They both faced her with raised eyebrows.

"What? I didn't do anything. He started crying all by himself." She said raising her hands in the air in defense.
Hannah laughed lightly shaking her head and walked toward her son picking him up.
"So you're saying he started crying all by himself?" Niall asked playfully with a frown on his face.
Harriet nodded.

"Come here." He said.
She shook her head side to side feeling scared a bit.
"I said come here." He said again.
Harriet slowly walked toward Niall with fear. He knelt to her eye level. He said nothing just stared at her. She gulped down. He suddenly picked her up and threw her in the air. She yelped and laughed once he caught her in his arms. He smiled and kissed her cheek.

"Don't scare me like that again. Okay?" she said cutely.
"I'm sorry. I won't ever scare you again."
Hannah looked at them with a soft smile on her face.
Niall set Harriet on the floor.
"Well it's time. You know what to do." He said and winked at her.
"Yup." Harriet said and ran out of the room.

He walked toward Hannah smiling and gave her a kiss. He then placed a gentle kiss on top of Brian's head.
"Ready?" he asked.
She smiled nodding.

***

"Guard Payne." Harriet walked toward him.
"Harriet? Do you need something?" he asked.
"I lost my toy. Can you help me find it?" she asked.
"Um"
"Please" she pouted with her puppy eyes.
"Alright let's go." He chuckled lightly and held her hand.

"Are you sure you brought it with you?" Liam asked her. They've been searching for thirty minutes now.
"I'm hundred percent sure." She guided him to the dining room.
"Why the lights are off?" he muttered and pressed the switch.
"SURPRISE!" He got startled and jumped back with his hand on his gun.

"Woah. Woah. Calm down Payne, it's just us. Told you we should never surprise a guard." Niall told Hannah.

Hannah laughed at Niall and walked toward Liam who was still shocked and surprised.
"Happy birthday." She said kindly.
He looked around suspiciously.
"How did you know?"
He shrugged and looked at Niall.
"It was all her idea though." Niall said.
"But ... why?"
"Because you owe it to little Liam." She said.