A short one. I'm back yes! Just give me time since I lost the sequence of the story and reconstructing it :)
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-Camilla Eldridge
Chapter 2
Connor furiously run towards the dormitory inside Harvard, he can't forgive himself in case something happens to Valerie.
Valerie is a fragile girl, he feels like she is his responsibility, that he needed to take care of,
All his life.
Panting, he opened Valerie's room, "Valerie!" He shouted in worry.
He stood up straight, his jaw tightened, and walked with confidence.
He saw a young man, tall, good built, obvious American man, who was hugging, rather, holding Valerie.
"Oh Connor!" Valerie run towards him and throw his arms over his neck.
He eyed over the man, as he run his hand over Valerie's back, making her comfortable on her arms.
"Shh, baby. It's okay." Baby.
"Dude, I just helped your girl, she was screaming in fright because of the spider."
The man eyed over the side of Valerie's bed, seeing the huge dead spider.
When they were nine, they were playing around the attic, and Valerie had been bitten by a spider, and Valerie had a phobia of spiders since then.
He blames himself for it, he was busy looking for a toy that he neglected her.
But for Valerie, he was her savior, he killed the spider, he called for help, he never left her side. Even when she was brought to the hospital.
"Shh. It's okay baby. It's okay." He wooed, kissing Valerie's hair, and glancing over the man repeatedly.
The man might have sense what he wanted to say, he stood up straight, ready to go. "I guess you're fine miss." He said with his baritone voice.
Valerie's head turned, and Connor wanted to turn it back to him, for her to never look at the guy.
She sniffed, her beautifully pointed nose were red, she moved out from Connor's warmth, making the prince want to hold her possessively.
"Thank you..." She paused, asking for the beautiful man's name.
"Scott. Scott Woods." He offered a hand to her, which she gladly accepted, and made Connor flinch.
"Thank you Scott! You saved me!"
And that made the crowned prince furious. He held her possessively, like she was his. "You can leave now." He dismissively said. Valerie elbowed him, "You're not being nice!" She hissed. "I don't have to." He muttered easily.
"Sorry Scott." Valerie said, which made the man smile. "It's okay Valerie. If you need anything I'm just two rooms away."
"Thanks for the offer dude but she never will need anything. You may go." Connor buffed in, tilting his head towards the door. The American man gave Valerie a one last smile and waved his hand before he went out of her room.
The moment the door closed, Connor became lax, he held Valerie on her waist, looked at her, while Valeries arms were over Connor's neck "Damn Valerie where did that fúcking spider came from?"
"I-I don't know" She sniffed. "I just got up in here and then I saw the huge spider it was walking towards me! I was glad I did not lock the door. Oh Connor!" She sniffed and hugged him, which he liked.
He never wanted to admit it, but he loves having Valerie on his arms.
In love?
No. Never.
He shall never fall in love with her. She is his sister. Just his sister.
"I-if Scott did not came..."
"Ugh! Would you please stop talking about that monkey!"
Valerie smiled, she loves it when his prince frowns.
Yes. She likes him.
But she will never admit that.
"You always wanted to be my savior." She muttered. "I always am."
"Not today." And that made his eye roll. "For twenty years that we've been together Valerie it's just today that I missed."
She smiled and hugged him. "Thank you Connor. Thank you for always being there for me."
"I will forever be Valerie." He said and he meant that. "Where do you want to go now?" He asked, removing his hands over her.
"Oh I have homeworks Connor. I can't go out."
He raised a brow, with a naughty smirk on his face, "Even when spiders are here on your room?" Her beautiful face turned frightened, and she hugged him tighter.
He loved that. "That's not a funny thing Connor!" She roamed her eyes, looking over if there were more.
He took the chance to sniff her expensive perfume. Valerie always envy her mom's vanilla scent, and she wanted to be remembered to have a smell of her own. Connor picked her scent, he chose a powdery scent, not too sweet and a little bit distinct.
"Let's go to the park. I'll ask them to fumigate the place then you'll be fine here."
Before they formally move in, his Aunt Monique made sure the place was clean and fine, he wonders where did that spider came from.
"Do you leave your room open?" He suspiciously asked. Valerie turned her head away, and it was an enough answer for him.
"Valerie..." He said, in a warning tone.
"I'm not just used to it! You know I don't close my door in the house."
"This is what uncle Vince was talking about, we should have settled in Forbes instead."
"I will not repeat it! Don't tell dad about it Connor please!" And with those words he knows he will shut his mouth.
"Come on. I'll ask my guards to go up here, we'll use your car to go around the city."
"Wait I look crazy! I need to put on some powder."
She was wrong. She looks beautiful. Even when she cries, she looks gorgeous, Connor thought.
He smiled and shook his head. This is not good. He should fight the attraction, that feeling, but then, thinking that Valerie might go out on date with a man other than him was making him crazy. He will never let that happen, he will throw the man outside of America.
He watch Valerie in fascination as she tries to conceal her swollen eyes and red nose then she gathered her hair in a bun and put a cap over her head, she disguises so she will not attract those paparazzi.
They walk to the park, beside each other, Connor was wearing a white tee and khaki shorts and a cap, while Valerie was wearing a loose shirt and leggings, something they were comfortable with.
No tiaras. No swords. None of those fancy things that made them Royal.
"Ice cream!" Valerie excitedly pointed on like a little kid. She loves ice cream very much.
She run towards it, while Connor was following him, the guards were around them, making sure everything is fine.
"Two scoops of strawberry please." She said and the black woman immediately made her one. Connor had strawberry too but he had it on the cup instead of cone.
Her eyes twinkled as she reach for it, but then,
On her side was a little girl, about five or six, looking at her, looking at her ice cream. The girl took out her money, and it wasn't enough for an ice cream.
Valerie did not think, she bent down on the girl and give her the ice cream. "You want this little girl? I'll give it to you." She sweetly said.
The little girl got happy and she nodded and took the ice cream, thanking Valerie.
Connor saw that coming, he knows how kind Valerie is, that's why he ordered strawberry too on a cup, to share it to her. He pushed the cup on his hand to her, and she looked at it, before looking at him. "What?"
He rolled his eyes. Girls.
"Oh you know. Just get the ice cream Valerie."
She smiled at him and gladly took it.
They sit on the bench on the park, Valerie was enjoying her cup, while she feed Connor.
That was his purpose, but he will never admit that.
"You know what Connor I love to live like this! Simple life. Small home. I will wash dishes, clothes. I will be a housewife and I will take care of my soon to be babies!"
"Oh yeah. As if you can do that."
"Hey! That was a simple dream but that is hard!"
Yeah. Because he will never let that happen, he will never let her soft hands be hard because of house chores. He just wanted to hold them, instead of making them work.
What is he saying? Hell!
Valerie looked up, and smiled. "That was freedom for me. I love mom and dad, but somehow, I wanted to live a simple life, just like that" she said, and looked down at him.
He can't help but stare on her lips. It was inviting him to kiss her, it was provoking him.
He breathed hard and looked at her eyes, he needed to say it, he must say it,
"Valerie... I have something to tell you."
And that made her heart beat fast.