The King's letters and the return of Matthew II

So the days passed and Marquez became more and more fond of a lively Laura, she could listen to the beautiful voice of Orquídea and see Laura dancing with ballet clothes, after that they planned between the 4 of them the longed day of the wedding, guest list, food, drinks, how big would be the cake and its decoration and finally the dress according to a slight mixture of both traditions.

Joan met young Pierre and congratulated Florence for being a great mother and giving the opportunity to a young man to learn many things about life, she was grateful that she would accept the child without much complaint and it amazed her to the point of making her blush.

Orchid who asked as a priority that the wedding would take place in England, an animated Florencia nodded and approved such idea, they collapsed their minds so much that they managed to forget the bitter pill they just went through for 2 months, after that time the wedding would take place in summer for the English, Laura so happy did not even notice that her sister said some things in a kind of order and request so that no one could refuse.

While the women were in high spirits, a curious Matthew approached Laureano and asked in a whisper: "*so now it's official, congratulations*".

Laureano with a lost face asks him in a low voice: "*I don't understand you, what are you talking about*".

Matthew, who thinks he is playing a joke on him, laughs a little and says

William: good joke, you almost made me fall, I can see that you and Orchid are already engaged.

Laureano when he understands corrects him of his mistake while he shakes his head to what Matthew almost in a low shout says: What are you waiting for man, if you know that the feeling is mutual, you have to tell him.

And just at the end of that sentence a somewhat tired Laura appears and asks

Laura: Tell who?

As she raises an eyebrow, both men look at each other's faces and while Matthew laughs with nervousness says

William: Well, tell him that it is late and you and Orchid should sleep.

Laura looks at Laureano and then at William and says: I'm going to sleep, Orquídea is still not sleepy so I imagine she will drink warm milk.

When they all went to sleep because of the time since in a few hours they had to leave to the dock where a ship would take them to England Laureano approached Orquídea and while he was drinking a glass of hot milk he waited for her to turn around to smile at her and want to admire her with her hair already tousled, when Orqui turns around he smiles and with a soft voice he asks her

Orquidea: Do you want some?

The smiling Orquidea affirmed and as she had poured herself a lot, she handed him her cup and said: We'll both drink from here.

As he grabbed the cup he watched as she let down her hair and let it fall letting him see for the first time the length of her hair, Laureano seduced by her hair decided to play a little with her hair while he remembered Matthew's words and knew he was right.

Laureano decides to leave the cup on the table and as he grabs Orchid's hands he says: I have to tell you something very important, please listen to me until the end.

She curiously looks at him and says nothing, while he grabs her hands with some strength he comments in detail: you know that since the first time I met you I could not stop thinking about you and little by little you went from my mind to my heart, and you have become the Queen of my heart, that day I saw you cry I felt terrible, I was angry that I could not do anything, I felt so useless that I swore I would give all my strength and my life if it were possible to never see you like that.

Orquídea, who was astonished and blushing at the same time, looked at him fixedly but decided to wait for him to finish speaking.

Laureano: Orqui, I am telling you all this because I think that I have missed the moment to tell you twice and let's say that Matthew partly scolded me, the thing is that I have to tell you my feelings for you and I want to know if you want to spend the rest of your life by my side?

Orchid, who does not know how to react, just smiling a big smile of happiness, takes a deep breath and says: I thought you would make me wait longer for that beautiful statement, and not only do I want to spend this life by your side but many, of course if the gods allow it.

Seeing that his beloved Queen accepts his feelings, he can't resist the urge and hugs her tightly while kissing her forehead and says

Laureano: I am so happy, I feel like the happiest man in the world.

The same thing they did with Laura and William they saw such a beautiful declaration and laughed in complicity for such a declaration, Laura and Matthew happy because the one who had won the title of friend managed to take that step and throw himself into the happiness that he deserved so much.