Chapter 32: Small Girls Talk

"Is everything ready?" I heard Levin as I was about to zip up my dress.

"Oh... yeah. I already packed the things I need. It's just- ugh!" I am struggling to zip my dress since the zipper on the back.

"Let me help you." he offered as I turn my back to him.

I suddenly felt my face redden when he started touching the zipper and slowly closed it. After he is done, I was about to face him to thank him but all of a sudden, he hugged me from behind.

"Don't do this again."

"W-what?"

He put his chin on my shoulder.

His breath touches my skin and seems like he isn't breathing normally.

I felt his hands on my waist and then he presses his body to mine.

I feel... I don't know. I feel fevered.

"L-Levin?" a grip on my waist got tight as my face feels hot.

He slowly pulls away from the grip as he heavily sighs.

"What the hell are you doing, Levin." I heard him mumble.

I close my palms together at my chest and hold it tightly.

I can feel my heart thumps faster and remains blushing.

"I-I gotta go. I forgot t-to check on my suitcase." he stutteringly said.

"S-sure! Uh... I will call Mr. Havoc to go bring my suitcases out."

"Oh actually, I have something to say to you that's why I'm here." he said

"What is it?" he smiles then the door opens.

"Your Majesty!!"

"Eliz!!!"

"AHHHH!" we screamed at the same time then, we run towards each other and hugged tight.

"All right, I'll leave you two to talk for a bit. We only have 15 minutes before leaving the palace, and we don't want to be late for our flight," he waves his hand and walks away.

"Eliz! What are you doing here? You are supposed to be at the palace!"

"Your Majesty! Can't you see what I've brought?" I raised my eyebrow and then saw a suitcase.

My eyes went shocked when I realized as she nods in excitement.

"His Majesty called this morning at the palace. He called Her Majesty Cliodhna at her office and then she said His Majesty is calling for me. I thought he needed some help regarding you," she sweetly smiled.

"How sweet of him, isn't he?" she giggles as I roll my eyes.

"I know."

Levin finally agreed that Eliz would be here with me once again.

Not the same palace but, with the same person.

I smile at my own thoughts.

"Sooo... any news? Any updates? How was the early days of being a wife?" her eyes blinked several times, expecting me to tell her everything she needed to know.

But...

I suddenly blushed at the thought of what happened earlier before she comes in.

"Your Majesty?" I came back to my senses when Eliz spoke.

"O-oh! Hey!"

"Hey?" she lifts her eyebrow in confusion.

"Your Majesty? We were already in the middle of conversation. We already met and hugged a few minutes ago. So, are you okay? You look red."

"N-nothing!" he grins.

"Really?" she teasingly looks at me.

"Eliz, we only have a few minutes to talk with. The time is too short for what happened between him and I."

"So something already happened?!" she excitingly said.

"I-I mean n-no! What I mean is y-you know... Just something a little hot happened before you stepped into this room, I g-guess?" her face turned shocked as she turned her head to her back and then tightly gripped my shoulder.

"Your Majesty! Don't tell me-"

"We almost did it." I answered quickly.

"Then?"

"Nothing happened."

"What?!

"What do you mean 'what'?!"

"What happened?! I thought it got hot in here!"

"Well, excuse me, Eliz. I am not ready!"

"You aren't? But why was His Majesty the first to restrain?" I stare at her without showing any emotion, then blushed in realization seconds later.

"Oooohhh... I think something needs to get postponed huh?

"You know what? Let's just go out and give these suitcases to the knights." I excused.

"Not so fast. I won't be able to talk to you once we arrive in Paris. You need to rest because after this day, you only have hours for your beauty rest before the charity event."

"Well, can't you wait?"

"Not gonna happen. Now, tell me. I stand here in front of you as your big sister." she crossed her arms then I roll my eyes.

She's intrigued. I wish I did not say anything.

Actually, it's not that I don't want to tell her what happened. It's just too long and there are only a few minutes before our flight.

But I know Eliz. She wouldn't let me go until I say something regarding Levin and me.

"Fine. But, I will only summarize it for you. It's just too long to have story telling."

"Go on." she said as I sigh.

"Okay. Long story short, I comforted Levin from the first day of His Highness Ephraim's funeral until his last day. After the funeral, we came out to have lunch and something happened that is false accusations. Levin got suddenly dizzy so, our lunch got disrupted and goes home urgently so that Levin can take a rest and drink his medicine. Theeeennn..." I paused for a few seconds from a cliffhanger.

"Theeeennn?"

"Then, he pulled me for a kiss for the first time."

"For the first time?" she asked.

"Yeah, first time."

"Hmm, okay continue."

"And then, we had our second kiss, the same day after we interviewed the accused person." she nods.

"Then, today, just before you came in, I was having some trouble zipping up my dress. He offered some help and then suddenly, he talks with a husky voice."

I tried to blush but I think it is visible in Eliz's eyes now.

"As I observe your face, you liked it." she said.

Well...

Maybe a little?

I just shrugged it off as she chuckles.

"Let's go now. We should go and put your stuff on the plane." I nod as I go out from the chamber first then she followed.

Author's P.O.V

Eliz grabs Oceana's luggage.

She sighs then, smiles.

"That isn't your first kiss, Your Majesty." she giggles.