Not true

When Karmen and Jackson stepped onto the patio in the west wing garden. The three sitting at the table turned their heads looking in their direction . Jackson stepped forward , to where his mother was setting, tugging on Karmen's hand to fallow him.

Bending down he placed a kiss on his mother's cheek, " good evening mother, You look lovely tonight." He politely greeted her. Even though Jackson was speaking to his mother, her eyes didn't even meet his, she was focusing on the beautiful petite brown headed girl beside him.

She scanned her from head to toe , taking note of how prestigious and elegant she looked, even though she was wearing a very casual outfit .Noticing how youthful her dimpled cheeks made her appear, ladies in her society group, have pointed out some of the exotic ,seductive, provocatively dressed women her younger son has been seen with.

The young girl beside him was totally different ,she looked like she belonged on the cover of a teen magazine. And it wasn't just the dimples on her cheeks ,her petite size and flawless skin made her appear to be only about sixteen years old . The Queen mother was hoping Alexander was right, and this young lady was at least eighteen years old .

Jackson stepped to the side introducing Karmen to his mother " mother I would like you to meet my girlfriend Karmen Boyett Karmen bowed her head and crusty with a polite greeting "good evening Her Majesty, it's my pleasure to meet you."

Mother Sophia took her hand in hers. She smiled, "You seem to be very special to all my children, please call me Mother Sophia. Karmen nodded her head in acknowledgment.

Jackson pulled a chair out on the other side of the table for her to sit down, he set down next to her pulling her chair closer to him. He draped his arm around her shoulder lightly running his long finger down the top of her arm through the opening on the shoulder of her lace blouse . Lexi was curious to know when the hell all this took place. She raised her brows looking over at her best friend, with a knowing smile, a smile that only best friends share, one that secretly said ,you got to tell me everything. Karmen gave her BFF a little nod, and a big smile.

Jackson , looked around the room at everyone's curious face ,he ask " What? At least Karmen is a girlfriend first, she didn't come to the castle as a fiancée ."

His mother knowingly said " that's true "

Alex was looking all around even up to the sky, as if he didn't have a clue what his brother was even talking about.

Not wanting his mother to be on his case like she was with Alex . He turns in her direction explaining what happened this afternoon " mother don't be upset if there is something in the tabloids about me and Karmen. It's probably not going to be true

when we were at Gabby's a bunch of paparazzi stormed in flashing their cameras . We didn't say anything to them we just left, that was right after I talked to you on the phone."

This bit of information caught Alex's attention, he wrinkled his brows with disbelief. He questioned his brother ,"at Gabby's "Alex is taken aback by what Jackson just said going to Gabby's on Sunday evening is a time honored tradition for aristocratic vampires and Royals alike .

Gabby's sits in the Historic District of town,where the streets are still made of bricks and gas lanterns light the walkways at night.It's just around the corner from his Aunt Charlotte's and Jackson's house.

The smokeasy in the back of the Restaurant is a place where generations of Royal and Aristocratic Vampires have smoked the finest hand made cigars , drank vintage whiskey ,exotic liquor and brandies from around the world. How could something like that happen at Gabby's .His family has been going to Gabby's for generations. He and Jackson played on the street and around the restaurant as children no one ever dared to brother them or anyone one else at Gabby's.

Jackson confirmed to Alex what he just said because he too couldn't believe it.

" yeah Alex at Gabby's, I took Karmen there because I wanted her to get aquatinted with everybody . Roxy had just brought our food and the paparazzi showed up. I can't even began to think ,how bad it would have been if I had taken her to one of those new trendy places down on front Street."

Mother Sophia pick up her wine glass taking a sip ,clearing her throat to get there attention , she began to speak to her younger son. "Jackson, your Aunt Charlotte said that you had caused quite a stir at the Art Gallery, it seems every one is intrigued, maybe even enchanted by Karmen , and I can see why she's such a lovely girl . I'm sure when they get used to seeing the two of you together, everything will go back to normal."

Alex patted him on the shoulder, he chuckled . "I'm sure the tabloids will find something interesting to say. You know Lexi's headache turned into me being a kid napping pervert. It wasn't even paparazzi who took the picture of me and Lexi, I heard people talking about us, but brushed it off , because it wasn't anything bad."

Lexi was listening carefully, to what everyone was saying.She has had her fair share of run -ins with Paparazzi .She leaned in Karmen's direction talking low only for Karmen to hear ,"I just bet someone took a picture of the two of you and put it on social media. Then after it was shared a few times the paparazzi showed up."

Alex chuckled, astonished by the sudden out burst of laughter, she glared in his direction.Seeing the look on her face amused him further, but he couldn't tease her any longer, he calmly told her,what he was laughing about "Sweetheart everyone else at the table are vampires, it's a good thing what you told Karmen wasn't a real secret."

She shrug her shoulders "I forgot , but I could be right."

"That's right sweetheart, you could be mater of fact it's a good possibility." He agreed bringing his attention back to his brother. " Jackson what did you and Karmen do right before the paparazzi showed up? It could be the most simple little thing, did you kiss her or hold her hand anything like that?"

Concentrating on what Alex just ask, he shrugged , " No I don't think so. No, I know I didn't,because I had a knife and fork in my hand . I had ordered the Roasted Pheasant and I cut a piece of it for Karmen to try."

" I guess you two are just really popular and like mother said just give it a few days for the gossip to die down and everything should go back to normal."Alex assured him.

Now that everyone knows the truth about Jackson and Karmen Alex took the last drink of his martini and thought about the damm vampire in the basement he has to integrate first thing in the morning . He stands up taking Lexi hand " It's getting late and I have things to do in the morning."He politely ask his mother ,"Are you going to walk with me and Lexi to your room .Or do you want to visit a while longer with Karmen and Jackson?"