Family dinner

After the friendly interdiction, everyone took a seat around the table. The kitchen helpers had already started to serve a family style dinner ,as Alex had requested for them to do all this week.

The middle of the table was beginning to overflow with different types of vegetable dishes . Tonight's meat dish was chicken, served fried, roasted, and of course boneless, skinless ,baked chicken breast, because Lexi had told Alex her mother was a health food nut.

Before King Charles and Queen Victoria arrived he had also told chef Rosa to make a nice salad and a variety of stemmed vegetables for tonight .

Just as soon as all the food was put on the table .Karmen hurried to fix her plate before Jackson could do so .Making sure to search the table for finger foods. She managed to grab a piece of fried chicken ,some corn on the cob, and a dinner roll.

Jackson glared at her plate . " Do you think I don't know what your doing." He whispered in her ear .

"What?" She ask, Acting oblivious to what he was talking about . she grabbed the piece of chicken with her hand and nibbled around on the crispy coating. While the young couple bickered and argued everyone else busied their self making their own plate.

King Charles eyed the big plater of fried chicken setting in the middle of the table. His mouth watered from the delectable smell and the golden brown crispy coating.

Queen Victoria patted his arm "go ahead Charles ,indulge your self this week ,we have a lot to celebrate. She said, smiling sweetly at him.

Alex chuckled.

" Don't laugh son, when you get old Lexi will start telling you what to eat too." He leaned closer to Alex and nudged his arm ,speaking in a lower voice " I think it's a wife thing, they just try to keep you sexy in your old age."

" Daddy I think we'll just work out," Lexi spouted ,"instead of eating all that crap like you and mom eat. "

Queen Victoria, raised her neatly arched brows , soundings confident about what she was saying "We will see dear, after you have your first baby and can't get rid of that last five pounds."

The dinner table was alive with amusing and light hearted conversation. Now Alex had a good understanding about what Lexi had told him before about her parents.

He clearly sees why she wants to raise their children the same way she was raised.

King Charles and Queen Victoria are both intelligent, energetic, open minded and genuine . They effortlessly flowed from one conversation to the next.

King Charles has the wisdom of an old king and the personality of a young college student , meshing perfectly with Queen Victoria's warm heart and a free spirit .Having them as guest at the dinner table has turned out to be a delightful experience.

The conversation around the table jumped from one topic to the next. And Karmen started chattering about her and Jackson's wedding plans. " Aunt Vicky, we're going to get married on the beach,"she excitedly gushed "then our reception is going to be in an old mansion on a private island that Alex and Jackson inherited from their grandparents, It's just beautiful there."

" Darling you must tell us how to get there."

Queen Victoria excitedly said matching Karmen's enthusiasm, reaching across the table to hold onto Karmen's hand .

" No, need for directions" Jackson interrupted, " just stay here at the castle and we can all leave together just as soon as Lexi and Alex leave for there honeymoon."

King Charles raised his head, mumbling

" Is there an airport on the island?" While he held a piece of fried chicken in his hand.

Jackson shook his head ." No, there's no airport ,We will be going on a short car ride to a Marina on the inland canal,I dock my yacht there. We can stop on the way to the island and go scuba diving and fish for a while, after that we should arrive on the island by Sunday evening ." He explained.

"That sounds fun it's been a while since I've been diving and I'm always up for a bit of fishing." King Charles said, sounding more enthusiastic about the fishing then the scuba diving.

Alex was glad Jackson had mentioned fishing, with all the wedding preparations going on and his grandfather popping in for a visit, he had forgotten that his father -in- law liked to fish.

"Charles would you like to go fishing in the morning. We have a lake house ,it's not but about five miles from here. It's on a nice little lake that's fed by a mountain stream it has some nice trout in it." Alex said ,

" Like I said son ,I'm always up for a good fishing trip." King Charles uttered

"Good we will leave in the morning , is six to early for you?" Alex ask, hoping King Charles didn't like to lay around in the bed all morning like Lexi does.

King Charles chuckled, " Alex we can leave a little early if you want to. I can hear in your voice. I think you're having the same problem with my daughter I always had."

"No, Daddy, Alex try's to freeze me to death. He jerks the blanket off of me if I don't get up. "Lexi whinnied and complained to her father.

King Charles chuckled giving his head a little nod , approving whit Alex's method.

" I wish I would have thought that, it would have saved me a lot of headaches."