Lunch break

When the door slid back open king Evander smiled " Do you mind if I ride with you?"

" Of course not Your Majesty" Harper politely replied as she pushed the cart of towels to the side to give him more room to step inside the large service elevator.

He stepped in standing beside the control panel and reached his long finger towards the buttons he smiled " What floor are you going to darling?"

"Uh... Uh the third floor please." She stammered while keep her eyes glued to the cart in front of her.

" Oh, that's the same floor I'm going to." He uttered, as he mashed the bottom to start the elevator in motion.

" Aren't you the girl who I just heard playing the organ?" King Evander ask to start a conversation with the beautiful little witch that he has been keeping his eyes on all morning.

" Yes Your Majesty." Was her quick and short answer. As she glanced up at the lighted numbers that indicated what floor the elevator was on . Nervously tapping her foot lightly she hoped to make it to the third floor before he ask her anything else.

However luck wasn't on her side today it seemed this guest was a regular chatter box and insisted on having a conversation with her. Before she could escape from the elevator into one of the guest bedroom upstairs to do her work his mouth flew open asking her more questions.

" How long have you been playing the pipe organ?" King Evander ask, his eyes landing on the beautiful young teenagers face noticing her soft smooth skin and her gorgeous emerald green eyes.

His gaze traveled further to her full pink lips and on down her body which he didn't find anything fascinating .

She just looked like a regular thin teenage girl with no outstanding curves and of average high. He chuckled to himself noticing how nervous and uncomfortable she looked in his presence.

" My grandmother started teaching me to play when I was about four years old."

"That young?"

" Yes Your Majesty, I used to set at the organ with her on Sunday morning during the church service .And that's when she taught me how to play the pipe organ."Harper explained hoping to satisfy his curiosity so that he wouldn't bother asking anything else about her.

" I see," he hummed, " Do you play any other musical instruments."

" Yes Your Majesty " she said, not elaborating any further on the topic.

" Oh that's interesting, what other instruments do you play."

" Most all of them Your Majesty, some better than others. My grandmother teaches band at the high school and private piano lessons at our home." She smiled politely glad the elevator had stopped.

" That's quite the talent you have, I hope we get the opportunity to chat later on. Maybe on your lunch break ,if you don't have anything else planned." He gobbled up the opportunity to ask before waving his hand for her to push the cart filled with towels into the hallway ahead of him.

Taking by surprise she gawked at him in disbelief not even noticing he had waved his hand for her to push her cart out.

Was he seriously asking to eat lunch with her. No, he couldn't be ,she thought to herself. He's just being nice, right??

Brushing the thought away that this handsome King would want to eat lunch with a maid ,she smiled politely " That would be nice Your Majesty." She replied not knowing what else to say, she stood patiently waited for him to step out of the elevator knowing it would be rude of her to exit before him.

"Well tell me darling where should I find you on your lunch break?" He asked, not letting her escape so easily.

" Ex.. Excuse me Your Majesty?" She stammered thinking her ears were playing tricks on her. Did he really ask that ?she questioned in her mind.

" Yes darling, I really would like to have lunch with you. Now tell me where and when if you don't mind." His clear demanding voice echoed in her ears as she stood there in a dazed state staring at him with a blank expression on her face.

" Now tell me darling." He coaxed her

Uh.. Uh Your Majesty, I just eat a sandwich out in the garden on the east side of the Castle at twelve thirty." She stammered confused.

" See you at twelve thirty." He nodded stepping out of the elevator and holding the door open for her to push her cart of towels out into the hallway.

As she pushed her cart away she could feel him watching her before she disappeared behind the the king's bedroom door.

Soon as she stepped inside King Alexander's bedroom her mind started wondering going in all different directions she become suspicious of the handsome king's intentions.

Thinking to herself was this sneaky King trying to get information from her about king Alexander or Princess Alexis.But for what reason ?she wondered.

Finally deciding to just be careful around this guest. She began doing her work replacing all the towels in the bathroom and changing the sheets on the bed.

She moved on to the next room where Prince Jackson and his beautiful girlfriend was staying. Taking her time before moving to the next room ,determined not to run into that sneaky king again.

Finally she came to the last bedroom she held her breath before knocking on the door. Hoping he had left to join the rest of the guest back down stairs.

Pulling her hand up she knocked lightly on the door, cursing to herself when she heard a deep voice come from inside.

" Come in"

She sighed cracking the door open and popping her head inside to see him setting at the deck with his laptop open " Sorry to disturb you Your Majesty I can come back later." She apologized before hearing the deep his deep voice speak to her again.

" No, No come on in, don't let me interfere with your work. I'm just going over a few documents. There's no reason for you to leave we can both do our work at the same time." He smiled wickedly at her making the hair on her neck stand up and a chill run up her spine.

Taking a deep breath she pushed her cart inside heading straight towards the bathroom to replace the towels and wash cloths.

When she was done in the bathroom she took a deep breath before pushing her cart out into the bedroom to change the sheets and pillowcases on the bed.