Page 71 of Royal Fling
Uh-oh.
“Is she pissed off?”
Fisayo shrugged. “Maria wouldn’t say.”
Maria being my mother’s aide.
“So… she's definitely pissed off,” I said. “What about Teagan?”
“Teagan has been panicking since the news broke. She’s now in a meeting with the crisis management people. I wouldn’t let her wake you. I thought I’d rather break the news than her.”
I squeezed her hand in thanks. Teagan wasn’t the warmest person in the world. Not that she was cold or distant. She just loved her job, and she was always focused on it. There was no time for feelings when it came to Teagan.
I took a deep breath, trying hopelessly not to feel the weight of the world on my shoulders.
“What am I going to do, Nonny?” I asked.
She patted my hand and scrunched up her lips to the side.
“How do you feel about Luke?” she asked.
“I-I'm in love with him,” I sighed.
“Have you told him that?” I shook my head. “Why not?”
“Because I can't be with him and be… and be who I am, Nonny. How can I?”
“So what do you want to do?”
“I don’t know.”
“Are you going to abandon him now that his pictures are all over the internet? Or are you going to stick by him and do right by him?”
“Of course I'll stand by him. I won't let him go through this shitstorm alone. You know I'm not that kind of person. But I still don't know what to do. My head is a mess.”
And it was true.
I had no idea how to save the situation. Hopefully Teagan would come out of her meeting with the answers because I sure lacked any.
“Sometimes the head is a messy place, my prince. Sounds to me like you need to follow your heart, Auggie.”
“The heart is a messy place, too,” I said, sinking further into my bed.
Could I go back to sleep and start this day all over again?
“No, sweetie. The heart knows what it wants. You just need to open your ears and listen to it,” she said.
Listen to my heart.
What did my heart want?
That was easy. It wanted Luke.
But how could I have him?
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