Another busy day to come. Why do I feel so tired already? I should get ready for the day. The guest invited by the King might arrive at any moment now. I forgot for a minute that he was my suitor. It's pretty cool to have a king as my suitor. I should dress nicely when I meet him. I'm done and already completely dressed. I was escorted by my brother, John Philippe, and I was happy to see him here now because I hadn't seen him much when I got back here in France.

We were all dressed and waiting for King Marco's arrival. As I walked into the throne room, they were all looking at me. I whispered to John.

"John, why are they looking at me like that? Is there something on me that makes me look ugly? "

"No, sister. You're perfect. " He stood beside me as my mother walked towards me.

"You look so beautiful, my princess."

"Thank you, mother. I got it from you. " I winked as she smirked at me.

The guardsmen have announced that he has already arrived here. Therefore, all of us went out to welcome the young king to the court.

I see he's got that very masculine and sexy look. He's actually fit, very fit, and has dark brown hair and those sexy blue eyes. He came to us.

"King Charles" the young king, greeted.

"Marco, it's been a long time, my friend."

"Oh, King Marco! Pleasure to have you here. "

"Queen Mother Catherine, Queen Mary, Princess Claude, and, of course, Princess Alexandra. It's my pleasure to meet you all in person, and thank you for inviting me to come to France, "he said.

I looked at him strangely. He looked at me. Oh my god, I think he noticed me looking at him.

"I guess you forgot who I am, Alex?"

"Uhm, sorry?"

"How could you forget your childhood best friend, Markie?"

Oh my! I'm surprised that it was him because he looks different than before. Well, of course, that was when we were kids. They were also surprised that King Marco and I were best friends.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry, Marco! I didn't recognize you. "

"It's fine. I think the last time you remember that we saw each other was when we were studying back then. You still look gorgeous. "

"A-and you're a lot different than before." We laughed.

We went inside the court to eat. I walked with him while continuing our conversation.

"I feel bad for not recognizing you."

"I understand."

"I mean, you're my best friend. How could I forget what you looked like?"

"That was expected, Alex. It's been a long time. Well, not really a long time. I've missed you so much. "

"What do you mean, not a long time? I remember the only time we met was when we were kids."

"Ah, I must've mixed it up with others."

We ate and talked about things—some political, some personal. Uncle Charles does like him to be my partner. Well, I can't blame him because he does look dashing, and he's a friend of mine. I already knew him. Since then, I've been meaning to talk to him after we eat. After eating, I went to the balcony connecting my room. I think he saw me as he also went out to the balcony.

"Alex" he called me.

"King Marco"

"Oh god! Please, don't" he laughed.

"Just call me Markie or Marco." I laughed.

I think I actually blushed. Well, I hope not. That would be embarrassing.

"I think you were too drunk that time."

"What do you mean?"

"We met before. In Rome. "

"Oh my god! Was that when I went to a party? "

"Yes"

"My goodness. I'm sorry if I was wild at that time, but I don't really party that much anymore. I'm serious. " He laughed at me.

"It's okay. You were just enjoying your time alone. I completely understand. "

We continued our talk until we didn't notice that it was already getting dark. Thus, I decided to go to bed.

"Hey, I'm sorry, but I'm a bit sleepy and tired. Shall we talk some other time? Tomorrow? "

"Of course, Alex."

I was about to leave him when he suddenly grabbed me and kissed me. I was surprised, but I guess I liked it. That's why I got to kiss him back.

"I hope you remember what happened to us in Rome." He whispered.

I got curious about what happened in Rome. Did we kiss? Did something happen to us? Oh my gosh. Maybe I slept with him! Anyway, I really liked the kiss. It seemed like the kiss that I had been wanting to happen, so I kissed him one last time before pulling him into my room. Nothing happened, just a kiss. He glanced at me before saying goodnight.

Well, that was amazing. A kiss has never made me feel more alive. I think I like him, though. I should get to know him more now that we're at the right age to get married.