I Was Not Expecting That

Chapter 8

Blowing out bubbles, I watched them float to the surface, I closed my eyes.

When I finally ran out of air and my lungs burning, I resurfaced, leaning my head back against the rim of the tub for a few minutes. Sigh, I pulled my hands out of the water, I stared at them, they were a little pruney.

I got out of the tub, being careful not to slip on the wet floor. I grabbed the towel that was neatly folded next to the tub.

Wrapping it around myself, I walked out of the bathroom, I almost fainted, what was William doing in here, he was leaning on my bed frame, looking handsome and dark.

When he looked up, he looked so bored, he asked in a lazy tone, "So, when do you want to have that fencing match?"

We stared at each other for a few seconds, I grabbed whatever was closest to me on the chair beside the bathroom door, I threw it at him, "GET OUT!"

The book smacked him in the face, he caught it as it fell from his face, he stared at the book in his hands, with a raised eyebrow, "I was not expecting that."

He put it down on my bed, "I will be back once you get dressed then." He walked to the door, he said as he walked out, "I will be back in 10 minutes, please be ready to talk about our fencing match by then." He closed the door and walked out.

I sighed, clutching the towel to my chest, I dried off my hair a little more and grabbed my clothes, slipping them on, I sat on the bed, I thought in my head *did I just assault Prince William with a book?*

Letting out a laugh, I snickered at the thought of the look on his face when the book had hit him. A few seconds later, there was a soft knock on the door, "Miss, may I come in and take your measurements?"

"You can come in."

She opened the door, "This will only take a few minutes, Miss. How was your bath?"

I smiled, "Okay, it was nice, refreshing."

Grace gestured me to stand up."

"I forgot to mention, Prince William will be here in a few minutes."

Grace looked up, her eyebrows jumped so far up they almost touched her hairline, "His Highness will be here? For what reason? Hold still please, Miss."

I shrugged, "He wants to schedule a time for our fencing match. That is what he said to me." Then I paused for a second, "Oh yeah, I also assaulted him with a book."

Grace stared at me, "When did his highness come into your room? And why a book?"

Blushing, I muttered, "Right after my bath, I found him leaning against my bed frame, so I grabbed the closest thing and threw it at him. Turns out, I have really good aim."

She raised her eyebrows, still staring at me, "You had a towel on, right, Miss? Did the prince get hurt?" Grace looked like she was trying not to laugh.

I blushed even more, "Yes, I had one wrapped around me. He didn't see me naked. And no, his face is fine. he just looked really surprised and dumbfounded." I cleared my throat, still blushing, "Can you please stop staring at me like that?"

Her lip twitched, "Staring at you like what, Miss?" I could see a small smile on her mouth.

Rolling my eyes at her, I grinning, "Just take the measurements already."

She laughed, "Yes, Miss."

I laughed with her, as our laughter died down, she finished a few seconds later, "I'm done, Miss. The dress will be finished in two days and the day after that will be the ball."

"Thank you, Grace."

She smiled, "No need to thank me."

There was a knock on the door, then it opened, Prince William appeared in the door frame, "It has been 10 minutes, are your ready to talk about the match?"

Grace curtsied, "I will see you later, Miss."

I smiled, "See you later, Grace."

She turned to William, and curtsied, "Your Highness." She hurried out of the door.

William stared down at me, I bit my lip, in my parallel vision, I saw William reach his hand to my face, "Please stop biting your lip, it bothers me." He put his thumb on my chin and gently pulled my lip out from between my teeth.

Looking up at him, I blushed, "Uhh, okay, yeah, sure I'll stop biting my lip if it bothers you."

He nodded, "Thank you, about the match, when do you have free time tomorrow?"

I shrugged, "I'm okay with any time. Whenever your free, I guess."

He looked at me, "Would 2 hours after breakfast work?"

"Yep, that works."

William told me, "Grace will know when and where to take you for our match tomorrow, that is all I wanted to say, have a nice night, Princes Edith."

"Have a nice night, Prince William."

He nodded and walked out the door, gently closing it behind him.

Hmm, what a strange fellow.