She touches my shoulder and I shrug her hand away. I feel her get scared and walk away. I'm still on the phone with Renee and trying to pay attention. I hear Traci call a cab service and tell me that she wishes us both happiness and that she had fallen in love with me. I tell Renee that I had an emergency and won't be able to make it tonight to see her. She says okay and I end the call. I rub my hand over my face and pinch the bridge of my nose to think about what to do next.I head to my car and the driver takes me back to the palace. I have to go find my dad and speak to him on what I should do. I head inside the palace and head to my dad's study. He's reading an article and I clear my throat. "Dad, are you busy? Could we talk?" I asked. He looks up and says, "Sure, my son. What's the problem? What happened to the date?" I sighed and go take a seat on the couch next to his desk.
"Dad, our date started off well. But, she told me to stop kissing her and making her feel good in that way. She is afraid of getting hurt or being in love, when she deserves all the love she can get," I say. My dad nods. "Understandable. She was in a traumatic relationship for a long time, so that is all she knows. You can't blame her," he says. I nodded. "Also, your mother was the same way before we finally got married. She was abused by her past boyfriend before I saw her and took a huge interest in her," my dad said. I gasped. "Someone had abused our mother?" I asked. "Yes, he did. But, he got what he deserved and she fell in love with me, after I showed her how much I cared for her and loved her," he said. I got up and say, "Thanks, dad. I know exactly what I have to do." He nods and I head out. I go to find Traci on the balcony, just standing there, shivering but in thought. I walk up behind her and place my jacket over her shoulders.
She gasped. "Oh my! Prince Luke, how come you're here?! I thought you had somewhere else to be tonight?" she asked, shocked. I sighed. "Call me Luke, please. I came after the one I love and want to be with. That's you," I say. "Luke, please stop this. I don't want you to think that you want me, and then, along the way, you realize that you don't want to actually be with someone like me," she says, looking away. I turn her face to look into her eyes. "Traci, I want you. All of you and only you," I say. She sighed and tries to step back, but I hold her by her waist to keep her to me.
"Luke, you may not know that. I--" she starts to say, but I cut in and say, "That you have fallen in love with me?" I smirked at her shocked reaction. I hold her hands in mine and guide her back into the palace to my room. We needed to talk.