"Wura please come and help me finish preparing the last dishes for dinner, his highness has arrived" said Ireti as she looked at Wura as she was wearing an apron as she came out of the kitchen and she saw Wura coming down the stairs.
"Yes Mother" said Wura as she nodded and she followed after Ireti, at least assisting her mother in the kitchen would take her mind off many things that were bothering her, and she would be able to not have to see Liam for a while.
"Mother, what have you decided to prepare??" asked Wura as she entered the kitchen after Ireti and she put on an apron that she took from the coat rack beside the door of the kitchen.
"Well I have prepared everything else already, I just require your assistance with desert" said Ireti as she stirred the pot that was on the fire.
"Oh alright Mother" said Wura.
"And what is for desert?" asked Wura as she brought out the dishes and she gave them to Beatrice who was standing nearby.
"Your father's favourite" said Ireti.
"Carrot Cake???" asked Wura with excitement.
"Carrot Cake" said Ireti as she nodded her head and smiled.
...
"Ahh Your highness Good Evening" said Lawrence as he smiled as Liam entered the house and he gave him a handshake.
"It is a pleasure to have you here for dinner with us" said Lawrence.
"The pleasure is all mine" said Liam as he smiled.
"Ahh this is my brother in law, and my sister" said Lawrence as he turned to look at Richard and Tessa who were standing right behind him.
"Good Evening" said Liam as he shook Richard's hand.
"Good Evening your highness" said Richard.
"Hmm so this is who my niece is going to marry??? At least he is not ugly looking" thought Richard to himself, if Wura was going to get married, he at least needed to be a handsome man, and Liam fitted well into the description.
"And you must be..." said Liam.
"I am Lady Tessa Ridingfall, younger sister of Duke Lawrence Scot" said Tessa as she cut off Liam and she introduced herself.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Lady Tessa" said Liam as he smiled and he kissed the back of Tessa's hand, one thing he was sure of now was that Wura had a very loud Aunt, not that he was complaining at all.
"Mhmmm" said Tessa as she was eyeing Liam and Lawrence sighed and face-palmed himself, while Richard made no attempt at all to stop what his wife was doing.
"The pleasure is not mine" said Tessa.
"Oh??" asked Liam.
"And why is that Lady Tessa??" asked Liam.
"Well because you come here to take my beloved niece away from us, and you do not even make an attempt to know her family members at all" said Tessa as she was very disappointed.
"Please forgive me for that Lady Tessa" said Liam as he smiled.
"It was not my intention at all to make you displeased" said Liam.
"If it was up to me, I would have met you all earlier, and Lady Diwura never mentioned to me that she had an Aunt" said Liam.
"I was only informed of your desire to meet me in the letter she sent, but regardless I am sorry if I have made you displeased with me, I should have enquired more myself" said Liam.
"Please forgive me" said Liam.
Tessa was in a tough corner, she wanted to act mean, but how could she have done so when Liam was being so polite and humble to the fact that she felt bad for accusing him in the first place.
Tessa looked at Lawrence who quickly avoided her gaze like the plague and then she turned to look at Richard who shot her an expression that read "You must solve this on your own Wildvine"
"You... you are forgiven" said Tessa as she turned to look back at Liam who had just been staring at her patiently the whole time.
"Thank you Lady Tessa" said Liam as he smiled.
"I never knew that Lady Diwura had such a beautiful Aunt" said Liam as he smiled.
"Oh, please stop you flatter me" said Tessa as she laughed, Liam was a sweet talker and that was for sure.
"But it is the truth Lady Tessa" said Liam as he smiled, Wura really did have a nice family.
"Oh Thank you" said Tessa as she smiled and it was then that Liam happened to glance down for an instant and he realized that Tessa had a bump.
"And I see that you are with child" said Liam as he smiled.
"Oh yes I am your highness" said Tessa as she smiled.
"Is this your first child?" asked Liam as he wanted to know if he was to look out for any cousins that Wura could have.
"Yes.. yes it is your highness" said Tessa as she smiled.
"When is the child due?" asked Liam as he was curious, he had only seen a few pregnant women in his life.
"According to the physician I shall give birth in the summer, and I look forward to that" said Tessa as she smiled.
"The summer??" asked Liam to himself, that was only four months from now, that was very soon.
"I am glad, the summer is a wonderful time of year" said Liam as he smiled.
"Thank you, your highness" said Tessa, she was starting to like him already, he was very far from the scoundrel her dear niece had described to her, Tessa began to wonder if maybe the prince had a twin brother, or if Wura had mistaken his identity for someone else.
Because as far as she knew, the prince was a very charming man, and very humble for that matter.
"Even with child, you still look as beautiful as ever" said Liam as he smiled, he decided that he had to get Tessa to like him, because with the letter Wura sent him, she had said that her Aunt was a very difficult woman to please, and that she was very upset with him for not even trying to meet with her at all, and so Liam was going to make up for that.
"Richie, how come you never tell me that I am beautiful???" asked Tessa as she turned to look at Richard with a frown.
Richard looked at Liam and then at Lawrence and then he sighed, how did this matter come to this?? His Love really was something else.
"Well Wildvine that is because there is no need for me to state a fact every single time I lay my eyes on your beautiful face" said Richard.
"Awww Richie" said Tessa as she smiled.
"But regardless of that, if you require me to remind you everyday of your beauty, then I shall" said Richard.
"Ooooh" said Tessa as she gave Richard a kiss on the cheek, he was simply just being very sweet today.
Liam smiled, it was no wonder Wura was the way that she was, all her family members were jovial and wonderful to be around.
"Your Highness, shall we procced to the dining room??" asked Lawrence as he turned to look at Liam.
"I am alright with that" said Liam as he smiled.
"Please follow me your highness" said Lawrence as he smiled and he began to walk while Liam followed after him, and Richard and Tessa walked behind them.
They all reached the dining room, and they all took a seat as the dining table was already set, all that was left missing was the food.
"Oh you will love what my dear Reti has prepared for Dinner today" said Tessa as she turned to look at Liam who was sitting right beside her on her left, while Richard sat on her right.
"She is by far the best cook in the Kingdom" said Tessa as she praised her sister in law.
"I look forward to tasting her food, as you have said so many great things about her cooking" said Liam as he smiled, it was a bit odd for him, as far as he knew most Duchesses never took time out of their day to actually cook for their families and yet Duchess Scot was doing just that.
"Good Evening your Highness" said Ireti as she walked into the dining room with a smile, she had removed her apron.
"Good Evening Duchess Scot" said Liam as he smiled.
"I am pleased to be here this fine evening" said Liam as he smiled brightly.
"And it is a pleasure to have you here" said Ireti as Beatrice brought out some dishes and she placed them on the dining table and Wura followed after her.
"Good Evening your Highness" said Wura as she curtsied and bowed her head.
"Good Evening Lady Diwura" said Liam as he smiled and he kissed the back of her hand.