Edward was making his way to the royal palace the next day not knowing about whatever reason he was summoned for by the Queen. But even though, he was oddly excited at the thought of getting a probable chance to meet 'her' again. He could feel his lips curl into a smile of such a kind which describes the pleasing effect one feels when their desires are close to coming true.
Finally, he reached his destination. Two guards assembled hurriedly to open the huge gate and let his car in. As he entered, another guard approached him quickly and gently opened the door of his car , let him out slowly, then took him to the guest room as if he was the most important guest of that day. Bowing respectfully, he asked him to wait for the 'madam'.
Almost fifteen minutes passed and still there was no sign of the Queen. But that wasn't what actually caught his attention. Instead, the atmosphere which was 'as silent as the dead' along with no visible living figure made him a little uncomfortable. A little hot under the collar, he tried his best to maintain his relaxed posture, when suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. His heart almost leaped out of his body only to be saved from happening so when a sweet voice reached his ears.
"Coffee?", he turned to look at Lori and felt an immeasurable amount of peace. "Yes, with milk and one sugar cube", he replied as his body automatically felt relaxed. Lori let out a slight laugh, then proceeded to sit on the sofa facing him and started preparing the coffee....."Oops! I accidently added two. Sorry!", she continued with that little laugh of hers. He gently took the cup from her hand and taking a sip, he bent over to whisper in her left ear, "Who knew that it tastes a lot better in this way." Lori smirked, "I can make anything taste better."
"Understandable", he answered with a seemingly knowing smile.
"You look tired. Didn't you sleep well?"Lori asked taking her sip of the coffee. "Couldn't."
"Oh", she placed her plate elegantly on the table. After a minute of silence she spoke again, "You know right, how much I'm known for sending gorgeous men like you to eternal rest?"...
His eyes widened. He froze to his spot. Another moment of silence went by. Lori, this time laughed out loud, "Ofcourse I'm joking! hahahaha! I knew it you are too easy to fool!" Edward, at this point was filled with embarrassment, all of which disappeared in a moment as she held his hand with a smile and said, "Shall I sing a song for you?"
"Yes please.", he answered immediately in a submissive tone as if he was hypnotized...