Charlie’s eyes ping ponged from queen to king to princess and back again. She swallowed and it sounded deafening to her ears in the quiet that followed Anita’s storm. She bobbed her head to the queen and made a quick bow. “Yes, of course, Your Majesty. Right away.” Her voice was tight with tension but there was some relief in her dismissal. She exited the room straight backed with a brisk military-like gait. Once the door was closed on the royal family, Charlie felt herself slump against the wall. She sighed, “great,” she muttered to herself. First day on the job and things were already...interesting. She shook her head and returned to her post where she would ruminate about the entire encounter.
In the silence before Julianna dismissed Charlie, Owen’s nostrils flared and he felt his blood pressure spike in response to his pounding heart beat. No doubt that telltale vein was bulging in his forehead. He rubbed at his sparse beard in agitation and sighed heavily out of his mouth.
Owen stared at the guard’s back until she had closed the door on them and then he returned his gaze to his defiant daughter who had wounded him. He opened his mouth to say something back to Anita but stopped to shake his head as if he were arguing internally with himself. No, it wouldn’t help to argue with her.
“Welcome home.” He said in a voice that was almost gravelly with resignation to his new struggle to repair his relationship with his daughter. Owen took a few steps towards her and pulled her into another hug. He pulled away and placed both hands heavily on her shoulders. “You don’t understand a great many things about me, Anita. And we’re going to fix that.”
In the silence before Julianna dismissed Charlie, Owen’s nostrils flared and he felt his blood pressure spike in response to his pounding heart beat. No doubt that telltale vein was bulging in his forehead. He rubbed at his sparse beard in agitation and sighed heavily out of his mouth.
Owen stared at the guard’s back until she had closed the door on them and then he returned his gaze to his defiant daughter who had wounded him. He opened his mouth to say something back to Anita but stopped to shake his head as if he were arguing internally with himself. No, it wouldn’t help to argue with her.
“Welcome home.” He said in a voice that was almost gravelly with resignation to his new struggle to repair his relationship with his daughter. Owen took a few steps towards her and pulled her into another hug. He pulled away and placed both hands heavily on her shoulders. “You don’t understand a great many things about me, Anita. And we’re going to fix that.”
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