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Grace walked back through the woods and garden to the castle. {Maybe a little longer... lol}

Grace stood and smoothed out her dress, now smudged. She dreaded having to walk back to the castle looking like that. She turned to Danielle, "I should go now. It's getting late, and I have a few things I need to do." {I seriously need to go do some stuff, so I'm going offline for the night in...

{Because Nix is hardly ever online the same time I am! lol} She smiled "I've never been very good at talking to men, but suppose I could try. Thanks, Danielle. You've been a wonderful friend to me."

"I know." She smiled to herself, thinking of her earlier conversation with Charles. "But, if only he knew how happy it would make me..." she trailed off.

"Thomas. I know, because I have seen it in his face when I am near. But he never comes, never tells me." Grace stared at her hands "I feel so silly."

She sighed. "He already has. He just won't show himself."

She sat up. "I... I want a child. Ever since my mother... well, you know. And Thomas... I want to love someone." Her words came out choppy and breathless, between sobs.

Grace turned over and squinted into the sun."I'm here. By the stream." She called back.

Grace left her book in the garden and ran to the stream. She laid down on a rock, trailing her hand in the cool water and her tears mixed with the ripples.

"I wish..." she stopped, and the shyness that she had forgotten suddenly returned. "Excuse me." she whispered. She curtsied and fled into the woods.

Grace smiled. "Oh, I just love children so!"

{back!} Grace slowly raised her eyes and looked at the baby's face. "Oh, your Majesty!" she breathed "She is so... so perfect." A wistful look came over her features.

She studied his features. "Only three simple words are needed to make a woman feel like she is floating on air. You will find them." {Arg! I gtg. Will be back later.}

Grace tensed and looked at her feet, then dropped a nervous curtsy. "Hello." she croaked.

She chuckled softly. "Danielle is a very lovely young woman. Have you told her?"

"Now that's a comment I find interesting. Are you a man in love, Charles?" She raised her eyebrows and smirked, feeling very happy for Danielle.

She gazed into the distance for a moment, concentrating. "I think I saw her walking over there a bit earlier." she said, slowly, pointing towards the path that wound around the roses.

"I'm well, thank you." She closed her book and stood up, her dress rustling softly, and faced him. She was glad she chose to wear her second best dress that day.

"How are you?" She asked

Grace glanced up from her book and smiled at Charles. "Hello." She dropped her gaze when she saw Augustine.