Linnet blushed even deeper. "So..um whose idea was this dinner? The queen's or the king's? Or Edwin's?" She asked
Edmund chuckled, spun Gwen around, then replied, "Nope, you've just been staring at me all evening," he teased.
Edwin smiled. "Of course you could. I'm the prince, I command you to. Besides, no one will see us out here," he said.
Mariah sat down. She decided not to let her daughters' absences from the party ruin her enjoyment.
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Maud smiled. "Now, don't you get crumbs on that satin bedspread of yours," she chided gently.