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"Love me or hate me, both are in my favour. If you love me, I'll always be in your heart... If you hate me, I'll always be in your mind." - William Shakespeare

Emerald's POV

It was already past eight in the evening when the plane landed in England. Considering that New York is five hours behind.

Harry left his seat the moment the plane settled on the ground. He talked to Walter, the guy who shove me at the mall the other day. I found out that Walter was the head security of the prince. The other bodyguards took orders from him.

I looked at the window and saw a black Cadillac limousine with flags of United Kingdom at the upfront sides, moving towards the tarmac. It slowed down and parked below the plane's stairway.

I was excited, that my heart palpated. I would see the prince when he'd come out of his cabin.

The plane's door opened and I could hear the commotion outside. I looked ahead at the airport and noticed the bunch of people waving flags. They were excited to see the prince!

"Your Royal Highness, we're ready to get out." Someone said.

Oh my God! Prince Philip is out of his room.

I stood up and tiptoed, trying to take a glimpse of the prince, but his bodyguards were crowding him.

"Go-go-go. Make it fast guys." I heard Walter instructed the others.

The prince shielded by his bodyguards was going down. I almost ran to the window to take a good look of him. 

Wow. He looks so handsome. Just as I expected. But I wished he was not  wearing dark shades and a hat. I could not see clearly his face. 

He waved at the crowd and the people cheered, raising their flags. Then he immediately entered the Cadillac, in an instant, the car left. Everything happened in barely two minutes. He was gone in a flash.

I've googled him the other night. But except for his twenty seven years of age and description of his good looks, there was not much information about him. The monarchy had kept his life very private and Prince Philip requested it too. There were pictures of him, BUT, in dark shadows, or his back view or he was looking down. His face was always hidden from the camera. There was a write up that he was second in line to the throne of England, but there was another that said, he'd be the next king.

"Hey." I heard Harry said behind me.

"The prince..." I pointed at the window.

"Yes?"

I turned to him and I was surprised that he changed his clothes to dark blue shirt and denim pants with a maroon sports cap on his head. I was suddenly loss for words at the sight of him. It was like facing the teenage Harry again. I totally forgot how gorgeously handsome he was.

"I... he left."

His eyebrows rose in a fraction. "You'll meet him in the palace. Come on, it's time to go."

"My bags."

"Don't worry. They'll take care of it."

I followed Harry out of the plane. We walked directly to the red Bentley sports car waiting for us at the side of the airport. 

"You're not so tired, right?" Harry asked when he switched on the engine. 

"Nope. It's still four in the afternoon in New York. Too early to sleep."

He gave me a distracting smile that would make me wide awake later. "Wanna grab some burgers?"

"Sure." I smiled back at him.

Later, we were in a park, sitting on a bench eating burgers and drinking sodas, while watching the flowing water fountain.

"You like it here in England?"

He nodded and stretched his legs casually before him. "I used to hate my grandfather for forcing us to move here. But now, I understand why." He heaved a long sigh and continued. " I will always miss New York, my friends are there. But I learned to love England. This is my home now."

"I'm glad you feel that way. I'm happy for you. You studied history and politics here, right?"

"Yeah. It helps me understand the country more." He said and had a sip of his soda. "What about you? What's going on with your life, aside from your jewelry business."

"Well...  I always wanted to go to Harvard, but dad didn't want me to. You know how over protective he is." I smiled a little. "I went to Columbia University in New York and finished Business Administration. I graduated six months ago and immediately, I started my jewelry business. Anyways...  I'm going to have my first jewelry exhibit soon."

"That's great!"

"Thanks. Actually, I'm hoping that I can showcase the crown in the exhibit. May I?" I asked him, then I took the last bite of my burger.

"Of course. I'm sure the King will allow that." He assured me.

Harry and I talked for almost an hour. It was like getting to know each other again. I was enjoying talking to him and our conversations just flowed naturally. Mostly he asked about me and my family. 

"I heard you have a boyfriend?" His dark eyebrows slanted in a frown.

"Oh! You mean Kevin?"

He nodded. "You're in a serious relationship now?"

"No! Of course not." I denied intensely. " I mean... we're just dating. I swear, he's not my boyfriend."

An easy smile suddenly played at the corners of his mouth. 

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