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ao719 · 11 months

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I should be given a medal for the amount of restraint I had to show for holding onto this art for as long as I have jaksjsksjdjsjskdk

I commissioned @pilitella way back in October for this piece of Liam and Croía from chapter 16 of Vancross. At the time, I hadn't written the scene, and only bits and pieces were in my head. I had no idea what exactly it was that I wanted as far as the commission, only that I wanted the beginning of this pivotal moment for these two to shine through. So, I explained where they would be, what would be happening leading up to this moment, and what would be happening afterward. I then gave her free rein to come up with what she could to show what I was unable to really express or convey at the time.

And in true @pilitella fashion, she absolutely nailed it and blew me away 🥲

Liam’s jaw tensed as he stared at her. “You are to me,” he bit out, and she looked at him. “You’re important to me, Croía. And I would do what I did today again and again in a heartbeat because that’s what you do for someone you love.” He held her gaze, watching her expression as what he just said sunk in. Her lip quivered and her eyes filled with tears as she let out a quiet breath.

It wasn’t exactly the way Liam intended it to come out, but with what happened earlier, he no longer wanted to wait to tell her how he felt. If he’d taken away anything from the events that day, it was that tomorrow wasn’t always promised. What if something had happened and he’d never gotten the chance to tell her at all? That was a risk he didn’t want to take.

Liam reached out and took her hand; she continued to stare at him as a tear trickled down her cheek. “I’ve wanted to tell you for weeks now, but I … I didn’t want you to feel pressured or rushed into anything because of it. But after what happened today, I need you to know … I love you, Croía.” When her breath hitched, he reached up, gently brushing the tear away. “You don’t have to say anything … I just needed—”

“I love you, too, Liam,” Croía interrupted.

Liam’s hand stilled on her cheek as he held her gaze, and a smile curled on his lips. “Really?”

“Yeah,” Croia tearfully chuckled. “Really.”

“And not just because you think I might have saved you today?” Liam quipped.

Croía shook her head as her lip trembled and she searched his blue-eyed gaze through her blurred vision. “You saved me long before today, Liam,” her voice quivered. “I think … I think you’ve been saving me this whole time …”

The meaning behind her words and the sincerity with which she said them caused Liam’s heart to stutter. His hands went to her waist and he pulled her to him; she shifted forward, leaning against his thighs to steady herself as he tilted his head up and captured her lips in his.

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I cannot express enough how in love with this piece I am 🥹 And after holding onto it for 8 months, I’m so happy to finally share it! Thank you again, friend! It’s beyond perfect and I love it and you so, so much! 💕

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#the royal romance #liam rys #prince liam rys #liam x oc #trr liam x oc #choices liam x oc #prince liam x oc #choices fanart #my commissions

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emkay512 · 1 year

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Show You Off

Set at Liam and Riley’s first wedding anniversary, and they are trying to come up with ideas to celebrate each other. - Another OUAT one shot

Song inspiration: Show You Off by Dan + Shay

A/N 1: This is participating in @choicesflashfics week 8 and I’m using prompt 3: “I’ve never done something like this before.”

A/N 2: I’m grateful for this prompt cause it got me to actually want to finish this by the end of the prompt week. And I want to thank @queenrileyrose for pre-reading this, just earlier today!

I’m also including the designs that I also created, just cause… I had fun making them and wanted to include a visual, as basic as it may be 😅 I hope it’s not too off putting!

Warnings: Tiny bit of language and just a mention of 🍋

Word Count: 2,445 (my longest yet! 😬)

Tags: Sorry if I missed anyone, let me know if you want to be added or removed @queenrileyrose @burnsoslow @bbrandy2002 @ao719 @kat-tia801 @sincerelyella @charlotteg234 @neotericthemis @kingliam2019 @iaminlovewithtrr @amandablink @iluaaa @jared2612 @sfb123 @twinkleallnight @tessa-liam @secretaryunpaid @ladyangel70 @gkittylove99 @texaskitten30 @shanzay44 @ofpixelsandscribbles @sarcastic01lily

The king and queen of Cordonia were enjoying a peaceful breakfast together in their personal quarters at the palace. Their first wedding anniversary was fast approaching, and they hadn’t discussed any plans. Riley was a ball of excitement for their upcoming milestone, but to her surprise, Liam hadn’t brought it up at all. She knew there was no way he’d forgotten, but she couldn’t hold in her excitement a minute longer.

“So..” Riley, broke their comfortable silence, “A pretty big day is coming up for us..”

Liam looked up at her with a smirk on his face, “I must say, I’m very impressed with you.” Riley had a very quizzical look on her face with his response. “I’ve been waiting for you to bring it up, here I thought you would have been talking of nothing but our wedding anniversary for the last month.” Liam smiled very brightly at the topic. Riley hurled a piece of toast at him for picking on her.

“Well excuse me for not interrupting the king’s schedule.” She laughed, completely relieved for his playful response. “So, tell me, what should we do? I’ve been dying for you to tell me there’s some great Cordonian tradition that we mustn’t be the first ones to break.”

“Heh, you always have been one to catch on quick, haven’t you, Love?” He reached over to grab her hand and peck it with a quick kiss. “Well there is one tradition, but it’s not centuries old or anything, and most certainly not something we have to do.”

“Please tell me.” Riley replied with wide excited eyes.

“It’s simple. It’s the idea that we exchange a sort of gesture rather than a gift. Like planting a tree or something of the sort for your partner.”

Riley instinctively scoffed, “I think I can do better than planting a tree for you!” Liam laughed at her instinct to declare she could do better than a tree for him.

“I take it you like the idea?”

“I love it, let’s do it.”

Liam stood from his chair and leaned down to Riley to seal the idea with a deep kiss. “Yes, let’s.”

The next day, Liam found himself in his study, wracked with thoughts about how to fulfill his end on this grand gesture tradition. He had a specific idea in mind. Something very un-Liam and the more he researched, the more he liked it. He knew his wife would be filled with shock and delight over it. He was quickly becoming more convinced on it, but he just needed to find the right design.

Suddenly, there was a quick knock on his door, and Liam called for them to enter. Drake walked into Liam’s study to catch up and check in on his best friend. Upon his entrance, he noticed Liam had laser focus on his computer screen. Liam glanced up, and once he recognized Drake, he adjusted his attention back to his desk. “Oh, hey Drake. Come on in, make yourself comfortable. What can I do for you?”

Drake did just that, but he couldn’t ignore his instinct to inquire on Liam’s current fixation. “Uh, well, you can catch me up for starters.” Drake had no idea what had him looking so serious. Liam didn’t respond assuming Drake would have no trouble helping himself to whatever he needed. “Dude! What’d you got porn on there or something? I’ve never seen a man stare at a screen so hard.”

“What? No!” Liam snapped his head up at Drake with the slightest and feigned look of offense at the comical suggestion. Drake had poured himself a finger of scotch from Liam’s bar cart and motioned, asking Liam if he’d like to join, which he did. Drake handed Liam his drink and sat down opposite him willing Liam to explain. “Well, Riley and I have our first wedding anniversary approaching, and I’m trying to figure out what to do.”

“Uh, huh. And so you’re.. online shopping? Doesn’t seem like you to simply buy something.”

“Astute as ever, Drake. I’m not online shopping. Riley has decided she wants to keep with tradition and exchange gestures instead of gifts.” Drake was interested and still curious where this was going. “I have an idea in mind, but.. it’s very permanent and I’m struggling to find the just right design.”

“Ok, so just exactly what is this very permanent gesture you are so unsure about?”

“Oh, I’m sure about it. I just want it to be right... Let me just say this, what is the one dare Leo gave me that I could never actually do?”

Drake shot straight up in his seat with immediate understanding and total shock. “No way! You want to get a tattoo!?”

True to form, Riley had enlisted Maxwell to help her plan this gesture gift exchange that she and Liam had agreed to. When they came up with the idea, she thought it was the brightest and best idea ever, but now here, in her own private study, she was struggling to come up with an idea. Even Maxwell had completely gushed over the tradition when she told him, but now even his over the top brain was drawing a blank. “And you’re sure you’re totally against the crotch-less panties idea?” He asked very seriously.

Riley side eyed him hard, but after a minute long stare, she shrugged and replied with a sigh, “I’ll call it plan B.” Maxwell nodded at her with pride that she put the idea on the table. “I just.. want to do a huge gesture, but also subtle.. something eternal.”

Maxwell slapped his hand and arm down on the table in a stroke of genius. “I got it!” Riley looked up at him with intrigued eyes. “You should tattoo his name on you!” Her eyes fell immediately with disappointment.

“Maxwell, I’m not even allowed to wear colorful nail polish. There’s no way I could get a tattoo.”

“Well then, get the tattoo on your ass.”

“Honestly, what am I going to do with you?” Riley said although she was secretly letting her mind wander. It’d be kinda perfect. The ass placement would be a little less than romantic as she wanted. But, his name permanently inked on her, she actually liked it. “So… just exactly where would we get all the bodily image regulations, anyway?”

Maxwell clapped his hands in excitement, “I sure as shit don’t know the official rules, but I can bet we know who does!” The next thing they knew, Riley and Maxwell found themselves in front of Bertrand.

“My dearest brother, I don’t know why, but I have always dreaded this day. Somehow, I just knew you’d lure our queen Riley into some drastic shenanigans. Little did I know you’d encourage her into a tattoo!”

“But it’s a gesture of love! And a Cordonian tradition! It’s their first wedding anniversary. And our queen wants to permanently honor our king. Hello, it’s true love!”

With Maxwell’s over excited attitude, Bertrand could only concede. “Lady Riley, if you wish to proceed, I must tell you, there are actually no restrictions on Royal bodily tattoos. You are permitted to a subtle ink job.” Riley couldn’t stop from withholding her excitement. She’d get Liam’s name tattoed on her as soon as possible, she loved the idea. She just needed to put a plan in motion.

For Liam, his plan fell into place quite easily. With Drake’s help, they found a tattoo artist that was more than willing to discreetly meet the king at the palace to get the job done. The timing worked out perfectly, three days before their anniversary date, Riley was due in Valtoria for a ribbon cutting ceremony. A usually quick appearance, but she very conveniently announced she’d stay overnight to prevent exhaustion from the quick travels.

She even assured him she’d take her time in Valtoria, and include time to make casual appearances around the area to visit the residents. It gave Liam more than enough time, it was perfect.

For Riley, she quickly finagled a side quest into her already existing planned visit to Valtoria. Maxwell was already scheduled to attend the event with her to continue with House Beaumont’s standing alliance and connection to the crown. He would help find a local shop for Riley to discreetly dip into.

Liam had already agreed to her extended stay under her guise of visiting the residents. Sure she would, including a visit to a well kept tattoo parlor. It gave her more than enough time, it was perfect.

On the day of Riley’s trip, she hastily began her travels after exchanging her affectionate goodbyes with Liam. Once Liam felt like a comfortable amount of time had passed since Riley’s departure, he had Bastien contact Mara to confirm their safe and steady passage. All seeming to be part of normal security protocol, which was of course part of Liam’s intention, but he also wanted to get started on his appointment.

Liam had decided to use his office for his in-home tattoo parlor. Drake was there to offer his moral support, and to actually see this take place.

“Are you nervous?” Drake asked, he was still in disbelief this was happening. Any time Leo wanted to win a good ‘dare-off’ with Liam, he’d end it by daring Liam to get a tattoo. Any tattoo. But Liam would never take that dare. To him it was too reckless to permanently modify his body on the whim of a dare.

“Not at all,” Liam answered with a smile.

They were cut off with a knock at the door, and Bastien entered with the tattoo artist in tow. The man was covered head to toe in ink and was extremely professional while he set up his designated station and sanitized his tools. After a while, Liam provided the design he created and showed where he wanted it placed. Liam positioned himself in the chair and the artist began his work.

Riley had finished her appearance, and she and Maxwell started to wander down the beaten path in Valtoria. Riley was relying on Maxwell to lead the way as he assured he found an appropriate place and made arrangements with the owner to accommodate the queen.

“I have the address, but aren’t we supposed to find some bright neon sign that says tattoo? I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for it”

“I wouldn’t know, believe it or not Maxwell, I’ve never done something like this before.” Riley answered with no surprise that he would be looking for something as ridiculous as that. Once Riley stepped in with navigations, they quickly found the parlor that was eagerly awaiting her arrival. The staff greeted her and directed her to the booth and artist that would be working on her. She handed over the final draft of what she wanted and laid out where she wanted it and they got started.

Liam and Riley each woke up the next morning, missing each other, but grateful for the night apart to keep their tattoos under its covering without having to explain it. Liam went into the bathroom to clean his hands and carefully uncover his tattoo with plenty of ointment available to keep the area from getting too dry. He was ecstatic with the finished work and now just had to think of how to conceal it when his wife returned home.

Riley couldn’t wait to uncover her fresh ink. She sat up in her bed in Valtoria and quickly peeled off the covering. She loved it and gently touched it to make sure it was real. In the thrill and excitement of getting the tattoo, she had momentarily forgotten what to do next with it and surprisingly, it was Maxwell that reminded her of the needed new tattoo care.

To both Liam and Riley’s surprise, it was fairly easy to conceal the gestures they created for one another. The two were usually unable to keep off each other and they both worried that their singular desire for a little more distance would raise an immediate red flag. But neither said a thing, not wanting to encourage an annoying line of questioning.

The night of their anniversary date had arrived and they enjoyed a very romantic and intimate dinner out in the capital. They were both eager to finally reveal their gestures, and Riley insisted she go first. For some reason, she was a little nervous.

“Ok, I wanted to do something to show you how proud I am of you, to be your wife, your family, your queen. I want to be with you for forever, and I want to show you that you’ll always be with me.” She raised her left hand with curled fingers up to cover her mouth. “Ready?” She asked, and then she slowly twisted her wrist outward to display the fresh ink in the form of a beautifully scripted and ornate “L.R.” on her wrist.

Liam’s eyes went wide with utter shock and delight, the very reaction he expected out of her. He was already moved with her touching declaration and his heart was bursting with affection at his initials adorned on her body. “Do.. do you like it?”

“Like it!?” His eyes darted from her wrist to her eyes, “I absolutely love it, Riley, I never imagined someone doing something like this for me. I am in awe of you.”

Riley was thrilled with his elation, but now it was her turn. “What.. do you have for me?”

“Heh, well considering what you did for me, I think you’re gonna like what I did for you.” He removed the oversized watch he had been wearing on this left hand, and set his elbow upright on the table, displaying the fresh tattoo on his wrist that read “Riley” with a gold crown just above the name on the end.

“Oh my…. Oh my God, Liam! You didn’t!” Riley couldn’t stop from covering her mouth with her hands in complete and total shock. She grabbed his wrist and pulled it to her face. “How did you…. How did you know!? Was it Maxwell, did he spill my surprise? Liam how did you possibly know? This is amazing, look at us! We match! I love it!” She was squealing with joy and excitement.

Liam laughed heartily, “I promise I did not know, it seems we share more than just a heart, we share a mind as well.” Liam got up from his seat and pulled a hefty load of cash from his wallet to drop on the table to tip the staff, and he reached and pulled Riley from her chair. “Now, we are getting out of here, and I am putting a baby in you tonight.” He said with the most devilish grin Riley had ever seen.

#choices trr #king liam #choices #the royal romance #trr #liam x riley #choices trh #choices flash fic #liam rys #cordonia

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dcbbw · 1 year

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Author Update

Hello, Tumblr! Some of you know the details and particulars of my life at the moment but some of you don’t know what’s going on other than “life.”

II have been dealing with a LOT lately between work and home, and it’s beginning to affect my physical health (I’ve lost 29 pounds, complete exhaustion, and swear to God I’m growing a cyst on my eye) and my mental (forgetfulness, no motivation for anything, and work productivity is not what it used to be).

My solace, my grounding, my happy place is in writing, but I really haven’t done any of that lately. I did start some new stories and tried to finish up others; I have them in my head but the sheer amount of effort to break open the laptop and putting words to page is almost overwhelming most days.

Maybe it’s stress, perhaps a mild form of depression to help me cope with what my life has become now … I don’t know. What I do know is, what this latest chapter of my life is giving me things I definitely did not sign up for. While I have accepted that this chapter is not about Robin, rather care of and service to others … I did not expect the struggles of all types I am facing and the lack of help and support.

I just want a day. A day to sleep in, to not shower and stay half-naked in bed, to read, write, cook a meal without someone over my shoulder … to have privacy and quiet and no obligations. Just one day.

And it’s too much to ask for.

I want a paycheck that isn’t gone two days after I get it because I am now doing for at least three people what I used to do for one, and on half the salary.

I’m tired of my plans … my simple as fuck plans … being put on the backburner for someone else’s emergency.

I’m tired of worrying about what the hell is gonna pop off next.

I’m tired of seeing (and everyone else seeing it as well) people fall off physically and mentally, but I’m the one who has to pick up the pieces.

I’m tired of being the lowest paid in the office but doing everyone’s job.

I can’t even self-care because I’m constantly broke and always on someone else’s schedule. I shouldn’t have to be sick to be able to sleep in without guilt and reprimand.

I’m tired of being unable to break down, because if I break down … I may not want to be put back together.

So this is my rant, my vent, my therapy.

I called out from work today; going to try to get a nap in, and possibly some writing (@peonierose sent a fun ask), but no guarantees.

I’m just struggling to get through another 24 hours.

Tagging: @jared2612 @ao719 @burnsoslow @marietrinmimi @merridithsmiscellany-blog @queenjilian @indiacater @kingliam2019 @bebepac @liamxs-world @mom2000aggie @cmestrella @liamrhysstalker2020 @neotericthemis @twinkleallnight @umccall71 @superharriet @busywoman @gabesmommie1130 @tessa-liam @phoenixrising0308 @beezm @gardeningourmet @lovingchoices14 @foreverethereal123 @mainstreetreader @angelasscribbles @lady-calypso @emkay512 @jovialyouthmusic @21-wishes @princessleac1 @charlotteg234 @queenrileyrose @alj4890 @yourfavaquarius111 @motorcitymademadame @bbrandy2002 @eversoaringqueen12 @queenmiarys

#not choices #dcbbw talks

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txemrn · 2 years

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It's that time again!

Hey, sweet friends!

Firstly, if you are being tagged, that means that at some point, you enjoyed something that I've written and asked for a tag. And for that, I want to thank you so much for the support! 💜

Second, I'd like to take this moment to update my tag list. But, I'm going to need your help! Here's how it's going to work:

If you want to remain on my tag list, please comment on this post or DM me exactly where you would like to be tagged.

If you wish to be removed, keep scrolling. NO comment is necessary. There are NO hard feelings, NO questions asked (people and tastes change).

⭐ Remember ⭐

The tag list is a tool for YOU. It's not about making me feel good or special; it's all about making it easier for YOU to know when I've posted something that you are interested in reading. Please consider this before you comment. I don't want to annoy anyone with unwanted tags.

I will start using my new tag list ...

Monday, September 26th

... but please know that you can send me a tag change request at any time.

Thank y'all so much for your time! I appreciate y'all! 💜

~🖤~

PERMA

@alexabeta @ao719 @charlotteg234 @chemist-ana @differenttyphoonwerewolf @foreverethereal123 @harleybeaumont @issabees @kat-tia801 @khoicesbyk @kingliam2019 @lovelyladyk88 @mainstreetreader @mom2000aggie @neotericthemis @nikirennie87 @peonierose @schnitzelbutterfingers @sfb123 @shannonwrote @shewillreadyou @socalwriterbee @tessa-liam

ALL TRR/TRH

@21-wishes @angelasscribbles @gkittylove99 @iaminlovewithtrr @lovingchoices14 @motorcitymademadame @princessleac1 @rubiwalker @twinkleallnight

ANYTHING LIAM

STAY

@amandablink @bbrandy2002

@belencha @busywoman @debramcg1106 @walkerdrakewalker

ALL TNA

@bisexualdisasteracd @choices-addict @rookiemartin

BOUGHS & MOCKINGBIRDS

@caroldxnvxrs @lem-20 @queenrileyrose @walkerdrakewalker

POUR TWO GLASSES

@3pawandme @alyshak92 @alyssalauren @debramcg1106 @ladyangel70 @walkerdrakewalker @veebug8

ALL OPEN HEART

@annfg8 @cariantha @lsvdw-blog @ohchoices @thegreentwin

RICOCHET

@youlookappropriate

#tag list cleanup #txemrn

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riseandshinelittleblossom · 1 year

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Six sentence Sunday

A little more than six, but I'm trying to see if the interest in this is still there.....

Hoping for Home

She's a vision tonight. She looks almost exactly the same as I remember her; as if time skipped her somehow."

"I'm sorry, what?" Maxwell blinked, looking back at her.

"Duchess Libby. She looks beautiful."

He stared down into his glass.

"Can't argue with you there," he mumbled, swirling his ice and mint leaves.

Penelope placed a hand on her ex-husband's shoulder.

"You should dance with her. It's never too late, you know. To be happy with the one you love."

"Pen, I'm don't-"

"You do, and you always have. Maybe it isn't my place to say it, but I'd bet she feels the same." She tipped her head towards Libby across the room. Maxwell glanced in her direction to find Libby staring only to look away when his eyes met hers.

"Wishes come true at the festival of lights, Max. You lost her once. You really shouldn't let her get away this time."

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#the royal romance #trr fanfic #maxwell beaumont #choices trr #trr au #trr #drake walker #king liam #choices #choices fanfic #six sentence sunday #hoping for home #fic writing

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tessa-liam · 2 years

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Hi I'm pretty new to the fandom and I love your writing. I was Wondering if you know if there are any lists of TRR fics? Like the one that Open Heart has?

Hi!!!

Well, I am an avid reader of TRR fanfic and can share with you my favorite writers!

#1 @ao719 🥰

@bebepac @alj4890 @txemrn @sfb123 @dcbbw @bbrandy2002 @kat-tia801 @burnsoslow @queenrileyrose @harleybeaumont @charlotteg234 @sincerelyella

I do write for myself...but can't compete with these writers!

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kingliamappreciationweek · 2 years

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This week has been incredible. From the moment KLAW was announced in March, to this final week, we've been met with a wave of enthusiasm - many people excited to write content for a character they love and miss, and many others who promoted the event, signal boosted posts, encouraged and supported their fellow creators in the making of all this content. This kind of love and support is why I love these character appreciation weeks. And I hope to see more of it soon!

As a huge thank you to ALL of you, the wonderful, creative @sazanes and I have collaborated to make this video to appreciate you! I can't thank you all enough for the love, support and beautiful content you all have delivered.

Thank you to all our amazing CONTRIBUTORS, for all the artwork, headcanons, edits, fics....so much content that gave us all the feels and reminded us of why we love Liam so much:

@bayleedrawsx, @boujeechoices, @cassiopeiacorvus, @khoicesbyk, @lorirwritesfanfic, @mand-delemonde, @thecapturedafrique, @sazanes, @storyofmychoices.

Many of you had also helped a lot in signal boosting KLAW, besides making content, and for that we cannot thank you enough.

Thank you to our fellow FANDOM-EVENT BLOGS, who left no stone unturned in promoting KLAW on their spaces, thus allowing our content to be viewed by others in the fandom:

@choicesaprilchallenge for their Royal n Noble Tea Party (check out their masterlist here!!)

@choicesmonthlychallenge (if you're interested, check out their May prompt calender here!)

And I can never forget the constant support we got from our SIGNAL BOOSTERS, who promoted the event - whether once or several times - and who gave all of us the impetus to celebrate this beautiful character! Your encouragement and enthusiasm inspires us!!

@21-wishes, @aestheticartsx, @angelasscribbles, @ao719, @atlaslopes, @bbrandy2002, @blackcatkita, @blackkingliamstan, @busywoman, @charlotteg234, @choicesfan-natalie, @cordoniantrash, @dcbbw, @delmissesryan, @elreyesvidal, @ezekielbhandarivalleros, @ficloverevie, @foreverethereal123, @generic-goose, @grapecaseschoices, @iaminlovewithtrr, @karahalloway, @kat-tia801, @killerkennacrisp, @kingliam2019, @lovingchoices14, @missameliep, @mom2000aggie, @nazariolahela, @neotericthemis, @peekaboochu, @princess-geek, @queen-arabella-of-cordonia, @quixoticdreamer16, @secretaryunpaid, @sfb123, @sirbeepsalot, @superharriet @tessa-liam, @the-soot-sprite, @twinkleallnight, @they-call-me-princess, @txemrn, @umccall71, @xpandass420x, @yourmajesty09

The masterlist for KLAW 2022 is already done, and will be up soon. Hope you will all enjoy the incredible content we managed to compile, and don't forget to pass on some love to the amazing @sazanes for this beautiful video!!

Thank you all, so much - for the love, enthusiasm and creativity you have showered over us. It would be a pleasure to host this again, if you all would like that.

Take care, and hopefully we'll see you next year!!

Note: Certain names aren't showing up as tagged for a few reasons - either because it won't show up when I try to tag it (so I'll try doing so in the comments), or because of the 50-handles limit. Will try to tag these names in the comments, sorry!

If I've missed out including anyone, my sincere apologies...please let me know and I'll add you in the post!

#Youtube #kingliamappreciationweek #KLAW #king liam #the royal romance #the royal finale #the royal heir #thank you to everyone!! hope we can do more of this next year too!

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Accidental NYE Kiss Chapter 7 - Getaway Car

Book: The Royal Romance (AU)

Pairings: Liam x MC (Ella)

Song inspiration: Getaway Car by Taylor Swift

Characters belong to Pixelberry; MC Ella Brooks belongs to me.

A/N: This is the continuation of my little drabble from NYE that @bbrandy2002 requested where Ella drunkenly kisses Leo…eeeeep!

Catch up here if you haven’t read it.

Warnings: Swearing; angst; tw: car accident; mentioning of bodily injuries

Words: 975

Ella felt herself being carried … somewhere. Her brain couldn’t register where she was, but she could smell smoke and … gasoline? She opened her mouth to try to say something but her throat was dry and nothing would come out. She lifted her arms to try to gesture with them but they were immediately held down.

“It’s okay, miss, you’re safe. You were just in an accident. Try not to move while I take your blood pressure.”

Ella’s brows furrowed. She didn’t recognize that voice. Where am I?

“Brooks. It’s fine, you just got knocked out. Relax and don’t try to struggle.” Drake. That’s Drake. Ella let out a breath and relaxed a little bit. But what about - “Max is fine, he’s outside the ambulance trying to call Liam.”

Liam. Does he even care I’m out here?

Ella struggled to open her eyes, but when she finally was able to a light was shone in them. “Gah! What the fu-”

“Sorry, I wanted to make sure your pupils were okay.”

Ella’s vision adjusted to her surroundings as she blinked, her eyes landed on a handsome face with brown eyes staring at her. “It’s …” She swallowed and licked her dry lips. “It’s fine. What happened?”

The man turned to look at something or someone behind him. She saw Drake approach the stretcher and sit next to her. He had a sling on his arm and a bandage on his forehead. “We got into a car accident. One of the tires blew and I … I lost control of the truck.” Drake looked down, not wanting to make eye contact with her. “I’m so sorry I put you guys in danger, Ella.”

Ella slowly tried to push herself up to a sitting position and hissed at the pain that ran through her head as she did so. She put her hand on the right temple and felt a bandage there, similar to Drake’s. “It’s not your fault, Drake. Don’t you dare go and blame yourself for all this.” Ella waved her hand around in the air, knowing exactly what her friend was thinking.

“Drake!” That sounds like Max.

Drake turned at the voice, then turned back to Ella. “I’ll be right back.”

Ella nodded.

“I’m Andrew,” the paramedic said, as soon as Drake left.

“Ella.” She smiled. “So, were you the one that carried me out of the truck?”

“Yeah, your friend’s arm was in a lot of pain and couldn’t do it. How’re you feeling?”

She took a moment to think about how she felt at the moment. “I’m actually … fine. I just had a sharp pain in my head as I sat up.”

“That’s good. Your vitals are normal, you just hit your head on the side of the door upon impact.” Ella tenderly felt her right temple again, gingerly circling the bandage. “You also bit your lip pretty hard when the airbag hit you and you might have a bruised face for a little bit.” She placed her fingers on her mouth. Very slowly, she traced her bottom lip until she felt a sharp pain and winced. Andrew chuckled. “Here.” He put some ointment on a swab and leaned in closer to put the medicine on Ella’s lip.

*****

Outside the ambulance

“What’s going on, Beaumont?”

“I called Liam! A bunch of times. He didn’t answer the phone. Neither did Bas!” Maxwell started to slowly sway back and forth.

“Okay. Maybe there’s a perfectly good explanation for-” He noticed Maxwell swaying and narrowed his eyes. “What the fuck are you doing?”

“Hmmm? Oh nothing.” He continued to sway in place, oblivious to what he was doing.

“Okay. How many cronuts did you eat today exactly?”

“I ate a dozen. I was hungry Drake! Just … let me try calling Liam again. Is Blossom alright?”

“She’s fine, she’s awake and talking to us. I’m going back to sit with her. Just … let me know if you get in touch with them.”

Maxwell nodded and turned back to his phone just as Drake walked back to the ambulance. “Come on Liam, pick up the phone.” He muttered under his breath. “And there’s the voicemail again.” Max unconsciously started to sway, moving his hips back and forth. “Let me try Bastien one more time.”

*****

Back at the palace

Liam sat behind his massive desk in the study, elbows on his knees as he stared at Ella’s engagement ring. He sat back in the chair and reached into his pocket only to find that his phone wasn’t there. Reaching for his other pocket, he realized it wasn’t in there either. Shit. Liam began looking around the room, thinking maybe it had fallen under something when he and Leo were fighting.

After five minutes of crawling on the floor and looking under furniture, he sat back on his heels and sighed in frustration. He stood up quickly and walked to his desk phone. He dialed his number and heard ringing on the other end, but no noise in his study. Maybe my quarters. He jogged out into the hall, up the stairs and down to his wing of the palace. He pushed open the door and saw his phone on the kitchen island. Liam sighed with relief and picked it up. A text message lit up the screen. He opened it and Liam felt all the blood drain from his face.

#Accidental NYE Kiss #trr #trr fandom #trr fanfic #trr fanfiction #the royal romance #the royal romance fandom #the royal romance fanfiction #the royal romance fanfic #liam x ella #liam x MC #tw: car accident #pixelberry #play choices

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My Loves

Hi all: Just popping in to say hi and to let ya know that I will be on sporadically. I got approved for an apartment and will be moving in on the 15th of Sept. It will be bittersweet as I have lived in this house for 59 years as of yesterday the 28th of August. So it will be crunch time as I still have a lot of stuff to pack and clean. I know I have a MMM and a Fic to get out but it's there to be worked on inbetween everything. Might be just what I need for head clearing. So I'll be on and off til I get settled.

@ao719 @bebepac @angelasscribbles @texaskitten30 @bbrandy2002 @bobasheebaby @darkficsyouneveraskedfor @nuggsmum @winter2112rose @mayloma @harleybeaumont @rmtndew @queenrileyrose

#moving #on and off #bitter sweet memories to hold

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I received this commission gift (warning - slightly nsfw) from @indiacater done by @pilitella of Liam and Aria from The Pact and I am still losing it. It’s been a few days and I have not yet recovered aksjakjssjnsjs

“I’m yours,” Aria breathed in reply.

As soon as she spoke the words, Liam’s lips were back on hers as he pulled her away from the wall; they stumbled inside the villa and up the stairs toward his room, leaving a trail of their shedded clothes scattered along the way.

•Please do not alter or repost•

I cannot thank the both of you enough for your friendships and this surprise 🥹🥲 You both are truly amazing 💕

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#liam x oc #choices fanart #slight ns*w

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I'm curious about Coming To America!

I swear I have not forgotten about this ask @bebepac I’ve just been too insecure about whatever I do. None the less here is a sneak peek. Six(ish) sentence Sunday. Let’s see if I can ever get the courage to get it out there. 🫣

It’s OUAT universe with a TRH pregnant Riley in her 9th month of pregnancy, needing a night with her friends.

Coming To America

“Alright, my dearest little blossom, here are the contenders for Maxwell’s American themed movie night extravaganza! Let’s let you and lil nugget have the chance to pick our feature for tonight.” Maxwell brandished his collected options with arms spreading around the arrangement of DVDs.

Riley began to look around, scanning the options: American Beauty, American Pie, Team America: World Police, American Graffiti… Riley started to shake her head in both wonderment and disbelief, “Wow, Maxwell, ya know for your American movie theme, it didn’t have to mean just movies with America in the title.” She continued to scan the options, and her eyes went wide when she saw a copy of one of her all time favorite cult classics. “Oh, my gosh.. oh my goodness, I can’t believe you found this one.” Riley lifted the copy of Coming To America, and held it to her chest with the cover for everyone to see.

“Oh yeah, that one! I saw America in the title but also a guy in a crown, what’s that about?” Maxwell asked excitedly.

“Um, it’s only a movie about the crown Prince of a small country in Africa, who is devastated to meet his arranged bride because he’s desperate to marry for love. So he and his best friend arrange a trip to America.. New York City, to be exact, where he can find a woman of intellect to fall in love with… it’s only crazy popular and one of my faves!”

Got anything? @ao719 @sfb123 @queenrileyrose @burnsoslow @bbrandy2002

#sunday six #six sentence sunday #choices trh #coming to america

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Halloween Costume Headcanons 2022

Happy Halloween, Tumblrs! Despite tragedy surrounding this year’s festivities (#PrayersforItaewon) and the bridge collapse in western India (which occurred on the last day of Diwali,) I hope those of you not directly impacted/affected by these events enjoy a safe and fun holiday.

I’m supposed to be working, and/or working on my #naughty or nice for CFCW; instead, I am indulging Halloween costume headcanons for some of my ships/series.

I’m just gonna leave them here.

There’s no story, no plot, no pre-reads although I shared with a few folks. Literally, just a list below the cut. Enjoy, and stay healthy and safe!

Riam

Costume theme: Nutrition

Fric: Carrot

Frac: Apple

Baby Theodore: Egg

Liam: Gallon of milk (because of that good Vitamin “D” … wink wink nudge nudge)

Riley: A lactose-intolerant porkchop

Object of Affection

Costume theme: Under the Sea

Liam: Neptune

Riley: Mermaid

Drake: Spongebob Squarepants

Olivia: Sand crab (Riley chose the Duchess’ costume)

DC AU

Costume theme: Wizard of Oz

SGL: Tin Man (he has no heart because Riley B holds it)

Riley B: Glinda the Good Witch

Olivia: Wicked Witch of the West

Maxwell: Winged Monkey

Leo and Madeleine: Lollipop Kids

Drake: Scarecrow (Folks can’t hold a conversation with someone who has no brain. Alyssa needs him to re-think his reasoning)

Alyssa: Dorothy

UnRomance

Costume theme: SAHG (stay at home girlfriend)

Riley: naked and tethered to the bedpost

Liam: fully dressed and at work, watching her via home security camera app (he’ll be going home for a long lunch)

Liara (Liam x Kiara)

Costume Theme: Robin Hood

Liam: Robin Hood

Kiara: Maid Marian

Madeleine: Sheriff of Nottingham

Kaxwell (Kiara x Maxwell)

Costume theme: French Royalty

Max: Louis XVI

Kiara: Marie Antoinette

Election AU

I know absolutely nothing but a brief snippet has been posted about this upcoming story, but I could not resist

Costume theme: Circus

Riley (Mayor): Lion tamer

Liam (Riley’s ex; mayoral candidate): Acrobat

Bertrand (City Manager): Ringleader

Regina (City Clerk): Fire eater

Drake Walker (Riley’s former(?) lover; mayoral candidate): Canopy (to tent the circus, because someone has to)

Madeleine (mayoral candidate): Tightrope walker

Leo (mayoral candidate; Madeleine’s ex): Clown

Rashad (City Attorney): Juggler

#dcbbw writes #Happy Halloween #costumes #headcanons

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bbrandy2002 · 1 year

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I posted 117 times in 2022

10 posts created (9%)

107 posts reblogged (91%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@ao719

@burnsoslow

@charlotteg234

@kingliam2019

@dcbbw

I tagged 23 of my posts in 2022

#queued - 9 posts

#the royal romance - 5 posts

#king liam - 5 posts

#liam x mc - 5 posts

#trr - 5 posts

#liam x riley - 5 posts

#bbrandy2002 - 3 posts

#fools rush in - 3 posts

#long post - 2 posts

#choices - 2 posts

Longest Tag: 35 characters

#who says we dont work in the summer

My Top Posts in 2022:

Happy Sunday @charlotteg234

🥵 Enjoy!

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An Apology

Several months ago I accused someone of sending me a hate anon. I've thought about that ordeal from time to time, but even more so recently.

Being in a place in my life where Im not so stressed out anymore or disillusioned by every little thing, Im able to make rational thoughts and think things through a little clearer. Looking back at old messages with someone else, I have a pretty solid feeling I know who actually did send them and thankfully they're not around here any longer.

With that said, when Im wrong, I say Im wrong. And in that instance ... I was wrong. Even if I never said her name publicly, I would like to apologize to @queenrileyrose for my accusations and the hurt you experienced following that. I've already done so privately and the nature of that conversation will remain so.

I can't undo what happened, I can only try to make it right.

Here's to 2022 being about positivity and kindness. Again, my humblest apologies to QRR.

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Happy Birthday to ...me lol

I have to take a moment here to show off these two amazing commissions my bestie @burnsoslow and my great friend @ao719 had done for my birthday.

The first piece by Burns is from her ORDIV Ch 33 when Liam proposed to Riley in the gazebo at Valtoria where the had their first day 🥺🥺🥺

The second one is from Anitah, who used a scene from the fic Burns wrote for my birthday last year Heaven, Hell or Houston when Liam and Riley had met at the bar and when on this whirlwind date, kissing at every stop light 😍

Two of my favorite scenes captured so perfectly and it makes my heart swell so big.

Thank you both so much for these precious works that I will cherish and most likely stare at everyday for weeks to come. I love you both with all my heart and thank you for making another year of getting older a lot more bearable and for your friendship that I value so hard!

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Fools Rush In

Chapter 21

Book: TRR

Pairing: Liam x Riley

Series Premise: With two weeks before he is set to marry Madeleine, the guys throw Liam an impromptu bachelor party that results in him (and Drake) leaving Vegas with more than he bargained for.

Word count: 3900 -ish

Warning: Language

Soooo ... hey lol It's been a hot minute since I've written or posted anything (or just been around in general). Anyway, I came back to several messages asking about this chapter. I actually had 90% of it written back in October and just thought it was pure shit and gave up on it ... actually, I gave up on writing altogether. Having some time this week, I opened up the doc, rewrote some things, deleted out some stuff and finally managed to finish it. It's still not even close to what I wanted it to be, as it's the end of this arc, but I've decided to just have fun writing again. If there's anything Ive learned during my time away it's that none of us will ever write the perfect story, or use the perfect words, or have the most compelling characters and it's okay; I think I finally have accepted that. Just have fun doing it!

This concludes my TedTalk

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“Doctor ... Wolfschitz?” a bewildered Alyssa questioned.

“That’s no damn doctor!” Drake bore his eyes into the former prince, who was already howling with laughter, dodging a pillow that whirled in his direction from Drake. “What the actual fuck is your problem, Leo?”

Leo clutched his side, trying to catch his breath. “The look on your face, man … I can't. I really had you going there for a minute didn’t I, Walker? Afraid you were about to lose that new pee-pee, huh?” He continued to laugh riotously at Drake’s expense before his gaze hastily shifted its attention toward Alyssa. “Why’d you blow my cover, thong girl?”

“Thong girl? Alyssa muttered, absentmindedly crossing her legs while attempting to hide the fact her face was quickly glowing bright pink. How’d he know I was wearing one?

“Why are you here, Leo?” Drake repeated as Leo casually strolled up to his bed and scooped up a chocolate pudding cup from Drake’s food tray. “And how in the sam hell did you even know I was in the hospital?

“Came with Liam,” he replied nonchalantly as he plopped his ass down on the end of the bed and peeled off the top of his pudding cup, licking the plastic wrap clean. “He’s down the hall with Riley right now. Seems my little brother is a prized stud after all … got that Rys sperm in him, ya know? Knocked her up real good yo. Hafta say … I’m impressed.”

“Knocked her up?” Alyssa gasped before stepping closer to him. “Hold up; Riley’s pregnant?”

Leo nodded and shoveled a giant heap of pudding into his mouth. “Yeah. I’m going to be an uncle again --” he eyed Drake’s plate contemplatively, “ -- You gonna eat the rest of that meatloaf, man?” Drake scowled and pushed his tray toward the hungry Prince.

Alyssa quickly put all the clues together. “So that’s why Riley was so sick earlier? She didn’t have a concussion, --” she smiled endearingly, “ -- she just had morning sickness. ... Well, is she okay? Is the baby okay? The fall didn’t hurt them, did it?”

Leo, concentrating on finishing the rest of that meatloaf, languidly shrugged. “I dunno.”

“Well, did they at least give her something safe for her back pain yet?” Alyssa probed further.

Leo shoved another large bite of meatloaf and again answered. “I dunno.”

“Oh my God! Do you know anything?” A frustrated Alyssa finally asked.

With a mouthful of food, Leo tilted his head back in deep thought and replied the best he could, “I know this meatloaf is fucking BOMB, dude. Not too shabby for hospital grub.” He swallowed heartily. “The pudding on the other hand … absolute shit.” He tapped the edge of the plastic container with his plastic spoon as he spoke to it, “Snack-Pak, you disappoint me.”

Desperate for an answer, Alyssa reached out and grasped Leo’s shirt, jerking him closer. “Fuck the snack-pak, Wolfshitz; what about Riley?”

“Riley? Oh, she never disappoints me …” Leo sideways glanced with a frown. “Liam on the other hand ...”

Stunned by this strange man’s erratic and seemingly unhinged behavior, Alyssa shot a wide-eyed glare at Drake, who just shook his head slowly. “Don’t try to make sense of him, Alyssa. Just don’t. You’ll never be able to figure him out.”

Needing to be reassured, Alyssa pulled a cell phone from her back pocket and started furiously shooting off a text to Riley. While her back was turned to the men, Drake couldn’t help but notice the way her ass hugged perfectly in those skinny jeans and soon realized his new body part had showed up in tandem with his sudden arousal. With Leo’s interest remaining focused on the damn meatloaf for the time being, Drake eased a hand under the white sheet covering him and felt around the area below his waist; his breath hitched with relief at the rock-solid bulge that had erupted. Feeling a little giddy that everything was working as it should, the euphoria soon subsided when he caught a glimpse of Leo’s saucy gaze on Alyssa.

Overcome with a strong sense of jealousy over the girl he’d just caught sneaking a peek at his naked self less than five minutes ago, Drake quietly urged through gritted teeth, “Stop looking at her like that, Leo! She’s not some conquest you can just sack for your sick playboy pleasures.”

“Says the guy who caught panty crickets from a $2 hooker and needed a dick transplant.” Leo retorted with a smirk. “Besides, father always said, ‘I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it.” He wagged his tongue in lust. “And I see that.” He motioned to Alyssa’s backside.

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My #1 post of 2022

First Comes Love

Chapter One

Book: The Royal Romance -Complete AU

Pairing:Liam x Riley/Liam x Madeleine (I promise Maddie’s nice here)

A/N: This will most likely be a mini-series; no more than 5 or 6 chapters.This is loosely based on a movie you might recognize but I’ve tried to make it my own.

Series Premise: It's destiny when two people from different worlds meet. Riley is an up-and-coming wedding planner who finds herself tasked with planning the biggest wedding of her career, only to find out the man she fell for after a brief encounter in NYC is the groom ... and a king.

Trigger Warnings: There is a mention of suicidal ideation, but it’s not part of the plot. Some minor language.

Thank you @burnsoslow for pre-reading. All grammar errors are my own.

It’s been so long since I’ve started a new fic, I don’t even know if I have a taglist that isn’t filled with people who have left or hate me now; I guess I’m starting all over again. If you want tagged, let me know.

New York City

Liam zoned out 2.1 seconds after stepping inside a trendy office on the upper floors of a high-rise building in downtown Manhattan. The pale pink shades of the walls, decorative cushions, window scarfing, and gloss on the lips of his future bride, screamed out bottles of Pepto to the new King -- if only he had some to help with the unease in the pit of stomach.

That morning, a meeting with a highly renowned woman was on the agenda, discussing and presenting potential options for his upcoming nuptials, just weeks away. Even under normal circumstances, a wedding wasn’t exactly something that excited Liam. Not that he was never thrilled for the couple and wished them all the happiness in the world, it just held little importance in his day-to-day life. Weddings served as yet another reminder of what he wanted -- and what he couldn't have.

It was amusing to Liam how he could hold so much power, yet wielded none of it for himself.

This wasn’t how it was supposed to be.

The owner of this particular firm, Jill Gordon, had built quite the reputation as the elite among modern event design, planning, and production companies, with a specialty in weddings. The clientele included a long list of celebrities, politicians, affluent Manhattan debutantes, and occasionally acquired foreign business. The latter is how Madeleine first heard of The Jill Gordon Company while attending the French Ambassador's ceremony several months ago as a representative for Cordonia. With the last stop of their engagement tour in New York City, the future queen was eager to add a visit to her appointment book before they returned home and began the laborious task of planning the biggest wedding in Cordonian history.

Although the palace had more than their fair share of staff with experience hosting monumental events, such as balls, state dinners, and various celebrations, there hadn’t been a royal wedding there in over 20 years. Madeleine thought someone with experience handling grand-scale weddings with a sophisticated flair, who could share their vision and expertise with the staff and take charge of the arrangements, would guarantee everything went off without a hitch.

The King simply went along to get along.

Madeleine and Liam sat across from Jill at her glass-top desk, where a single, lone laptop sat catty-corner on top. While the owner enthused and embellished her business to an attentive Madeleine, Liam focused on the assemblage of black-and-white portraits meticulously placed in neat rows along the wall behind the woman’s desk. It was no doubt a deliberate focal point to showcase the clients her agency had done work for in the past. Maybe others who had previously sat in the same chair he sat in at that moment were charmed with the love and joy captured in each of those images; the twinge in Liam’s heart wasn’t buying into it.

After a lengthy social season and with a lot of pressure from his father and the council, he’d chosen Madeleine to become his queen. At first, he couldn’t stand her -- Hell, maybe he never could. She was pretentious, overbearing, cunning, and frequently insensitive. But somewhere between his coronation and the beginning of the tour, she changed almost as if overnight. At that first stop in Fydelia, he noticed a more relaxed, more thoughtful, and just easier to be around Madeleine. It’s possible she’d finally gotten the coveted prize she had obsessed over long before being dumped after Leo abdicated and could put aside some of that anxiety that brought out the worst in her. But to Liam, it seemed to be a little something more: either the Countess had come to her senses about her standoffish behavior, or maybe it was this new business venture Hana and Rashad talked her into, causing a distraction for the Countess.

Whatever it was, was a welcome change. Liam had grown to respect her, find some common ground, and put away some of that overwhelming dread about spending the rest of his life with her. And while it was no secret between the two that there wasn’t more than friendly affection, duty made no exceptions when it came to their obligation.

For both of them, that's precisely what this was. Now it was time to make the best of it and move forward.

Jill sat forward in her swivel chair with a warm smile. Her hands splayed on the glass top as she spoke in a refined tone. “I have the perfect person in mind to handle such an important wedding, as yours… that is if you choose to go with us.” Jill quickly added, not wanting to scare them off with too much pressure, too soon. She knew adding a royal wedding to her list would attract mass attention in the press and social circles for her business, which meant huge profits.

“Really?” Madeleine crowed, glancing over at Liam, who promptly brandished an over-enthused smile before she turned her attention back to Jill. “Tell us more about her.”

“Elaine has over twenty-three years of experience and is the best in this business, and has served most of our biggest named clients. She recently planned the President’s granddaughter’s wedding.” Jill boasted.

“I heard of that one …” Madeleine swooned before adding, “glamorous, yet sophisticated and classy, which is exactly what we’re looking for. Would she have time to meet with us now?”

Jill frowned. “I apologize, but she’s actually booked for the day, preparing for another wedding this evening. A busy lady that one is. Let me see what her calendar looks like.” She moved the mouse beside her laptop around and clicked a few times, pausing momentarily to scan the screen. “She’s free in the morning if you’re able to return then.”

Liam, who had been studying the glass wall that separated Jill’s office from the reception area and wondering why in the hell anyone would want to be watched while they worked, finally contributed to the discussion for the first time since walking in. “We’re actually leaving first thing in the morning.”

“Not until 9:30,” Madeleine hastily clarified. She continued cheerfully, “Tonight marks the official end of our engagement tour, and we’re wrapping up with a celebration in Midtown. We fly out tomorrow.”

“That's wonderful!" Jill replied. "Perhaps the two of you can stop in before your flight in the morning and meet Elaine personally and see if we can work out an agreement. I don’t think you’ll regret it,” she trilled, able to conceal the shameless desperation behind her words like a true professional.

Well schooled in body language and tone, Liam smirked to himself, able to hear it anyway.

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