Chapter 0353

I have to admit that the entire world feels a little surreal three hours later when I'm sitting pressed between Daphne and Ben in a booth, laughing and watching as Jesse, and Rafe, and Luca spray bottles of champagne into the air and down onto the crowd below, who are all going mad for it, screaming their approval and their love of the nation's Prince, and Duke, and renewed national boxing Champion.

"Oh, come on, Daph," I say, pressing a hand to my chest because I'm laughing so hard, "how can you go home after this!? It's way too much fun!"

"I have to admit!" she says, having to raise her voice almost to shouting levels so that I can hear her over the pounding music. "You guys are making it really hard!"

hand for her. Daphne smiles broadly as she places her hand in his, and then she laughs as Rafe pulls her up and into

to admit it," he murmurs, bringing his mouth close to my ear so I can hear him. "It does not make it any easier, knowing

burst out laughing, snuggling closer to my friend

me and gives me a wink, passing me another shot

because I'm already feeling pretty tipsy. It's been an incredible evening. It took a moment, of course, to get out of the stadium. Mom was waiting for us in Luca's dressing room, as I predicted, to fuss over him and magically

all right. But things got quite a lot easier after mom healed Luca's broken rib, and then after that short bit of press,

us in the limousine, to my pleasure, and brought his mom and his Gran along. His Gran cried the whole time - happy tears as she pressed herself to her grandson's side and looked around at the royals, clutching a glass of champagne that she didn't drink. Gran and Linda declined to come into the club when we

safe - or appropriate - for the King and Queen to be out at a nightclub. "Besides, the people should see that

having a blast, and Jesse was doing a wonderful job of making sure that they were included in all the laughs, even slipping them a couple of drinks when our parents pretended not to be

about after an hour of that, mom and dad declared that they were taking Mark and Juniper home, and Cora and Roger sighed that

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