a night to remember (7)

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I'm putting my phone in my purse when someone knocks on the door. I set it down and answer it, only to find Helen waiting outside with a phone and a folder in her hand.

When she sees that I'm ready she says. "Oh good! You're ready. We should get going if you want to get there on time."

I start to reply, when my phone starts to ring. I go back into the room and retrieve it from the purse.

"Hey!" I greet William.

"Hi! You haven't left yet have you?" He asks.

"No, I was about to." I reply.

"Good. I need you to bring me a few clothes because I got water splashed all over my extra pair." He tells me.

I laugh. "Why are you always getting wet?"

After a few minutes I have what William instructed me to get and then turn back to Helen who's patiently waiting for me.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." I apologize.

"No problem. Now let's get going. We have to go up to the helipad." She says.

I follow her up several flights of stairs and then through a door, finally emerging onto a huge open air platform with a helicopter waiting for us. Helen motions me forward and I walk towards its open door.

I climb in and settle down into one of the comfortable leather seats. Helen sits down in the seat opposite from me. After a few minutes, I feel a lurch and the engines roar to life. The moment the blades start to move a strong swishing sound reaches my ears.

And then all of a sudden we start rising into the air. I've ridden in a plane before but riding in a helicopter is a completely different experience. I already rode in one before but I was cold out then.

"Okay. I just got your schedule and a short list of the guests that you and William will be meeting." Helen tells me.

"Wait. Does that mean I don't have to talk to everyone?" I ask her.

"No. You won't have to do that." She replies looking up from the papers with a smile on her face.

Helen has been the best assistant one could hope for. I would've switched her with Michelle at once if I'd known I could. I thought she might be hesitant about things but she acts if she was born for this.

"Who's on the list?" I ask her.

She holds up the list to her face. "The movie is Age of Adeline so obviously the cast will be there but out of them Blake Lively is only one on your list. Other people include David Cameron, Tony Abbott and Pippa Middleton. What?"

I'm staring at her with my mouth hanging open. "Pip...Pippa Middleton?! As in Kate Middleton's sister?!"

"Yes, the very person." She replies.

I groan. "Can't I just fake being sick or pretend that I broke a leg?"

Helen laughs. "No, you can't because this isn't school that you don't feel like going to. Just look at it as something you're doing for your husband."

I think it over. "That could work."

I'm doing this for my husband. I'm doing this for William. I'm doing this for him.

All of a sudden my stomach does a summersault which makes me realize that we're loosing altitude. This only mean one thing.

"We're here!" Helen announces.

I take a deep breath and remind myself. "You're doing this for William."

All of a sudden the swooshing sound stops making me deaf to all sounds for a minute but then I get used to it and the door is pushed open. Helen gets out before me and waits as I step down as gracefully as possible in my heels.

I look around only to find us on yet another helipad. But this one isn't one top of a building because there is a black Mercedes waiting a few feet away.

Helen walks me over and then opens the door for me.

"Aren't you coming?" I ask her.

"I am. I'm supposed to be there before you. You'll be going to the hotel to pick Sir William and then you'll meet me at the cinema." She explains.

I get into the car. "See you then."

The moment my door closes we start to drive. I pull out my phone and check the time, 7:15. We still have forty five minutes. I put on Temple Run and start playing.

The car stops all of a sudden making me jump off the cliff. I put away my phone just as the door opens and William gets in next to me.

He closes the door and then looks at me. "You're looking amazing."

"Thanks." I blush in the darkness.

I know that he's only been gone for three days but I have missed him like crazy and I'm really glad that he's by my side again.

Once the driver's in his seat and we're on the way, he asks. "Did you get the list of names?"

"Yeah. Helen told me the names. Though, David Cameron?" I ask him to make sure that I heard Helen right.

He nods his head. "Yeah, that's the man. British Prime Minister."

I sigh and shake my head. "This is crazy."

"Don't worry. You'll enjoy the night and it'll be one that you remember for the rest of your life." He says.

I take his word and the rest of the ride passes in silence till we reach out destination and I can hear muffled noises even with the closed doors. The driver gets out leaving us alone for a minute.

He reaches over and squeezes my hand. "You up for this?

You're doing this for him! "Yes." I pull him to me and kiss him. His lips give me the confidence I was lacking. When we pull away, he gives me a quick smile before our doors are opened and the noise hits me full in the face.

I step out of the car to find William already by my side again. He takes the lead and I follow him towards the huge red carpet spread all the way to the cinemas entrance.

People are scattered all over it. Some posing for pictures others talking to the press. Some are talking to the thousands of people lined up on the other side of the barrios. I put on a light smile and follow William to two people who I didn't notice in the crowd.

"You two are right on time." Harrison says speaking on Helen's behalf too.

"What's first?" William asks him.

"Pictures. The spot over there," he points to a large backdrop with the royal seal and the movie logo on it. "You'll be spending about five minutes with the cameras."

During this I look around and my ears catch my name being called. I try to find the source but it seems to be coming from everywhere.

"Come on." William says tugging on my arm.

I force myself to stay focused and follow him to the spot indicated by Harrison. The moment William puts his arms around me all cameras turn towards us and the men call out instructions, most of which we have to ignore since there are too many to obey.

For five minutes it's just William's arm that holds me up. If it hadn't been there I would be crumpled on the ground. When our time is up my eyes still feel like someone is flashing a camera in my eye.

Helen rushes over and says. "Sir William's is already doing his first interview. You should get started too."

I stop rubbing my eyes and look up to find William a few feet away from me talking into a camera with the CNN logo on it.

I let Helen walk me over to a man with a goatee in a hoodie which says MTV.

"Hi Princess Cassandra! It's a honor to have you here, to talk to us." He says in a deep voice.

I just smile at him as he asks. "If I'm not wrong this is your first ever premiere?"

"Yes. It is." I reply shortly.

"How're you liking the experience so far?" He asks. Thank God Helen and I practiced this question, so I reply. "It's great. Wilder than I imagined it to be with all the people and cameras but it's one heck of an experience."

"And..." He's cut short by Helen. "Sorry but we need to move on." With this she pushes me towards the next person who is a woman is a floral dress who doesn't have a microphone but a little recording device.

"Hi Princess! I'm from seventeen magazine. We have a website too..." Helen cuts in yet again. "Could you please get a move on with your question?"

She gives her a dark look and then turns to me. "So, have you seen Age of Adeline before?"

"No. I haven't." I reply.

"Well then do you have a favorite movie?" She asks in an over done voice.

I shake my head. "I'm not much of a movie person so no."

"Then why're you..." "Times up!" Helen yet again saves me.

She takes my arm and pulls to one side. "You're almost done with the red carpet. Now you have an option. You can either greet a couple of random people." She motions to the people behind the barriers. "Or you can just go straight inside."

"I'm choosing the latter." With this I start to walk but find my way blocked by a woman.

"Hey!" I say nervously. I know her from somewhere but I can't remind myself.

"Princess Cassandra I am Megan Fox." She says making sense knock into me.

"Of course you are." Helen says as she pulls me away. "You can't talk to anyone except the people I said because if you say something inappropriate it could be used against the royal family. So, you have to be careful." She explains.

"Oh! I didn't realize that." I say, shocked.

"Come on. Let's get you inside." She suggests as she starts leading the way.

We are right next to the barriers so my name is even clearer now. I'm looking at Helen's back as I walk when a timid call reaches my ears making me stop and look back.

At first I don't see anyone with a voice so small but then my eyes find a little girl who's almost hidden behind the barrier. She's straining to look on the other side. I walk back to her only to find her in a wheelchair and her legs bent at strange angles.

I stifle a gasp as I smile at her. A fee guards rush over and lift her wheelchair so that now she's on the same side as me. I'm about to speak when a voice calls out.

"Princess Cassandra! That is my little sister. We love you so much." I look up to see a teenage girl smiling a fake smile at me.

I just ignore her and turn my attention back to the person who I noticed. I bend down so that we're on the same level.

"Hello. What's your name?" I ask the girl who looks only a year older than my three year old nephew, Leo.

"Ella." She replies in a whisper.

"Ella? That's my sister's name." I tell her which makes her smile. She holds out a rose to me which I didn't notice she was holding.

"Is this for me?" I ask and she nods her head.

I take it from her. "Thank you, it's wonderful."

She smiles at me and then without any warning she throws her arms around my neck. I hug her back for a few seconds and then pull away.

She looks at me and says. "I don't have a father and I used to cry before I found out that you didn't have one either. Now I don't because you're my hero."

I stare at her for a few minutes and then a smiles breaks across my face making me wrap my arms around the girl and kiss her head.

"Thank you." I tell her as I get up again and turn back around to my actual purpose of being here.

Everyone is still busy doing what they were doing but William's looking at me with a smile on his face. We walk towards each other and meet mid way.

"That was really amazing of you." He brushes my hair put of face and then placing a hand behind my neck he plants a soft kiss on my lips.

I blush and I'm pretty sure he saw it thanks to all the lights. "Let's go in." He suggests and I nod in agreement.

The moment we step into the cinema the smell of popcorn reaches my nose making my mouth water. But I force myself to stay by William's side instead of rushing off to buy some while he talks to a couple of people who're not on my list.

I walk over to a pillar and wait for Helen to show up or William to be done. But before either can happen a voice makes me jump a foot high in the air.

"Princess Cassandra!" I spin around to find Pippa Middleton standing behind me.

"He...Hey!" I stumble over my words at the surprise.

"I didn't expect to get hold of you so easily. I thought I'd have to wait for hours to just say hi but here you are standing alone." She tells me.

I happen to look behind her at the very moment to see Helen send off anyone who tries coming near me which explains what Pippa just said.

"You're looking incredibly good." She comments.

I just smile at her not to make sure what to say when I'm saved by William's voice. "Cassandra!" I turn back to him to find him with a woman who I recognize at once, Blake Lively! I saw The Sisterhood of travelling pants with Ella but that was a really long time ago.

I walk to them and Will introduces us. "Cassandra this is Blake Lively, she's starring in the movie."

I shake his extended hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you Blake, I'm really looking forward to watching the movie."

"I'm glad you are." At that very moment someone calls her and she leaves us alone.

"Now what?" I ask Will.

"The movie starts in ten minutes so people will start moving in now. We should probably find our seats now too." He says.

I nod and start to follow him when I stop him. "Wait. Can I get popcorn?"

"Sure. I'll come with you." He says and I walk over to the food counter. I order a box of popcorn and a coke while William talks to someone I don't know. Once I've got what I need, I turn to him, saying. "Done."

We make our way to the screen room and find our seats which are right in the middle but next to the aisle. While William finishes meeting people I eat my popcorn and look around the room. The seats have started to fill. Some people are sitting others are standing and talking.

Right on time the lights dim and everyone is forced to stop talking and settle down. After a few minutes of people shuffling in front of the screen everyone settles in and I get to watch the movie in peace.

The first hour of the movie passes with me finishing my food. Blake Lively is amazing in the movie. Right near the end when she realizes her mistake and then all of a sudden I start crying, quietly. As the movie goes on I lean into William's shoulder and he wraps an around me.

When the movie finishes the lights are turned back on but instead of leaving the way people usually do, everyone stays put.

William leans towards me and whispers. "Time to reveal the secret."

I nod as he gets up from his seat and makes his way to the platform in front of the screen. I look around the room to find everyone's eyes on him but there are a few cameras too which make me sit up straighter just in case.

"Good night ladies and gentlemen. I hope that you enjoyed the movie because I surely did. It was a good one and I think there were some people crying too." I laugh at this along with the audience.

 "Congratulations to the cast and crew who did such a good job."

He has to pause as the hall breaks into an applause. Once they quiet down he continues.

"But there was a bigger purpose to this movie than just entertainment." He takes a deep breath. "A project is underway as most of you know and it includes setting up orphanages across the country."

Yet again people start clapping and cheering making him stop speaking.

"All the basic costs have been covered but in order to make them of good standard we'll need your help. Anyone who is willing to donate can do so by transferring money into the account which's number you can get from my assistant, Mr. Harrison."

"It doesn't just have to be people in this room who donate. It can be anyone from anywhere in the world. It doesn't matter which country or what status but as long as you donate you'll be making children happy. Children who have no other support but us."

"So, please do help me out in bringing happiness to these children. Thank you."

This time the applause doesn't stop even after William gets off the stage. Some people even leave their seats to go shake his hand or say something that I can't hear because of all the noise.

But what makes me the most happy is the huge crowd of people around Harrison and seems to get bigger with every second.

This reminds me of something I once told mom when she was in comma. "People do care." It was proven true back then but seeing this makes it impossible to be wrong.

I sense a hand being waved in front of my face which brings me back to attention.

"Are you alright?" Helen asks, concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine. Just got carried away." I reply.

"There's supposed to be a sort of after party to celebrate. But it isn't hosted by Sir William. Some people organized it and invited you two. Are you up for it?" She asks me.

Now that she's made me realize it I'm really tired. More tired than I was a few minutes ago. "No I think I'll pass. Is William going?"

"I don't know. Why don't you ask him?" She suggests.

I look at the people surrounding him and decide against it. I decide to wait for them to leave. By the time the crowd disperses its ten thirty and I'm half asleep in my seat.

"You look sleepy." William comments.

"That's because I am." I reply.

"I thought we would fly back to Canberra tonight but I think we should wait till tomorrow morning. I still have the reservation at the hotel." He tells me.

"That sounds great." I stifle a yawn with my hand.

"Come on." He offers me his hand which I gratefully take since I don't want to fall down the steps and embarrass myself in front of all these people.

We leave the building by the back door to avoid the crowd at the front and thankfully the car is waiting for us right outside. I slide in and the moment William gets in, I put my head on his shoulder and fall asleep.

I'm woken by someone calling my name. "Cassy, wake up." I open my eyes to find myself still in the car and William looking at me.

"I could've carried you in but the press would've created a mountain out of it." He holds open the car's door for me and I get out.

For some reason the little nap in the car helped me and now I'm more awake than I was before. I walk into the hotel lobby. I'd never been to a five star hotel before our honeymoon. Motels was all I knew before then.

William leads me to the elevator and we get into one and then he presses penthouse. I wait for it to stop, then get out. There is only one door here which is at the end of the corridor.

He pulls out the key card from his pocket and inserts it into the lock when the light turns green he pushes open the door to reveal an extravagant suite to me complete with a living room, a bedroom and a balcony.

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I walk to the bedroom and sit on the bed's edge as I take off my heels and then rub my sore feet which hurt.

I get up and start removing my earrings when I feel arms wrap around my waist and lips on my neck. A wonderful sensation spreads through me as I tilt my head to give him more space. His lips move up to my ears.

I turn around in his arms so that we're face to face and press my lips to his. It's not like our usual soft kisses. This is fierce and his lips are hard against mine. I run my hands through his hair as his hands move up my thighs making me sigh into the kiss.

Without pulling away I push down his coats off his shoulders and my hand fumble as they unbutton his shirt which falls to the ground. He moves back down to my neck and I run a hand over his muscular chest.

I force his lips away from my neck and back on mine. He bites my lips which makes me moan and his hands move up my back. I feel the zip of the dress being pulled down and in a

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