8 Mood Swings?

Lucy's POV

I got to Kenneth's office two hours before my lecture. I missed him a lot and I wanted to go grab some breakfast with him then go to the library. I don't usually knock and he is already used to that. I just tap and open the door.

"Hey babe, how are y…" my question was cut short by seeing the back of a girl and I sensed as if my man was somehow tense. I frowned.

I circled around and went to his seat so I could get a full view of who the girl is. I must admit, I was already feeling a little jealous.

I don't take kindly to girls being locked alone with my man because there have been many instances where girls have been throwing themselves out to him.

I don't doubt his loyalty to us but I just don't trust these girls. Getting a full view of who the girl was my heart eased and I smiled looking at her but I was surprised to see a smirk on her lips. 'What was that about?' I wondered but I quickly brushed it off my mind.

"Oh hi Pat, it's you?" I sighed, a bit relieved that it was my friend. I remembered that she said she would come and apologize but I didn't think she would be that early.

"Hey Lucy! How are you?" she asked. "I'm good Pat, was just surprised to see you here this early since we still have two hours before the first lecture." I told her.

"Oh don't misunderstand this Lucy, I just thought it would be appropriate for me to come and apologize for my rudeness as I promised you yesterday, nothing much" she responded.

"Yeah, Princess Patricia here said she came to apologize, of which I think we are done with it?" Kenneth said looking at Pat with a raised eyebrow as if saying 'I think it's time to go.'

"Oh babe, don't be rude! Pat is my friend don't treat her like every other girl. Did you just call her princess? Is that your other name or is it Kenneth's pet name for you?"

I teased but deep down inside I was feeling jealousy well up. Why would he call her with a pet name? Is he somehow attracted to her beauty because, I must admit that she is a girl no one would want to leave their boyfriend alone with. Her beauty is captivating and she has class and poise too.

"What? She is your friend but you don't know that she is a real princess, as in the daughter of a King?" Kenneth said with a puzzled look.

I turned to Pat wide eyed. I mean, I could tell from the way she handled herself that she was rich but I never thought about her being royalty. I wondered why she chose to be friends with a commoner like me and why she hid her real identity. Was there a motive behind or she just didn't want me fussing over her identity? I shook my head feeling that I'm overthinking.

"Daughter of a King?.. "I asked looking at her searching for an answer in her eyes. "I'm sorry Lucy, I just wanted to be normal like everyone else, I wanted to make genuine friends without the titles. I was going to tell you eventually." Patricia apologized.

I somehow found her explanation plausible but I also wondered why she chose to introduce herself as princess to Kenneth. Was she trying to score some points with him? Is she also attracted to him like all the other girls?

Kenneth turned me towards him as if saying 'enough about others, I want your attention now.' He pulled me on his lap and kissed me passionately. I blushed as heat rushed to my cheeks.

This guy truly doesn't care who sees his display of affection. I tried pulling away but he held tightly. I lifted the corner of my eye to look at Pat, a little embarrassed but I could swear that I just saw a scowl and an angry face on her.

I nudged Kenneth to show him its rude to neglect our guest while lost in our passion. He pulled away not happy and I looked at Pat a little bit shy. I was surprised to see her smiling as if that wasn't her I saw a bit earlier scowling. 'Am I the one imagining things?' I wondered.

I turned to Kenneth and told him my plan. " Love, I was thinking we should go get breakfast at the cafeteria then go to the library. Are you done with your assignment? I asked him.

"Good idea, I was gonna come to your room anyway, to take you out for breakfast. Just you and me." He said. I felt bad at his emphasis of the last part because Pat was here and she didn't have anyone else to hang out with.

"Pat can come along with us for breakfast right?" I asked him with pleading eyes. He said an outright no. "Babe I want to spend time with you alone. I guess princess here can understand…" he retorted shooting an intimidating look at Pat. I swear my man is the domineering type. I think he should have been born a Royal, his aura is authoritative.

I could swear I saw Pat cringe at his look. A whole princess cringing at a commoner's word? What is Ken made of? Or is Pat just being linient with him? Is there something I don't know?

"Oh no it's okay, you guys can head out alone. I only came to apologize then head off to the bookstore, I need some things from there." Patricia said.

"See, she understands. Told you so" Ken said but I knew deep down that he intimidated Pat into making that decision. We said our goodbyes and parted ways.

After eating, we headed to the library. One thing I love about Ken is that he is as passionate about his education as much as he is passionate about our relationship. Those are the real qualities of a great man. The more I got to know about this man the more I want to be in his future.

The day went by without much of a hussle but I felt a shift in our friendship with Pat. I couldn't tell if it was due to me reacting to the revelation about her status or there was tension between us.

I couldn't put a finger to it. She seemed a bit distant but I didn't want to think much about it. She left immediately after our last lecture barely saying goodbye properly like we always did. I was left puzzled.

"Pat, are you OK? You seem a bit off" I had asked concerned but she simply just said she was okay she will see me tomorrow and she took off in a manner that was unusually off. I brushed off thinking maybe I'm putting too much thought into nothing.