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Alicia looked behind her and saw the man still looking at her... She had really spoken too quickly... She thought! She swallowed and moved away as fast as possible not to get into trouble. He's a royal bodyguard! I'm going to get in trouble. God forbid he should be so kind as to shut up! When she stepped into the water, resigning herself to using the sea to calm her thoughts, she felt the coolness of the water bringing her to her feet. She entered completely and swam little by little... The water was good and clean, she could not complain. She sighed at ease and looked at the few children playing by the sea. The world can't be perfect, so you might as well make the most of every chance that life offers you... she thought. She smiled and dove in.
A good half hour later, Sarah joined her. She had stars in her eyes and was smiling like a real kid...
- Tell me all about it!!!
- He thinks I'm cool and beautiful to boot! Ali... I'm going to die of happiness.
- Calm down and tell me about it!!!
Sarah told everything in detail. Alicia summarized that the brother of the Sheikh was a real gentleman and he had charmed her best friend. Alicia smiled and looked at Sarah whose eyes shone like the sun shining on the water of the sea... Unlike the Sheikh who had not even set foot on her beach, moreover! He remained perched on his throne watching his kingdom go crazy over his wealth!
After almost a quarter of an hour waiting for the Sheikh's brother to say goodbye, Sarah decided to return without seeing her lover for the last time. But she did not fail to curse him by all the gods that had and that still exist... Alicia smiled as she listened again and again her best friend to kill the prince of reproaches...
-... I'm serious!!! He should have still come to see if I haven't drowned or if I'm not caught in a fisherman's net!!!! I look like a fool thinking that he could care about me a little bit! After all he is a Prince...!!!
- Prince or no prince, if he's made for you he will pay attention to you!!!
- Thank you! But he doesn't even know my number...
And here we go again!! ....
There was little time left before they left and they were having the best time they could. Sarah had tried to forget about the prince and thought it was a lost cause because he had surely forgotten that he had met a hysterical blonde!!! As for Alicia, the deep gaze of the bodyguard haunted her nights and she was ashamed to think of him, shirtless, in the water. She resigned herself that it was normal that she reacted like that because it was not every day that we saw a bodyguard shirtless, they are always with their eternal black suit...! But it was not in her way to fall for a man at first sight, moreover her page of love life was white to confirm that and she is only a fan of Greek antiques ... Well she was trying to chase away all these thoughts to comfort her friend!!! She would get over it... Sarah changed boyfriends every year and to think that she was still a virgin...! Alicia thought.
The days passed quickly and it missed only 10 days before taking the plane. That morning, the two young women had just taken their bath to prepare for a picnic between best friends.
- We have to go!!! Sarah???? You look too much you are beautiful...
- Thank you But you have a perfect complexion but me it seems that my skin rejects all makeup...!
- Ouff!!! I'll open the door. I'm waiting for you...
- I'll wait for you. I'll be right back.
Alicia took the card and swiped it and entered her fingerprint. A few seconds later, Sarah joined her. She walked down the hall and as Alicia looked at a woman she had seen on TV before, she saw next to her, the brother of the Sheikh... She smiled and touched Sarah feverishly...
- Isn't that your handsome prince?
Sarah turned around and when she saw the prince her eyes lit up... At that moment the prince noticed them and at the same time he approached them.
- Good evening ladies. He greeted them in a discreet curtsy.
- Good evening answered Sarah whereas Alicia was satisfied of a nod of head.
- Sarah, I finally find you. I thought of seeing you before you left the beach to ask you your coordinates. I didn't want to rush things because it was a first meeting so I wanted to be a gentleman so I had to come all the way here to see you again. So for a second time, asking you for your contact information is not too much I think...
Sarah nodded and asked him for his cell phone and marked his number...
- So, it's +33 123 456 725
- Yes, that's right.
- I came to invite you and your best friend to my older brother's birthday party. You could come if you want. That would be cool!
- I'll think about it, thanks for the invitation.
He pulled a card from his back pocket and handed it to Sarah. Then he turned to leave but turned back.
- No. I want you to come, Sarah. I want you to come, Sarah! I want to spend the evening with you! he said as he took her hand.
Sarah's smile widened and she nodded.
- I'll come...!
The prince smiled and said his goodbyes before leaving the hotel under the eyes of admiration of Sarah. Alicia had the intention to be in a fairy tale. Frankly... She looked at her best friend smiling with a reddened face and with her happy look on her face. It was at times like this that she wished she had a boyfriend...
- Oh God, Alicia!!!! I am...
- happy...I can see that! replied the latter, bursting out laughing at the look on her best friend's face.
The birthday ball was for tomorrow evening and Sarah was upside down whereas Alicia had opted for a dress of the region. Will the bodyguard be there? Undoubtedly but it would be with the service of the princess... Alicia thought. But he didn't even look like a bodyguard..., he was too refined and... Well, don't think about it anymore, Alicia. The day passed quickly between helping Sarah to find the perfect dress and trying to raise the moral by trying to convince her that the prince had fallen on his charm. Frankly... Sarah was getting excited like she was getting married... It was tiring.
The next day, while surfing the Internet, she saw a sign about the Royal Museum. She researched further and realized that in the palace where she was going for the Sheikh's birthday there was a museum that was full of all the essential elements of the story seen in the photos and documentaries. Videos and photos could really add to her assignment... It was really a bad idea, if not the worst idea she could come up with, but she was too happy to find something to do while her best friend was on her way to make love to her prince...
When Sarah returned from the stores, Alicia told her about what she had discovered. She adhered with his idea but as she measured her dress, she was all but concentrated... Her dress was magnificent and it was going to him marvelously... A true princess... Alicia only prayed that the prince would not break her heart. Because each time, that the heart of Sarah broke, she was obliged to offer him her shoulders for interminable hours as well as her ears. She was also very happy for her... Sarah seemed happy and fulfilled and that was enough for Alicia. On her side, her mission was very important and she should not screw up her chances. She already dreamed that her project would be the new flagship project of the university. Frankly, she was excited about it...
She came up with the perfect plan to get into the museum and frankly the only thing she was excited about tonight was when she was going to sneak in and take a picture in the Royal Museum...