Chapter 8

The rest of the day, the XFW crew took a tour and had time to roam freely around the castle. Jett was in his room, looking out over the courtyard while watching Bella take her fencing class. After they finished it, she removed her helmet and looked up, noticing him watching. She sweetly waved at him, making his heart almost skip a beat. Jett's lips turned up in the corners with a shy smile and waved back. Scarlett walked up behind him as Bella walked away, heading to the shower.

Scarlett smacked him in the back of the head. "Don't even think about it!"

Jett jumped, not knowing Scarlett was there. Rubbing his head, he yelled, "Ouch! Don't you knock? Where is your boy toy, Noah?"

"He's taking a nap. Jett, leave her alone. She doesn't need to be bothered by you. Bella's going to be a princess. Not just one of those slut ring-rats like you hang out with," Scarlett said with an annoyed huff.

"Scarlett, she's just a person like everyone else."

"No, she's not. She's going to be a queen one day. You have nothing but lust in your eyes. I can see it. Don't treat her like you do other girls, Jett. Stay away from her."

"Well, maybe the princess could use some extracurricular activities on the side," he taunted, irritated that his friend saw him that way after all the years they had known each other. "Scarlett, do you really think I would try to seduce her?"

"Yes. That's why I am going to make sure you don't," she narrowed her brows with a scowl.

"Chill out. Why don't you just go find a castle tower and pretend that Noah is a prince charming or something? Out! Leave me alone. Just so you know, if I get that fine royal ass alone in my bed, I will have her scream loud enough that you can hear. That way you can have better fantasies you were the one who was going down on her. Leave your door cracked so you can hear. Or you can come to join us. The more the merrier."

"Fuck you. I am not into that. She's nice and my friend. I don't want you ruining this for me. I don't have many friends, Jett. You know that. Please don't do this."

"You barely know her. You've had wet panties for her ever since Bella was first talked about on TV. You're probably wet right now thinking about it. Come here and let me check," Jett laughed, knowing he was pissing her off.

"You better stay away from her. Don't make me have to go to dad," Scarlett huffed, turning on her heels to head out, slamming the door behind her.

Jett flopped back on the bed, talking to himself. "She's so fucking annoying. Why does everyone think I'm some man whore that can't control myself? But there's something about that woman. Bella's so fucking sexy. I can't believe I acted like such a tool earlier. I can't get my head right around this chick."

Even though he taunted Scarlett about her, Jett was the one who got turned on talking about Bella. After watching her in the courtyard, it keyed him up. Scarlett had to interrupt. Now he couldn't stop thinking about Bella and Scarlett in his bed. Scarlett was not his type, but he would enjoy watching. He reached down, stroking his cock through his jeans with a moan. "Mmm, that would be good to see. Fuck. Now I'm getting hard. Might as well take care of this, while I am here alone."

Jett unbuttoned his jeans, pulling out his thick member that was already throbbing under his touch. In long slow strokes, his shaft twitched in response, making Jett's hips rise to better access. He couldn't stop thinking about the women doing his will while he had his way with them. As he pleasured himself, he lost any thought of Scarlett. It was Bella he wanted. As thoughts of the sexy raven-haired beauty filled his mind, he continued to bring himself to his release.

"Fuck." With a sigh, Jet let his arms fall to his sides. He spread out over the bed, coming back to reality. "It's going to be hard to stay away from her. I'm losing my damn mind over this girl... I'm in so much trouble."

***

That night after dinner, Hallie and Scarlett went to the princess quarters.

"Hey, girls! Come on in. So have you been having fun?"

Hallie skipped to the bed and flopped down on the massive billowed mattress. "Tons. This has been so cool. Ace and I went horseback riding, and he took a rowboat out on the lake. It was so romantic. We had a nice picnic and fed the ducks."

"That's great. I'm glad you're having fun. This place is like a fairytale. So... I got our snacks and drinks for tonight. I have some movies too. I really need more girls to hang out with. I miss my friends at home." Bella sat on the bed, pulling a pillow to her chest, watching her friend who had yet to enter the room. "Scarlett, is something wrong?"

"Nothing, much. It's just... Jett is being a jackass. I'm sorry for the way he is acting."

"Scarlett's afraid Jett is going to hit on you. He's a total flirt," Halie said, grabbing a soda from the snack table.

"You think he would?" Bella blushed.

Scarlett couldn't help but notice Bella gushing over him. "I know you like Jett, but he's not the royal type. He would cause a lot of trouble for you."

"Scarlett, I don't even know him. I just think he's charming and handsome."

Scarlett snorted with a chuckle, "Charming? Wait. Oh... you're serious."

Bella smiled graciously with a nod. "I do. Let's have some fun. Who's up for some ice cream? Tell me some good XFW gossip."

***

The next morning the girls were with Duchess Cora helping Bella choose a dress for the coronation. They had gone through several and nothing seemed right for the rock-n-roll loving princess.

"Cora, this dress is a big poofy nightmare. Girls, what do you think?" Scarlett and Hallie tried not to laugh. The dress was a huge barbie pink ball gown with flowers all around. "Ugh. I knew it! I look like a raging idiot. No pink." She pulled it off, throwing it to the floor.

"Arabella, you can't wear a black dress. You're not joining a vampire cult," the duchess laughed. "No self-respecting princess should look like a goth. Next, you will want the theme to be skulls and crossbones."

"I like that stuff. We should hire Ozzy Osbourne to come to the coronation. Can we at least play some rock and dance music at the party? Not all that old orchestra crap." Bella tried putting on the next dress.

"We shall see. Once the wine flows, these things tend to liven up. Keep in mind, I wasn't always so prim and proper. I actually went to a few dive bars in my day. I was a big Beetles fan," the older lady reminisced with a smile.

"Duchess Cora has a wild side? That's why William is trying to get a hold of your royal goodies. You're a low key bad girl," Bella teased.

"Oh, poo. Silly girl. He's a good friend," Cora blushed.

Scarlett looked through the dresses the stylist had brought in with Halie, pulling one from the rack. "What about this one? It's beautiful."

Bella looked it over, raising her brow. "Humm? Not bad. It's a little more my style. Not black, but at least not this atrocious thing." She looked down at the pastel dress she now had on, pretending to gag.

Bella pulled off the dress and quickly put on the next. Once she had it on, the women gasped. Halie covered her mouth with wide eyes.

"Oh no. I look stupid, don't I?" Bella turned to the mirror and her mouth gaped open in awe. "Oh, my heavens."

Scarlett went up behind her friend, placing her hands on her shoulder with a smile. "You look like a real princess. It's perfect."

It wasn't usually her style, but Bella really felt pretty. "It's real now, isn't it? I'm going to be a princess." The women all teared up. For the first time since Bella arrived at the castle, it felt real.