Lizzie was frozen where she was. The king's personal assistant stood there awkwardly for a moment and then said,
"Well, uh I'll let wewe two get two it." and he left left.
Lizzie ran to Ben and he caught her in his arms and he kissed her. Then she just buried her face in his chest.
"Why were wewe so stupid, Lizzie? Why didn't wewe tell me who wewe were?" Ben asked.
"I don't know," she cried. "I just thought it would be better that way. I mean I thought wewe were a commoner, and I was a princess, wewe know how it is-" Ben placed a finger on her lips and he kissed her again.

They spent the whole week together and they were inseparable. He took her for walks around the palace gardens and took her on tours of the kingdom. All of this time they never took their eyes off of each other. The wedding tarehe had been set for the following Saturday. On Thursday, Lizzie's family came. Lizzie had completely forgotten how annoying her mother could be. She had this polite queenly act in public but when she got where no one could hear her she scrutinized Lizzie constantly.
"Lizzie why don't wewe ever pull your hair up?" the Queen asked when they got back to their apartment in the palace. "It looks zaidi sophisticated that way."
"Mother, Ben doesn't care how my hair is. He loves me for me." Lizzie alisema dreamily.
"And that's another thing. This casualness between wewe too. It's not how a royal couple should behave." Lizzie still hadn't told her mother about how she had met Ben before the engagement. She wouldn't have understood anyways. A princess falling in upendo with a commoner? That would have just been absurd to her. Frustrated the Queen left for her own chamber. Lizzie was thankful. She now had time to just relax. A door to another bedroom opened and Cornelia walked out. "Mama drama, huh?" she asked.
Lizzie hadn't seen much of Cornelia in the past week. Then Lizzie remembered that Cornelia had barely left her side for the past few days. The one person other than her father that she cared about she had been ignoring. Cornelia walked over and sat on the kitanda inayofuata to Lizzie.
"Yeah but it's nothing," she paused. "Cornelia, have I been ignoring wewe this past week?"
"Well a little but wewe and Ben are so perfect together." Cornelia smiled but underneath she was worried she would loose her friend when she became queen.
Lizzie placed her hand on Cornelia's and looked up at her. "You're my best friend okay? And nothing will ever change that. I've just been so preoccupied this week... and I forgot that wewe gave up a lot to be here too."
"Lizzie," Cornelia smiled and this time it wasn't a forced one. The girls hugged for a moment and then went back to their positions on the couch.
"So what's new?" Lizzie asked.
"Well did I tell wewe about the prince's page? Goodness is he cute. And then he has the sweetest eyes... But then he's kind too." Lizzie couldn't help but smile. Her friend was in upendo and it was a feeling Lizzie herself was far too familiar with.

Later that night was the engagement gala for Lizzie and Ben. Lizzie had gotten the most beautiful dress for the gala. It was blue and had little suns on the bodice representing her new home. Before the gala, Lizzie and Ben were to wait together so that they could be introduced properly. Lizzie gripped Ben's hand. "What if they don't like me?"
"They'll like you. Of course they will. You're smart, you're beautiful, you're funny. Trust me Lizzie you'll do great."
Trumpets blared a song and they heard their cue.
"Introducing Prince Benjamin and his future bride, Princess Elizabeth of Bayern." Lizzie gripped Ben's hand tightly as the doors opened and the walked into the gala.

Ben was right. Lizzie was as charming as ever and the nobles and peasant alike loved her. After the gala, Ben walked Lizzie to her apartment.
"Goodnight my love," he whispered. "See wewe tomorrow." He kissed her forehead and left. Lizzie fell asleep on wingu nine that night, knowing that the inayofuata morning she would marry her prince charming.
"Today's the big, big day!" exclaimed Lizzie's mother. The sun had barely risen but they had a lot of work to do before the wedding. Lizzie had been all fixed up and now Cornelia was lacing up the back of her wedding gown. When she was done, she and Lizzie looked in the mirror.
"Lizzie, wewe look beautiful," she whispered. The two shared one last hug before the king knocked on the door frame.
"Ready to go," he asked. He was sad that he was giving his only daughter away but he knew that she would be happy in Corona. Lizzie nodded and she linked her arm with his. They walked down a few hallways and reached the wedding chapel. Cornelia, who was Lizzie's bridesmaid, had already gone in. The king looked at his daughter and remembered all the times he had told her stories when she was a little girl. She looked up at him with the same sparkle in her eyes that she had when she was a child. The king teared up a bit.
"Lizzie, I just want wewe to know that I upendo wewe and that you'll always be my little girl." he said."
"Oh daddy," Lizzie said. Tears came to her eyes and hugged her father. At that moment the trumpets blared signifying the start of the wedding. Two guards opened the door and they walked in. At first Lizzie looked at all the guests that had come to see the royal nuptials. Then she looked up and saw Ben looking as handsome as ever, waiting for her to come down the aisle and her moyo raced.