Emma blinked, shocked at the sudden use of the three - sacred - words.
The words, 'I love you' weren't to be used so commonly. It wasn't something you just blurted out.
Emma had been withholding that specific three words for reasons unknown. She couldn't fathom why she was this way, even if this was a result of the time he broke her heart, causing her to fear getting her heart broken once more.
With that, she began enclosing herself, not that James noticed, of course.
If she could be honest, she thought things were going too fast in the dating pool.
In a span of about three months, the two had gone from complete strangers, to friends, to dating each other. Not to mention, she was now pregnant with his child. A child that would eventually go on to take the throne and become - as his father did - king, or so she thought.
