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Riley stood In front of the full body mirror, straightening out her black dress. she quickly moved over to her dressing table, with her hands placed firmly on the desk, she looked into the smaller mirror at the person looking back at her, she wiped under her eyes, the bags under her eyes be it from old age, or the sleepless nights were clear.
“you look beautiful” his voice met her ears. “are you ready?” he added
“I could never be ready for this” she whispered “I…I don’t think I can do this”
“I know it’s hard my love, but you’ll regret it if you don’t go”
“If I go, that’ll mean it’s really true…I don’t think I can handle that” she sniffled
“we can handle it together, my love”
“I don’t know how to live like this” she cried
There was a gentle knock on her door, then the voice carried through.
“mom…it’s time to go” her second oldest daughter Katie called
“I’m just coming” she replied, slipped on her flat shoes then made her way into the living room.
“are you ready, mom?” Delilah, her eldest asked as she held her two-year-old in her arms.
“I have to be” she sighed
The family all made their way out of the royal quarters and down to the cars waiting outside for them. As Riley waited for the rest of the family to climb into the cars, she felt a tingle on her hand, she felt him in her heart. “you can do this, My Love”
The journey to the church only took around ten minutes, but to Riley, it felt like a lifetime. Once they reached the church, they exited the cars then headed inside. As the royal family headed down the aisle to the front of the church, everyone stood to their feet. As Riley’s eyes found the casket before her, her breath hitched. “you should sit, my love” his voice run through her ears.
Riley followed all five of her children to the front line of seats. As she sat down, she felt her second youngest daughter, Olive’s hand slip into hers as she rested her head against her mother’s shoulder.
The next hour flew by, Riley barely heard a word that was spoken…just like the past week she had barely taken in any conversation she had…how could she when she had something else taking over her mind. By the time the funeral service was over, it was time to head back to the palace mausoleum where there would be a private burial for close friends and family. The tears fell down Riley’s face as she watched out the car window at the passing’s by.
Once they reached the palace, the family made their way to the mausoleum, with a squeeze to her hand she heard his voice again “you’re doing great, my love” the family stood around the crypt where the casket was to be placed as they waited for it to be brought in. Riley took a deep breath as she heard the car pull up outside, jut a few minutes later, she seen Drake and Leo, the first two pallbearers she seen. As they began to lower the casket into the crypt, she felt the arms of her middle child and second youngest, wrap around her as they cried. She stood still…unable to move…unable to find the words to comfort them. once the casket was down, a couple started the service by saying a few words. Riley felt Drake move beside giving her hand a gentle squeeze. Riley had made the decision that she didn’t want to say anything…she couldn’t…she couldn’t find the words to say. As the heavy lid was closed and sealed, she broke down…this was it…it was happening…she was never going to see him again…feel him again.
A short while later, everyone began to leave one by one, the last two being Riley and Drake.
“no…I need a few more minutes” she sniffled never taking her eyes from where he lay. The next thing she knew…she was alone, she reached her hand out, gently running her fingertips along the cold stone.
“you promised we’d be together forever…you promised me”
“my darlin, this was my forever”
“my love, I don’t have a choice”
“I can’t do this without you”
“I feel so empty” she whispered “like a part of me is missing” she cried
“I’ll always be with you, my love, I’ll be in your heart for as long as you keep me there”
“You’ll always be in my heart, in my thoughts…I’ll think of you always”
“then you’ll never be alone, My love.”
“Mom” The voice of her youngest child, her son, Alexander called through echoing halls of the mausoleum he frowned as he approached his mother, gently wrapping his closest arm around her. Alexander was the spitting image of his father, at the age he was at that moment, he looked exactly like Liam did when he walked into Riley’s bar.
“are you ready to join everyone?”
“no, I think I should rest”
“yes, I don’t have it in me to sit whilst everyone drinks and dances…I just…I can’t”
“alright, why don’t I walk up with you?”
“alright” she nodded as the tears carried on falling.
“until I see you again my love” she lifted her hand to her lips placed a kiss on her fingertips before placing her hand gently on the cold stone, the two then headed out, making their way to the royal quarters.
“you know…you look so much like your father Alex…” Riley smiled slightly “just like when I first met him”
“well…I’m glad I take after such a great man” the young man smirked
“and don’t you forget it”
Once the two reached the royal quarters, Riley headed inside, as Alex went to follow, she stopped him.
“sweetie, you don’t have to stay here with me…go be with your sisters, and your aunts and uncles, get drunk…celebrate his life”
“but mom, I don’t want to leave you-”
“I’ll be alright…I think I need some time to be on my own for a little bit” she sniffled
“alright…we’re just a shout away” she watched as he walked out, closing the door behind him. An eerie silence filled the room, the past week the apartment was filled with noise and chatter, with the children returning with their children since the day he passed, noise was all she heard…now it was just Silence…it was just her. she slipped her shoes off then headed for the bedroom, she shut the door behind her with a sigh. As she turned and faced the bed, the tears began to fall again…the place they lay as man and wife…the place they made love, the place their love made a whole new kind of love. She unzipped her dress, with quite a struggle now that he wasn’t here to help, then she let it fall to the floor. she flicked the light switch off, then made her way over to the bed, she climbed in pulling the duvet over her, she took his pillowed in her arms, holding it as tight as she could, she lay her head on the soft feathers, as the pillow compressed as she lay her head on it, it gave out the slight waft of him…his cologne…the smell she always got when he lay beside her, she always loved how he smelled so good all the time. The tears cascaded down her cheeks at just the thought of him, if you listened carefully you could hear her heart breaking with every breath she took.
“I love you, Liam…Always”
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