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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.
āyou look beautifulā his voice met her ears. āare you ready?ā he added
āI could never be ready for thisā she whispered āIā¦I donāt think I can do thisā
āI know itās hard my love, but youāll regret it if you donāt goā
āIf I go, thatāll mean itās really trueā¦I donāt think I can handle thatā she sniffled
āwe can handle it together, my loveā
āI donāt know how to live like thisā she cried
There was a gentle knock on her door, then the voice carried through.
āmomā¦itās time to goā her second oldest daughter Katie called
āIām just comingā she replied, slipped on her flat shoes then made her way into the living room.
āare you ready, mom?ā Delilah, her eldest asked as she held her two-year-old in her arms.
āI have to beā 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. āyou can do this, My Loveā
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 Rileyās eyes found the casket before her, her breath hitched. āyou should sit, my loveā 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, Oliveās hand slip into hers as she rested her head against her motherās shoulder.
The next hour flew by, Riley barely heard a word that was spokenā¦just like the past week she had barely taken in any conversation she hadā¦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 Rileyās face as she watched out the car window at the passingās 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 āyouāre doing great, my loveā 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 stillā¦unable to moveā¦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 didnāt want to say anythingā¦she couldnātā¦she couldnāt find the words to say. As the heavy lid was closed and sealed, she broke downā¦this was itā¦it was happeningā¦she was never going to see him againā¦feel him again.
A short while later, everyone began to leave one by one, the last two being Riley and Drake.
āRileyā¦are you coming?ā
ānoā¦I need a few more minutesā she sniffled never taking her eyes from where he lay. The next thing she knewā¦she was alone, she reached her hand out, gently running her fingertips along the cold stone.
āyou promised weād be together foreverā¦you promised meā
āmy darlin, this was my foreverā
āplease, donāt leave meā
āmy love, I donāt have a choiceā
āI canāt do this without youā
āIām here, my loveā
āI feel so emptyā she whispered ālike a part of me is missingā she cried
āIāll always be with you, my love, Iāll be in your heart for as long as you keep me thereā
āYouāll always be in my heart, in my thoughtsā¦Iāll think of you alwaysā
āthen youāll never be alone, My love.ā
āMomā 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 Rileyās bar.
āare you ready to join everyone?ā
āno, I think I should restā
āyes, I donāt have it in me to sit whilst everyone drinks and dancesā¦I justā¦I canātā
āalright, why donāt I walk up with you?ā
āalrightā she nodded as the tears carried on falling.
āuntil I see you again my loveā 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.
āyou knowā¦you look so much like your father Alexā¦ā Riley smiled slightly ājust like when I first met himā
āwellā¦Iām glad I take after such a great manā the young man smirked
āand donāt you forget itā
Once the two reached the royal quarters, Riley headed inside, as Alex went to follow, she stopped him.
āsweetie, you donāt have to stay here with meā¦go be with your sisters, and your aunts and uncles, get drunkā¦celebrate his lifeā
ābut mom, I donāt want to leave you-ā
āIāll be alrightā¦I think I need some time to be on my own for a little bitā she sniffled
āyes, goā¦ā She smiled
āalrightā¦weāre just a shout awayā 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 heardā¦now it was just Silenceā¦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 againā¦the place they lay as man and wifeā¦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 wasnāt 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 himā¦his cologneā¦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.
āI love you, Liamā¦Alwaysā
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