Free Someday My Prince Will Come (epic love story) by sarah faith

at the sight of those delicious looking apples.
     
    "Here we are!" she almost sang and carefully handed Arie and her uncle a slice of pie. Then, turning to me, her face went cold and almost tossed the plate in my lap, then sat in a chair between the couch I occupied, and the couch that Arianne and her uncle occupied. Why was she being hostile to me too? Was there a conspiracy against me here? I decided this was enough. Nobody was talking, Auntie Claire was glaring me down, and Arianne was picking at the apple pie she raved about on a weekly basis. Uncle Ben seemed to be the only one actually enjoying the silence because it meant less talk, and more eat.
     
    I'd had enough. I gently put my plate down and said as sternly as possible, "Arie. Can we take a walk please?" For the first time that night, her eyes flew up to mine and I saw curiosity written all over her face. She glanced at Auntie Claire, who was quietly watching the scene with a mouth full of apple pie, and shook her head slightly. I felt myself getting angrier but said more softly, "Come on, doll," and I reached my hand out to her. She seemed to relax by my relaxed tone, and a second later she took my hand and stood up. I gave her a smile and she seemed to relax even more.
     
    Like a fan, the cold November night breeze hit our faces with force, but it felt good on my flushed face. We walked slowly for a couple minutes, neither of us saying anything until we got to a small pond about 100 yards from her house. There was a bench beside the water and a few stepping stones led to it. I stepped over the stones with my big feet and kept her following me. I sat down first with a 'thump' and was scared that this bench would break, but as Arianne sat beside me, I could feel the sturdiness of the wood.
     
    Arianne was looking away from me and I reached out and grabbed a strand of her hair. I twirled it in my fingers a few times before I spoke.
     
    "You want to tell me what's going on?" I made sure to use the kindest voice I could muster but I'm afraid my anger showed in that sentence more than I wanted it to.
     
    She turned to me, her eyes cold. Arianne stared at me for a few more moments then suddenly she burst! "I know you've been lying to me, Freddie. About everything. You don't have a 'mamma'. Your entire pathetic abandonment story was crap. Your childhood, your past you lied to me about everything! Even how you got to Harvard. And I want to know why? Do you seriously think I'm THAT stupid, that I wouldn't figure it out? Our entire relationship has been built on a lie! How can I trust you? What else have you been lying to me about Freddie? Have you been cheating on me? Is that it?"
     
    I suddenly grabbed her shoulders. "No, Arie I swear, I'm not c heating on you! I lo-… You don't understand any of this," I decided to say instead. I just couldn't bear the thought of her thinking I was with someone else. There would never be anyone else, ever. I loved her more than anything I ever had, and I would sacrifice my life for hers. I needed to tell her that; it wasn't fair for her, but now wasn't the right time. She would probably assume that I was lying about that too
 
 
    "It's gone too far," she said taking my hands off of her. "I don't know if I can take it anymore!" By this point she was crying, which showed that I had been right. She did hear more than she had let on. I couldn't believe I had been so stupid. Again! It would be a miracle if she forgave me. Just then, Arianne let out a sob and broke me from my thoughts.
     
    She quickly stood and started walking away. I practically flew to her side and turned her back to me. "Arie, you can't go. I need to tell you something."
     
     
     

Someday My Prince Will Come : Chapter 13
    "What, are you going to lie to me more?" She said with hatred. She started crying harder. I couldn't believe I hadn't noticed how miserable she had been before now
     
    "No, no, doll I swear I'm going to tell you the truth! But you have