Chapter 449

Emma had eventually chosen her favorite Donna Karan navy blue skirt suit with a yellow satin blouse. It was a couple of years old now, but to her it was new. She’d picked it up in a consignment store for a bargain price and she always felt confident when she wore it. Jake’s suit was navy blue too and then she’d panicked that they were too matchy-matchy but he hadn’t let her change, assuring her no one would even notice. She didn’t know about that, women noticed fashion and she had no doubt the queen would know that her suit was several years out of date and that the blue of her suit was almost the exact same blue as Jake’s. Emma had fidgeted in the car on the drive to the palace until Jake laid his hand over hers and squeezed it gently. There would be no familial touching when they were in front of the queen, but for the drive over, she was thankful for his support. As they drove down the long drive, through the tall gates and past the guard station, Emma gawked at the fairy tale castl