Chapter 43 Smile

• Annie doesn't quit. Her and the children play continuously and even as I see her face red with sweat she still doesn't quit. At one point, I'm pressured to join in (I can't resist the look on her face) and play a round or two (of five) of tag. I'm shocked to realize that I'm having fun.
• I don't even hear the clicks of the cameras, I don't register that I'm a royal who must look and behave as such. All I care about in that moment is chasing after my wife and her group of mini fans as we play tag in the backyard.
• She's achieved what I've been desperately trying to since I was eighteen.