33 Parent coaching

Laughter rang out from Elena's father's office.

"Haha, I can't wait for our Elena to have a sweet boy like Tommy." Queen Diana remarked rapturously.

"My grandson would not be pleased if his future bride were to be impregnated by someone else," expressed Tommy's grandmother jokingly.

During the conversation between Queen Diana and Tommy's grandmother, King Richard sat in between as an uninvolved party.

He felt out of place.

Even though it was his office!

"Tommy has a crush on our Elena?" Queen Diana asked with a curious look.

"At least that's what the little one claims. He came one day with Princess Elena in our home and introduced her as his future wife. I almost had a heart attack!"

Queen Diana leaned back somewhat after the remark.

"This could be interesting; don't you think dear?"

After a long time, Diana finally gave him his attention again and he was happy inside like a roaring dog.

"I think it would not be bad if Elena would spend more time with the little boys. That would perhaps strengthen her affinity for children and prepare her for the role of a mother." King Richard proudly suggested, and you could swear you saw a dog's tail wagging behind him.

He was waiting to be praised by his wife about the proposal.

Inwardly, he did not yet want to let go of Elena, let alone see her as a mother.

But now that Diana in particular had noticed him again after half an eternity, he had to use this opportunity to shine.

'I'm sorry my baby for betraying you I will make it up to you.' King Richard vowed.

Liz cursed inwardly and hoped that her cursing would somehow telepathically get across to Elena's father.

She and Tommy had been outside Elena's father's office for a while, spying and listening to them.

Tommy also became curious about what was going on in there and asked Liz a bit too loud what they were talking about.

"Tommy is that you?" asked Tommy's grandmother and stood up to open the door.

Tommy rushed in and shouted happily:

"Nana!"

Everything happened much too fast that Liz could not escape before and she was caught in the act by her parents.

Her alibi was ruined.

"My baby we were just talking about you. For how long have you been standing at the door" Queen Diana asked.

In other words, how much of their conversation did they hear.

"Oh me and Tommy just got here. " lied Liz skilfully.

Queen Diana did not ask further, although she eyed Liz somewhat suspiciously.

"Anyway, you're just in time. Your father suggested that you and Ares spend more time with Tommy."

King Richard then turned his head to his queen in confusion.

He definitely did not say that, he thought.

"Parent couching." Liz pieced it together.

If spending time alone with Tommy should make mom - material out of Elena, then spending time together with Tommy should make material out of Ares and her parents - material.

The thought gave Elena a headache.

"I agree from my side." Tommy consented.

"Huh?" wondered Liz.

'Tommy can't stand Ares. So how come he consented?

(A/N: Tommy did not gave up the idea to become a manly man so he want to copy from Ares. That's why he consented.)

"And what about you, Elena?"

"I think that depends on Ares." Liz narrowly gave in.

She did not want to give Tommy the impression that she did not want to spend time with him.

"Well, then you should ask your fiancées at some point and ask him." said Queen Diana with a wink.

Hesitantly, Liz agreed.

Liz could never have imagined the chaos she had gotten herself into.

Short story

King Richard: "Why are you so obsessed that our baby will give us a grandchild?"

Queen Diana: "Because babies are so cute. I wanna hold them again."

King Richard: "We don't have to wait until our baby is giving birth. We can always have a third child."

Queen Diana: "What do you want old man?"

King Richard: *silently whining*

King Richard: Well now that you mention it, I don't mind becoming a grandfather. But that would mean I will share a bed with a grandmother.

Queen Diana: *giving him a deadly stare*

King Richard: 'Guess I should not have said the last part.'