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his face is like Prince Charming. And Prince Charming has blue eyes and look,” Melissa turns Daniel's head to look at Lisa, “Blue!”
     
     Daniel smiles and I swear I hear a collective sigh from the women in the room. I can't help but smile too.
     
    “If Daniel is the Prince,” Melissa says, reaching her little hand out, placing the crown on my head, “Then you are the Princess.”
     
    “Absolutely.”  Daniel agrees looking at me.
     
    My cheeks heat and I suddenly feel very shy. I sit, not sure what to say. I'm saved by Jackie, one of the nurses, telling everyone it was time to go and rest before dinner. The children all head back to their beds and I help Daniel pack everything away. When we both bend to pick up a party hat that is on the floor, my crown slips off. Daniel reaches for it and steps up to me.
     
    “Why Princess Katie, you’ve lost your crown. Shall we see if it fits?”  
     
    “Isn't that Cinderella and the glass slipper?”
     
    “Yes,” he nods, “But we don't have a glass slipper, if we did, I'm sure it would fit. However, we do have a crown.”  
     
    He holds it out in his hands and I tilt my head for him to place the crown back on my head. When I straighten up I come so close to his face, I can feel his warm breath on me. I can smell him so clearly. Fresh and clean and manly.
     
    “It fits.” He whispers.
     
    “Did you ever doubt that it would?” I tease, taking a step back.
     
    “No. Never.” he smiles, that smile that would cause any woman to swoon a little. Or a lot. Who am I kidding?
     
    We finish packing everything away and before I know it, I’ve finished for the day. I’m not sure where Daniel is, Sally asked him to help her with something and he never came back. I want to say goodbye to him but I guess that won’t be happening. I grab my bag and jacket and make my way to the main door. Just as I push it open I hear my name being called from behind me. I turn around and see Daniel, rushing down the corridor with his jacket in his hands.
     
    “I’m glad I caught you.” he pants.
     
    “You are?”
     
    “Yes.. I wanted to ask if you’d like to go out for a drink?”
     
    I’m taken aback by his invite. Not sure how I should answer or even how I want to. A hundred different answers run through my mind, along with a thousand different reasons why I should say yes and the most important one being, because I want to. But I’m not sure I can make my mouth form the words my head is screaming at me to say.
     
    “I’m not sure.” I answer honestly.
     
    “I don’t mean anything by it, just.. I don’t have many friends Katie, and those I do have, they all look at me with the same look, the look that saysI feel sorry for you . I don’t want people to feel sorry for me and I can’t spend another night alone. I’d really like to go out, have a couple of drinks and just be with someone who doesn’t know me for what I was then, but just for what I am now.”
     
    His honesty surprises me, Daniel is nothing if not honest. I really do want to go out for a drink with him as friends, nothing more. I understand so very much exactly what he feels. A night without anyone asking me if I’m okay, a night without being Richard’s widow. That’s what I want.
     
    “I’d love to.” I answer quickly, before my guilt can make me answer otherwise.
     
    “Great. Are you free to head off now? Or do you want to go home first?”
     
    “I was just going to go home, so if you’re ready, so am I.”
     
    “I know a great place, not far from where I live. Did you drive?”
     
    “Yes, that’s going to be a problem with the having a drink part isn’t it?”
     
    “How about, I follow you back to yours and then I can drive us both to the place?”
     
    “And how will I get home later?”
     
    “A taxi?”
     
    “Okay.” I haven’t been out alone for so long, I didn’t even think about that.
     
    We walk in silence and Daniel asks me to wait just a minute while