One Night With The Prince

Alexa hurriedly went back to her room and took a shower. While she was in the shower, Ria arranged a beautiful ensemble of simple dress pant and a short sleeve dress shirt for Alexa to put on.

Alexa was startled to see Ria in her dressing room when she came out wearing only a towel wrapped around her body. " Oh, my God! You startled me!" She was going to retreat when she saw Ria, but she didn't need too.

Ria was quick to apologize, "I am so sorry!" Then she excused herself and closed the door behind her.

"Gosh! I could never get used to this and I shouldn't... What will happen when I meet the President later? He probably would tell me that I am not his biological daughter, and I would have to leave and return to where I came from. What would I do then?" Alexa muttered, then Sigh!'

After dressing, she brushed her long brown hair and put some baby powder on her face. Then she put on a light pink lip gloss that highlighted her pout to complete the ensemble that Ria had prepared for her... She was about to walk out when she realized that she was still wearing her slippers.

"Ria! Please, come and help me find shoes to wear with the clothes that you prepared for me to wear!" Without realizing Alexa shouted for Ria who's waiting for her on the other side of the closed door.

"I already have one picked for you, and it's out here!" Ria yelled back from outside the dressing room.

"I see! I'll be out there in a minute then." 'Dang! I'm already used to asking for her help, and I have only been here less than a week. This situation is not good. I am going to have one hell of a problem when I get kicked out. *Sigh!' She thought as she was putting on the shoes that Ria had picked out for her to wear.

A couple of minutes later, Alexa was looking all fresh and beautiful in a natural way. She came out with a sweet smile on her face.

"Ria, thank you! I appreciate what you do for me. Everything that you did and has done for me, I am indeed grateful for. However, I'm going to have to ask you to stop doing things for me. Can you do me this favor? Please?"

Ria's face turned sour after hearing her request. She did not know what she did wrong; hence, tears started forming in her eyes. Ria just nodded before turning around so Alexa would not see how her request hurt her.

Alexa saw from the corner of her eyes what was going on, and she quickly rectified her error by explaining her reason for making such a request. She hugged Ria from the back before she started her explanation, making sure Ria wouldn't move nor go anywhere until she said her piece.

"Now, you understand. I don't want to get used to what you are doing, only to wake up one day and everything is gone. It would be the saddest day of my life." She then gave Ria a peck on her cheek before Alexa hooked her arms around Ria, "Let's go! We must not keep the President waiting!"

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President Grant's advisors made a rational decision, after carefully checking and done a brief simulation of how it would affect his candidacy when he would seek a second term. The decision was a clear cut; hence, everyone agreed.

The meeting was over, and all the advisors left one by one after congratulating President Grant on finding his daughter. The verdict was out, and then a folder was handed to The President for further review.

President Grant read through the sheet of paper with a blank face. Ms. Garcia, who was still in the room, was at a loss of what to say or do. She stayed seated while President Grant was silently reading.

A moment later, President Grant raised his head and put the sheet of paper he was reading into the folder then handed it over to his Assistant. "Take it to the Oval Office. I will be there in a minute."

The Assistant took the folder and excused himself then, and he left President Grant and Ms. Garcia to have a moment alone.

President Grant asked Ms. Garcia what her own advice for him was as she had not said anything throughout the whole meeting. Ms. Garcia would definitely be playing a significant role in the matter, so he had to ask her to stay while he informed Alexa about the verdict.

Ms. Garcia was on the moon when she heard the advice that the advisors had given to the President. There was nothing she liked more, and she was afraid that they would advise the President to announce his relationship with Alexa.

This way, she could prepare Alexa for what was to come. And once she had reached her goal, and become a beauty queen, she would then come back with her head held high in front of her step-mother, First Lady Dianne.

By the time Alexa arrived at the Oval Office, there were only President Grant, his Assistant, and Ms. Grant inside the room. She was still timid and intimated each time she met with President Grant.

This is the President of the United States of America, the number one in the whole Country, how could she not be intimidated? Especially with the way that he was looking at her: intensely. Alexa wasn't sure of what to do. She just stood by the door and did not continue to where Ms. Garcia and the President were sitting.

"Child, what are you doing? Come and sit down!" President Grant called for Alexa with the sweetest smile plastered on his handsome face.

Alexa nervously walked toward the President. When she got close, she accepted his hand as she was ushered to sit next to him on the sofa. Alexa's hand was so cold that the President felt a thinge of pain within him. 'I guess she is still not comfortable around me. Hmmm!' He thought while still holding onto Alexa's cold hands.

To ease Alexa's nervousness, President Grant decided to go ahead and start. "Sweetheart, Alexa, I asked you here so that we can discuss your future. I also asked Ms. Garcia to stay since she has a lot to do with your future. Do you agree?"

Alexa looked at President Grant with her doe eyes filled with questions. "Sir, I... I am not sure that I understand what you mean. Can you please elaborate?"

President Grant explained everything to Alexa regarding the advice he had received from his group of advisors. He also told her the role that Ms. Garcia would be playing in her future, and it made Alexa's eyeshine brightly after hearing everything. Once President Grant finished with the details, he kindly asked Alexa... " So, what do you think? Will you follow what we have said?"

"Hahaha! Hahaha! I'm so happy! Is that... Does that mean that... that I'm... Am I your biological daughter? Did the DNA result come back already? Can I see it please?" Alexa excitedly asked President Grant who complied wholeheartedly and showed her the DNA result.

'Wow!!! So it's true? I really can't believe this. I'm your daughter! Oh, my God! This is unbelievable." Alexa was overwhelmed, and her emotions were all a mess. Did she not know if she should laugh or if she should cry?

While Ms. Garcia was listening and watching the whole thing unfold in front of her, she kept staring at Alexa and couldn't help but feel happy for her. For some reason, she had felt sorry for her a while back in the Philippines as she kept thinking that she was an orphan and a destitute.

A contract was drawn for Ms. Garcia to sign. It stated that she could not under any circ.u.mstances divulge Alexa's true identity until further notice from the President himself. If she does, she would be subjected to a significant penalty and probably imprisonment.

Ms. Garcia happily signed the doc.u.ment along with Alexa and President Grant. It was stipulated in the contract that Alexa would be under Ms. Garcia's care for a duration, 'Unknown!'...

The deal was sealed, Ms. Garcia bid her goodbyes to the President with the promise to pick Alexa up after the Birthday Party of the First Lady. She then turned to face Alexa, gave her a warm hug then left with the assistant leaving the father and daughter to bond with each other.

Once there were only two of them left, Alexa became shy and timid once again. She still did not know how to act in front of her father. Even after knowing that the President happened actually to be her biological father, Alexa was still unsure how she should approach him.

"Sir, may I asked you for a favor?" Unsure if she did the right thing or not.

"What's with the sir? I am your father, your dad, can't you at least call me father or better yet, Dad? No pressure, though; it's only if you want to." He smiled from ear to ear as he said that Alexa but with the hope that she would finally call him father if she couldn't call him dad.

Alexa thought about it for a moment before she spoke again. This time President Grant was elated to the maximum when he heard what Alexa called him...

Alexa called him, Daddy! I have a favor to ask, please!"

"Hahaha! Repeat what you just called me and I will give you anything you want!" President Grant happily told Alexa.

"Daddy! Daddy!! Daddy!!! Is that enough? Now, would you do me a favor, please, dad?"

President Grant was so happy. He pulled Alexa into a tight embrace. "Anything you want princess, I will do everything within my power, you only need to ask! Hahaha!"

"Oh, Daddy! Please, don't spoil me!" Alexa happily returned the tight hug that she received while laughing out loud with tears flowing down her beautiful face.

Once Alexa found her bearing, she repeated herself once again and asked the favor. President Grant promised to fulfill her request. Alexa happily hugged him one more time and gave him a fat kiss on both of his cheeks before running off to find Ria, Logan, and Lucas to tell them the good news.

Unfortunately, she would have to wait until they were back in the safety of her room before she could share her good news. The First Lady Dianne and Jane Si were on the way to the Presidents Oval office as she was on her way out.

Alexa greeted them as they ran across each other in the hallway. However, the two only ignored her and continued walking toward the President Oval Office like she didn't exist.

'It's alright! it won't be long, I will be out of your hair, and when I come back let see who would stay!' She thought to herself as she continued back to the safety of her room