"After this corner, you have to turn right," Rose chirped, showing the driver directions to her house. The driver nodded. "Yes, Princess. I'm aware of that," he said, pointing to the GPS. She was too excited to visit her family. The last time she'd met them was during her wedding. Seth, who saw what happened, laughed and was happy, as he knew that she was happy.

         The Humphreys' house was located in a local street just a few kilometres from Maximillian Art School. After a few minutes of travelling, they finally reached their house and Rose was shock to see a lot of photographers waiting for them, in front of her house. Her eyes widened and looked out the window. "What are they doing here? How'd they know where I lived?" She exclaimed.

        Seth sighed. "You're such an airhead, do you know that? They're photographers and it's their job to find out stories about us. They must have known that we were going to be here," he explained. Rose sighed and realised that she wasn't going to have a normal life anymore. She looked out the window and saw the bodyguards trying to clear the coast for them. The door was open and Seth got out first.

It's the prince!

Prince Seth!

Look here Sire!

And then, Rose made her way out from the limo, looking down to her feet.

Princess Rose!

Please look here Princess!

Smile at the camera!

They finally reached the Humphreys' front yard and the gate was close. "I can't believe that they even followed me here!" Rose whined before she heard the front door open a crack. A smile curved on her face and she squealed, "Daddy!" As she ran towards the door. Tom widened his arms, welcoming his only daughter. "Princess!" He shouted back, happy to see her.

Seth turned himself towards the door as he saw Rose hugging her father. He smiled as he watched the father and daughter moment. Rose started to cry. "I miss you," she sobbed and tried to refrain herself from crying even harder. She didn't want Seth to think her as a baby. Tom cupped her face. "I miss you too, sweetheart," he croaked. He then saw Seth, walking towards them. He let go of Rose and bowed down. "Welcome, Prince Seth," he said, welcoming him formally.

"Just call me, Seth," he said warmly as he looked around the garden. He pointed to the rose bushes and praised, "These are beautiful," and looked at Rose. "You planted these?" He asked. Rose shook her head. "Nope, my dad did," she said proudly and wrapped her arm around Tom "Let's get in!" She said, gesturing her father into the house.

"Her dad?" Seth puzzled, as he never thought that his father planted those. If he knew, he wouldn't have asked. Seth got into the house and his eyes were still wandering around. It was his first time, visiting a normal house. Rose's house was not too small nor were they too big, the walls were painted in bright yellow and white. They walked through the hallway before Tom stopped walking. "Please have a seat, Prince... I mean, Seth," he stuttered and showed him the living room.

Seth smiled and motioned into the living room. He sat on the sofa and winced, as he got comfortable. Then, he heard someone running down the staircase. A teenage guy, black-haired with identical eyes as Rose showed up, smiling. He chirped, "Rose!" and ran towards her and pulled her into his embrace. "It's been years!"

Rose laughed. "You've missed me? Wow, things got better, huh?" She teased, nudging his side. Jace made a disgusting look, "Don't be so happy," he said before realising that Seth was there too. He bowed down, awkwardly. "Prince Seth," he said in a nervous tone. Seth got up to his feet and stretched his hand. "You must be Jace? Rose's older brother," he asked for confirmation. 

Jace was surprised that he actually offered his hand. He shook it. "Yes," he answered. Rose smiled, adoring his attitude, as he wasn't acting like a prick to her family. Jen rushed towards the living room when her husband told her Rose was here. "Mom!" Rose shouted and hugged her mother. Jen who was wearing an apron hugged her daughter back. "You look different now!" She said, looking at Rose, up and down. Rose chuckled and then pointed to Seth. "He's here too." 

Jen’s mouth fell open and she ripped the apron from her body and tidied her hair. "Welcome to our small house, Sire" she said, bowing down. Seth smiled. "Thank you, and call me Seth. I'm your son-in-law now, not your Prince," he said. Jen patted Rose's shoulder as she let out a small laugh. "Yes, of course. Wait here, dinner's gonna be ready in ten!" She chirped.

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More than 11 types of dishes were served on the table. Rose was taken aback. "Wow, you cooked all this?" She asked, and was surprised to see everything; chicken salad, roast beef, spaghetti, macaroni and cheese and lots more. Jen giggled as she put the spaghetti onto the plate and passed it to Seth. "Well, we heard that in the palace, there would be 10 different dishes served during dinner," Jen said.

"So, we thought of upgrading it to 11 dishes!" Tom continued and winked at Rose. "Brilliant, isn't it?" Rose faked a smile, slightly embarrassed as her family was acting weird. She glanced at Seth and saw him grinning. "The dinner in castle is simpler nowadays," Seth said to ease them before looking at Rose. "Right, honey?" 

Honey? Did he just call her honey? Rose who was in shock, nodded awkwardly. "Yeah," she said at once. Tom and Jen smiled at them, happy to see the loving couple. "Well then, dig in!" Tom chirped so everyone started to eat. Rose ate as many as she could, because she missed her parents' cooking a lot. 

"I'm full," Rose burped, rubbing her stomach. She tapped Seth's shoulder, like a jock that was trying to bully the first years. "You didn't eat much," she asked, slightly concerned that he might not like the food. He’d starve. Seth shook his head. "I'm not that hungry," he told her as he drank the water.

Ethan, who was sitting opposite them, was putting his elbow on the table and rested his head in the palm of his hand as he observed his sister. "You shouldn't tap your husband like that. I mean, shouldn't you be calling him honey or darling or sweetheart?" He asked, crinkling his nose. Seth laughed and raised his hand; they high-fived. Great, now that Seth's with him, she'll have more rivals.

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After the dinner, the Humphreys and Seth gathered in the living room, eating their supper. Rose was sitting next to Seth on the sofa while her parents were standing awkwardly at their left side. Tom cleared his throat. "You could take the main bedroom, Seth," he said. Rose gave a puzzled look at him and asked, "Then where will you be sleeping?"

"I came here not to get any special treatment. I don't mind sleeping anywhere, because I came here to learn normal family lifestyles. You shouldn't be so tense around me," Seth explained, rejecting his offer. Tom and Jen exchanged looks before laughing. "Okay," they said. Seth then turned his eyes to her brothers. "So, there's only 3 bedrooms and you two were sharing one room?" He asked, bewildered, as he never thought that some people would share the same bedroom. Ethan and Jace nodded.

"You could squeeze in with them," Rose suggested but then Jace and Ethan stopped her. "No!" They said simultaneously. Jace faked a laugh and said, "Er- you know how messy our bedroom is; those dirty shirts and socks. It isn't appropriate to let a prince sleep in there," Ethan nodded, agreeing his words. "Yes! And the room stinks and there's only enough room for both of us," he supported.

"They're right. Their room is trashed," Jen agreed, raising an eyebrow. Then, she turned to Seth and Rose, smiling before saying, "It's alright, just take our bedroom, sweetie," Seth and Rose didn't say anything, trying to think of a solution. But they both realised that there was none; except....

"Never mind. I'll sleep with Rose," Seth said eventually, and grabbed her hand. Everyone gasped and Rose stared at her hand that Seth was holding. She stood up to her feet. "No!" She protested. "I'm not taking any risks anymore!" She recalled everything that happened in Hawaii. The part where she saw that he was trying to kiss her.

"Risk?" Jen and Tom said together and stared at them, waiting for their answers. Rose nodded excitedly and was about to tell them what happened. "Yeah, Seth tried to-" she started before Seth suddenly stood up and covered her mouth using his hand. "Let go of me!" Rose ranted but Seth was covering her mouth. He faked a laugh. "She was just telling a joke. Nothing happened," he lied, smiling innocently.

"Right," Jen said in an awkward tone. She glanced at her husband for a second before made a decision. "If you say so, then okay, you can sleep in Rose's bedroom," she said. Rose was shouting even though no one heard her. She couldn't believe that she had to share a bed again with him. Seth smiled and said, "Alright. It's getting late, we'd better get going," he gestured Rose towards the staircase, still smiling innocently, away from her parents before letting her go.

"What are you thinking?" Rose raved, as she was mad at him. Seth pointed a finger at her nose. "Then you want your parents to sleep outside their bedroom just because of me? Choose Rose," he told her why he had agreed. Rose didn't say anything, as he was right. She started to climb the staircase and said, "My bedroom's upstairs, let's go," she drawled.

"Good choice," Seth chirped and followed her to her bedroom. He was still looking around like someone who just got out from the jungle. He touched almost everything on his way, as he was curious. Rose opened her bedroom door and welcomed him in, "Welcome," Seth went into her bedroom and was shocked. "Wow. You've slept and studied here all this time?" He asked, looking back at her.

"Yeah, why?" Rose crinkled her nose as she shut the door close. She observed her bedroom, nothing changed except it was cleaner. She jumped onto her bed and rolled over. "I miss this!" She squealed and immersed her face into the pillow. Seth walked around her bedroom again and again, touching everything. "Our bathrooms bigger," he made a conclusion about the room. Rose frowned. "What ever," she sneered and stood up to her feet, motioned towards Seth, who was investigating her study table. 

"But, there's one problem," Seth said and turning himself to her. Rose waited, before Seth suddenly hugged her. "There's only one single bed in this room, and there's two of us," he whispered through her ear. Rose's heart pumped fast and she felt warm in his embrace. Plus, he did smell like peppermints like Cassidy said before. Seth put his head on her shoulders and adoring the comfort that he was getting from her.

Rose realised that this was wrong so she shoved him away. "Don't you think I'll be sleeping next to you again!" She said, frowning. Seth laughed and raised his right hand. "I promise that I won't do that again," he vowed and made a puppy face; the cutest thing that Rose had ever witnessed. "Stop it! I still won't!" Rose said, sticking to her decision, even though it was hard to resist his puppy eyes.

"Fine," Seth gave in and crawled onto the bed. "Guess you'll be sleeping on the floor again," he chirped and took off his blue jacket. Underneath it, he was just wearing a white singlet, which made him look freaking sexy. Rose shook her head in order to get out from her perverted thoughts. "I've been sleeping on this bed for 19 years now!" She said angrily. This time, she refused to tolerate with him.

"Hey, I've been sleeping on a bed that is the same size of your bedroom for 19 years!" He replied mockingly. He lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, "Goodnight and the offer is still open. You could still sleep with me up here," he said, smiling. 

Rose's mouth fell open. She thought that he changed and his jerk illness gone. This time she just won't give up. "Fine! I'll sleep on the bed, but I'll make sure that you won't get any decent sleep!" She decided to fight with him. Seth smiled and winced a little to give her some space. "Another good choice," he praised. "You're getting wiser Rose."

"Shut up," Rose said and crawled onto the bed. She was much more closer to him compared to Hawaii, as the bed was smaller. She started to regret agreeing to sleep on the bed. "I won't let you sleep peacefully!" Rose muttered in her mind, and lay down on the bed, facing the wall instead of him. 

Purposely, Seth rolled over and hugged her from behind. "This bed is too small," he whined and pressed himself closer to her. "What are you doing?" Rose grumbled and fought back. She spread her legs wide and kicked his legs. Then, she widened her arms so that Seth would let go of her. The fights continued as Seth tried his best to hug Rose, even though she was fighting back. 

"Did you came here just to annoy me in my own house?" Rose asked, trying her best to keep distance from him. Seth nodded. "Yup," he said truthfully, and kept rolling over the bed, hugging her purposely to annoy her. "Why?" Rose demanded to know as she pushed his face using her hand, when he tried to put his head on her shoulder.

"Because you're funny and adorable; a wonderful toy," he chirped and rolled over to the other side. A TOY? Rose started to lose her temper so she hit his back repeatedly. "You're such a jerk," she grumbled and Seth laughed.

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Seth opened his eyes slowly as he saw someone on top of him. He smiled as he realised that Rose was sleeping with her arm and head on his chest. So, she's the one who was hugging him. Slowly, he slipped his arm under her and moved her closer to him. He wrapped his arm around her, before closing his eyes and know he knew that he would be getting the best sleep of his life, with Rose in his embrace.

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