Bound To You

Chapter 20: Stay With Me

A/N: Hello fabulous readers! In honour of The Duke of Sussex's birthday, I have worked hard to be able to give you this gift on his birthday to celebrate! 

It is a loooong chapter (32 pages and nearly 16,000 words to put it into perspective) because it has been a while and I felt guilty it has been this long. There are a lot of emotions, mainly because I have been an emotional mess lately and this has been one of my outlets. I hope you enjoy it and as always I would love to hear from you. Stay safe you gorgeous people xo

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Stay with me.

Those are another three little words that can change the course of a relationship. They are often said with a healthy level of pleading, hoping and wishing.

Stay with me.

Those words hold unspoken promises.

Those words mean I will make you smile everyday.

Those words mean I want to wake up beside you every morning and fall asleep next to you every night.

Those words mean I will hold you when it seems like your world is suddenly crashing around you.

Those words mean I will act a fool only to hear you laugh.

Those words ask permission to love you.

So why can't I stay when you ask me those words? 

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Harry pushed back the covers on Emilia's bed and crawled out, careful not to wake the exhausted princess. She had been training so hard as of late and needed her well deserved rest. He glanced back over his shoulder to see a peacefully sleeping Emilia, laying on her side with her blankets lightly covering her and exposing the naked mounds of her breast. The prince carefully got off the bed, ensuring he did not wake her while he made his way to the shower.

The prince walked into the shower and felt the warm water beat down on him. He stuck his head under the water, wetting his hair before taking in a deep sigh. He was trapped in his own thoughts when he felt a pair of arms envelope his body from behind. The prince glanced down and saw Emilia's hand running down the contours of his abdominal muscles to settle there. She rested her head down on his back and hugged him loosely, feeling the warm water trickle down her body.

"I didn't mean to wake you..." He quietly spoke and placed his hand over top of Emilia's.

"It's alright, Henry. I always sleep better when you are next to me. " Emilia watched him turn around and step back so she could get her body beneath the water. He stood there and took her in, his eyes roving over her toned naked body seeing the way the water trickled down her. She stuck her head beneath the stream and closed her eyes, opening them to find Harry staring at her with an intense gaze that made her both weak in the knees and made her heart skip a beat. "Come here and hold me..." Emilia's icy blue eyes begged him to, craving that secure feeling he gave her.

He closed in the distance between them and wrapped his arms around the dark haired princess. Harry felt Emilia rest his head on his chest, relaxing into his body with one simple breath. She breathed out, a smile stretching across her lips. She had everything she needed right here in front of her. He ran his fingers through her long dark hair in a soothing manner. Emilia closed her eyes and released a heavy breath, relishing in the secure feeling that the prince gave her. She held on to that feeling, knowing that soon she would be without him in a matter of days, days that passed by far too quickly.