The Butchers Love

Chapter 43

"Will, move" I tapped his shoulder. He had his left arm and leg over me with half of his torso resting on my stomach "William Tavington!" I whisper-shouted and pushed his arm from me.

"I'm sorry..." he sleepily mumbled before turning onto his other side "I'll be up for my classes tomorrow..." then with those words he was asleep once again. I let out a choked back laugh and covered him in the blankets once again. He was adorable.

After a few moments I felt a bit bad and nuzzled up to him once again "Will? Are you awake?"

"I am now" he muttered and turned to face me once again.

"I love you"

"I love you too" he smiled and wrapped an arm around me "are you alright darling?"

"It's just a bit overwhelming being here"

"Well the last time you were here, I did take you as a prisoner" William murmured before pulling me a little closer.

"So how did you exactly fall in love with me?"

"I guess it was your smart comments on that road, I've never met a woman as intelligent as you" He smirked slightly before running a hand over my stomach "and also as irritating, I couldn't possibly forget that"

"Do you want to sleep on the floor?" William leant his head on my shoulder and cheekily moved his hand to my breast "my father would murder you if he found out you had your hand in the most forbidden place"

"I'm surprised he didn't murder me after he found out you were with child" William mumbled and took his hand away before curling up to my side "anyway, how is a man placing his hand upon his wife's chest bad?"

I smiled to myself and intertwined our fingers "mainly because it's the middle of the night and your wife is currently in residence at her father's house"

"Your point being?" he muttered and sat up, wrapping an arm around me as he did so "I'm only being affectionate"

"I know and I love you to the bone for showing me such attention" I clutched onto the fabric of his shirt before straddling his waist "I love you so much William"

"I know" he sat up and tightly enclosed his arms around me "But I love you more"

In response, I kissed his forehead, then his cheeks and eventually his lips. I could tell that he was tired with how he lazily moved his lips upon mine.

William pulled away from me before falling back into the pillows "Now this is a sight for sore eyes, such a lovely distraction"

"Calm it Will, its to late at night to do that" I got off his lap and laid next to him.

"Admittedly I'm too tired to commit to any marital acts at the moment, however tomorrow is a new day where I will be full of energy" he smirked slightly and kissed me softly "and now I've said that, I'm more than certain that you'll deny my intentions"

"Exactly" I shot him an innocent smile and gasped a little when he wrapped an arm around my hips.

"I'm sorry, here" He sat back up and pulled a blanket over me before laying back at my side "love you" William mumbled before kissing my temple.

"I love you too" I muttered and curled up next to him "More than anything"

He let out a small laugh before wrapping an arm around me "Not as much as I love you"

"Remember at the camp when I said that I hated you?" In response William hummed "I never meant it-"

"-But you had full reason to hate me" he cut me off and rested a hand on my belly "it broke me when you cried that night"

"you heard me?"

"Yes, your tent was across from mine"

"I remember when I saw you topless for the first time"

"Your reaction was priceless when the realisation hit you, I was a little self conscious afterwards"

"Why?" I leant on my elbow and ran a hand over his stomach and chest "You're handsome, pretty-"

"Did you just call me pretty?" he cut me off once again before brushing his fingertips over my lips "You're adorable" with those words he closed his eyes for a moment and smiled.

"Yes you're pretty, beautiful even"

"I'm a man-"

"And I'm a woman, if we're going by gender roles I wouldn't be able to talk without your permission"

"I'm swore not to become my father, my wife could slap me across the face and I'd be thankful that I'm still married"

"I'd only slap you if you'd done something extraordinary stupid"

"Then why didn't you slap me when I was overreacting about Ohio?"

"I don't know, I guess I was scared"

"Of me? I'd never hurt you"

"I know, you just go very English when you shout"

"meaning?"

"You sound posh when you shout" I smiled and kissed his forehead gently "I'm Colonel Tavington and I'm the commander of the green dragoons" I mocked his accent and in response he rolled his eyes "I'm a fancy British Man"

"Very funny darling, if you carry on I will bind you hands together and tie you down"

A few moments of silence passed between us both "Oh thank goodness, quiet at last-"

"Right you asked for this" William laughed and got his neckerchief from the bedside table "Give me your hands" he sleepily mumbled before straightening out the material.

"No" I smirked and turned away from him, only causing him to tut. William placed a hand on my shoulder and kissed my neck "I thought that you were tired?"

"I have a new found energy" he mumbled before attaching his lips to my neck.

"It's 11pm!" I spoke quickly but quietly "and my father could walk in at any moment!"

"Do you want me to stop?" he asked as he pulled away from me.

"No..." I mumbled, completely embarrassed by my words considering that I was in father's house.

William let out a small laugh and took both off my wrists "Tell me if it hurts" he muttered as he gently wrapped the white cloth around my hands. I laid on my back and looked him in the eyes for a moment before smirking "Yes darling?"

"Nothing, I just can't take you seriously at times" I sniggered slightly and tried to undo the neckerchief around my hands.

"I know you can't, it's funny" he smiled mischievously and rested his hands on my binded ones "I'm taking you as prisoner" William mumbled before kissing me gently "Again" he smirked "and I'm ordering you to sleep"

"And if I don't?"

William shrugged and kissed me again "I don't know, I didn't think that far ahead" We both froze when we heard footsteps going down the corridor "Shit-"

I quickly shushed him and pulled the blanket over us both before telling William to act like he was asleep. Moments later the door to my room opened and my father walked in, came up to me and kissed my forehead before leaving the room.

"You're lucky to have a father like him"

"He's the best, he will eventually learnt to love you as a son"