A few days later there is a fair happening in the town nearby, and I don't know who is more excited about going, Summer or her uncles.
On our way there they can't stop talking about the different games they are going to be playing, and how they are going to beat each other. Their sister and I just listen and roll our eyes.
When we arrive, the fair is crowded with people. Even though it already is fall and a bit chilly, many families are spending their day here.
Besides the stands with all the games the Mount brothers are so eager to play, there are others selling food, drinks, clothes, jewels... Music is being played somewhere too, and a little play will be happening later in the day. While we walk among all of them, we pass through an old woman who sells love potions (or that's what she says).
"You should get one of those, Mason" his brother says, teasing him. "Though you may not need it anymore" he says while looking at me. Lord Mount just ignores him, but I can see he's blushing. And so am I.
After checking all the stands that offer games and having lunch, we stop at one where you have to throw three coins inside a frog's mouth. If you are able to do it in five attempts, you get a prize, but the Mounts are betting to see who can do it in just three.
Lord Mount's brother goes first. He barely manages to do it at the fifth attempt, his little brother constantly making fun of him. Now it's his turn, and the first two coins go easily in. Before throwing the third one, he turns to me.
"If this one goes in, you owe a kiss" he says, not allowing me to reply. He's already in place, his tongue sticking out like it always does when he is focused. "A child doesn't do the things he does with his tongue". Dear brain, now it's not the time for those thoughts.
The coin goes in perfectly without touching the frog, and he starts doing a stupid dance in front of his brother to celebrate.
"It's time to choose your prizes, my lords" says the man who owns the stand.
"Pick whatever you want, my lady" Lord Mount tells me. I pick a stuffed animal, a lion. Summer also gets to choose something, a wooden horse. And from there, we move to the place where the play is taking place.
"The say it's about that old king and all his wives, including the one you like so much" Lord Mount says as he stands next to me, his hand resting on my low back. I try to focus on what is happening in front of me and on the play, but my thoughts keep going to his hand, now moving to my waist and pulling me closer to him.
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It's almost night when we make it back to the house. Lord and Lady Mount choose to leave for bed, too tired and full of food, and Summer and her parents do the same, leaving me alone with Lord Mount and his brother. After a while, I start yawning.
"I think I'm going to bed too" I say.
"Allow me to accompany you" Lord Mount says.
"Good night, Mason. My lady" his brother says from the big chair where he is sitting, a smirk on his face as he sips from his cup.
We don't share a word all the way to my room. Once we get to my door, Lord Mount finally speaks.
"I haven't forgotten that you owe me a kiss" he says with a smile way to similar to the one his brother gave us a moment ago.
"I had hoped you had" I dare to say, teasing him.
"You wound me, my lady" he dramatically says, putting a hand to his heart as he keeps getting closer to me. I just shrug. "I guess I'll have to kiss you again to prove you I am indeed a good kisser." He is too close now, his hands on my waist. "May I?" he asks.
I nod, my heart beating like crazy. He moves one of his hands to my face, his fingers on my chin, then on my lips, my whole body tensing. But then he kisses me and it's like I'm melting. This is a soft and gentle kiss, different to the one in the palace's garden.
"So?" he says, our mouths still too close.
"I think you'll have to try again, my lord. I'm not too convinced" I say in a whisper.
This time his kiss is different. Rougher, but still gentle. And it goes for longer.
"And now?" he says, catching his breath.
"That was much better" I say with a smile. He smiles too, his dimple showing. I can't help myself any longer, and lift my hand to touch it before he starts kissing me again. But this time he also moves to my neck, to my collarbone, his hands being all over my body.
"Mason..." I say to his ear. He grunts, pulling me closer. "Someone may see us" I manage to say.
"Then let's go inside."
"We can't... We can't do that" I say, making him laugh as he grabs my hand.
"We don't have to do what you are thinking. There are other... things".
We are inside my room now. He is behind me, kissing my shoulder, his hands undoing my dress. I feel it fall to the floor, his hands moving to my waist, to my chest. Every bit of skin where he has touched me feels like is burning.
Then he turns me to face him. His eyes look almost black when he looks at me, and he is kissing me again, this time with a passion and a force he hadn't shown before. My hands move to his hair, grabbing it, trying to have my body as close to his as I can. I'm so focused on it that I don't notice one of his hands on my butt until he gives it a little pinch.
"Mason!" I say while hitting him in the arm. We look at each other and start laughing, but we don't stop kissing. We move towards my bed, and I lay down as he keeps undressing. I try to focus on his face, but my eyes can't help to look at his perfect body.
Our hands are all over each other, our kisses more desperate. It's as if we need each other to breathe. Then he starts kissing my chest, my stomach. My hands are again tangled in his hair as he keeps going down, making me feel something that I've never felt before when he reaches the spot he was looking for. "A child doesn't do the things he does with his tongue".
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"You should go back to your room" I say while kissing him in the nose.
"I like it here" he says with a smile while hugging me tighter.
"The sun is already rising, the servants will be out any minute now. What if they see you leaving my room and tell your parents?"
"I don't think they will complain" he says.
They probably won't, that's true. I've noticed the way they look at us when we are together. They are always smiling, never worried or looking at us with disagreement. I don't know if I could say the same about my mother.
"Mason, please" I beg.
"All right then" he reluctantly says. Once he is dressed, he comes back to the bed to give me a kiss. "You better get used to this, my lady. I've just started."
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The Lord in Blue
Fanfiction♚ Period drama ♚ Summary: "You are getting old, you are unmarried, you are a disgrace to the family and to the crown." That's what my mother always told me. But then I met him, Lord Mason Mount, the most wanted man at court, the one all the mothers...
