Royal Affection

The Talk

D A M O N

I kept rubbing Elias's back in hopes of providing him with some comfort from the pain he was feeling. I tried to question him a few times in the last half an hour but he is acting like a stubborn bull and not leaving his home which is the crook of my neck. He has not even once looked at me or anywhere for that matter after he nestled in my neck.

After his abrupt appearance in the woods and him crying in my arms like there was no tomorrow, I sensed he was not leaving my arms anytime soon so I soon sat on the ground while leaning my back on the tree with Elias on my lap, trying to diminish any space left between our bodies. He stopped crying a few minutes earlier and now a silence enveloped us.

"Are you okay? And why are you here this late?", I tried to make my voice smaller in hopes to awarded with an answer.

And thankfully I was rewarded with one.

"I was s-searching for you. I was fearful that you are in a problem and lost sense of time because of it."

The emotions I have been trying to condense hit me with full strength. Our fight, the marriage proposal and his lack of rejection of it gave me heartache but I tried to ignore it. This is not the time to focus on that but on Elias. If I would have been in his place I would reject myself too due to my bad behaviour towards him.

"I am sorry that I left in such a rush but I needed some time alone", I whispered in his ears which made him shiver in my arms. I would have enjoyed this reaction if it was any other time but knowing he belongs to someone else didn't reward me with warmth in my heart.

After some minutes he got out from his hiding spot in my neck and kept his chin on my chest while looking at me.

Even with dried tears on his cheeks, a red runny nose and slightly swollen eyes, he looked beautiful.

His brown eyes collided with my black eyes and I was awestruck.

"Can you hug me more tightly?", he mumbled like he was embarrassed to even ask that thing, maybe he was hoping that I will not hear his plead.

I readjusted him on my lap and secured my arms around him closer. I looked down at him and saw his cheeks replicating a full-grown tomato, a beautiful red colour coating his cheeks. We sat in silence for more few minutes when the adorable human in my lap thought to break the silence.

"Damon, we need to talk", he said with much dominance that I couldn't deny him. I nodded in response and urged him to continue.

"So I think it's time we both act like grown-ups and talk about our feelings. Do you agree?", he questioned.

Elias was now sitting at the far end of my lap with a lot of space in between our bodies while looking into my eyes. I didn't like the distance but I knew he needed that to talk. I waited patiently even tho my heart was beating like crazy. Maybe the distance between our bodies is needed because if not Elias would have felt my crazy heartbeat. I don't know what to expect from the upcoming talk we are going to have but I'm sure as hell not gonna hide my feelings anymore.

"I love you, Damon. And when I say it, I mean every word of it. In our teenage years, it was just admiration but then it turned into a harmless crush. And I didn't realise when I started to love you this bad. We have been through many ups and downs but I never stopped loving you for a moment. Of course, I would love it if you reciprocate my feelings but right now my focus is not on that. I just wanted to say the emotions that I felt for you all over these years of my life", he declared while looking straight into my eyes.

His words left me tight-lipped.

I coughed, "Uhm, I don't know where to start from because I have a lot to confess and a lot to apologize for. But wait what about the marriage—".

"Oh yes! I forgot to inform you. I declined the marriage proposal before coming here. And before you start to lecture me, let me tell you even my father was quite happy with my decision. And no, this doesn't mean that you have to now accept me because I rejected it for you. After all, maybe you was one of the reason but you were not the only reason. You may continue", he whispered at the end with a sheepish smile realising he started to ramble while talking.

I looked in the sky and noticed the darkness enveloping it.

"Can you stand up?", I questioned Elias. And thankfully he did it without any question.

But it didn't leave like that for long.
Because as soon I stood up on my legs, he started again.

"Are you leaving? But what about the talk we were having? Is it because I was talking a—", I interrupted his train of words.

"Elias, I am not leaving. It's getting dark. We better get going", I took his hand in mine and started walking towards the small cottage near the lakeside. I didn't have to turn back to see Elias grinning at our joined hands. I could already feel his joy.

We didn't have to walk a lot. It was just a five-minute walk from where we were sitting. I think Elias realised where we are going because he didn't question me. The cottage I was leading towards used to be our place while we used to play here when we were children. After playing all morning here he would rest in that cottage for the afternoon. And go outside again in the evening. We even had spent many nights sleeping here with his elder brother and sister.

We soon entered the cottage. This was the place I have been staying after leaving the place. I dusted a cushioned chair for Elias and motioned him to sit which he obliged with red cheeks. I was soon to follow his steps and situated myself in the other chair which was facing his.

"I have wanted to tell you something about my past for way long but never got the courage. But I think this is the time", I announced to him.

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