Lilith's Pov
The weight of a head resting onto the surface of my chest had awakened me from my deep slumber the weight of it all would cause a normal person to whine at the added friction to their ribcage. I was much in confusion in that very moment, feeling the arms around my waist, the figure snuggling further up into me with a sluggish sounding grunt.
I found my sleepy eyes studying the sliver strands of messy hair all over the place loose braids. I blinked once and then twice before my entire body tense up. I was so damn lucky none of the servants had entered into my room without knocking this very morning. It looked innocent from this view just two woman sleeping in bed without a care.
Till you looked closely at Rhaenyra's shoulder blades were the red marks were littered in space in different forms of red and dark shades. I found myself studying her sleeping form, how she had grown so much into a beautiful woman.
I found my own palm cupping at her sleeping face causing for her to stir a little with a flutter to her eyes. She had also awakened from the sun peeking in through the curtains. She lifted her hand to slightly shield the sunrise sun from her eyes, before she groaned loosely squinting her sleepy eyes up at me.
A lazy grin moving over her face her other hand moving to rest over my chest curling herself up closer to me, our combined warmth was in a way such a peaceful way to wake up. My bed had became a cold barren place of sadness most days.
"Good morning.. Thank you for last night." I chuckled biting at my lower lip for a moment, finding myself lost in her eyes, gently fixing her nightgown. It had to have been a one time thing.. A heat in the moment kiss, I knew she would have to return to her own chambers to attend to her children.
"Rhaenyra.. You don't have to thank me.. You graced me with being in my bed.. And those sounds you made." She snorted harshly shutting her eyes resting her head right back into my chest, shaking with laughter before she had cupped at my face tilting me down towards her pink lips pressing her lips to my own for a tender kiss being pressed there, her fingers stroking at my cheek bones.
"I think I've waited far too long for you to even kiss me.. Let alone touch me Lilith.. I wanted you to marry me I've always had." I found my temple resting on her own. My I art was pumping with great fear. I could have said it right then and there. How I loved her and cherished her over everyone above. I couldn't even form it, she was saying it right there. Her eyes pleading for me to say something in that moment to her.
"I need to hear the words that you've felt the same." She whispered a deep tremble into her voice, I found my hands cupping at her face in swore need. I was gonna speak it, all these years I was gonna speak it, but loud knocks had me pulling the blankets over Rhaenyra's half form that she was shielded away from viewing eyes calling out to who was behind the door.
"Lady Lilith! Do you know where Princess Rhaenyra is.. I'm afraid the wet nurse needs her assistants and she should try feeding her son." Rhaenyra sighed deeply keeping her head in place over my neck. I chuckled quietly before calling out in a normal tone.
"She's resting in here. She wanted me to read to her. She'll be out shortly." I answered getting a muffled response, I pulled the blankets off our forms turning to face Rhaenyra as she pulled the sleeves of her nightgown over herself even more.
"Nyra... You can look in my eyes and you don't even have to hear me say the words you know that I do." She tilted her head once more to look at me with sadness in her eyes, before she stood up off the bed with a small sounding grunt turning to face me.
"Why can't you say the words then?" She whispered. I leaned my form closer to sit on the edge of the bed holding her hands on my grip.
"Those little three are complicated for me to just say Rhaenyra.. Not when things aren't as black and white. But I promise you.. It's there I just have to say it." She gazed down at me even more, before she nodded at me softly tilting her head down to give me one more kiss, she brushed her nose against my own.
"I shall see you again tonight."
