Nadine

9. Camping

"Dr. Cruor! I'm so glad your back at the desk! How are you feeling?"

"I am ready to work again. I was in that bed for to long. How did you manage princess?"

"To be honest. Not very well. According to everyone I lost to much weight and now I need a babysitter for meals."

Tre squeezes my waist. "She did great, just needs to remember to take time for herself as well."

"Ah yes Nadine. That is important. You always have to put your health first. If the doctor goes down, everyone else does too. And there's usually no one to take care of the doctor when the doctor is sick." He chuckles a little bit.

"I missed you Dr. Cruor. We all did." I lay my head on Tre's shoulder and smile at the doctor. "And if you're here... that means I can catch up on some paperwork."

Everyone starts laughing.

"I'll walk you to your office baby." He kisses me on the head and leads me away.

He opens the door for me and we walk in. I just stand there looking at him holding my rock. "What's wrong Tre? You haven't really said anything since we left my dads office."

"It was just different questioning you and not being able to talk to you like this. I had to be all official." He steps closer to me and takes the veil off. "I was only allowed to see you as the princess and not my mate. It was just very different."

"How do you see me now?" I spin in a circle for him.

"Like someone I want to kiss." He steps to me and starts planting little kisses on my cheek.

I put the rock on my desk. "I think you can do better than that sir."

He smiles and runs his hand up the back of my neck. His lips touch mine and he gives me the sweetest kiss.

I wrap my arms around his neck and push my body up against his. "You get one more try sir."

He laughs and pulls my face to his by the back of my neck. He gives me a deep passionate kiss. He runs his other hand from my side over my breast. Then he moves it back around to my lower back pulling me as close to him as he can.

He breaks off the kiss and I just stand there for a second. "Wow." I stand there for a few more seconds and then I look him. "I really liked that kiss."

He laughs. "So did I. But I need to get back up there baby."

"Aww just 1 more?"

He smiles and pulls me in by my neck again giving me another deep kiss.

"Can I have more kisses later?"

"Of course you can baby. I'll see you as soon as I can." He smiles and kisses my hands before he leaves.

I sit down at my desk and start in on the massive stack of paperwork I let pile up.

I get about a quarter of it done and decide to sneak out. I need a break. I go out through the bookshelf and sneak around in hidden areas as much as I can. I somehow manage to sneak all the way out of the castle without being noticed. I walk out to the barn. I think I need a horse ride after the last few days.

"Good afternoon Zacier."

"Hello Hypatia, I haven't seen you in awhile now."

"Yea I needed some time after the attack. And then my mom and the convoy thing. It's been a pretty bad few weeks."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

"I was told that you found me."

"I seen him attacking you Hypatia. I was yelling and screaming. He flew off before I could get to him. But at least I got him to leave. Dipak was there so fast. He picked you up. He was crying so hard. It takes a lot to scare that man and he was scared."