Across the Royal sea

Chapiter 1

Johanne

I walked into my husband's office. He was still working, buried under his pile of documents and papers from projects I wasn't aware of. He didn't even look up to me when I just stood in front of his desk.

The thing was incredibly spacious, taking up almost a good part of the space in the room, which was filled with bookshelves full of more and more documents, books and important papers. The ceiling's lamp was big enough to enlighten the entire room, including my husband, who was still handsome, even buried in his work.

-Sir...?

I called him shily, I hated to disturb him during his working hours, but it was too much for me to stay alone all the time doing nothing productive. I wanted him to take care of me a bit and put aside his papers for a while for once.

-Yes, what do you want, Milady? Your request better be important because you know more than well how I hate being disturbed during my working hours.

My eyes dropped to the floor, ashamed to interrupt him like that for a bit of attention.

-I just wanted to spend some time with you, Sir, I-. You never care for me, I wanted a bit of your attention...

-And you know I don't have time for anything like that, Mrs. Larsen! I have a lot of work to do, I can't allow myself to waste my time on going out on activities like you always ask me. Besides that, I already gave you enough courting yesterday.

I crossed my arms on my chest, lifting up my breasts while finally looking back up at him.

-Sir, I do not want to sleep with you! I want to go on romantic dates! We could go out in the village, go dining together or go to the beach.

-I just told you I don't have time to do such things and I have work to do. Do you really think I have time to go to the beach, Mrs. Larsen? Do you think I have time to go out in the village just to go out there or to go dining with you?

I went around to join him on the other side of the desk and bent over it to check out what he was working on.

-Sir, you know very well that this project is not achievable. I don't understand why you keep striving to look for a way to make it possible! Looking for a solution for something that doesn't have one. You will ever be able to make a bridge strong enough to relate the islands together. They're way too far away from each other!

I straighten myself up, feeling his hand caressing my back. I hated feeling him touching me while refusing to give me anything else.

-Oh, don't push me away like that... I know you love when I caress you this way. And just so you know, Milady, yes, it is possible to build a bridge between the islands. And I am not gonna pass beside this opportunity.

-You won't do anything about it! We would need to have some smaller islands in between to be able to make that bridge. The islands are too far away. Your bridge will never be strong enough!

I pushed back his hands, which were still on my waist. He leaned in his chair, crossing one leg over the other while looking at me from down there.

-You're right, I would need to find a way stronger material to build a bridge like this one. If you'll excuse me now, Milady, I urgently need to consult my building team about this idea.

He got up to leave. I took his wrist to prevent him from going. I wasn't done and I didn't wanna stop until I had won my point.

-Sir! I didn't say you could go!

I saw surprise passing through his eyes as he was looking down at me. My husband was almost a foot taller and he was way stronger than me. He didn't have any difficulty to free himself so I was the one in a position of weakness.