ODDS OF LOVE : SEASON 15

Episode 67

Saunders stood by the front door in the foyer reading a note in an elegantly penned writing.

Dear Samuel,

        I have given my valet  Ned the entire weekend off. He is going up to the Upper Eastern Shore area in the state because he looked at videos online of it and he was reminded of home. It is rather lovely.

       So I was wondering if you would be interested in spending a discreet weekend with myself in the guest house. Nanny will be there but she usually turns a blind eye to whatever I get into.  Nicholas and his sons tend to allow me a decent amount of privacy. You did mention having weekends off yourself although it is possible you have other plans. If you do that is fine. I know it is not very appropriate.  My apologies if I offended you.

            Cedric

Saunders smiled softly as his fingers traced the note. He thought back to Friday night in that guest house with the prince.

The kisses.

The talks as they held each other in bed.

The sex....... Cedric was a bottom but a very adventurous and carefree one who never failed to let him know exactly what he wanted. And , Saunders had wanted to give him everything he could in that one night. He still did.

He swallowed hard as he reverently folded the note and placed it in his dark uniform jacket pocket.

A whole weekend alone ,  with the exception of Nanny , in the guest house. Just himself and Prince Cedric. He dearly wanted it but the prince was right. It was inappropriate for either of them. Last time he had had to sneak out before the sun rose and return to his own room in the house. Sneak out before Ned Barker and Nanny awoke. Yes , this weekend the valet he did not trust would be away and Nanny allowed her adult charge as much freedom as he desired but was it really suitable in the property of his own employer ? Nicholas was a good kind man but..... Yet , he mused to himself, he wanted to do it. He missed touching the man and kissing him as well as chatting to him.

" Saunders," he heard from behind him and he turned abruptly around to find Maxim coming down the long winding staircase in quite an emotional state.

" Yes , Mr. Volkouv ? "

" Have you seen Ar.... Mrs. Kendall? "

Saunders eyed the slightly younger man carefully.  " I thought you knew, sir. "

" Knew what? "

" That your father and Mrs. Kendall left for the courthouse just a little while ago. They were very giddy about it. Like a pair of mischievous school children playing hooky. "

Maxim's face showed confused wonder as he asked," Why did they go to the courthouse? What is going on? "

Saunders fell oddly wary as he looked at the suddenly tense man. He cautiously replied," They told me they were eloping. They said it was a surprise but I didn't think it possible. I assumed they would alert the family to it. "

Maxim uttered a Russian cussword before rushing out of the foyer through the front door to the astonishment of Saunders.