Royal Love

Chapter 7

"Where are you going?" Dan turned around to see his wife, Juliet standing behind him.

"I'm just going into the village, I'll be back in a while." He answered simply.

"Are you going to see that man who came a few days back?" She asked, "I heard people talking, were you two friends?"

"His name is Phil, and we were really..close" He said looking down, "Look I really need to go now I don't have time to talk."

"Right, you never do.." Juliet sighed looking down. Dan had already left not hearing what she had said. It wasn't that Dan didn't treat her well, he did, he cared for her but she had the feeling that he didn't love her. All of this was forced on them, the marriage, and everything. She herself didn't love him, she tried to tell herself that she needed to that she should. Juliet walked outside and into the garden, that was her favorite place to sit and think, she loved the flowers, it was a peaceful place.

"Is everything alright your Majesty?" A voice coming from behind her asked.

"I'm alright Caleb." She smiled, Caleb was one of the Knights. He bowed, took her hand and kissed it. "I haven't seen you for days and that's all I get?"

He smiled and stood up, he placed his hand on her cheek and kissed her softly on the lips. "I missed you."

"I missed you too." She smiled.

***

"Your shop looks great." Dan said looking around.

"Dan, what are you doing here.." Phil sighed. A part of him was glad to be able to see him again but another part wished that he didn't have to see him.

"I just wanted to visit, I miss you Phil.." He said reaching over stroking Phil's cheek gently.

"Please don't do this Dan, we already talked about this.." Phil sighed moving Dan's hand away. He could see the hurt in Dan's eyes, all he wanted to do was kiss him, tell him he loves him and misses him and wants him back but he was married, he couldn't do that.

"I don't love her Phil! I love you, I don't want this life, please I would give up all of this in a second."

"I am not helping you cheat on your wife Dan!" Phil said raising his voice, "Its not right, she's carrying your child and you are not going to cheat on her with me."

"She is the one cheating on me, I told you she doesn't love me either." Dan was actually aware of what was going on between Juliet and Caleb, he wasn't sure at first he heard whispers around the castle but then he noticed how the two would get around each other.

"Oh really is she?" Phil said rolling his eyes obviously not believing any of this, "Then why haven't you confronted her about it?"

"I was going to, but then I realized that it did not bother me the way it should," he admitted, "I didn't care Phil, its because I'm not in love with her I don't feel anything for her."

"Dan, she's pregnant. Unless you're saying that it's not your child." Phil sighed.

"No, the child is mine.." Dan said, "the whispers started a few months back until I saw it with my own eyes."

Phil looked down, unsure of what to make out with this situation. Even if he gave in and took Dan back it was still complicated with his pregnant wife who seemed to be interested in someone else but didn't tell Dan that. He looked up at Dan who stepped closer to him taking his hands in his own, they were only a couple of inches apart, he could almost feel Dan's breath.

"Dan.." Phil whispered.

"Look me in the eye and tell me you don't want me, that you still don't feel something for me." Dan whispered leaning in closer, "Tell me that and I'll leave you alone and won't bother you."

He couldn't help it anymore, he couldn't stay away anymore. Phil pulled his hands away from Dan's and grabbed his face crashing his lips onto his. Phil knew it was risky in the shop, anyone could walk in and see them, but right now all he cared about this moment, something he missed for the last four years, something he tried to forget over the years but failed. Dan grabbed onto Phil's shirt gripping onto it tightly as the kiss deepened. He whined when Phil pulled away.

"Just not here, someone might see." Phil whispered pulling Dan into the little room at the back of the store.

***

"I miss this so much." Dan whispered cuddling closer to Phil.

"I missed it too, I missed us.." Phil said pecking Dan's lips. They weren't comfortable, the room was quite small but neither of them wanted to move, neither of them wanted this moment to end they laid together legs tangled together, Dan's head resting on Phil's chest.

"I have to go back soon.." Dan whispered, Phil nodded quietly and pressed a kiss on his forehead. "But I'm going to tell her Phil, I don't want to lie or hide this anymore, I'm going to confront her about everything."

"You don't have to risk giving all of that up for me Dan.."

"I want to be with you Phil, I'm going to talk to her. She was the one going behind my back in the first place she will have to understand." Dan assured him, "I want you to come by tomorrow evening, by then I would've told her, ok?"

"Alright.." Phil nodded, "I love you Dan."

Dan smiled hearing those words come from Phil, after four years. "I love you too."