"You're not going to that stupid party, do you understand me?" James asked as he backed Ellie Bates up against the wall.
"Why do I always have to do what you tell me?" She replied softly. "William's just a friend."
"I'm your suitor, and I know what's best for you." He hissed. "You're staying here tomorrow night and I'm coming over."
She looked up at him for a moment, slight nervousness in her brown eyes before she nodded.
"Good girl." He cupped her cheek and stroked his thumb across it lightly. "I've got to go. Promise me you won't leave the hotel tonight?"
"I promise." She feigned a smile.
He let his lips gently press against hers for a few minutes before releasing her lower one slowly.
"Love you." He kissed her forehead gently, before releasing his firm hold on her arm and going out of the hotel door.
Ellie hadn't noticed that Anna'd seen everything that's just gone on, so she sighed when her mother walked over to her with a look of concern on her face.
"Sweetie, what was that?" She asked lovingly. "I heard him tell you that you couldn't go to William's party tomorrow night."
"It's not that big of a deal, mum." She giggled nervously. "Like James says, he knows what's best for me and wants to keep me safe. I can't argue with him for being protective."
"It seems to me more like controlling." Anna admitted to her.
"Mum, I need to sort some things out before dinner. Can we talk about this later please?" Ellie's voice trembled slightly.
"Go on." Anna reluctantly gave her permission as her daughter kissed her cheek.
Later that night, John was over the top of his wife as they kissed passionately in their bedroom.
She turned them over so that she was on top of him before she cupped the sides of his neck and leaned down to kiss him, her hair curtaining the sides of his face as it hung down.
He groaned softly as she slipped her tongue into his mouth and his hands came up to gently rub her lower back as she straddled him.
"Someone's affectionate tonight." He murmured as he began to kiss down her neck.
"I've had a lot on my mind." She panted. "This helps to cheer me up."
"I love you, so flaming much." He flipped them over again so she was underneath him.
"Can I ask you a question?" She held his head close to his neck as he continued to leave hot kisses on her skin.
"Hmm?" His voice was muffled as he caressed the other side of her neck with his hand.
"What's your opinion on James?" She breathed.
"Why'd you ask?" He furrowed his brow slightly as he pulled her nightgown gently over her head and threw it to the floor before kissing her throat.
"I'm just- wondering." She paused to whine in pleasure as he left open mouthed kissed between her breasts.
"I'm not very fond of him, but Ellie seems to respect him a great deal." He admitted, going back to her lips for a few seconds before removing his pyjama bottoms.
It was the early hours of the next morning as Anna panted and looked up at her husband as he finally stopped making love to her.
"That felt nice." She admitted, her sweaty forehead pressed against his as her breath hit him sharply in the face.
"It felt amazing." He groaned, moving off of her so that he could lay down.
"Why did you bring up James earlier?" His arm was now protectively around her shoulders as she had her fingers laced with his, and her head was on his chest.
"Don't mention anything to her," She nuzzled into the soft hair on his torso. "But I saw James pin her against the wall and forbid her to go to William's party tomorrow night."
"He can't do that." John murmured into her hair as he kissed the top of her head.
"Well she promised him that she wouldn't, so it seems as though he's been stoping her from doing a lot of things because she's used to it." She sounded rather tearful. "It sounds like she's being controlled and she's too scared to leave him."
"Maybe you're right, but we can't just go to her guns blazing-" He trailed off, releasing her hand to rest his on the skin of her hip and bring her further to the comfort of his body, her free hand now against the skin of his chest. "We'll just keep an eye on her from now on. Just until we get a clearer picture of what's going on."
"Promise me she'll be alright?" She whimpered softly.
"Now darling, you know I can't promise that. She's sixteen years old and she's beginning to make her own choices. However, I can promise you that I'll continue to protect her and you with all of my strength." He smiled lovingly as her eyes locked with hers.
"Thank you." She whispered as he leaned down to peck her lips chastely.
"Come on, bedtime now." He told her. "It's an early start tomorrow."
"Goodnight, John." She nuzzled into his chest and wrapped her right leg around his left one to anchor herself to him.
"Night honey." He stroked her hair gently as he kissed her temple, before turning down the oil lamp and caressing the side of her face as he fell asleep.
