The Prince's Maid

Chapter 8 - The Secret Begins

Shocked, I laid in Dominic's bed unsure if I had heard him correctly. Did he just ask me to be his girlfriend? Of course, it was something I wanted, but I didn't know how to answer his question. I would do anything to be with him and that has become clearer to me the more time I spend with him. At the same time, I am worried what other people would think. Would the king and queen be okay with their son dating a maid instead of a princess? Would the kingdom approve of me and trust me to possibly help run the country one day?

"Izzy," I heard Dominic say sounding worried.

Without thinking I replied, "Yes."

"I mean I understand if you don't want to, I mean..." he said trailing off, "Wait? Did you say yes?"

Realizing that I indeed did agree to be his girlfriend, I smiled and nodded. Dominic smiled back, seeming shocked by my answer, but at the same time he seemed relieved. Feeling a sudden burst of confidence for the second time today, I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me so that I could connect my lips with his.

Dominic pulled away slightly and murmured, "Finally, you are mine."

"I'm yours," I whispered before he pressed his lips to mine again.

A giggle escaped my lips as I felt my back hit the bed and Dominic hover over me. He deepened the kiss as my hands strayed from his head down to this chest. Dominic gripped my hips tightly as my hands continued heading south, stopping at the hem of his shirt as I hesitated, suddenly feeling nervous. Sensing my nervousness, Dominic pulled away before crushing me with his weight. We laid there for a moment, with him doing his best to crush me.

"We don't have to keep going if you're not ready," he said sincerely.

"All right," I replied, still feeling nervous. "You're squishing me."

"Oh, am I Izzy?"

"Yes, a little bit," I said giggling.

"Well you will just have to deal with it," he said chuckling.

"And why is that?" I questioned.

"Because, I am rather comfortable," he said as we both started laughing uncontrollably.

Our laughter was unfortunately interrupted by a knock at the door. Dominic quickly rolled off me as I rushed to his mirror to straighten myself out. Once I looked decent, I glanced at Dominic to see him hustling into his walk-in closet. He soon reappeared in a pair of sweatpants and a black hoodie. I waited until he was seated at his desk, pretending to be hard at work with his hand running through his hair, messing it up more than it already was.

I opened the door to come face to face with my mother.

"I am here to pick up the prince's laundry," she said, eyeing me suspiciously.

"Yes, come in," I replied, doing my best to hide my nervousness.

"What took you so long to answer?" she asked once she saw that Dominic had on a pair of headphones that even I did not know he kept in his desk.

"My apologies, I will be quicker next time."

"You didn't answer my question," she said sternly. "Also, why were you too laughing so hard."

"It was nothing, just a story Dominic was telling me, it probably wasn't as funny as we thought."

"I feel like there is something going on here," she said sounding suspicious.

"There is nothing to worry about, I am just doing my job."

"Just remember what I told you and I hope you think about sleeping in your own room tonight, remember people talk and the walls here have ears and eyes."

I nodded and walked her to the door, closing it softly behind her.

"Well that was close," I heard Dominic say, startling me.

"Perhaps too close," I mumbled softly.

"After the ball, I think we should tell our parents."

I stared at Dominic as if he had grown multiple heads out of his own.

"I don't want to have to hide how I feel about you," he said looking me in the eye.

"What if they don't approve?" I asked, staring at the floor.

"What is there not to love?" he asked back.

"I am just a maid," I said still looking at the floor.

"You are more than just a maid."

"What am I then?"

"You are the most beautiful and amazing girl that I have ever met. I am more than a prince to you. You see me for who I really am," he said taking small steps towards me.

"Dominic?"

"Yeah Izzy?"

"I think I'm falling for you."

"I've already fallen for you," he said, coming to a halt in front of me.

He tilted my chin up and connect our lips together again. I soon grew lost in our kiss as Dominic pinned me to the wall. Gripping my thighs, he lifted me up so that my legs straddled his waist. I heard him groan as our bodies pressed impossibly close together. Before I knew it, Dominic had carried me to his bed, resuming our earlier position. Just as I was about to pull away to get some air, Dominic's lips began to travel to my neck, sucking on it softly. I suppressed the moan that threatened to escape my throat. His lips soon reconnected with mine and my hands began roaming his body. Feeling brave, I slowly began lifting his shirt up. Dominic pulled away momentarily, pulling off his shirt. My breath caught in my throat as I took in the sight in front of me. The moan that had threatened to escape earlier, finally broke free as his lips met mine.

Hearing another knock on the door, we both groaned. Dominic pointed towards the bathroom and I walked into it, shutting the door behind me. Although I had already cleaned the bathroom, I began cleaning it again, just in case the visitor came to check on me.

I heard the door creak open, "It was just Mr. Evan's dropping off dinner. I am eating in tonight and so are you," I heard Dominic say.

I smiled at Dominic as I walked back into his room to see two plates set down on his dresser. He walked over, picking up the plates from the dresser and carrying both to his bed and handing me one once I was seated.

We ate in a comfortable silence. Although neither of us spoke, the silence was not awkward.

Just as we finished our meal there was another knock on the door. Setting my plate aside, I opened the door to reveal Mr. Evans. He nodded at me and bowed at Dominic, before collecting our dishes and exiting the prince's room. Closing the door behind him, I made my way back to sit beside the prince.

We sat in silence a moment longer before Dominic blurted, "Let's go out."

"Go out?" I asked.

"Yes, we can sneak out of the palace, just the two of us."

"Where do you suppose we go?"

"I know a place that is beautiful this time of year, you'll love it."

"But it's dark out," I said, unsure of this adventure.

"Yes, but it's a full moon tonight, there will be plenty of light."

"But I thought you couldn't leave the palace without your guards?"

"That's why we are sneaking out," he stated like it was obvious.

"I don't know Dominic, what if something happens?"

"It will be fine, Izzy, you worry too much."

"On one condition," I said after debating the situation in my head.

"What is it?" he questioned, sounding excited.

"We can't get caught and we can't be gone too long."

"Deal," he said pecking my lips.