Royal Love

Chapter 18

   I stood up and tried to get my father away from Henry. My father stayed where he was though and tried to throw another punch at Henry. Only Henry was faster and threw a punch of his own.

   "Stop." I tried to get them to walk away but they barely seemed to hear me.

   "Stay away from my daughter!" my dad shouted.

   "I treat her better than you do. You shouldn't even be able to call her your daughter!" Henry would shout back.

   They were both bleeding but it seemed as if my father bled the most. I tried to stop them again and was unsuccessful. "Stop!" I yelled the word and this time they both came to a stop.

   "Father, you had no right to do that."

   "He was violating you," he answered.

   I sighed. "I kissed him."

   My father looked shocked. His face only showed disgust and disappointment. "You are ruining yourself."

   "You aren't helping. Look that happened with Emanuel last night and today."

   "He was out of line just as he is," my father pointed at Henry.

   I left my father's side to stand next to Henry. As I took Henry's hand I looked back at my father. "You are the one that is out of line." I turned back to Henry and pulled him toward the door. " I need to get you cleaned up."

   I led Henry to my chambers knowing no one would bother us. Then we ran into a servant I asked that water be brought to my chambers.

   Once we were to my chambers I made Henry sit on the bed. No matter how many times he said he was fine it didn't matter. When the servant brought the water I carried it over to where Henry sat and knelt before him. I gently washed the blood off of his face and cleaned the cuts. "I'm sorry. He should not have done that."

   "Your father is very ignorant."

   I gave a small laugh. "You've noticed."

   "You can't help who you father is."

    A thought came to me. "Henry! That's it. We have never gone to my father about our relationship. We have snuck around. What if you asked to court me."

   He frowned. "Yes. I will just ask the father of the girl who I have stolen kisses, snuck around with, broke her heart by saying I didn't love her, and oh that's right who's honor and virtue I took. This seems like you are making me walk right into my death."

    "Fine. Good bye."

   "What?"

    "I said good bye. My father won't let me be with you and I don't want you hurt so good bye never cone see me again."

   My words shocked him. "I will talk to your father." I smiled at him. He frowned. "You do realize that if he agrees and allows me to court you, that we will have chaperones."

   "Well as long as we get to be together." I knelt down to pick the water up but his strong arms pulled me on to the bed.

   He kissed me. "We won't be able to do to much of that." He ran his hands down my body. "Or to much of anything including what we did last night."

   I smacked his chest. "We shouldn't have done what we did. Not only are we not married but we are also in a semi secret relationship."

   He looked hurt. "Do you regret what we did?"

   "I'm not sure. Maybe a little. I am a Princess I must keep my honor and last night I lost it."

   "Everyone believes that it was took by force and by Emanuel."

   "That was what you said, but then he said it was a lie and it was. Who will people believe?"

   Henry leaned toward me. "They better believe me. He was a little insane." He kissed me, and lay back on the bed so that I was straddling him. As he started to undo the buttons on my corset I rolled off of him and lay next to him instead.

   I leaned on my elbow so that I could look at him. "You have something to go ask my father." He groaned and grabbed a pillow to place over his head almost as if he was hiding. "Does he frighten you that much?"

   "No, but leaving to go ask him would mean leaving you and your bed." I grabbed a pillow myself and hit him with it. Slowly he pulled the pillow that was covering his face off. "What was that for?"

   "For being a such a man." I swatted him with it again.

   He hit me with his pillow and after about five minutes our pillow fight ended when he wrestled my pillow away and pinned me to my bed. I struggled to get away and grabbed another pillow but it was no use.

   "This is not fair. You are using your strength as a weapon," I whined.

   He chuckled. "Well now that I have you where I want you," he didn't finished but instead trailed kisses down my neck. I fell into them but then realized I could use his distraction to my advantage. I didn't stop him as he unbuttoned the rest of my corset. When he started to take my dress off I pushed him so he fell onto his side then managed it so that I had him pinned. "Ha." I said.

   He looked shocked at the change of events. I watched as his gaze slid from where my legs straddled him to where my corset was undone. I felt him move his hands to my hips. He leaned up to try to give my another kiss but I leaned away. "Now I have you where I want you."

   "And where is that exactly?" he asked.

   I leaned down so that I was laying on him and my lips had just enough space between them that they didn't touch. "I have you where I know you would do almost anything to lose that restraint." I saw the wanting in his eyes. "Now you need to go talk to my father." I sat up suddenly and got off the bed. He exhaled and followed suit. I looked at the bed. The blankets where a mess. I didn't bother to fix them it was almost time for supper and after that I would be in my bed and falling asleep.

   I tried to button my corset but that was hard to do with no mirror to look in beings I covered them all. Henry came over and helped me button the last few. "You know," he said, "this is not nearly as fun as unbuttoning them.

   I rolled my eyes and grabbed my brush. Who knows what a mess it was after rolling around in my bed. Once I was finished I looked at him. "Ready to go face my father?"

   "You mean am I ready to go face the devil? Then I guess I can't be any more ready."