Knight of Kandor

Lena- Late Talks

I stare at Jessica with my mouth open. We both sat on the bed staring at each other. I hugged my knees to my chest, mirroring Jessica's posture. 

"You did what?" I ask.

"We sort of... had sex." She whispers, even though we were alone. Her cheeks grow even redder if that is possible.

"When? How? Where?" I ask, still stunned at her confession.

"Umm... Tonight, a lot of wine, in one of the gardens in the Royal housing district." Jessica says sheepishly.

"What was it like?" I was suddenly very curious about what a man would be like. Jessica and I had... satisfied each other in the past. Nothing ever romantic but it was more and exploring how our bodies worked. Also, it tended to be a good stress reliever for me. But a man? That had to be completely different, especially one you were romantic with. 

"Amazing." 

Jessica starts giving more details than probably appropriate but I was hooked on every word. We talk late into the night, well later because it was already so late when Kal kissed me. My cheeks flush again at that thought. 

"What is that look for?" Jessica asks, breaking her tale of dancing in a crowded tavern. I bite my lip as I hesitate.

"Kal kissed me." Jessica squeals.

"Wait, is that a good thing. Doesn't he supposedly have this big secret that could get him killed?" I say and throw myself against the pillow. 

"I know! I know. But when I am with him my stomach flips and my heart pounds in my ears. I feel like every piece of me is reaching out to him." Jessica squeals.

"Lee, I feel the same about Donovan. I think you are in love." I groan and roll over to hide my face in the pillow before looking at her again.

"Jess, I just met him a couple of months ago."

"Longer than I have known Donovan." She points out.

"I don't know." I roll away from her and I feel her comforting arms wrap around my waist and we fall asleep in the fading darkness as the sun begins to push it back. 

A soft knocking woke me from my sleep. Light streams in the windows. The knocking sounds again, a little louder. Jessica was still fast asleep next to me. I force myself from the warmth of the bed and wrap the robe that hangs over the chair around me. Knocking again, even more insistent. I unlatch the door and come face to face with a concerned Kal. He is dressed in his full armor. Concern on his face is immediately replaced with a bright grin that I am sure is reserved only for me. My heart flutters in my chest. 

"Good, you are alive in there. I was beginning to worry when the two of you missed lunch."

"Lunch!" I exclaim.

"Yes, my... Yes, Lena. Lunch."

"Oh dear, why did no one wake me sooner? I missed court! Oh and the reports. And my ladies!"

"Lena, the only one officially who can wake you is Lady Jessica. Court was handled by your advisers, reports will still be there when you have time, and your ladies have gone to town and do not plan on returning unless you wish to send pages to call them back." Lena's panic deflates a little.

"Well, you have been busy then." 

"Yes, I spent the morning sparring, instructing my men to notify me if you emerged. Then I began to worry."

"You worry about me?" I ask, I almost cringe at the horrible attempt at flirting.

"Always," Kal responds seriously.