After the End - Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Chapter 6 - Where do we go now?

Chapter 6 – Where do we go now?

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters they belong solely to Mackenzi Lee, I am just borrowing them for shameless smut.

This is going to be a short fluffy chapter 😊

The sun filtering through the curtains waking me from my peaceful sleep.

Rubbing my eyes as I sat up slowly, I remembered last night, how Percy held me, how he loved me.

Looking to his side of the bed I noticed the space empty and cold.

Grabbing my dressing gown, I got out of the bed and went in search of my lover.

Lover, it's strange to call Percy that but I makes my heart flutter when I do.

Walking to the dining room of the flat, the smell of tea and breakfast remind me I haven't eaten since yesterday evening.

I find Percy at the stove finishing off breakfast in just my shirt.

He looks divine, making me a bit more awake than I did a moment ago.

Without looking at me he speaks.

"Morning, lover, I hope you're hungry."

"What's for breakfast, darling?"

He smiles at the nickname I gave him years ago.

"Well, I am no chef so well have tea, toast, and eggs until we go shopping a little later."

"It sounds amazing."

Bringing the last of the eggs and the teapot over to the table he sits himself opposite me.

While I immediately grab some toast, covering it in butter and jam, Percy just looks at me over the rim of his teacup.

"What? Do I have something on my face?"

"Yes," he says wiping a bit of jam from the corner of my mouth, "but that isn't what I was looking at."

"What were you looking at then, love?"

"I was looking at how beautiful you are, Monty, bed hair, swollen lips and love bites all down your neck, it's delicious."

"Well, you did it."

"That I did."

After we finish eating and cleared away the dishes I found myself in the window perch. The same spot I was in yesterday watching Percy swim, rubbing the marks on my neck gently.

Percy found me there smiling lost in my memories.

He wrapped his arms around me looking our at the sun glittering off the sea.

"What are you thinking about, Monty?"

"About you, about us and where we go from here."

"What do you mean?"

I sigh.

"Well, unlike Felicity and Scipio we can't be seen together as a couple in public, we can't do things other people do."

"I know that Monty, but it doesn't matter to me as long as I am with you."

"I know that Percy, it just doesn't seem fair."

"Life isn't fair Monty, we know this, but we will make it work."

"But where do we go from here?"

"Wherever we want to, love."

Turning my gaze back to sea, I smile, we can go anywhere we want, maybe somewhere we will be accepted.

A knock at the door tears me from my musing. Making sure my gown is secure I open the door reveal a footman holding a letter.

"A letter for Monty."

"That would be me."

"Good day to you sir."

"And to you."

Taking the letter, I watch the man leave.

Turning the letter over in my hands I recognise the handwriting.

"Whose it from?" I hear Percy call.

"Felicity."

"She's been gone a few days and she is already checking up on us."

Opening the letter gently I read aloud.

"Dear Monty and Percy, I hope you are settling in and that this letter finds you well. Me and Scipio and the rest of the crew send our best to you. I will keep this letter brief as I just wanting to mention something I forgot about before we departed.

Me and Scipio were talking about your situation and the struggles you will face, when a member of the crew mentioned that you might find some acceptance and others like yourselves in the Orient, mostly likely Japan.

Should you choose to travel there please let you us know as many of us would like to explore there as well.

With love, your sister and friend,

Felicity."

Taking a breath, I looked at Percy, eyes wide.

"Wow, the Orient huh? Might be an adventure, right Monty?"

"Damn right, darling, should we start packing?"

"Always eager, aren't you? No, I think we should stay here for a while set down some roots before we go travelling halfway around the world again."

"But we had so much fun last time."

His laugh makes my heart race.

"But I do think you're right Percy, we will make this our home before we get ourselves into more trouble."

"Monty!"

Dear God, I love this man.

Little did Monty know that Percy was thinking the exact same thing.

This was the beginning of their forever.