The Noble Woman

Chapter 5

I lay on the silk sheets trying to numb my mind. The sweaty prince is on top of me, thrusting in and out, grunting loudly. I exhale deeply and hope for the ordeal to soon end.

"The wedding is scheduled to take place in two weeks," He says when he is finished

"Excellent," I say without any emotion in my voice

He kisses my hair and then opens his arms so I could cuddle into them. I go, and we fall asleep, hot and smelly.

The following day I am eager to return to my estate.My days here are numbered and I want to savor the days I have left. In fourteen days, I will no longer be Julia Hamiltion, I will be Princess Julia Grottet, and the thought makes me sick. I look around my room. The white walls that I am so familiar with. The bed that has catered to endless nights of love making between Morgan and I. I sit on my bed and allow myself to weep.

After my eyes are puffy and my nose is stuffy, I hear a knock on my bedroom door. Please do not let this be my mother, how I am supposed to explain this crying?

"Who is it?" I say in a cracked voice

"Morgan,"

I jump up and run to the door and snatch it open eagerly. I pull her in for a tight embrace. She shuts the door with her foot and I kiss her lips. I love her more and more everyday.

I tackle her to the bed and climb on top of her, straddling her,

"I missed you," she says smiling

"As Ive missed you," I bend down and kiss her cheek

"How was your night at the kingdom?" She mumbles

I bow my head in shame and she strokes my face,

"Everything will be okay," She says encouragingly

I smile, "just fourteen days until we move into the big kingdom. Are you excited?" I ask

"No. That means less time with you and more cleaning. How will we even spend time together now that you will be sharing a bed with that prince?"

"He falls asleep early. I will sneak out and go to your room."

She looks dubious but doesn't press the issue any further.

"Would you like to go swimming tonight?" I say trying to lighten the mood

She kisses me sweetly. This is her way of saying yes.

We swim in the freezing water but the cold doesn't bother me. I am just cherishing these special moments with the love of my life. She floats around as I make terrible attempts to swim backwards. She laughs at me and I splash her with the icy water. She swims over to me and holds me close,

"Do you have any idea of how much I love you?" she asks

"Yes. But that is only half as much as I love you. You are so beautiful. You are so kind. You are everything. My heart beats for you," I respond

"Can I be completely honest with you for a second?"

"Always,"

"Every time you go to that kingdom, it breaks my heart. I think of that smug prince, touching, kissing and loving what is mine, and It kills me. I sit down for hours wondering what you're doing and are  you enjoying yourself. I think of how much he can give you, he can literally give you the world, and I can give you nothing. I am nothing, I am worthless. And my biggest fear is that you will fall in love with him, and I will become nothing but a distant memory," She says with tears in her eyes

Tears swell in my eyes as I take in her words, "Morgan, you are not worthless. You are everything to me. You are the only person in the world who truly makes me happy. Every moment I spend with you is heaven. Don't fret over me spending time with the prince, I swear to you every moment I am with him I am only thinking of you. I can never fall in love with him, because I am already in love with you," I honestly say