Court Affairs (Charles Brandon Love story)

Chapter 9: Crossing Lines is Not the Best Idea

Charles sat nursing a glass of wine waiting for Lady Katherine to arrive for dinner. He was watching one of the maids moving around the table stoking the fire. He was irritated that he would have no other pleasure than his hand until he manages to get Katherine to his side. Charles taps his fingers against the wood growing impatient with her attitude, she had no right to be angry with him. After all he only allowed Lady Buckingham to crawl all over him because she was to busy making heart eyes at Anthony. It appears he misjudged how easy the task of wooing her would be. He regretted accepting Lord Boleyn's ever thought out plan, Knowing he only accepted out of a need to prove he could tame the most...difficult of ladies. This was now becoming a personal vendetta to make this girl fall for him and then be left utterly heartbroken. Boleyn had convinced him that it was for the Kings best interest to continue to occupy Katherines time even if he didn't think it would be easy to get her onside again.

The creak of a door notifies him that she had finally come down to grace him with her presents, rising up he bows his head at her entrance.

"Lady Macbeth" He smiles charmingly at her earning an eye roll in return.

"You're still here" Katherine says taking her seat on the other side of the table far from him.

"Yes My Lady, I told you I am here in the name of love." Charles says walking towards the fire watching the embers.

"I didn't realize loves name was King Henry Tudor" She say simply causing his head to turn and look her over.

"It isn't, but it is a great deal of help in making sure you don't kill me while I sleep" Charles replies, earning a scoff.

"It should unsettle him more that the rutting hound of Suffolk is with her" She mumbles playing with her fork.

Charles lets out a small chuckle and turns to look at her in surprise, She really did have a foul mouth on her. Slowly he progresses closer so that he was behind her chair resting his hands on the top of it. Noticing her flitch but say nothing, that's when he realized it. If she had not cared for him at least a small amount then she would have never gotten so upset by Lady Anne and run off to hide from him. I smirk makes its way across his lips as he close leans into her, moving hair off her neck and whispering hotly in her ear.

"I think you're the one more unsettled by having the Rutting hound near your bed" He doesn't miss the way she shivers at his words.

"Believe me Lord Brandon if you even try to put your cock anywhere near me I will cut it off. Then all the ladies at court will have to morn the loss" She replies sharply but slightly out of breath, Katherine cursed herself for letting him effect her so much. There was a growing discomfort in between her legs, but she wasn't sure if it was jealousy or need.

Charles chuckles and moves away from her and she almost mewls at the loss of warmth, but simply straightens her spine grabbing the goblet of wine. Katherine felt her resolve lessening and this was pulling at her mind while her heart ached for him.

Hearts and minds are very interesting things, although they are connected in the body they very rarely work together. A heart is something far more trouble to control, it tended to follow its own wishes rather than listen to the mind. Hearts gave little care for reason, only feelings. Love and infatuation being the one felt at the present time.

"I believe the all have been morning that loss since I met you" He hums taking his seat again eyeing her.

"Not Lady Buckingham" Kat says simply but with an underlining tone of Venom

He stares at her for a moment taking a breath "Like I said, she doesn't matter" he huffs and watched her. Kat rolls her eyes much like an agitated child, leaning forwards and rising a glass to her lips. Katherine takes a long sip and sets the now nearly empty glass back onto the table.

"So how long must I endure your visit" She says and he smiles

 "Until you decide to come back to court. I though that was obvious" Charles smiles and Kat groans rising to her feet. 

"You know, I believe I have lost my appetite" She says and Charles rises too.

"That's nonsense, I have heard you haven't eaten all day" He says starting to grow impatient with her childlike behaviour. "So sit down, they will be brining out your dinner shortly"

"You are not the boss of me" Kat sneers and Charles slams a hand on the table making her jump and look at him in shock.

"YOU WILL DO AS YOUR TOLD" he raises his voice and Kat immediately takes her seat again startled by this sudden display of dominance. "there now was that so hard" 

Kat scoffs looking away from him. She was shocked and aroused by how he spoke to her, but slowly she pushed that back down and stared into his eyes. Kat was growing uneasy in the once comfortable stillness between the pair. Something had changed between them a great deal and she would be lying if the idea of it never returning to being the same hadn't saddened her. Charles shared this sentiment as well, how on earth was he supposed to keep her wrapped around his finger if she didn't trust the golden lies that came out of his mouth.

Now what both the young lovers where doing was simply ignoring the undeniable chemistry that radiated from both of them. As well as the sadness that settled deep within there bones as they gazed across the table hoping that some where, some how this was going to work out. Even if Charles didn't want to admit he had grown attached to one Lady and Katherine didn't want to admit she had let him under her skin.

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