Chapter 7
I lie awake in my bed trying to sleep and failing miserably. The room lights up for another few moments as lightning strikes. I can not help to wonder how Mikhail is handling this since it is the first storm since he’s shown here. Then after a few more moments I hear the thunder crash and make the windows rattle again. I am not able to stay lying down any longer. I get up and start pacing trying to ignore the storm but not able to sleep through it either.
At first I do not know whether I really hear a knock or if it’s really a knock or just more thunder. When I hear it a second time though I walk over the door that I know it is coming from and open it to see Mikhail standing there almost naked. I bite my lip trying to think of something to say rather than just staring at his barely clothed body. Even though we are both only wearing our underclothes, I cannot stop looking at him.
“Can I sleep with you?” He asks drawing me instantly out of my daze to look him. I can tell I must worry him with my reaction because he starts to talk again. “I just want to lie with you, I won’t do anything.” He says softly and I notice now that he seems rather shaken. I pull him into my arms and hold him for a few moments without attempting to kiss him or anything else.
“Let’s lay down then.” I tell him softly before releasing him and leading him by the wrist to my bed. Mikhail lies down and I lay next to him. Even without really holding him I can feel him shiver next to me. I pull the slighter boy in my arms and hold his back against my chest before pulling the heavy blanket over both of us.
“You do not have to hold me.” Mikhail says with a bit of a stutter but it just makes me hold him tighter.
“Shh…” I coo to him trying to get him to relax into my grip. “It’s okay, I want to.” I tell him and amazingly it is true. He keeps shivering and I find myself kissing his neck to calm him down. “Do you always get this bad during storms?” I ask him softly and then I know he is smiling as he chuckles slightly.
“Yes, ever since I was little. Please do not tell me this happens often here.” He says his voice shaking again.
“Only during the summer but its okay. I will help you.” I tell him softly as I run my hand up and down his side. I kiss his neck again and when he shivers this time it almost seems more like a reaction to the kiss than him being afraid. I smile and kiss his neck again watching as he shivers again. He laughs lightly again and then he turns around my grip to face me.
“Are you planning on distracting me?” He asks me and I see his smile for a moment in the lightning. I feel my own body shake as he presses up against me and I press my lips to his. His body shakes as we kiss softly and I push him deeper holding on to my grip at the small of his back as we make out deeply. His hand is shaking as it crawls around my skin to my back and then holds tightly. “If you are you’re going to have to try a lot harder.” He says breathily when we pull back from the kiss. I smile at him for a moment taking in how different he is right now.
“You know it seems strange to see you like this. All messed up out of control. It is actually a bit attractive for you to not seem so manipulative.” I tell him and his hand hits me weakly in the chest.
“Shut up.” He tells me quickly before he presses his lips to mine hard. The next crash of lightning shows Mikhail shivering as his hand moves to grab my butt tightly. He kisses me hard and rough almost like he is trying to devour my mouth and his hands strip off the last of my clothing and his hand wraps around my erection. I groan at just how tight his grip is and it makes me pull away from the kiss.
“Mikhail, stop.” I tell him weakly even though his grip has loosened and he started to stroke me hastily. Mikhail kisses my neck and strokes harder. “Mikhail, please.” I try again and he pulls away slightly for a few moments to look at me.
“Please.” He says breathily even though his hands have stopped for the moment. “Just touch me then.” He says as he moves his hands to his side and shakes a bit worse. I hold him closer and kiss his neck again.
“Calm down its ok.” I say to him continuing to kiss his neck up to his ear as I talk. His hand grabs my arm pulling it down to his waist and shoving my hand against his crotch. Still I do push my palm slightly into the fabric massaging him through it. When I do I find that he is actually still soft despite how he was just groping me. “You need to relax stop pushing this.” I tell him as I wrap my arms around him again and hold him tight. “Try talking to me, anything you want.” I tell him since I know I would not be able to comfort him the way he seems to want even if he was able to be into it.
“Do you want to have sex with me, before we are wed?” He asks me hesitantly and I bite my lip wondering why I thought that talking would be better.
“I have been thinking about it, but I still do not know if I want to.” I start to say but he cuts me off with a kiss as he grabs my hand again.
“You are not going to hurt me, please stop saying that.” He tells me as he strips off his underclothes as well and then he turns to lie on his back. He draws his legs up so his feet are by his butt then he pulls me between his legs. “You need to know that you are not going to hurt me. So give me your hand.” He says taking my hand up to his mouth and sucking my finger into it. I moan at the feel of his wet mouth around my finger and wonder for a moment what it would feel like around my erection. Then he just stops and pulls my wet finger back out of his mouth. “Okay now finger me.” He says pushing my hand towards his butt and I think I know what he wants me to do. I do like he says and move my hand towards him and push my finger into his hole.
He moans and for the first time tonight he actually seems to want this. I bite my lip but push my finger slightly deeper feeling how he opens up and seeing how he physically reacts getting harder even without my touching him there. “Keep going, you are doing great.” He says his voice sounding a lot more even now. I push my finger in all the way at once and it makes him moan louder. “Thrust your finger in to me, right there.” He tells me breathily as he bites his lip.
I do like he says and thrust my finger in hesitantly but the moment my finger sinks back in he moans again. I start moving my finger into him quicker and as I do his hand goes to wrap around his erection pulling on it in time with my thrusts. His hips start to thrust back on my finger and it seems almost too easy for another finger to slip inside of him. That just seems to make him moan louder and I can not help but to place my other hand on my erection and start stroking myself off like he is. I cannot seem to keep my eyes off of him, looking between where he strokes himself, where my fingers are disappearing inside of him, and the way his face looks as he moans.
I lean towards him covering part of his body with my own as I move to kiss him. He kisses me deeply and then his hand moves pulling my erection right next to his and pulling on both of them as my fingers keep moving inside of him. I moan feeling the friction on his hand as well as his dick on mine. Both of our hands speed up and I bite my lip feeling my body getting close right when his whole body tightens signaling his release as he moans but keeps stroking the both of us. Feeling him let go triggers me as well and I come all over both of us.
Mikhail lazily kisses me again as his hand pulls away. “Are you still afraid of hurting me now?” He asks me seeming only half awake and I pull my fingers from his hole making him moan one last time.
“I think maybe it will be alright if we try that later.” I say softly trying not to blush. He smiles and presses his lips to mine again. “Do you think you can sleep now?” I whisper softly as I roll off of him to lie next to him on the bed instead. He smirks but still seems like he will fall asleep soon in any case. Even with being messy I still fall asleep rather easily next to Mikhail.
When I wake up again it is still raining but the storm has passed. Mikhail is still asleep and half on top of me. I still feel messy from both of our releases and I wearily raise my hand to wipe at my eyes and when I do I see it. My fingers are smeared with a slight amount of blood and I am sure right away where it came from. I can not believe he led me to believe that he was that into it when I made him bleed.
I get up not even bothering to be careful not to wake Mikhail as I move into the washroom. I wash my hands first being careful to remove all the blood before I start to clean the smears of come off of my body. As I do so Mikhail walks into the doorway and looks at me cleaning my body. “Are you okay?” He asks me with a slight grin.
“You lied.” I accuse him automatically not even sure what to think now. He looks at me for a few seconds not seeming to understand what I am talking about.
“Excuse me; I think you’ll have to remind me just what we are talking about here.” He says slowly like he is really unsure about what is going on.
“When I fingered you, it had to have hurt. You bled.” I tell him even as I start the pipes to fill the bath. When I look at Mikhail again he has his eyes closed and is rubbing the bridge of his nose.
“I was not pretending to like it. I did like it. It did hurt a little but only because I was not properly prepared, but I was not pretending.” He says forcefully as he now looks me right in the eyes. I believe him and now I just feel bad for even mentioning it when I did not really believe that he faked it especially at the time.
“I apologize, I overreacted. I believe you.” I tell him softly as I move towards the bath again. This time Mikhail does not even ask as he follows me into the water. We both sit down in the tub, but I make a point to clean my own body before he has a chance to. I feel like I have to ask though about all of it. “Do you remember what you said before about helping me understand how it feels? Maybe we could try that.” I tell him slowly and Mikhail starts to grin at me again.
“You really do not have to do that.” He tells me again and yet he seems to still be happy.
“I want to.” I tell him softly even though I feel unsure about it but I think it is the only way that I will really understand. He moves closer to me and kisses my lips softly. He slides his hands down my sides to my legs spreading them apart and moving closer between them. “Wait, are you going to do this right now?” I say breathily pulling away from his lips slightly. He grins wider at me and chuckles a little.
“Now would be best or at least in here would be best.” He tells me and I bite my lip then just nod to him slightly. Mikhail grins then he grabs one of the bottles of cleaning oils. He pours it over his fingers coating them and I think I understand now why he wants to do this in here. “Just relax and lie back.” He tells me with a smile. I lean back sliding a little lower in the bath. Mikhail pulls my hips even further forward before sliding his oiled hand between my legs.
Mikhail kisses me again and I know he is trying to distract me but I cannot take my mind off of the strange sensation of his finger sliding into me. It does not hurt but it seems strange to have anything in me in that way. “Relax.” Mikhail says again and I try to do as he says letting him slide his finger deeper into me. “See it does not hurt does it?” He says softly but I keep quiet as he thrusts his finger into me and I am still unsure exactly what to think of it. He continues to move his finger into me and I relax not minding the sensation too much and yet not really enjoying it either. I bite my lip again but I find myself talking again.
“So how does it feel good?” I ask him and I hear Mikhail chuckle again. He thrusts his finger inside of me and keeps it there almost like he is looking for something. I moan out suddenly feeling my body spike with heat.
“Did that feel good?” He asks with a smirk on his face. I really cannot find it in myself to be mad at him though as he thrusts his finger into me again and hits that spot as he does. The pressure is so intense I cry out my hips jerking in the water. I feel a slight sting as Mikhail slides a second finger into me but I still want him to continue as he hits that spot again. I cannot think as his hand moves in me hitting that spot inside of me constantly. My hand travels down my body to grab my erection stroking it hard and I come rather quickly.
After a few harsh breathes I notice that all of our moving around has made a bit of the water splash out of the bath. Mikhail pulls his fingers out of my body and I sigh softly. All the same my mind is completely focused on what just happened and how it felt. “I think I understand.” I say trying to remain calm but Mikhail just starts laughing.
“That’s all you have to say?” He asks me with a knowing smirk. I do not respond to him and Mikhail just leans into me and kisses my lips. I kiss him back feeling his lips and tongue sensually massage mine. I kiss him back feeling my body tingle still in the aftereffects of what just happened. “So then maybe you will not mind trying the real thing?” He says with a grin but I can not look him in the eye.
“Maybe, for now can we just finish here?” I tell him softly and Mikhail just grins and nods to me. Then he grabs my hand and slides it gently down his sides to his hips.
“Well then maybe you could finish something for me.” He hints and I quickly pull my hand back from him trying to hide the resulting blush on my cheeks. Mikhail chuckles at me again as I sputter out my words.
“That was not I meant.” I say quickly and he stops laughing but keeps the grin on his face.
“I know, I was just joking anyway.” He says with a grin then he starts to wash his body. We both clean up quickly and then dry off. Mikhail smiles and kisses me once more before he grabs up his clothes and goes back into his own room still naked. Shortly after the door closes I hear my main door open and Charles walks in. I know better then to assume that this is a coincidence but I just acknowledge him with slight nod and go to get dressed. I look at Charles and I cannot stop thinking about how my relationship with him has turned into since Mikhail showed up.
“Charles.” I say his name softly and he looks at me briefly for a moment but he still seems like he is trying to treat me like any other royal rather then a friend.
“Yes, Your Highness?” He asks softly and again I am bothered to hear him address me in such a way.
“Charles, my name is still Gael and I want you to call me that. Please stop acting like this and go back to being my friend and my adviser.” I tell him honestly and for the first time in a while he meets my gaze and I know he is trying to see if I’m being sincere.
“I am sorry, Gael. It has just been stressful with your absence lately.” He says brushing off my disappearance with a more subtle term. I nod to him not wanting to give it a better description than the one he has put forth. “It is reassuring though that your relationship with Prince Mikhail has gotten better. The King was in hysterics the last fortnight trying to come up with a way to make you befriend your betrothed.” Charles says and I grin glad that I have made him worry since all of this was his idea to begin with.
“Good, he should have listened before rather then trying to pair me with easiest dignitary.” I say with a grin trying to get back to normal matters. Charles smiles a little in response but does not speak for a few moments. Then he speaks quickly and I know he is hoping I will not admonish him for asking something which does not concern him.
“What changed your mind to make you want to give Mikhail a real chance?” Charles asks me and I know a part of him wishes he had held his tongue. All the same I decide to answer him since I have been trying to figure that out for myself.
“He did. I was trying to approach the relationship like politics but Mikhail wanted to have a real relationship. He pushed for it.” I say not wanting to admit that the reason I avoided it was because I liked it rather then the opposite. Charles smiles at me and I know he wants to laugh.
“Well it seems to have benefited him.” He says with a smirk that almost reminds of Mikhail’s.
“Is there something else that needs my attention? Like perhaps having you wait until I invite you into my room in the mornings?” I say and Charles actually does laugh at that.
“Gael, if you want me to stay out of your room until you are dressed just tell me.” Charles says with a smirk. I decide that I do not need to answer him on that and decide to ask something else instead.
“What about in the past few days? Have there been any rumors about Mikhail and myself?” I ask him not sure if I want to hear the assumptions or not. Charles smiles wider at me though and I am sure now that there have been rumors.
“Well your father is happy that the two of you have been getting along.” He starts and I just roll my eyes at that not caring what he thinks. “The common people are under the illusion that the two of you are a good match and many of them like the way that he has been handling conflicts.” Charles says but he still does not mention the one that is the hardest to hear.
“And what are the servants saying?” I ask slowly and Charles grins wider at that.
“They think it is about time that you got over yourself and accepted your engagement to Mikhail. Also that he might actually be good for you if he can manage to get you to stay around for any amount of time.” Charles says keeping his face straight even though he seems to want to laugh.
“Very funny, Charles.” I tell him and he just keeps his straight face. “What do you think?” I ask him slowly even though that’s the answer that I really am unsure if I want to hear. Charles waits for a few moments as if considering his words first then he answers me slowly.
“I think that if you allow yourself this could be good for you. I understand that you are still hesitant about having any relationship with Mikhail but it really could be good for you.” He tells me and I catch how he is trying to emphasize that it is good for me to be with Mikhail. He does keep his face straight and again I want to bring up what Mikhail said before about Charles.
“Charles, do you like me?” I ask him quickly before I can think about it.
“What do mean?” He asks me back and I know that that is the real reason behind everything that has happened between us.
“Do you have a romantic or physical attraction to me, Charles?” I ask him trying to keep my own face straight as I question him. Charles drops his gaze from my eyes and I am almost afraid of what he is going to say.
“I apologize, Your Highness, I will find a new servant to assist you and get out of your way as soon as possible.” Charles says keeping his eyes on the ground and I am unsure if and how I should respond.
“Charles, I really am unsure what to say. However, I would like you to stay and be my assistant. I am sure that we can work this out.” I tell him slowly but Charles keeps his eyes down.
“Gael, I should have left a while ago it is only going to be worse for both of us if I stay. You never should have found out about this and it is highly inappropriate for me to have any form of attraction to you. So I am going to do what I should have when I first noticed it and leave.” He insists again and I know I am unlikely to talk him out of this.
“I hope you will take the day to think this over, Charles. Please do not leave without talking to me further. For today find someone else to cover your duties tell them I insist.” I tell him even though I am aware that I may be making this easier by pushing him off today. Charles just bows to me and quickly leaves and I wonder if this is really right.
At first I do not know whether I really hear a knock or if it’s really a knock or just more thunder. When I hear it a second time though I walk over the door that I know it is coming from and open it to see Mikhail standing there almost naked. I bite my lip trying to think of something to say rather than just staring at his barely clothed body. Even though we are both only wearing our underclothes, I cannot stop looking at him.
“Can I sleep with you?” He asks drawing me instantly out of my daze to look him. I can tell I must worry him with my reaction because he starts to talk again. “I just want to lie with you, I won’t do anything.” He says softly and I notice now that he seems rather shaken. I pull him into my arms and hold him for a few moments without attempting to kiss him or anything else.
“Let’s lay down then.” I tell him softly before releasing him and leading him by the wrist to my bed. Mikhail lies down and I lay next to him. Even without really holding him I can feel him shiver next to me. I pull the slighter boy in my arms and hold his back against my chest before pulling the heavy blanket over both of us.
“You do not have to hold me.” Mikhail says with a bit of a stutter but it just makes me hold him tighter.
“Shh…” I coo to him trying to get him to relax into my grip. “It’s okay, I want to.” I tell him and amazingly it is true. He keeps shivering and I find myself kissing his neck to calm him down. “Do you always get this bad during storms?” I ask him softly and then I know he is smiling as he chuckles slightly.
“Yes, ever since I was little. Please do not tell me this happens often here.” He says his voice shaking again.
“Only during the summer but its okay. I will help you.” I tell him softly as I run my hand up and down his side. I kiss his neck again and when he shivers this time it almost seems more like a reaction to the kiss than him being afraid. I smile and kiss his neck again watching as he shivers again. He laughs lightly again and then he turns around my grip to face me.
“Are you planning on distracting me?” He asks me and I see his smile for a moment in the lightning. I feel my own body shake as he presses up against me and I press my lips to his. His body shakes as we kiss softly and I push him deeper holding on to my grip at the small of his back as we make out deeply. His hand is shaking as it crawls around my skin to my back and then holds tightly. “If you are you’re going to have to try a lot harder.” He says breathily when we pull back from the kiss. I smile at him for a moment taking in how different he is right now.
“You know it seems strange to see you like this. All messed up out of control. It is actually a bit attractive for you to not seem so manipulative.” I tell him and his hand hits me weakly in the chest.
“Shut up.” He tells me quickly before he presses his lips to mine hard. The next crash of lightning shows Mikhail shivering as his hand moves to grab my butt tightly. He kisses me hard and rough almost like he is trying to devour my mouth and his hands strip off the last of my clothing and his hand wraps around my erection. I groan at just how tight his grip is and it makes me pull away from the kiss.
“Mikhail, stop.” I tell him weakly even though his grip has loosened and he started to stroke me hastily. Mikhail kisses my neck and strokes harder. “Mikhail, please.” I try again and he pulls away slightly for a few moments to look at me.
“Please.” He says breathily even though his hands have stopped for the moment. “Just touch me then.” He says as he moves his hands to his side and shakes a bit worse. I hold him closer and kiss his neck again.
“Calm down its ok.” I say to him continuing to kiss his neck up to his ear as I talk. His hand grabs my arm pulling it down to his waist and shoving my hand against his crotch. Still I do push my palm slightly into the fabric massaging him through it. When I do I find that he is actually still soft despite how he was just groping me. “You need to relax stop pushing this.” I tell him as I wrap my arms around him again and hold him tight. “Try talking to me, anything you want.” I tell him since I know I would not be able to comfort him the way he seems to want even if he was able to be into it.
“Do you want to have sex with me, before we are wed?” He asks me hesitantly and I bite my lip wondering why I thought that talking would be better.
“I have been thinking about it, but I still do not know if I want to.” I start to say but he cuts me off with a kiss as he grabs my hand again.
“You are not going to hurt me, please stop saying that.” He tells me as he strips off his underclothes as well and then he turns to lie on his back. He draws his legs up so his feet are by his butt then he pulls me between his legs. “You need to know that you are not going to hurt me. So give me your hand.” He says taking my hand up to his mouth and sucking my finger into it. I moan at the feel of his wet mouth around my finger and wonder for a moment what it would feel like around my erection. Then he just stops and pulls my wet finger back out of his mouth. “Okay now finger me.” He says pushing my hand towards his butt and I think I know what he wants me to do. I do like he says and move my hand towards him and push my finger into his hole.
He moans and for the first time tonight he actually seems to want this. I bite my lip but push my finger slightly deeper feeling how he opens up and seeing how he physically reacts getting harder even without my touching him there. “Keep going, you are doing great.” He says his voice sounding a lot more even now. I push my finger in all the way at once and it makes him moan louder. “Thrust your finger in to me, right there.” He tells me breathily as he bites his lip.
I do like he says and thrust my finger in hesitantly but the moment my finger sinks back in he moans again. I start moving my finger into him quicker and as I do his hand goes to wrap around his erection pulling on it in time with my thrusts. His hips start to thrust back on my finger and it seems almost too easy for another finger to slip inside of him. That just seems to make him moan louder and I can not help but to place my other hand on my erection and start stroking myself off like he is. I cannot seem to keep my eyes off of him, looking between where he strokes himself, where my fingers are disappearing inside of him, and the way his face looks as he moans.
I lean towards him covering part of his body with my own as I move to kiss him. He kisses me deeply and then his hand moves pulling my erection right next to his and pulling on both of them as my fingers keep moving inside of him. I moan feeling the friction on his hand as well as his dick on mine. Both of our hands speed up and I bite my lip feeling my body getting close right when his whole body tightens signaling his release as he moans but keeps stroking the both of us. Feeling him let go triggers me as well and I come all over both of us.
Mikhail lazily kisses me again as his hand pulls away. “Are you still afraid of hurting me now?” He asks me seeming only half awake and I pull my fingers from his hole making him moan one last time.
“I think maybe it will be alright if we try that later.” I say softly trying not to blush. He smiles and presses his lips to mine again. “Do you think you can sleep now?” I whisper softly as I roll off of him to lie next to him on the bed instead. He smirks but still seems like he will fall asleep soon in any case. Even with being messy I still fall asleep rather easily next to Mikhail.
When I wake up again it is still raining but the storm has passed. Mikhail is still asleep and half on top of me. I still feel messy from both of our releases and I wearily raise my hand to wipe at my eyes and when I do I see it. My fingers are smeared with a slight amount of blood and I am sure right away where it came from. I can not believe he led me to believe that he was that into it when I made him bleed.
I get up not even bothering to be careful not to wake Mikhail as I move into the washroom. I wash my hands first being careful to remove all the blood before I start to clean the smears of come off of my body. As I do so Mikhail walks into the doorway and looks at me cleaning my body. “Are you okay?” He asks me with a slight grin.
“You lied.” I accuse him automatically not even sure what to think now. He looks at me for a few seconds not seeming to understand what I am talking about.
“Excuse me; I think you’ll have to remind me just what we are talking about here.” He says slowly like he is really unsure about what is going on.
“When I fingered you, it had to have hurt. You bled.” I tell him even as I start the pipes to fill the bath. When I look at Mikhail again he has his eyes closed and is rubbing the bridge of his nose.
“I was not pretending to like it. I did like it. It did hurt a little but only because I was not properly prepared, but I was not pretending.” He says forcefully as he now looks me right in the eyes. I believe him and now I just feel bad for even mentioning it when I did not really believe that he faked it especially at the time.
“I apologize, I overreacted. I believe you.” I tell him softly as I move towards the bath again. This time Mikhail does not even ask as he follows me into the water. We both sit down in the tub, but I make a point to clean my own body before he has a chance to. I feel like I have to ask though about all of it. “Do you remember what you said before about helping me understand how it feels? Maybe we could try that.” I tell him slowly and Mikhail starts to grin at me again.
“You really do not have to do that.” He tells me again and yet he seems to still be happy.
“I want to.” I tell him softly even though I feel unsure about it but I think it is the only way that I will really understand. He moves closer to me and kisses my lips softly. He slides his hands down my sides to my legs spreading them apart and moving closer between them. “Wait, are you going to do this right now?” I say breathily pulling away from his lips slightly. He grins wider at me and chuckles a little.
“Now would be best or at least in here would be best.” He tells me and I bite my lip then just nod to him slightly. Mikhail grins then he grabs one of the bottles of cleaning oils. He pours it over his fingers coating them and I think I understand now why he wants to do this in here. “Just relax and lie back.” He tells me with a smile. I lean back sliding a little lower in the bath. Mikhail pulls my hips even further forward before sliding his oiled hand between my legs.
Mikhail kisses me again and I know he is trying to distract me but I cannot take my mind off of the strange sensation of his finger sliding into me. It does not hurt but it seems strange to have anything in me in that way. “Relax.” Mikhail says again and I try to do as he says letting him slide his finger deeper into me. “See it does not hurt does it?” He says softly but I keep quiet as he thrusts his finger into me and I am still unsure exactly what to think of it. He continues to move his finger into me and I relax not minding the sensation too much and yet not really enjoying it either. I bite my lip again but I find myself talking again.
“So how does it feel good?” I ask him and I hear Mikhail chuckle again. He thrusts his finger inside of me and keeps it there almost like he is looking for something. I moan out suddenly feeling my body spike with heat.
“Did that feel good?” He asks with a smirk on his face. I really cannot find it in myself to be mad at him though as he thrusts his finger into me again and hits that spot as he does. The pressure is so intense I cry out my hips jerking in the water. I feel a slight sting as Mikhail slides a second finger into me but I still want him to continue as he hits that spot again. I cannot think as his hand moves in me hitting that spot inside of me constantly. My hand travels down my body to grab my erection stroking it hard and I come rather quickly.
After a few harsh breathes I notice that all of our moving around has made a bit of the water splash out of the bath. Mikhail pulls his fingers out of my body and I sigh softly. All the same my mind is completely focused on what just happened and how it felt. “I think I understand.” I say trying to remain calm but Mikhail just starts laughing.
“That’s all you have to say?” He asks me with a knowing smirk. I do not respond to him and Mikhail just leans into me and kisses my lips. I kiss him back feeling his lips and tongue sensually massage mine. I kiss him back feeling my body tingle still in the aftereffects of what just happened. “So then maybe you will not mind trying the real thing?” He says with a grin but I can not look him in the eye.
“Maybe, for now can we just finish here?” I tell him softly and Mikhail just grins and nods to me. Then he grabs my hand and slides it gently down his sides to his hips.
“Well then maybe you could finish something for me.” He hints and I quickly pull my hand back from him trying to hide the resulting blush on my cheeks. Mikhail chuckles at me again as I sputter out my words.
“That was not I meant.” I say quickly and he stops laughing but keeps the grin on his face.
“I know, I was just joking anyway.” He says with a grin then he starts to wash his body. We both clean up quickly and then dry off. Mikhail smiles and kisses me once more before he grabs up his clothes and goes back into his own room still naked. Shortly after the door closes I hear my main door open and Charles walks in. I know better then to assume that this is a coincidence but I just acknowledge him with slight nod and go to get dressed. I look at Charles and I cannot stop thinking about how my relationship with him has turned into since Mikhail showed up.
“Charles.” I say his name softly and he looks at me briefly for a moment but he still seems like he is trying to treat me like any other royal rather then a friend.
“Yes, Your Highness?” He asks softly and again I am bothered to hear him address me in such a way.
“Charles, my name is still Gael and I want you to call me that. Please stop acting like this and go back to being my friend and my adviser.” I tell him honestly and for the first time in a while he meets my gaze and I know he is trying to see if I’m being sincere.
“I am sorry, Gael. It has just been stressful with your absence lately.” He says brushing off my disappearance with a more subtle term. I nod to him not wanting to give it a better description than the one he has put forth. “It is reassuring though that your relationship with Prince Mikhail has gotten better. The King was in hysterics the last fortnight trying to come up with a way to make you befriend your betrothed.” Charles says and I grin glad that I have made him worry since all of this was his idea to begin with.
“Good, he should have listened before rather then trying to pair me with easiest dignitary.” I say with a grin trying to get back to normal matters. Charles smiles a little in response but does not speak for a few moments. Then he speaks quickly and I know he is hoping I will not admonish him for asking something which does not concern him.
“What changed your mind to make you want to give Mikhail a real chance?” Charles asks me and I know a part of him wishes he had held his tongue. All the same I decide to answer him since I have been trying to figure that out for myself.
“He did. I was trying to approach the relationship like politics but Mikhail wanted to have a real relationship. He pushed for it.” I say not wanting to admit that the reason I avoided it was because I liked it rather then the opposite. Charles smiles at me and I know he wants to laugh.
“Well it seems to have benefited him.” He says with a smirk that almost reminds of Mikhail’s.
“Is there something else that needs my attention? Like perhaps having you wait until I invite you into my room in the mornings?” I say and Charles actually does laugh at that.
“Gael, if you want me to stay out of your room until you are dressed just tell me.” Charles says with a smirk. I decide that I do not need to answer him on that and decide to ask something else instead.
“What about in the past few days? Have there been any rumors about Mikhail and myself?” I ask him not sure if I want to hear the assumptions or not. Charles smiles wider at me though and I am sure now that there have been rumors.
“Well your father is happy that the two of you have been getting along.” He starts and I just roll my eyes at that not caring what he thinks. “The common people are under the illusion that the two of you are a good match and many of them like the way that he has been handling conflicts.” Charles says but he still does not mention the one that is the hardest to hear.
“And what are the servants saying?” I ask slowly and Charles grins wider at that.
“They think it is about time that you got over yourself and accepted your engagement to Mikhail. Also that he might actually be good for you if he can manage to get you to stay around for any amount of time.” Charles says keeping his face straight even though he seems to want to laugh.
“Very funny, Charles.” I tell him and he just keeps his straight face. “What do you think?” I ask him slowly even though that’s the answer that I really am unsure if I want to hear. Charles waits for a few moments as if considering his words first then he answers me slowly.
“I think that if you allow yourself this could be good for you. I understand that you are still hesitant about having any relationship with Mikhail but it really could be good for you.” He tells me and I catch how he is trying to emphasize that it is good for me to be with Mikhail. He does keep his face straight and again I want to bring up what Mikhail said before about Charles.
“Charles, do you like me?” I ask him quickly before I can think about it.
“What do mean?” He asks me back and I know that that is the real reason behind everything that has happened between us.
“Do you have a romantic or physical attraction to me, Charles?” I ask him trying to keep my own face straight as I question him. Charles drops his gaze from my eyes and I am almost afraid of what he is going to say.
“I apologize, Your Highness, I will find a new servant to assist you and get out of your way as soon as possible.” Charles says keeping his eyes on the ground and I am unsure if and how I should respond.
“Charles, I really am unsure what to say. However, I would like you to stay and be my assistant. I am sure that we can work this out.” I tell him slowly but Charles keeps his eyes down.
“Gael, I should have left a while ago it is only going to be worse for both of us if I stay. You never should have found out about this and it is highly inappropriate for me to have any form of attraction to you. So I am going to do what I should have when I first noticed it and leave.” He insists again and I know I am unlikely to talk him out of this.
“I hope you will take the day to think this over, Charles. Please do not leave without talking to me further. For today find someone else to cover your duties tell them I insist.” I tell him even though I am aware that I may be making this easier by pushing him off today. Charles just bows to me and quickly leaves and I wonder if this is really right.