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brief time.” Pressing a kiss to her cheek, he rubbed his hand up and down her arm.
“I know.” She curled up on his lap and took a deep breath. “It was time for you to know. I should have told you the first time that you tried to get me to hold one of the weapons for you but I couldn’t. I guess I needed time. I’ve been working through this issue for a long time. Mother suppressed it as much as she could and doubled my guard. Even today I am followed by guards.” She shook her head. “Which is going to be totally laughable because you are going to have more than I do.” She rubbed her wet eyes against his shirt and simply held on to him and accepted the comfort that he offered.
He leaned his head to the side to peer at her. “You should definitely have guards. You are too precious to me, and I would be beyond upset if anything ever happened to you.”
“We’d both better get used to having plenty of those around. Guards,” she pointed out.
“True. But to constantly be questioned about where we are going or doing would get old quickly. Not that I don’t understand the need for protection, especially if they succeed at this and I am put out there as the royal apparent. Or whatever it is they plan to do. There will always be some who do not want the royals making a reappearance and some who will want to keep it an honorary position.”
“Well, whatever we do we will do it as a couple. No matter whatever else happens, we’ll work together. And we’ll also work on making sure that we aren’t put into a niche or on a pedestal. We won’t ever allow that to happen because we are both far too grounded for that. We’ll remain the people that we are, no matter what. Right?”
“Absolutely,” he agreed with a firm nod. Giving her a quick kiss, he smiled against her mouth. “Enough of this. Go get into some comfortable clothing, but nothing too loose. I’m going to teach you a few things before we have a quick workout, a swim, and then get to bed. Be quick.”
“Quick. I can do that.” She winked at him, then moved to the bedroom so that she could change clothes.
Chapter Ten
When the next incoming call came in it was from her mother. Paisley stilled before the screen and looked at her mother’s recorded message, then let out a breath. “She’s saying that it’s clear to come up and we will be met in her offices by guards. I’m not sure who, but they’re people that she trusts. I would imagine that the general will be there, too. Are you ready for all of this?” Her mother’s words had been that there were both Imarian and Craegin there to meet them, to test Markus’s blood themselves.
Rubbing his hands up and down her arms, he nodded. “It’s beyond time. If they had felt the need to keep us in here any longer, I might have decided to start that plan to dig out. I adore you, little one, but I was seriously starting to go a little crazy from the inactivity. It was nice at first, but…” With a smile, he pressed a kiss to her lips. “We should pack up and head for the tramp. The sooner we are topside the sooner we’ll know what has happened and where everyone stands.” In their room, he let her go so she could pack up her things while he did the same for his. She noticed he set a uniform to the side while sorting through his clothing in a methodical manner. “You know, we may need to come back down here to hide if we want time to ourselves.”
“Good thing that you have the key to the place in me, then, huh?” She liked that idea, being able to get away from time to time. “We’ll just have to lure Mom away from her offices so that we can get down here without anyone being the wiser.” Once she was packed, she looked at him and sighed. “Let’s put our bags on the tramp and send it on its way and we’ll take the express elevator up. They will be looking for a tramp but won’t be looking for us to pop up in Mom’s closet at her office.”
“Let me change first.
“I know.” She curled up on his lap and took a deep breath. “It was time for you to know. I should have told you the first time that you tried to get me to hold one of the weapons for you but I couldn’t. I guess I needed time. I’ve been working through this issue for a long time. Mother suppressed it as much as she could and doubled my guard. Even today I am followed by guards.” She shook her head. “Which is going to be totally laughable because you are going to have more than I do.” She rubbed her wet eyes against his shirt and simply held on to him and accepted the comfort that he offered.
He leaned his head to the side to peer at her. “You should definitely have guards. You are too precious to me, and I would be beyond upset if anything ever happened to you.”
“We’d both better get used to having plenty of those around. Guards,” she pointed out.
“True. But to constantly be questioned about where we are going or doing would get old quickly. Not that I don’t understand the need for protection, especially if they succeed at this and I am put out there as the royal apparent. Or whatever it is they plan to do. There will always be some who do not want the royals making a reappearance and some who will want to keep it an honorary position.”
“Well, whatever we do we will do it as a couple. No matter whatever else happens, we’ll work together. And we’ll also work on making sure that we aren’t put into a niche or on a pedestal. We won’t ever allow that to happen because we are both far too grounded for that. We’ll remain the people that we are, no matter what. Right?”
“Absolutely,” he agreed with a firm nod. Giving her a quick kiss, he smiled against her mouth. “Enough of this. Go get into some comfortable clothing, but nothing too loose. I’m going to teach you a few things before we have a quick workout, a swim, and then get to bed. Be quick.”
“Quick. I can do that.” She winked at him, then moved to the bedroom so that she could change clothes.
Chapter Ten
When the next incoming call came in it was from her mother. Paisley stilled before the screen and looked at her mother’s recorded message, then let out a breath. “She’s saying that it’s clear to come up and we will be met in her offices by guards. I’m not sure who, but they’re people that she trusts. I would imagine that the general will be there, too. Are you ready for all of this?” Her mother’s words had been that there were both Imarian and Craegin there to meet them, to test Markus’s blood themselves.
Rubbing his hands up and down her arms, he nodded. “It’s beyond time. If they had felt the need to keep us in here any longer, I might have decided to start that plan to dig out. I adore you, little one, but I was seriously starting to go a little crazy from the inactivity. It was nice at first, but…” With a smile, he pressed a kiss to her lips. “We should pack up and head for the tramp. The sooner we are topside the sooner we’ll know what has happened and where everyone stands.” In their room, he let her go so she could pack up her things while he did the same for his. She noticed he set a uniform to the side while sorting through his clothing in a methodical manner. “You know, we may need to come back down here to hide if we want time to ourselves.”
“Good thing that you have the key to the place in me, then, huh?” She liked that idea, being able to get away from time to time. “We’ll just have to lure Mom away from her offices so that we can get down here without anyone being the wiser.” Once she was packed, she looked at him and sighed. “Let’s put our bags on the tramp and send it on its way and we’ll take the express elevator up. They will be looking for a tramp but won’t be looking for us to pop up in Mom’s closet at her office.”
“Let me change first.
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