Warning- sexual scene in this chapter.
~Louis~
The second lunch was over, I threw off the cling on girl and basically ran to my next class to see if I could catch Malia before she went inside but there she was, sitting at her desk with a detached look on her face.
I knew the girl had been too much for her, but I had to show Henry and whoever else was watching that I was really and truly 'done' with Malia, even if that was the farthest thing from the truth.
I felt the emotions rising to the surface but they had to wait until after school.
I noticed Henry and Daniel making their way towards me in the hall so I stopped ogling my girlfriend and made it seem as if I were just procrastinating going inside the classroom.
"Louis. I see you've finally dropped that American trollop-good for you. I think she was trying to shag my guard anyway."
"She couldn't handle the pressure of our lives, so I cut her loose. What-or who-she decides to do in her life is no longer any of my concern. He can have her if he wants."
"Ah, hear that Daniel? You got the royal approval! I'll set up a meeting between the two of you at once!"
I flickered my eyes to Daniel who seemed a bit uneasy with my acting but I cast it aside as his nerves. We all had a part to play, and mine was acting like a royal douchebag.
"Henry, do you happen to have Olivia's number? I thought I might give her a ring later," I said as we entered the classroom finally, Malia's blue eyes landing on me then quickly shifting over to Daniel as if it was almost painful to look away from me.
It was how I'd felt in the cafeteria not being able to look at her either.
"Of course, I'll text it to you later. One woman to the next, what are we going to do with you Louis?"
Henry's words grated on my last nerve and I decided not to answer, suffering in silence through the rest of the class knowing the girl I truly wanted was wasting her longing glances at the wrong man.
***
"Come to the end of your driveway. I have a surprise for you."
I smiled into my cellphone as I heard Malia open the doors to her house and begin walking down her driveway as I instructed.
The rest of the school day had been torture, but the light at the end of the tunnel was knowing that I'd be able to see her once the day was over.
We had to be discreet and I'd began using a burner phone in case our enemies were tracking my calls, and Gordon's resources were bountiful when it came to his array of drivers at his command and I was more than grateful that the serial numbers on the cars didn't have a royal link to them.
My family had decided to use Gordon's private security firm instead of the government's resources after it had been discovered that our government could be paid off, but we knew Gordon would never accept any amount from our enemies as he was one of the wealthiest men in all of England and was held to a code of honor that he earned going undercover for the King's Horses.
"There's a car here. Where's it going to take me?" I heard the smile behind her voice.
"Wherever you want it to go. I'll meet you there."
"You're seriously asking the American where to go? No, you pick, I'm bad at this kind of stuff."
"I'm sure you'll do fine."
"Well, I've always wanted to visit an actual castle..."
"We can go to Leeds. It's closed now for some renovating."
"Really? And no one will find out?"
"Where did you tell your family you were going?"
"I said I was going to hang out with some friends from school and they said I would be good as long as I was back before eleven. They're really good with curfews actually."
"It's only four now, we have plenty of time. No one will know except Gordon's teams."
"Okay. Leeds Castle, here I come!"
I laughed at the excitement in her voice and it wasn't hard to imagine the smile on her beautiful face.
"I can't wait."
I really couldn't. There was something important I had to tell her, and I had a feeling Leeds would be the perfect place to do it.
***
~Malia~
The castle was absolutely breathtaking. Soaring columns and tan brick decorated the mammoth building surrounded by sprawling hills and luscious green fields.
It felt as if I was transported back in time and waiting for me at the entrance was my Prince.
"Are you ready?"
He looked delectable as he'd changed from his usual school uniform into something much sexier- white button up and a black blazer atop it paired with black dress pants. He made my mouth water.
I wished I'd changed out of my uniform but I'd undone the top button of my white dress shirt and had abandoned the overcoat but kept the plaid skirt and rolled the waistband up making it more of a mini skirt and I hoped the look affected him as much as he affected me.
"More than ready."
The foyer was massive and ornate decorations peppered the walls, and a gothic theme was continuous throughout the entirety of the palace.
He gave me the full tour and I was pretty sure the library was my favorite room in the whole castle.
Every room had its own color scheme and while some of it looked more modern, there were some parts that held wrought iron candelabras and long white candles sat atop them and I could have sworn I was in a period drama at the sight of the multi patterned carpets and tapestries and wallpapers.
"Want to go back to the library? There's a little hidden room that I used to always hang out in when I was little."
His eyes were full of heat and I immediately agreed.
It was a pocket door that would've been invisible to the naked eye if you didn't know what to look for.
He pushed it open and inside was a small room about the size of my old room back in America, so needless to say it wasn't very opulent.
The walls were stone with iron candelabras adorning almost every inch and the floor held a decorative red carpet.
Louis fished a lighter out of his pocket and began trying to light some of the candles that sat atop the candelabras.
Once the room was sufficiently lit, I could see ornate drawings littered on the ground, pieces of paper scattered across comfortable looking pillows and there was a pile of very cozy looking blankets in the corner.
"Did you come here before and stash some of this stuff?" I asked him, noticing that none of it had dust on it like the drawings did.
"I had sent someone over here to drop them off before we got here..." he trailed off, his breath at my ear. I shivered in anticipation of what was to come.
As he lit the last candle and the room was sufficiently glowing, I stooped down to pick up one of the drawings.
"Did you draw these? You said you used to come here when you were little..." I trailed off, noticing the intricate detailing on the outline of a wide open field dotted with trees and horses.
"I may dabble a bit in the arts, but it's not something I can really devote my time to. I have appearances, meetings, diplomatic trips, history lessons, school, enemy gangs out trying to steal my crown, and a certain female who intends to drive me into an early grave if she keeps dressing like that..."
Oh...
I smiled reflexively as he cane up behind me and wrapped an arm possessively around my waist.
"I've never met anyone quite like you, Lady Spencer."
"Likewise, Prince Louis."
His chuckle reverberated against my back and damn if it wasn't the sexiest sound I'd ever heard.
He spun me around quickly so that I was facing him and shivered lightly as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
In the soft flickering candlelight, temptations flashed through my mind but everything was quelled when Louis began to speak.
"I never thought upon first meeting you how drastically one person could change my entire view of the world. You've endured so much pain and yet you still have the strength and courage to continue on, and doing it wish more grace and class than I ever thought possible.
"This time we've spent together has changed me for the better, and I have you to thank for that."
Why did it just feel like he was about to declare his love for me? I tried to wipe the disappointment off of my face and smiled up at him in response.
"I-thank you...I think you've been changing me, too. Making me stronger in a way. I didn't know how things were going to go here in a new country with family I'd never met before, in some fancy prep school for royal people, and even though we're in the middle of some kind of domestic terrorism gang war, I don't worry about what I've been through because I know I have my family and I have an amazing guy that I'm falling really hard for and I know things are going to turn out alright."
I couldn't believe I had just told him I was falling for him.
I searched his eyes for any sign of him about to run away from me or for any signal that I'd done the wrong thing, but the smile that spread across his face was the last thing I expected.
"You know, you're usually supposed to let the man expose his feelings first."
"Screw that. This is the twenty-first century."
He dipped his head down low to graze lightly across my mouth.
"Malia Spencer, I was falling in love with you the moment I laid eyes upon you, I just didn't know it yet."
And then he captured my mouth in his with a fury, a passion that I hadn't felt before with our previous kisses.
This kiss held a promise of something more, whereas before there was always the atmosphere of an invisible line that we wouldn't cross.
I didn't think we'd be stopping this time.
His hand trailed up and down my body in a searing fire and his fingers traced delicate patterns across my stomach, pulling my shirt to the side so he could grip my bare hip.
I opened my mouth to him and surrendered to the heat of the moment, and the smirk against me was enough for me to reach my hands underneath his shirt as well, but instead of just moving it to the side I grabbed the hem and rugged it upwards until he had shucked it off and threw it to the side, his overcoat long gone.
I had forgotten how utterly delicious his carefully crafted abs were. How he fit time in his ridiculous schedule for those abs I had no clue, but damn if it wasn't appreciated.
Our lips met once more and it was gentle at first but I pulled him closer, our kiss becoming a heated connection that made me want to melt into him.
Suddenly I was on my back on the makeshift pallet that Louis had arranged before we arrived and he was atop me, his weight feeling so right.
And then his hands travelled lower and up my thighs, his hands brushing over the elastic of my panties as he began to pull my skirt off.
I pulled him back to me as my hands went to my shirt feverishly, yanking and tugging until finally my breasts broke free yet still encased in my lace nude bra.
"Are you sure?"
I brought his hands back to me in answer.
He languidly trailed a finger down my shoulder and pulled the straps down slowly, almost as if he we're trying to tease me.
And then in one swift movement, he had the entire bra unclasped and I was bare in front of him.
My fingers reached for his zipper but he pulled something out of his back pocket before I could get them all the way off.
He kneeled over me and my eyes drank him in, all of his beauty there for me to see.
He rolled the condom over himself and positioned himself at my entrance.
I held my breath and closed my eyes but his lips met mine in a soul shattering kiss as he entered me and I cried out in a burst of emotion and semi-pain.
He was slow at first, but as I grew comfortable to his size, I encouraged him on and soon we were both panting as if we were running a marathon, millions of feelings I'd never felt before exploding around me.
He pulled out and flipped me over so that I was on my knees behind him and it was almost too much for me to handle.
I screamed out in pure pleasure and soon we were both coming apart at the seams. I exploded first in a screaming mess and upon realizing this he grew more insistent and finished soon after, both of us collapsing in a heap of panting breath and the afterglow of what we had just done.
He cuddled up next to me and held me in his arms for the longest time, so long that I didn't even realize it was almost my curfew.
I didn't care though. I could've stayed in his arms forever.
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Author's Note:
Heh heh yeah... so smut :)
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