Once Upon a Prince

Chapter Nineteen

Me: Cheer up! We leave tmorow

Raylynn: Can't wait!

Me: Love you

Raylynn: :)

I didn't expect Raylynn to say it back. She's been very cautious about sharing her feelings with me and I don't blame her. It feels like she's constantly waiting for me to leave her for Anna. Hopefully the three days away will change all that.

Charles

Everything is steadily falling apart. If I don't make this deal with the St. Victoria's I can kiss everything I've worked so hard to create goodbye.

"Honey, why are you sitting here in the dark?" Helen asked as she switched the light on.

"Nothing, just thinking." I replied. I looked at the photographs the sat on my desk. The photo of Helen, Margret, and Meredith we recent, less than three months old. The only picture I had of Raylynn was over ten years old and it was pushed off to the side. It made her image seem like an intruder, as if she didn't belong with the other picture. Then another thought came to mind. "What was Raylynn's reason for leaving again?"

"She, um, after all the talk about cutting costs, she packed all her things and left. She didn't want to give up the lifestyle she was accustomed to in order to help this family to survive." She answered.

That didn't make a lick of sense, but then again, women rarely did. "Right."

"Why do you ask, Honey?"

"I just wondered why she didn't say anything to me before she left, I'm her father."

"She was an ungrateful, spoiled brat. She probably did it to hurt you. Don't dwell on it, let's focus on the beautiful daughter we still have." Helen kissed my cheek.

I nodded my head, but something just didn't feel right.

~February 14th (Valentine's Day)~

Raylynn

"Where are we?" I asked, we had reached our destination in the early evening.

"My family's cabin." Chris answered.

It was very cozy. I loved it! Chris took my hand and lead me into the cabin, inside was decorated for Valentine's Day, there was a banner that hung on the inside balcony, it read: Love Nest. There were rose petals on the floor that led up to what I presumed was the bedroom. Chris followed the petals and we ended up in the main bedroom. The lights were dimmed and it smelled heavenly.

"Get naked, I'm gonna start a bath for you. There's already a towel on the bed because I'm sure you're not ready for me to see you naked again yet." And off Chris went.

As I undressed, I thought about what Chris said. The weeks since I've been back, I've kept him at arms length and he's been trying really hard to win me over. I haven't heard from Anna since we've gotten back together and there hasn't been a hint that he's been seeing her behind my back. I know where he is at all times precisely because he doesn't want me to worry about who he might be with. I wasn't being fair to him and it needed to stop.

I forwent the towel and walked into the bathroom, fully planning to seduce Chris. The look on his face when he saw me was priceless. I slowly helped myself into the tub and relaxed. When Chris remembered himself, he stood and gathered to oils I assumed he put in the water.

"Are you gonna join me?" I purred.

Chris missed a step, startled by my offer. "Y-you want me to?"

I nodded my head.

"Um le-let me get a few things and I'll be right there." Chris turned and left.

When he returned, he was naked and had two champagne glasses, one filled with Dr. Pepper and the other filled with Sprite. I really love this man, I thought.

He handed me the glasses and climbed in the tub behind me. He took the glasses from me again and placed them on the small table that stood beside the bath. His arms wrapped around me kissed any exposed skin he could reach from his position.

"I missed being able to do this, to touch you however and whenever I wanted."

I breathlessly answered, "I missed this too."

The kissing continued until the water turned cold and our sodas turned flat. Chris lifted himself from the tub and then carried me out. He dried me off, paying special attention to certain parts, then laid me on the bed. He then dried himself off, never taking his eyes off of me. When he was done, he crawled on the bed, over me. "I love you, Raylynn."

"I love you too, Christian." I returned.

The rest of our trip happened with Chris and I in the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, floor, and livingroom of the house. Happy valentine's day to me!