Sixty
— B-Benjamin, we are not alone! -she reminds me.
“Look into my eyes, Mila. Look me in the eyes and say you don't feel the same way about me. She says she doesn't love me. He says he doesn't want anything to do with me anymore!
"The...the...office..." he sighed, containing himself. -It's in the other hall, not far from here!
"If you say you don't want anything to do with me anymore, I'll take it." I swear I'll never go near you again. Just talk to me!
She opens her mouth to say just that, but then I touch her, touch her arms sliding my fingers into her.
— You can speak Mila, say you never want to see me again! I say bringing my hand to the back of her neck. -You never want me to kiss you again! - I caress her neck, that neck with a wonderful perfume where I touch my lips lightly.
— Ben... - she implored, being told by her shivering body. -For... -she asked.
I decide to risk everything by pulling the back of her head to me, bringing her warm, pouty lips to my mouth. I take in our muffled breaths and roll our tongues as I cup his face in my hands.
She reciprocates the kiss, reciprocates in a warm and longing way, just like I miss her.
"Damn, how I missed this, missed that mouth, that tongue, that taste!"
“You are very lucky!
- FUCK!
I release Mila, just as we both jump in front of the former King's unwelcome presence.
— This Palace is very big, but then I remembered that there is something about you that could help me find them...
The Queen is extremely uncomfortable and I am concerned about his intentions. She was behind me, looking at him over the side of my arm as I braced myself for whatever scandal he might be up to.
"I went around and around, until I heard your heartbeat!" - she said pointing at me. -You're lucky that Thomas hasn't learned to pick up sounds yet. If he had seen this things would have gotten pretty ugly!
"Do you think I care?"
“Benjamin!” - she warns me, pinching my back.
“You're the lucky ones I haven't exploded yet. You know very well that I can take what's mine whenever I want!
"I thought we had an agreement." - she remembered. -Ask her how these three months were. If you lacked comfort and privacy!
- No! -she replied leaving my protection. - I have nothing to complain about it. I have my own room and Thomas respects my privacy.
- It saw?
“Then thank your grandson, Lucian, because you're only alive because of him!
- No no! -denied. -I also gave her space, helped her and -
- What? - blocked it. -Are you really going to lie to my face?
"Like this?"
— Mila... -he mentions her name, as if rebuking her mouth.
"Mila..." he repeated. -What is it, Lucian? She walks around the counter to him. -Is afraid?
- What happened? - I pray it's not a big deal, because if it is. -What happened when I wasn't there?
- Anything! - he replied faster than I expected. -She got everything she wanted, that's what happened.
"That she already said!"
"Do you tell, or do I?"
Shit, I didn't hear what she said. I could have used my hearing, but she was quick to step in front of him, whispering with the movement of his lips.
"Don't do that..." he asked, muttering at her.
— Mila! - I say coming from behind. -Stop whispering!
"We're not whispering!" she lied.
"Tell me what happened, what did he do?"
She stares at his lined face and hesitates to answer me when I ask. Her answer takes too long, as if she was thinking of what to say.
"He was big!" -mind. -But I already solved it!
Strangely, that pile of shit breathes normally again, emptying all the air it had locked in its lungs.
"I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain!"
- I know... -I comment thoughtfully.
"I'll ignore what I saw here-"
- Go! she said. -It's better to think that you found us in separate corners of the house, so nobody loses.
“R-right! - agreed not liking. -Can we go now?
"We can, but this conversation isn't over yet!"
I pass by the two, intrigued by what I heard. They follow behind me, exchanging barbs and I pay attention to the discussion looking for some clue to the real truth.
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- Finally! -she said throwing her arms up, as soon as she saw us enter the room.
“Where have you been?
It doesn't take long, it doesn't take even a second to show the claws of its jealousy.
"I found Mr. Bennet with his nephew, and the Queen found
- At the bar! -answered for him. -It was like I said, I left her at the bar alone!
Adam is in charge of giving the answer, because he knows that if the old man's explanation is different from the one he had already given, things would get tangled up and nothing would make sense to the King.
"I-this!" - stammered. -I found her at the bar!
We all sit down and, surprisingly, that damn guy chooses the seat that was free on the Queen's side. I keep looking that shit straight in the face, watching the way he looks at her and she looks at him.
"It's a joke!"
“While you two were gone, I took it upon myself to explain to the group your intentions to become a leader!
— Thanks -
- Excellent! - I try to disguise my discomfort. -I even have some ideas-
"Benjamin, I'm not done talking!"
"What do you say we mark our places at this table?" - I expose with clenched fists on the round board. -Since we will have a new member, it is interesting that each one has their chair. I, for one, don't want to run the risk of sitting in the same place as your goddam grandfather!
— I like the idea!
- Respect me!
"Are we seriously discussing places?" -he doesn't like it. -Are we at school now?
— I don't see the need for it, but if they ask so much, I choose to stay where I am!
— Not fucking! I tighten my expression, exaggerating the tone.
“Benjamin!” - warned me.
— You're the only woman here, you better have your space so you don't feel pressured!
"Am I pressuring you?"
When he asks that question, his fingers run across the table touching her hand.
- No...
She responds confused and everyone watches as I rub my face angrily.
"If the intention is to relieve her, then it won't work!"
"You are surrounded by five men on both sides of the table, Your Majesty!"
"But I didn't say anything!"
- But, I yes!
- He arrives! - He slaps the table. -We are not children!
“This kind of thing has never happened before, it was just putting her in the group that—
- Shut up! - he ordered.
— STOP! He got up from the table, indignant. -From today, QUEEN MILA CLIFFORD, IS PART OF THE COUNCIL. I HIGHLIGHT THAT BESIDES BEING A LEADER, SHE ALSO HAS THE SAME POWER OF -
“Thomas! -he tries to stop him.
"SHUT THE FUCK QUIET!"
Everyone is scared. Frightened by a King we had never seen before.
- Don't do that!
"Let him finish!"
“Mila is the Queen of Dallnalia, the fifth leader of the council, and my wife as well. All of you, without exception, owe obedience to her. Her projects, convictions, votes and sentence will have doubled power, as her titles of Queen and leader aggregate. So remember that her word has the same power as mine. she explained. -Did everyone understand well?
When he concludes, Atlas and Lucian are annoyed, they butt heads with the King, debating what an atrocity it is. Adam shows surprise, as he expected her to be named as an equal. And me. I am also shocked.
'You want us to be commanded by a woman, what's wrong with Thomas?'
"We are a council, the majority here does not approve of your decision!"
"That doesn't sound right!"
"If your predecessors saw what you're doing, they'd take your crown just for thinking about that nonsense!"
— This is not a democratic country. Only those who have Clifford's blood sit on the throne. You couldn't take my crown even if you wanted to. I was already very kind when I accepted that this council would remain, letting you give your opinion and vote on the laws.
“Yes, the Clifford's, only the Clifford's can command. All those who sat on the throne had their Queens, mere Queens who never dared to stand beside their Kings, or even in front of them.
"You're breaking tradition!"
"Much worse, you are dishonoring your family, your blood, your entire history!"
"Are you sure what you're doing, Thomas?"
I didn't want to say it, but after being silent for a long time, I finally decided to voice my concerns.
— Seriously, even you Benjamin?
“I'm not opposing it, but this could change everything. And I want to understand how someone like him, with such a hideous reputation, changes from one moment to the next.
— You don't need to understand the reasons that led me to make this decision, as I said before, I am the King!
— But we can vote, we can decide if we want her to be part of the council, or not!
“I appointed you as leaders and now I'm appointing her as well. The authority that everyone here has is not up to deciding who enters and who leaves the council!
- I want! -she stands up, leaving us curious. -If my goal is to make things change, I can't force them to accept me, without giving them the right to vote!
— Mila! -he doesn't like it. -You will not be able to run a country by listening to the opinion of others, or letting them decide what should be done.
"That's where the mistake is!" she snapped.
"My vote is no!" -It's direct and clear.
"Needless to say!"
"Damn, now you're fucked!"
"Shouldn't we hear her proposals first?"
- No! - she said. -Just vote soon, dammit!
"I'm sorry, Mila...
- Everything is fine!
— Three cons. What's your vote Benjamin?
"I'm with her!" - I answer, making his face turn towards me.
She didn't expect that, I don't understand why, but it seems that my decision surprised her.
"What's your vote, Mila?"
- What a stupid question!
"Okay, tie then." Three against and three in favor.
NO
Lucian
Atlas
Adam
YES
Mila (weight two)
Benjamin
— As there is no law for a tie, we decided that -
- Wait. You didn't even let me vote!
— So it's not fair, you're going to choose her and your vote is also worth two!
— I would even leave my vote out, but as the Queen asked for something democratic and in the end it was a tie, my choice remains the same!
- NO! She yelled, knocking over her chair.
"THIS IS CRAZY!"
- IT'S DECIDED! - finished. -THIS MEETING ENDS HERE!
- NOT EVEN! -he yells and punches the table.
— ARE YOU CRAZY?
— CRAZY ARE YOU PUTTING A WHORE TO RULE US!
Suddenly, feeling affronted by his team, the King, the one who barely knew how to deal with his instincts, loses all control, letting his red eyes take over his sights.
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