Official engagement pt.2
[JENNA'S FLASHBACK...]
It was during December.
I had my pregnant belly protruding a little when I peep from behind a pillar. A tall man's shadow giving me the chills.
The tradition was to hide ourselves from our partners for days, before the marriage.
I couldn't.
My pregnancy hormones couldn't handle the distance set between me and Versalis by rules. He was given plenty tasks to keep him up and awake for the whole night as the future King of Eulandia.
He was working really hard.
Did he forget about me? Why couldn't he come to see me when I was bearing his child!? To hell with these traditions.
Knocking on the door, I pray that there was no one in the cabin aside from my man. The tall guard was on rounds, and I hope he doesn't notice me standing in front of the light source and catch me sneaking out... again.
"Jenna?" Versalis— no, my Hansel looks at me as if he's witnessed a ghost. He rushes me off, saying we had to follow the rules no matter what. But I simply couldn't torture myself from staying away from him for one whole week before our marriage.
"Come in!" He pulls me inside, noticing the guard returning from his round around the other pillar.
"What are you doing here, love?" He holds my face with care, even though he was upset I broke the rule.
"I came here to see you! It pains me so much to stay away from you!" I cry on his chest as he chuckles.
"But love... your parents—"
"I don't care! I'm pregnant and I need you by my side!"
"Alright..."
And that's how, we met for the entire week at midnights and broke the rules a couple of times.
Looks like my blood runs thick in my daughter's.
[FLASHBACK ENDS...]
Ravine's breathing was accelerated as she brings her hand back to herself.
It was the ring of the first queen of Eulandia.
The first female emperor of the state who was the most beautiful woman she's ever seen on the portrait.
"Why...?" She asks her lover, on the other side.
"Because you're the most energetic, enthusiastic, enigmatic businesswoman I've ever seen. This ring reminded me of your fierce line of profession... I hope you love it." He says.
"I love it." I whisper back, choking on my happiness.
Ah... right.
The first Queen of Eulandia was also named Jocastia...
A woman with such heavy built who was a warrior by nature. She was the true definition of an empress, she was never afraid to fight anyone.
Not even her unjust husband... The King who she was married to.
It was a tale for another day, but I couldn't control my tears because he saw the similarities between me and the first empress so very well.
From whom did he listen to the tales? Did mother or Gerrard tell him about it?
"Internet is a dangerous place." He says, I look up to his shadow on the white fabric, "No one is safe from the internet. Not even the ones who no long live here." He adds as I force myself not to laugh.
As I pat my tears dry with the soft handcloth, I present him his ring, wearing it on his ring finger as he looks at it.
"The fifth King..." he mumbles.
"Thank you, my love." He says.
I still wonder how does he know all about these rings and the traditions. Someone must have definitely told him about it.
After the engagement, I was lying on the bed like a star fish when I giggle and hold my hand. The rustic silver stays on my finger, it was turning all black.
But I shouldn't wash its rust off intentionally until our wedding was done. So it was obliged to remain on my finger for more five days.
Also... I was going crazy.
I don't get texts from the male at night as usual. I wait until 1 am, still nothing from him.
Frustrated, I walk out of the room for the first time in two days. The coast was clear, so managed to slip out with ease.
The male guards were all around like a surveillance crew to protect a nuclear bomb.
I click my tongue and enter the storage room, it was unlocked.
Taking my phone out from the pockets, I send a text to him silently.
[Come to the storage room on the first floor. Quick!]
I text him.
I wait impatiently for the next few minutes.
Only to receive a text then, saying,
[Babe!!! Geþtard is right hwre!] He texts in a hurry, I get to read through his typos.
Clicking my tongue again, I think of many reasons to get him out of there without looking suspicious.
A nature call wouldn't work. The bathroom was attached to the room anyway. He also tells me they were discussing about trade and its secrets which I'm least interested in for a conversation.
Then he tells me he's asked Gerrard about fatherhood, his two months of experience at it.
He couldn't text me much, again to not seem suspicious.
After a few more minutes of wait, when my mind was getting heavy with the dust and closed area around here, I plan to leave when my queue comes.
But out of the blue, I sense someone entering the door as I hide behind the rack of clothes at the speed of light.
"Ravine?" I hear his voice of the faintest intensity. Straightening up, I allow myself to be seen as we rush towards each other. The blue light of the sky and the moon spills from the window behind us.
I was pushed into the wall, my legs mounted on top of his waist as he grinds on me and kisses me savagely.
Of course...
We were deprived of each other for two whole days.
Two. Whole. Days.
As someone who can't keep their hands to themselves, I almost break my personal rule and remove my pants to further our action.
"Hey, don't." He says. My fingers were stuck in my waistband as he holds my hand to stop me.
"Oh... right." I smile at him foolishly, before circling my hands around his neck again.
"You're the most beautiful one night stand that happened to me."
"And you were the most handsome rule I've ever broken for my scripting." Saying, we both kiss again, for long moments which felt like only seconds passing by...
