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HER GAZE REMAINED ATTACHED TO HIS, embarrassment fading at the attention, affection, he displayed toward her. Entranced by how his fingers smoothed over her cheek, stroked back loose curls, he might have pulled her anywhere and she would have followed. Not for a moment did she worry that some guest of the event might glance over, spotting the little intimacies he dared to bestow on her. Dared, yes, he rejected her once for just that reason, did he not? Pushed her from him as some misguided attempt to protect her. Now, given this delightful chance, she drank in every touch, however soft, benign.
NEARLY STUMBLING AT HIS HALT, HER breath caught in her throat as his lips suddenly pressed to her hand, too passionate to be simply that of respect. He might be drunk on spirits, wine, but she remained far more so on him. Slightly soaked as she was, he could have ask of her anything in that moment and she would readily have given it. ❝ Yes. Please. ❞ Voice so breathy, almost too urgent in answer to even her ears, a blush brushed over her cheeks, subduing her ever so slightly, gaze ducking to the ground between them. But she wished to hear anything he desired to tell her with as much feeling… ❝ The air is a little close. ❞
At her eager consent , he swept her off as the music changed so they would blend into the crowd mingling and preparing for the next dance . The cool , fresh air swept across him as he lead them outside and into the gardens . Though there were a few stray guests , the change of scenery was much better than the crowded ballroom . He staggered down some steps , holding her arm tightly to be sure neither of them fell . He knew that she had had a few drinks herself , though he was far more drowned in spirits than she . From the stairs , they wound along a garden path that took them away from the palace .
He stopped her for a moment , hands grabbing her shoulders as he swayed drunkenly way to closer to her . ❛ You look absolutely stunning tonight , Victoria , ❜ he spoke , addressing her by her own name , which was usually highly informal of him to do . ❛ It has only been some months , but I think someday you will make a fine queen -- I never doubted you would . ❜ He studied her for a moment , hands sliding down her arms to take ahold of her hands . ❛ I do not think it will be easy when you will no longer need my counsel . Soon you will need an assistant who will not prepare you , but help you rise to the occasion , and a husband to do the same -- ❜ He stopped abruptly , his eyes searching hers . And before he know what he was doing , he was caressing her cheeks with his hands and crashing his lips to her own . @queenviictoria












