Last Night

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Mary awoke suddenly, her eyelids darting open. For a few moments Mary didn't know where she was all she knew was that she had a splitting headache and a pain around her privy parts which she's never felt before in her life. Mary heard breathing beside her, she hadn't noticed that there was an arm holding her protectively to someone's chest. At once she stiffened, her heart beat rapidly in her chest. She hadn't? She couldn't of done. Could she?

Mary lay still for a while, she daren't look at who it might be. She couldn't remember everything about last night. The last thing she remembered was talking to one of her maids and the rest is completely blank. Eventually Mary shifted her body around to see who it was...it was Edward Seymour. Mary let out a huge gasp of surprise waking him up. He stared at her for a few seconds is confusion then quickly leapt out of the bed.

"What happened?" he asked, enraged.

"I don't know, I just woke up next to you" Mary cried.

"Did we...?" Edward began awkwardly.

Mary shot him a stony look, she got out of the bed and removed the covers revealing a blood stained sheet. Edwards face dropped in shock, if the King knew of this all his ambitions would be over.

"What are we going to to do?" Mary panicked, "I'm not a virgin anymore"

"Hide it, tell none" Edward answered coldly.

"I can't remember anything from last night, can you?" Mary wondered.

"The last thing I remember is talking to my brother and the rest is blank" Edward said.

"So both of our memories are gone, that can't be a coincidence. What could of happened last night for that to happen?" Mary noticed.

"We could of been drunk" Edward suggested.

"I don't drink!" Mary protested.

Edward sank to a chair in the room and was silent for a few moments.

"This is so bizarre, even if we were drunk why would we sleep together we don't even speak to each other" Edward pointed out.

"It wasn't drink, I swear to you that I would never drink and sleep with some random man in court. I'm not a whore!" Mary defended.

"Then why would we sleep together and then lose our memories" Edward argued, standing up to challenge her.

"Oh no, do you think anybody saw us?" Mary gasped.

The colour drained from Edward's face, if this was discovered he'd be executed. A cold sense of fear infected his heart and soul like a disease. What if someone had seen them?

"Even if someone had, none would believe them. I have a reputation for being cold and you have a reputation for being virtuous which will work in our favour" Edward tried to assure her.

"Where are we?" Mary wondered.

"In my rooms" Edward replied.

Mary suddenly noticed that she was only in her night rail. She began to blush shamelessly and looked around the room for the rest of her clothing. Which she couldn't spot anywhere, panic began to build up again.

"Where's my clothes?" Mary whined.

Edward began to frantically search the room. He just wanted her out of his apartments. If he was caught naked in his chambers with Lady Mary it would be impossible to explain away. Edward couldn't find her clothing, which made him wonder where it was. What if someone found it? But if they did they'd trace it back to her not him. A bit more content he ceased his search and turned back to Mary.

"I can't find it" Edward shrugged.

"Then where could it be?" Mary cried.

"I don't know but what is important for now is getting you out of here without being seen" Edward told her.

"Your right, wait what about my maids" Mary remembered.

"Will they be there?" Edward asked.

"I don't know because I cannot remember what happened last night" Mary retorted.

"We'll just have to risk it, the castle shouldn't be waking up for a few hours. Come on" Edward said while he put his clothes on.

When he was finished they set out, the castle was mostly asleep apart from the guards. Who to Edward's astonishment were easy to avoid, he made a mental note to fix that. Luckily Mary's chambers weren't that far from his. When they got there Mary turned to Edward.

"Thanks for getting me back to my chambers" she whispered, "Can you please not tell anyone"

"I don't really have much choice do I" he replied sarcastically, "I'm rather fond of my head"

Mary nodded in understanding and left him alone in the dark corridor. When she entered the room she was pleased to find herself alone, clearly her ladies had been dismissed. Which set Mary mind reeling with questions again. As she got into bed she briefly wondered what happened last night. Why would she sleep with Edward Seymour? Of all the men at court, why him? She'd never even gave him a second thought in the past. Also, why would Edward sleep with her, he'd be exucuted. She had more questions then answers which frustrated her. She was no longer a virgin, which made her sad. Mary wanted to confess in confession tomorrow but she daren't. So she made a silent confession to God.

...

"So what happened last night?" Tom asked with a big grin his face.

Edward and his brother Thomas were having a drink together by the fire. It had been almost a day since the incident and Edward was trying hard to forget it.

"Why do you ask?" Edward wondered.

"Well we were talking about your wife's infidelity and you said that you might get revenge. Then you left and I didn't see you for the rest of the night" Tom informed, "So who's the unlucky lady?"

Edward didn't remember anything about this. Why would he complain about it to Tom of all people?

"I just went to bed" the eldest Seymour lied.

"Are you sure?" Tom raise his eyebrows suspiciously.

"Positive" Edward retorted coldly.

Tom gave him a 'I-don't-believe-you-but-I'm-going-to-let-it-slide ' look.

"Did you see Lady Mary yesterday?" Tom changed the conversation.

Edward was immediately alarmed, why was he asking about Mary?

"No, why?" Edward tried to remain calm.

"You must of done, she was in the masquerade" Tom told.

"Refresh my memory" Edward shrugged.

"She was wearing that hot costume, I swear if I didn't value my life so much I'd take her" Tom chuckled at his own joke.

"She was in the masquerade!" Edward cried in disbelief.

"Yeah I couldn't believe it either. You really don't remember? You told me that you thought she was hot to" Tom revealed.

"I did?"

"Did you bang your head?" Tom asked.

"I must of done" Edward sighed.

Edward thought about everything he'd just been told. It didn't even sound like him which added to the mystery of last night.

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