Rapunzel had no words to say goodbye. She didn't know how to tell him she would miss him or how she would come back and leap into his arms. He let her cradle his head in her hands as they stared deeply into each others eyes. She stroked the stubble on his cheeks as silent tears slid down her own. Eugene wanted to make the tears stop, he wanted her not to be sad, but he knew that she was also happy to finally live her dream, mad it took so long, and sorry she had to do this on her own. On her own, he reminded himself, this was her journey not his. She planted a soft kiss on his nose like she always wanted to. He always told her no because of his reputation but secretly he enjoyed having his wife dote on him. He loved her and she loved him and that's all that really mattered. Wordlessly she got into the carriage and as it pulled away their eyes locked and in that moment repunzel felt she had expressed to him everything she didn't have the words to say. He felt her meaning and smiled a small, sad smile.

3 months later

Eugene burst through the castle doors and scrambled down the gravel lane to the road. He skidded to a stop under the arch of the palace gate and waited. He waited and waited. An hour later he had to give up. He was panicked by repunzel no-show on the day he had awaited for what seemed like years. Repunzel was supposed to leap into his arms and kiss him and he would have to ask her to slow down and remind her to breath as she told him of all her adventures. She would drag him back inside and rush them into the royal suite where she would fling open her trunks and scatter clothes all over the floor as she dug out all the trinkets and souvenirs she had accumulated over her trip. She would spin and dance and her eyes would light up. But she didn't do any of that because she hadn't come home. He sulked all the way up to the Royal Wing and into their bedroom which was much darker without repunzel's never ending glow. He fell onto the bed and sighed. He knew he should report to guards but he wasn't thinking straight. Suddenly he heard something fall and a tiny Yelp from their shared shared dressing room. He rushed to the door and pushed it open to reveal Rapunzel in nothing but her sheer petticoat and corset. Her large breasts pressed perfectly by the corset while her long pale legs were accented perfectly by the skirt. He gasped and immediately went hard at the sight of her bent over picking something up that she had dropped, her little lace thong showing. She turned abruptly and pushed him back into their bedroom.

"No don't look!" She giggled, "it was supposed to be a surprise,"

"I'm fully surprised." He assured her as he started to unlace her corset. She stated his hand away and blushed.

" it was a different surprise."

He captured her mouth in his hungry kiss, threading his fingers into her hair.

"Mmm," he moaned tasting her sweet mouth on his. " and what surprise is that?" He murmured against her neck before nipping at her tender skin. Clearly he was more interested in what he was doing than what she had to tell him. She she whispered into his ear and stoped him with the shock and anticipation of her words.

"I may have bought you a surprise from the red light district in Luodendale." Red light district? He thought.

"I'll give you a hint, it's lacy." At that she pushed him onto the bed and rushed back into the dressing room leaving Eugene alone and panting as he waited for her to get dressed. 'Or undressed' he thought. A voice in the back of his head told him to give her time to get ready. His other head had other plans. "there is a sexy surprise coming.' He said to it. 'Down boy' he thought 'save it for the lacy surprise' his cock didn't lower at all. To be fair it didn't really get the chance.

To be continued.