Best Laid Plans
Dearest David,
I am sorry I cannot put you in danger by staying with you.
Please do not follow me.
Snow
This is the letter she left.
Clear, concise to the point but, she knew he would ignore it. Of course he would.
"I will always find you". An amusing declaration, beautiful promise and unfortunately for Snow White a proven fact.
Taking her hidden satchel from underneath the bed of the makeshift tent she snuck out loading it onto her waiting horse. She was prepared ready to leave unseen he would never know why and perhaps in time, forget her that is what she told herself. Liar, coward all the names she called herself in her mind but, ones she knew David would never utter. Snow's brave, precious love: The man, who knocked her off her horse, saved her from The Queen's Guards, kissed her back to life and proposed a day ago. Now she had to leave, but, curse her heart she still found herself running back into the tent swiftly and silently with the unquenchable desire to give him one last kiss as he slept. First mistake, for as she stared at him innocent, child-like in slumber she bent across to kiss his head yet found herself placing the softest of kisses on his lips.
"Goodbye Charming."
Stroking his face she got up to leave and felt a soft tug on her free hand as she tried to move. God's he was awake his eyes are open and he is smiling "Goodbye? Don't you mean Good morning?" He asked innocently. That shook her. "Oh yes of course, forgive me." She blushed. "I. I must go and collect firewood." "I collected some last night Snow." David chuckled. She broke away from him. "You can never have enough firewood I won't be long." Snow blew him a kiss knowing already that she had abandoned the plan. He was smiling standing beside the bed when he saw it. "Snow what's this?"
"Nothing for you to worry about." She went to retrieve the letter but, he was too fast. "Oh it's for me .In your handwriting."
"Charming please give it back." She is pleading. Snow has moved to him hands working their way up his beautiful ones.
"Why Snow?"
"Because if you read that I am afraid you will despise me."
"Darling, I would never I could never despise you." He stroked her face and kissed her gently.
"You were scared."
"Wait. You read it?"
"Yes I did. I was a shepherd we rise early."
"I AM SORRY DAVID. I JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU SAFE!"
"You keep me safe, whole and happy when you are right beside me. Do not mistake my intentions Snow I intend to give you the life you deserve. We shall take back the kingdom and we will do it together."
She kissed him fiercely and still delicately. Then something registered. "Charming! "You were awake weren't you? YOU LITTLE JESTER! YOU KNEW AS I WAS KISSING YOU & YOU DID NOT KISS ME BACK! Hmm! I might have to rethink that Yes".
"What if I kissed you every day for the rest of our lives until there was no breath in my body?"
"Could we start now David?"
"Mmm. "What do you think?"
The plan did not turn out she had expected. It was even better.