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AN: For Maya, a combination of prompts: "wedding and wedding night" and a T rated story for these two. Will be a series of kisses leading up to the wedding, can be read as a supplement to First Light, but can also be read alone. Young Catherine and Henry are my favorite, I hope this is something that is to your liking!

"Milord, I have to tell you…!"

But Henry could already see the issue as soon as he opened the door.

"I understand. You all may leave."

Bobbing a quick curtsey, the hand maiden left and Henry was alone with a sleeping Catherine. Laid out across her sofa in nothing but her nightgown, Henry noticed just then how small she was. Curled in on herself in sleep, Henry tried not to linger too long on what was revealed to him. Slender ankles. Bare calves. A neckline that was rather loose and slipping down as she moved in her sleep and he could see… Henry closed his eyes. It wasn't right to look on her like that, especially when she was vulnerable to him. It wasn't right…but Henry opened his eyes anyway. The natural curve of her breast looked so soft. Rising with every breath she took, her chest lifted and Henry had to take a breath to calm himself. With her head tilted just so, Henry was able to fully appreciate her neck. Smooth skin, freckled in a few places…he couldn't help himself. Drawing a finger down from her cheek to her chin, coming to rest at the hollow of her throat when she sighed. A small smile graced her shapely mouth and Henry took his hand away.

Shaking himself, the prince looked down at what she had apparently dropped before sleeping. A small stack of papers done over in her flowing script, it seemed to be pages of French to Italian. Henry smiled. Glancing over the pages, they seemed to be from history texts that he was forced to read as a boy. He was impressed. Those books had been difficult enough in his own language. He couldn't even begin to imagine how hard they must have been trying to translate them word for word. Henry glanced down at Catherine. Her curls had tumbled over the side of the sofa, some of the locks coming to settle across her face. Tucking them back behind her ear, he placed the papers on top of the table and gave himself a moment. Slowly and as carefully as he could, Henry lifted her hands and looped them around his shoulders to the back of his neck. With an arm behind her back and another behind her knees, Henry gently stood with his lady in his arms.

Catherine began to stir and wake. "Shhh, Catherine. Everything is alright." That didn't seem to lull her back to sleep.

"Hmmm? Aughmmm?" Her eyes opened, unfocused.

He began walking the short distance to her bed. "Go back to sleep." He was thankful the blankets were already turned down.

"Henry?" She said sleepily as she was put into her bed.

He tucked her feet in underneath the blankets and covered her up. "I'm just carrying you to bed, everything is fine."

"But Henry," Her brow furrowed. "We aren't even married yet."

Henry chuckled. "No, Catherine, you just fell asleep on your sofa. Sleeping in your bed will be more comfortable."

"Hmmm? Oh." She nodded and sank a little deeper into her pillows.

"Just go to sleep now." He turned and was about to walk away before she called him back.

"Henry?" He returned to her side and bent over to hear her quiet voice.

"Yes?"

Raising herself up, Catherine gave him a sleepy little peck on the corner of his mouth.

"Goodnight."

AN: AAAAAAAND that's it for this chapter. Maya, I hope you like this so far. I wanted to test the waters of "how do I write a kiss scene?" I wanted it to be sweet, but now that we know that Henry's interested, well. We all know what happens when Henry's interested in a lady. Confession time: I got the idea for this after waking from a nap and while writing, totally made weird little waking noises to try and sound out what Catherine was mumbling. Call it a part of the creative process. I thoroughly encourage making weird sounds. UP NEXT: the REAL first kiss!