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While the cookies were baking, Intress decided to try on something different. She went up to her room and into her closet to find something that looked a little more hard-to-get. She found an old dress she hadn't worn in years and decided to try it on. To her surprise, it was looser in the stomach than she remembered, but a bit tighter around the butt. It was a long, flowing dress that moved with every step, as though the dancing dress had a mind of its own. It had originally been short sleeved, but she had it tailored to be strapless with a built-in bandeau. The last time she had worn it was to a party.
That party was when she developed her crush on Maxxor. She sighed at the memory, reliving the moment when he offered his hand to get a asked her if she would like to dance. If only she could have his right arm around her waist and his left hand holding hers like he did that night. She looked in the full body mirror, not sure if it was wise to wear it again. Surely Maxxor had forgotten about it by now, and she didn't want to look silly by wearing a dress that didn't fit properly.
"Intress!" Aivenna called out "Does Maxxor like his cookies burned?"
"Oh no." Ingress rushed down stairs, forgetting the dress. Aivenna watched as her mother took them out of the oven, trying to figure out why they smelled so fruity. Not seeing any harm in it, she casually started to take one. "Don't you dare" Intress told her as she slapped her hand away, not wanting her adoptive daughter to get sick from the tainted sweets.
"I'm just taste testing." Aivenna lied
"I'll make a special batch just for you when I get home." Intress promised, knowing Aivenna wouldn't let her forget "But you have to eat all of your meat."
"Ahwww" Aivenna whined
"Warriors need protein." Intress tried to reason with her as she put the cookies on a large serving tray "You can't keep living off of salad and sweets."
"But I love animals." Aivenna argued.
Intress ignored her and took the cookies to Maxxor. She was not surprised that he was in his training room, soaked in his own sweat. Smelling the baked goods, he put his weights down and turned to look at her.
"Intress," he said softly, shocked by the dress "I thought you got rid of that dress."
"Oh! I forgot I was wearing it!"
"Were you wearing that this morning?" Maxxor now regreted not paying attention to her.
"No!" Intress's ears went back some in embarrassment "I just tried it on while I was baking these."
"I haven't seen you wear something like that in solans." Maxxor tried to remain casual "It fits you a little differently then it did back then."
"My body is not the only one that's changed." she remarked, knowing what he was saying; all of her wieght had gone south.
"What do you mean?" he asked with just a hint of worry in his voice
"You've earned a few more white hairs." she informed him
"What?!" Maxxor looked like he was about to start panicing
"And if I remember correctly," Intress grinned as she reminded him "your hair was a little shorter that night."
"Don't bring that up." Maxxor didn't want to remember the haircut his father made him get for the special occasion.
"Well anyway," she said "these are for you." Maxxor smiled as he took one. Biting into it, his smile widened.
Intress felt her heart beat faster as he took another one. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine what life would be like as his queen. She imagined them in his study, with her, pregnant for a second time, and Aivenna playing with a baby while Maxxor looked over reports, occasionally glancing at their child, wanting to hold him.
A slight noise caught her attention. A human may not have been able to hear it, but to a creature, it was very noticeable. She looked at her leader's face, remembering what she did to him. His reaction was faster then she anticipated, and it wasn't long after Maxxor came out of the bathroom that she convinced him to take the rest of the day off.
She spent the rest of the day sitting on the side of his bed, watching him sleep. As the sun went down, heart ached as she remembered she was late for dinner. Aivenna was already on her way to see what was taking so long. Knowing it was almost time for her to leave, she stroked the sleeping male's hair. Maxxor was a light sleeper, Intress knew that, but she was not expecting that to wake him up. He grabbed her hand as she attempted to pull it away, not yet recognizing her since he was half asleep and she was dressed so differently than she usually was.
He let go of her hand, expecting her to pull it away from him, but instead she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Feeling better?"
"Much." he stated as he pulled away "What did you put in those cookies?"
Intress's ears went back, and she simply stated "Juice?"
"What kind of juice?" Maxxor asked as he narrowed his eyes
"I'm so sorry." she said as she looked at the floor "I didn't mean for it to be this bad." she explained to him what she did, never able to look at him as she spoke
"You did this to me just because I was busy?!"
"It's more than just that." she told him "I've been trying for solans to get your attention."
Maxxor raised a brow at as he thought of what she just said. He sat up and wrapped his arms around her. She jumped a little in suprise, but quickly began to relax.
"Is this what you wanted?" he asked
"Something like this." she admitted to her ruler. Maxxor smiled as she closed her eyes and leaned against him. It wasn't long before she began to purr.
A knock on the door alerted them to someone's presence. "I'll get it." Maxxor said
"No you won't." Intress told him as she grabbed his shoulders and pushed him back down
"Aivenna, I was just about to leave." Intress told her adoptive daughter as she opened the door
No you weren't. Maxxor thought with a grin
"Why are you in Maxxor's room?" Aivenna asked if she didn't know her mother had feelings for him
"Aivenna, I was about to leave." Intress was getting irritated again
Aivenna walked into the room as if she were entering a library. However, she quietness did not last long. "Hey Maxxor, why are you in bed? Are you sick or something? No wonder my mother wouldn't let me have any of the cookies. Were they any good? I mean, I know you liked sweets and all, but they smelled funny. I think my mom put fruit or something in the-" Intress put her hand over Aivenna's mouth, but the young warrior continued talking as though she didn't even notice.
Maxxor held back a laugh as Intress bit her bottom lip, wanting very much to scream "Shut up already!"
Eventually Intress told Aivenna to say goodbye, and the two females left, leaving Maxxor with a very important question: why had he never noticed how hard Intress was trying?