So, everyone, as probably not very many people know, I am a huge history nut. Everything is just so fascinating, so with that in mind, I want to present to you, the next chapter of Tales of the Dead.

Also, I am sorry for the delay on this. I have no excuse.

Disclaimer: Not Mine

Enjoy!

SPOV

"Good evening, my lover" Eric announced as he walked in though the door of the library, to find me sitting in my favourite spot at the end of the sofa, with a book curled up in my lap … well, the book was sitting on top of a cushion that was in my lap. I was also wearing one of Eric's t-shirts on top of my own shorts and tank top combination.

I looked up from the book that I was reading to see that Eric was wearing his usual black t-shirt and black jeans combination.

And by fuck didn't he just look so damn sexy.

"Hey, baby" I said, causing Eric to raise his eyebrow. After all of this time, he really didn't like to be called baby. Even if he was mine, but nevertheless, he walked forward another couple of steps and gave me a slight kiss on the lips before sitting down on the sofa beside me.

"What are you reading about, lover?" Eric asked, as he casually looked over to see what the book was about that was currently sitting in my lap.

"I am reading a book about King James I of England" I said, and then slid the book over to him so that he could see what I was reading.

"Ah right" Eric replied, as he took the book from me and he began to cast a quick glance at the information that was on the page in front of him.

"How very interesting, my lover" he remarked as he turned the page, and continued to read.

"It is very interesting" I said, shifting positions so that my legs were crossed and my back was against the arm of the sofa. I was also directly facing Eric.

"Did you know that I was in England at that particular time, my lover?" Eric asked.

I nodded. "I knew that you were in England during at least a part of Elizabeth I's reign, from the adventures that you told me all about tomorrow night. But, I presumed that you would have left England by this time … you know, just in case you got recognised by some of the other humans"

"That is right, my lover. I did leave the palace after that whole incident with Lizzy. But then I returned to the Court of James I in 1612 … or there abouts" Eric said.

"But weren't you afraid of someone recognising you?" I asked.

"No, lover. I had no such fears, mainly due to the fact that when Elizabeth I died in 1603, the new King, James I decided on a completely new court in England only, and by 1612, the new regime was pretty well established and there was nobody from Elizabeth's reign still at court. I was confident that nobody would recognise me".

"Cool. So, what happened whenever you returned to court?" I asked.

"I somehow managed to catch the attention of the King himself" Eric said.

"And I wonder how that happened, honey?" I said, smiling.

"I do wonder too. I really do" he replied, with a slight lop sided grin. Eric knew exactly how he had managed to get the King's attentions, as well as I did, and he really wasn't fooling anybody.

He had either turned on the charm big time or he had managed to glamour him.

"And what happened after you got his attentions?"

"We spent many lust filled nights together in his bed" Eric admitted softly.

"You are joking right? You managed to glamour King James I of England and VI of Scotland into having sex with you?" I asked, completely gobsmacked.

"I can assure you, my lover, that there was no glamouring necessary." Eric replied.

"And what did his wife say when she found out?" I asked, and I could only imagine what her reaction would be, and I could only pray that I would never be in that situation myself, I don't know what I would do if it would have been applied to me.

Thankfully, I had full faith in the fact that Eric would never, ever cheat on me, just as much as I would never ever cheat on my husband.

"She wasn't too impressed to find out that I had been sleeping with her and her husband … at the same time. And neither of them knew that I was also with the other one" Eric said.

"So, you are saying that you had sex with both King James and his wife Queen Anne?" I asked, completely bewildered at what I was hearing.

"Yes, I did." Eric said, as if he were somehow proud of the idea. I shook my head at him – because that was pretty much all I could do anyways. Nothing I could say was going to make any difference. This situation had already happened four hundred years ago.

Instead of dwelling on that, however, I asked. "How the hell did you manage to pull that off?"

"By this stage, Anne and James had been living apart for about four or five years, and things between them did not improve very much when their eldest son Henry, died of typhoid that year … but that is another story. Anyways, it erally was quite easy for me to carry it out. I would spend one night with James … who was keeping the fact we had sex away from everyone else, and then spend the next night with Anne." Eric shrugged as if it was no big deal at all. It probably wasn't considering what else he has done in his long life.

I nodded.

"And I suppose that you want to know what the two of them were like in bed?" Eric asked.

"Only if you want to share?" I said. What? You can't blame me for wanting to know. I mean, how often do you get a chance to know how good somebody else is in bed? Especially somebody that had been dead for 400 years?

"James, was … well, to be quite honest, a little boring, despite the fact that he preferred men to women. But then, on the other hand, Anne was … Anne was really fucking amazing. She knew exactly what she was doing and exactly what to do and what not to do while we were in bed … but nobody on this earth could possibly compare to how amazing that you are when we make love" Eric said.

"And that was real nice save, baby" I said.

Eric just pretended that he didn't hear me call him baby, and said "I mean it, lover. There is nobody on this earth that could possibly compare to you. You are the one that is absolutely fucking perfect".

And then he leaned across the sofa to give me a deep kiss.

So … this chapter ran a little long, but nevertheless, review to let me know what you think, and if anyone has any ideas for this story, let me know ...