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It took me a while to find the lake that I share to deeply with Henry. But, once I did the beauty of it and the memories took my breath away. I gathered my gown in my hand before I slide off Charles horse. Today I had chosen to where my soft velvet dress. It has a round neck with a little off the shoulder. The sleeves was tight to my body and at my hips a rosary laid. I had my families necklace on as always and I had pulled the top of my hair behind me and left the lower part of my hair down with my bangs in my face. I placed my hands in front of my lower stomach and walked towards the water. I really had no idea why I was here. Was it because I had seen Henry and my heart felt like it was breaking? Or was it because I wanted to go into the past and change everything.
An unsteady breath escaped my lips and my hand gripped my necklace. I slipped off my shoes and as I started to walk towards the water my fingers danced over my clothes, removing my clothes. By the time that my toes dipped in the water, all I was wearing was my underwear. The heat was bearing on my skin as I walked further and further into the water. I stopped when I stood in the center of the water with my back to the land. The water rested just above my breasts and my arms encircled my body. I slowly dropped my body into the water and stayed under for as long as I could hold my breath. When I was here last, it was Henry who did this. When he gave his speech about this water being his chance to be more youthful and a new beginning for him. It was also where he gave me the one piece of jewelry I hold so dear to me.
I grasped my ankle in my hand and removed the anklet, holding it tight in my hands. When I came up I pushed my long hair out of the way but, I kept my eyes closed. I pressed the anklet to my lips and whispered, "Forgive me my lord but, I have sinned in the greatest of ways. I know that in my heart the feeling I bare to another is wrong. It goes against you and your wishes but, my heart cannot help but break at the site of him. The love I thought I once bore him is still there and no matter how hard I try, it just won't leave me. Please my lord give me the strength to stay strong in front of him. I ask for your forgiveness and support in this matter. Amen."
"Is that really what you really wish?" A pained voice came from behind me
I would recognize that voice anywhere and my body went ridged in the water. "Samantha...please answer me." His voice came to me again
I turned around slowly until I could just see him. "Your Majesty-" I started to speak panic seeping through my voice
He stood there with his hands clutching tightly by his side. Pain obvious in his face. He had heard what I said. I had never wanted him to hear what I said. Now he was taking it the wrong way. He held a hand up to cutting me off, "No, no one is around. It is just you and me, no one even knows were here. So please call me Henry. For someone who held my affection before I do not want to speak formally to one another."
I bit my lip and looked down at the water ashamed. "Henry I do not know what you want me to say. I cannot speak how I truly feel and you should know that."
When I looked up Henry seemed to be trying to figure something out. His eyes sharpened on me and he started to remove his clothes. I was shocked and remembered that I was naked in here, my clothes laying behind him. I gripped the chain in my hand and wrapped my arms around my chest as I backed up further. Once Henry was in nothing but, his briefs he walked into the water. He was definitely braver than I was that was for sure. "Do you want to know how I feel?" Henry asked as he walked slowly towards me, "The moment I woke up to you, I felt like an angel had saved me. An angel I thought I would never see again. When I saw you after that, my heart raced so fast that I thought that I was dying. I have loved you since the first day I saw you," by now he had reached me and started to circle me. The blush on my face getting deeper and deeper, "I loved you still after you left with no goodbye to be heard. Even now as you avoid me I cannot help but love you still. I, like yourself, thought that time would stop the love we share but, it has not. There are time when I sleep with my new wife but, yet my heart still yearns for you."
"Henry we cannot do this, you are happily married." I tried to argue
"Content but, not happy." He finally stopped circling me and stopped in front of me. "You still kept it?"
His hand reached out to where the chain was in my hand. When I thought he would grab it from me his hand passed mine and held my cheek instead. He stepped closer to me and my arms tightened around my chest. He placed his hand on my side and pulled me closer to him. At this point my heart was racing and it was becoming hard to breath. His lips was just inches from me. "When I saw you for the first time yesterday all I wanted to do was hold you in my arms and never let you go back to your family. I know that it is selfish of me to ask but if I knew that you still felt the same, it would honor and please me to no end."
I couldn't lie to him, it didn't feel right. I didn't want to hurt him. "I-I still and will always love you Henry." I whispered
He smiled widely at me and gripped me tighter as he crashed his lips to mine. The moment his lips touched mine my heart just stopped. I was kissing the king of England no, no it was more than that. Any block I had up to protect myself with was instantly gone. I was kissing the man that I loved and I had no control anymore. My knees buckled and he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me completely against him. He pulled me up into his arms and I wrapped my legs around his waist. I completely forgot that I was naked from the waist up and my breast pressed against his chest as I wrapped arms around his neck. He continued to kiss me and a moan escaped my lips. I felt the water move around me as he moved back to the shore. As soon as we reached the grass, he laid me down and held himself up with his one arm. I whimpered as his lips left mine and he placed a kiss on my nose. When I opened my eyes, his eyes were searching mine. The reality of what just happened hit me hard and tears started to fall down my cheeks. He looked at me confused "Samantha, what is wrong?" he asked with his thumb pushing my tears away
"I cannot do this Henry, you are married. This is not right."
Henry still stayed above me and sighed, "But, we love each other."
"Where is this going, you have a wife and what happens when she starts carrying your child. We may love each other but, no matter how deep we love each other it will not stop the world."
Anger started to register in his eyes and more tears fell. I didn't want him to be angry with me, "So what I should let you go so that you may find another lover. Someone who will marry you and give you many children. That should be me and only me!" he seethed
I placed my hand on his cheek and he seemed to calm down by this gesture, "No. This must end yes, you must go back to being your Majesty and I must go back to being Lady Chaisty. But, no I will never find someone that I will love as much as I do you. My maidenhood will be for no other and if that must mean that I will die alone then I will. I could never be with someone as I have you."
Henry rolled off me and onto his back. "Will you go back to your family?" he asked after a couple minutes
"Yes."
"If I could bring you back when Jane becomes with child...would you?"
My eyebrows scrunched together and I looked over to him. Anne was one thing, I became close to here but Jane and I had never gotten along. I knew I could not deny him his wishes, in all honesty I was surprised that he stopped. "Not that it wouldn't be an honor but, you do have a more than capable medical team."
"Yes, but there is only one I trust to make sure that she would deliver a healthy child."
I looked up to the clouds that peaked between the tree's as I thought over my answer carefully. It was about time that I was heading back if I wanted to reach home in time. "Of course I would do anything for you your Majesty."
More tears fell from my eyes as it felt as if I had been stabbed in the heart. This would be where it would truly end for us. Henry pulled the chain from my fingers and placed it back on my ankle. "It is time that we went back, let me help you get dressed."
I didn't deny him this and let him pull me up as he helped me into my dress and him into his clothing. He helped me onto my horse before he to climbed onto his. He smiled sadly at me "I will go ahead of you, at least time I was able to give you a proper goodbye."
"I am sorry Henry."
"My only wish was that we could have met earlier and I would have loved you sooner and bore you with my children." He said as he rode his horse to me
He leaned forward once more and gave me one more small kiss. Before I watched him ride away once more. I whipped my eyes with my sleeve and tried to collect myself once more before I to rode for the castle.
