"Oh Cinderella dear, Andrew is here for you once again!" Aunt Laurice jubilantly led Prince Andrew into their home kitchen on a rather early morning the next day.
Having fallen asleep seated by the wooden kitchen counter for the night, Cinderella woke up confusedly with still heavy sleepiness, but was startled to complete consciousness the moment she opened her eyes and the first person she saw was Andrew himself smilingly fast approaching her from the door.
"Oh!" She bolted upright immediately only to have her dusty hands caught within his tender grasp as he naturally reached her side in no time. Still standing at the doorway, Aunt Laurice chuckled seeing them both this sweet. She had told him the first thing he arrived at their chateau just moments ago that Cinderella had stayed up all night just to make a lovely gingerbread house for him as a gift to bring home to his 'family'...The real reason for Cinderella to choose gingerbread, as the innocent girl secretly shared with Aunt Laurice, was because ginger helped keep the common cold away during this season of winter. Cinderella had wanted for him to stay healthy and not to get sick like everybody else in the midst of the cold chilly weather.
How such a revelation has touched and warmed Andrew's heart...To think of Cinderella, his first love and beloved girl, would be so concerned with his health and to give him a beautiful surprise as this, meant more than anything else in this world to him.
He stepped closer within the tiny distance between them and lightly dusted off the powdery flour off her silky hair and cheeks, kissing her fingers...
Aunt Laurice gasped and hurriedly took her basket of corn for the chickens and other animals to head quickly away to the backyard.
"Thank you," he uttered to her with a passionate smile. Her cheeks blushed in a deep sweet colour when she locked gaze with his loving eyes.
"Oh, no...Andrew, it's nothing spectacular really...Just a small gesture of thanks for your kindness in bringing me home yesterday afternoon...I can't think of anything else better than this gingerbread house to do and since it's nearing Christmas, I hope that you wouldn't mind this little work at all...The colour is much lighter than the usual gingerbread you'd see that was done by professional bakers in the market...and...the icing might be too sweet, so I am very sorry for this really mediocre piece of work...I hope you don't mi-..." Before she could finish saying her long-winded introduction and apology, Andrew has pulled her snugly into his embrace and kissed yearningly her soft lips, not letting her continue...
Squeezing his shirt nervously, she was enamoured by his fervent move to draw her into this intimacy with him again. He caused her heart to flutter, her feelings to surge and her eyes to smile...Who would know she would come to meet such a charming handsome man as he was...He was her very first and a lasting miracle indeed...The hot touch of his lips on hers was bold and futile to resist...Both their hearts raced and entangled inseparably with each other, fueling mutual heartfelt desires...