Chapter 41
Adrienne woke with a start. "Where am I?" she asked, looking around. "How did I get here?"
The darkness of the night was fading and she could see things more clearly. She noticed the ruined walls, windows and doorways. Trees sprouted and grew in between the ruined floor. Stones and debris lay everywhere.
"You are at the ruins of Amboise, milady," a voice called out. "You fell asleep, Adrienne so we pulled off here to rest."
"Pierre?" she called out. "Are you still here?"
Pierre smiled and walked out from the next room. "Of course, I'm still here, Adrienne. A husband is supposed to sleep with his wife, isn't he?"
He walked closer to her and put his arms around her waist. "Or have you forgotten so soon?"
"That we were married last night?" Adrienne smiled. "No, I haven't forgotten." She turned around to face him. "I guess it will be a surprise to my mother. What about your father?"
Pierre nodded. "He knew we were seeing each other secretly on and off for months now, Adrienne. He knew my feelings then and I'm sure he knows them now.
He stroked her hair and looked into her eyes. "I'm sorry that I'm not the Prince."
Adrienne shook her head. "No, Pierre, don't be sorry at all. My mother will have to get used to what we've done. I, for one, am glad that this is now all out in the open."
Pierre smiled and brought his lips closer to hers. They kissed for the briefest of seconds before pulling apart.
"What of Alex and Camille, Adrienne?"
Adrienne shrugged. "What of them? They haven't seen each other since they were children. It's good to know that Alex is still smitten with her. It's only a matter of time now."
"So you think that the two of them will get married as well?"
"I'm sure of it, my husband. Alex already has the ring. All he has to do is slip it on her finger.
Pierre smiled. "So, he will be my brother in law."
Adrienne laughed. "Yes, that's true. So what will I be considered?"
Pierre shrugged and brought his lips close towards hers. "I believe that it will be the same as it is now. You two are cousins, am I right?"
"Of course."
"Well then, there you have it." He kissed her and pulled back again. "Maybe we can discuss these things on our return to the manor. Right now," he said, looking at her with a smile, "there are other important matters that must be attended to."
Adrienne smiled. "Whenever you are ready, Pierre," she answered and brought her lips to his. This time the kiss lasted longer than a minute.
Adrienne woke with a start. "Where am I?" she asked, looking around. "How did I get here?"
The darkness of the night was fading and she could see things more clearly. She noticed the ruined walls, windows and doorways. Trees sprouted and grew in between the ruined floor. Stones and debris lay everywhere.
"You are at the ruins of Amboise, milady," a voice called out. "You fell asleep, Adrienne so we pulled off here to rest."
"Pierre?" she called out. "Are you still here?"
Pierre smiled and walked out from the next room. "Of course, I'm still here, Adrienne. A husband is supposed to sleep with his wife, isn't he?"
He walked closer to her and put his arms around her waist. "Or have you forgotten so soon?"
"That we were married last night?" Adrienne smiled. "No, I haven't forgotten." She turned around to face him. "I guess it will be a surprise to my mother. What about your father?"
Pierre nodded. "He knew we were seeing each other secretly on and off for months now, Adrienne. He knew my feelings then and I'm sure he knows them now.
He stroked her hair and looked into her eyes. "I'm sorry that I'm not the Prince."
Adrienne shook her head. "No, Pierre, don't be sorry at all. My mother will have to get used to what we've done. I, for one, am glad that this is now all out in the open."
Pierre smiled and brought his lips closer to hers. They kissed for the briefest of seconds before pulling apart.
"What of Alex and Camille, Adrienne?"
Adrienne shrugged. "What of them? They haven't seen each other since they were children. It's good to know that Alex is still smitten with her. It's only a matter of time now."
"So you think that the two of them will get married as well?"
"I'm sure of it, my husband. Alex already has the ring. All he has to do is slip it on her finger.
Pierre smiled. "So, he will be my brother in law."
Adrienne laughed. "Yes, that's true. So what will I be considered?"
Pierre shrugged and brought his lips close towards hers. "I believe that it will be the same as it is now. You two are cousins, am I right?"
"Of course."
"Well then, there you have it." He kissed her and pulled back again. "Maybe we can discuss these things on our return to the manor. Right now," he said, looking at her with a smile, "there are other important matters that must be attended to."
Adrienne smiled. "Whenever you are ready, Pierre," she answered and brought her lips to his. This time the kiss lasted longer than a minute.