Author's Note: This is a lemon chapter, which means that there are scenes in this chapter of a sexual nature. Since has rules against things like that, I have cut out that part of this chapter. If you want to read that version, there is a link to an alternate account on my user pagewhere you can go to read the unedited version of the story.

Chapter 5

Da finished brushing her long hair out, thinking about the last couple of months since she and her sister had been brought to Wu. It had been such a change from life with their parents. There, all they ever did it seemed was work with nothing to show for it. Here, they didn't have to work at all and they were treated like princesses. Though her sister didn't seem to take notice of the change in circumstances, Da was very grateful for being brought here. She did feel sorry for her sister, though. It seemed Xiao was starting to develop feelings for her husband, but they didn't go anywhere near each other during the day, and when they did they were bickering. They mostly stayed apart, and it made Da sad to see it, because it was obvious they both did care at least a bit for each other. If only they could talk without arguing …

Da looked up from her task to see her husband's reflection in her vanity mirror as he came into the room from the meeting he had been at with his father for the past several hours. She tilted her head up when he bent to kiss her cheek, reaching one arm around his neck to give him what she could of a hug from that position.

"How did the meeting go?"

"Eh, just Pops rattling on about Xiang's wedding and what it's going to do to unite Shu and Wu. Then he had to go over strategies for an old battle to see what needed to be improved with the soldiers and what was fine as is." Sun Ce said dismissively as he started running his fingers through his wife's hair. He loved her hair, it felt like silk running through his fingers and smelled like wild roses. He'd never been one for flowers, but that smell was intoxicating.

"Well, that's your dad for you, he'll get started talking about something and it'll be hours before he realizes its time to stop and go to bed" Da said with a chuckle, closing her eyes to better enjoy the sensation her husband's fingers playing through her hair was causing.

"Mmm hmm, tell me about it. I had to remind him that he'd been yappin' for five hours and he acted like he thought it'd only been ten minutes."

Da laughed softly at the mental image of Sun Jian standing there with the look he must have had. "I'll bet that got you some funny looks, you being the one to speak up instead of someone else."

"Yeah, but I was way past caring by then, I wanted out of there."

"Oh? And why was that?"

"Because I'd much rather be here with you," as he said the words he bent down and placed a light kiss under her ear that caused goose bumps to pop up along her arms.

She wished then that she knew how he figured out that spot was sensitive to touch. She wasn't about to complain though. She'd decided earlier that day when he kissed her goodbye to go to the meeting that she wanted to be with him completely, as man and wife should be. She was just having trouble figuring out how to tell him.

"Bofu … I wanted to talk to you about us … about us being together."

"We are together though, we're married after all." He said with a chuckle, lightly kissing Da's neck. He had to control his own groan at the soft sound she made combined with her smell. Truth was he wanted his wife, badly, but he didn't want to force her into something she didn't want to do.

"No no, I mean together … you know …" If he didn't understand what she'd been saying, he definitely caught her meaning when the blush she had been fighting to control won and crept up her cheeks.

"Oh, I see. We talked about it, luv, and I agreed I wouldn't force you into it. I don't mind waiting till your ready."

"I … I'm just afraid I won't do something right and I-I'll disappoint you." She said, her blush growing brighter.

Sun Ce couldn't leave her sitting like that once he heard her nervous admission. He gently pulled her to her feet and turned her to face him, cupping her face in his hands so that she couldn't look away from him.

"Da, you could never disappoint me. Just because you've never been with a man doesn't mean you're inadequate in the least. I like the fact that you haven't."

"You do?"

He couldn't hide his smile as he leaned down to kiss her gently. "Of course I do … your innocence is something only one man would ever get, and I'm happy it's going to be me that you love enough to give that to. You could never disappoint me because of that. Besides," he said as a slight grin played across his face, "it just means we have a lot of practicing to do." He laughed and kissed his wife's nose as she blushed from her throat to the roots of her hair at that. She looked so adorable when she blushed.

"Well … if that's the way you feel about it … I … I want to … be with you like that, I mean." The last words were said so softly he almost didn't hear them.

"Da, are you sure about that? It's no rush, you know."

"I know, but it's been driving me as crazy as I know it has you, I've just been nervous about it."

Sun Ce pulled his wife closer against him and leaned down to brush his lips across her ear at her admission, saying his words quietly. "Look, we can go slow, and I'll be gentle … I wouldn't hurt you for anything in the world, you know that."

"Yes, I know," Da said with a smile, taking the initiative and leaning up to pull her husband into a kiss.