Pure Intentions? Chapter 10
A/N: If you are reading this after 10/14/18 please note it's not a knew chapter. I had to edit some errors.
Later that evening, Prince Adam stood outside his bodyguard's bedroom door. He had made the decision to take his sister's advice. Especially because Teela had ignored him the entire day, even going so far as to cancel their training session. Knocking on the door, he waited until Teela opened it.
"Adam, what are you doing here?" "It's late", Teela uttered after overcoming her shock at finding the Prince at her door.
"I'm sorry", he quickly uttered.
"About what?", Teela asked stifling a yawn.
"The clothes", he said. "May I come in?"
"No Adam, I don't think that's a good idea", she answered him making him wonder why she refused him entrance.
"Do you have company?", he asked her a smidgen of jealousy tinting his usually steady voice.
"No", she responded her answer quickly squashing his envy. "I'm just very tired tonight and wanted to get to bed early." "What's up?", she asked.
"I'll return the clothes." "I thought it would be nice for us to go shopping together and let you pick out what you want to wear", he responded.
"Adam, I don't want to go shopping with you." "The point is I told you the clothes I have were perfect already and you still went ahead and did what you wanted", she explained.
"I know", he accepted. "There's no excuse for the way I acted." "Friends?", he wondered.
"Friends", she answered as she turned to enter her bedroom. "Come on in", she called over her shoulder.
Walking into her bedroom Adam closed the door behind him. He watched as Teela entered her closet. Peeking from around the door frame she smiled at him, "I wanted to show you something."
Joining her he watched as she depressed a lever opening a hidden compartment. "Walla", she said as she stepped into the secret room.
Adam wasn't surprised to see a hidden room, as the Palace was filled with them. What surprised him were the clothes hanging in there. "You went shopping?", he asked.
"Yes Adam I did." "The clothes I bought are different than the ones you did, but I did what you asked", she answered crossing her muscled arms in front of her chest.
"Were you going to surprise me?", he asked incredulously.
"Hmmm", she answered coyly wrapping a finger around a springy red curl, while closing the secret compartment and then walking out of her closet. Adam followed her back into her bedroom and watched as she walked toward her bed. Instantly, past images of the two of them romping around on it filled his mind.
"Teela…..I", he stammered.
"I thought to agree with you when you said I'll be representing your mother on the Tour", she said with a shrug.
"Thank you Teela." "This means a lot to me", he answered her honestly. "Ah, Teela have you asked Maggie to start packing yet?", he asked shamefacedly.
"Why do you ask?", she queried innocently.
"I commanded her to only pack what I bought", he confessed.
Laughing aloud Teela shook her head at him. "Oh Adam, I know." "She did it already, telling me the entire time she couldn't go against her Prince's wishes when I insisted that she pack what I wanted." "You can be very persuasive when you want to be, my Prince."
"Is that a good thing?", he asked with a smile and a shrug.
"It depends", she answered nonchalantly as she sat on her round bed.
"On…", he queried.
"What it is you want?", she answered as she fell backwards onto her forearms her actions arching her back while simultaneously pushing her ample breasts invitingly upwards.
Adam watched her through lowered lids, wishing she would let him touch her the way she always gave him free reign with her body as He-Man. Swallowing, he knew it was time for him to leave before he did something he would regret. Running a hand through his blonde bangs, he acknowledged that Teela was giving him mixed signals. He vowed to strengthen his resolve not to touch her unless he was absolutely positive that he had her heart.
"What I want, hmmm?", he answered her teasingly. "Right now, I want a cheeseburger with fries." "I'm starving", he continued with a smile.
"A cheeseburger?", she asked taken aback. She wondered at his response. Adam always thought about food during the most inopportune times. Her plan to seduce him was not going in her favor. How can she win against his hunger? 'Mayhap, I need to cover myself with his favorite food, to see if he'll bite?' , she thought as she snickered to herself. Falling completely back on her bed with closed eyes, she was surprised to feel the mattress move beneath her. Turning her head, she saw that the Prince was laying next to her on his stomach, his head turned toward hers. He wore a cheesy grin, his eyes alight with mischief.
"Are you hungry?", he drawled sexily as he reached a hand out placing it on her upper arm. Suddenly, Teela's mouth dried up, butterflies exploding within her ribcage. The tone of his voice reminded her so much of He-Man's when they would be in this room alone. So did the feel of his hand upon her skin.
Clearing her throat, he looked between them before removing his hand. Raising her head, she turned on her own belly before answering. "We just had a five course meal, Adam." "I couldn't possibly be hungry."
"Afraid you'll gain weight?", he asked her his tone light and teasing.
Reaching over she gave him a light punch on his shoulder. "Tsk, Tsk Your Highness." "You should never question a woman about her weight", she admonished.
"You have nothing to worry about", he responded pushing himself off her bed. Raking his cerulean eyes hungrily over her curvaceous form he stated, "You have an amazing body, Tee", before thinking.
Shocked at his admission of attraction, Teela's mouth dropped to the floor. Standing up they stared at each other, not sure what to say next. A thousand quick retorts floated through the Captain's mind, each one more inappropriate than the first. He was giving her an opening to flirt back with him, but she didn't know what to say. She hated when he cornered her with his words.
Feeling decidedly uncomfortable, Adam broke the ice. "So, are you joining me?", he asked.
Nodding, she walked out of her room first, leaving him in charge of closing her door.
Silently, they walked toward the Palace Kitchens. When they entered the immaculately spotless galley Adam went straight to the freezer. Pulling out a beef patty, he unwrapped it before placing the meat on a microwave safe plate. Popping it in the microwave, he depressed the defrost button before retrieving a loaf of crusty Ciabatta bread. Cutting himself two large pieces, he retrieved another plate and placed the bread on it.
Teela watched in silent amazement as he prepped his meal. She didn't know another royal or noble who prepared their own snacks. At times, she forgot that Adam was a Prince because of the way he did things for himself. She admired that about him; however, she would never tell him so.
Feeling stupid just standing around the kitchen, she decided to make herself useful. Knowing that Adam loved French Fries, she pulled a packet out of the freezer and proceeded to lay the icy potatoes on a baking sheet. Turning on the convention oven, Teela popped them in to cook once it was preheated. Looking over her shoulder at him, she noticed he was busy grilling the patty which had already defrosted. Soon a delicious meaty aroma permeated the air. Teela's stomach grumbled making her jump up with surprise. 'I guess I will have something to eat after all', she thought to herself.
Hearing a ping, she walked over to the convention oven, donned a pair of heat protecting mittens, and pulled the cooked fries out. Placing them on a platter, she silently carried them to the kitchen island. Looking up, she saw Adam carrying not one, but two plates. Boy, he must have been extremely hungry.
Sitting down, the Prince placed both plates in front of him. Springing out of his seat, he knocked his hand against his forehead indicating he forgot something. Running to the refrigerator he grabbed the condiments and brought those to the island. Sitting back down, he pushed one of the plates containing a perfectly cooked cheeseburger in her direction as he looked up at her with a huge smile.
"For me?", she asked.
Before he answered her, Adam picked up his sandwich brought it to his mouth and took a meaty bite. Juices ran down his hand indicating he had cooked the burger just right. Taking a look at the juices about to stain his cuff, he placed the burger back onto the plate before bringing his wrist to his mouth. Ever so slowly, he closed his lips over his skin making soft suckling sounds with his tongue eyeing her reaction the entire time. Thoroughly cleaning himself, he proceeded to chew slowly and carefully. Swallowing his first bite, he answered her with a shrug, "If you want it".
Teela didn't know if he was alluding to the food on her plate or his mouth on her nether regions replicating the actions he performed on his wrist with his mouth. Ancients, she was burning. She had gone on without He-man's amorous attentions for far too long. Teela had to do something about her sexual frustration or else she felt she would surely make a fool of herself in front of her childhood friend.
Deciding that she wouldn't play this game, she pulled her plate towards her picking up her cheeseburger and noticed that he put her favorite cheese on the sandwich. Biting into it, she showed her appreciation by rolling her eyes. 'Boy, her Prince really knew how to cook.' Suddenly, dropping her food back onto its plate Teela groaned to herself. 'Snap, out of it girl.' 'He is not YOUR Prince', she admonished herself.
Absentmindedly reaching for a French Fry, Teela was shocked to realize she had closed her hand over Adam's fingers. Her gaze jumping to his, she saw that he was trying very hard not to laugh. Pushing his hand away, she abruptly stood from the island and walked out of the kitchen. Stopping at the door, she about faced marched back up to the Prince grabbed her plate, added some fries, and then re-stomped out of the kitchen. She could hear Adam laughing as she walked back to her room.
The next day Adam and Teela hardly saw each other, each holed up in their respective office tying up loose ends. Later that evening, Teela was to meet with her father for a private dinner before she and Adam departed for the Royal Tour. Off course it would be a working dinner as they had to go over last minute details for the security measures she would be taking to protect the Prince.
Finishing up in her office, she returned to her rooms to find a box wrapped in plain brown paper atop of her dresser. Unsure where it came from, Teela called in Orko to see if he detected any magic. One could never be too careful around the Palace. Skeletor had the tendency of leaving nasty presents for them.
"Nope Teela, I don't detect any magic here", Orko said as he picked up the mid-size box and shook it. Watching Orko, Teela backed away from him in case the package exploded. "It's not ticking either", Orko stated immediately alleviating her distress.
"Who do you think it's from?", she asked him.
"There's a card attached", the little red floating magician answered as he pulled the card and handed it over to her.
Opening the envelope, the Captain retrieved the hand written note inside, instantly recognizing the neat cursive.
T,
A gift for when the need arises.
A.
Why would Adam be sending her a gift? Tentatively opening the box, she stared at its contents. Why in the world did Adam gift her with this?
Reaching into the box, Teela withdrew two black…
Wigs.