SCARBOROUGH-2
Hello dear people. Thank you very much for all your wonderful reviews after first chapter. It was so nice to read them. I want this story to be full of fun and love and I hope, that I will be able to give you the moment of joy and put smile on your faces. Cordially inviting you to read chapter two. First dinner and first night together ;-) Hope you will like it.
Elsie barley managed to unpack their bags and put everything in order, luckily as a very well organized housekeeper, she didn't have a lot of problems with that and it was already time to go and have dinner in a hotel restaurant. They were both still wearing their wedding clothes, but they looked elegant enough, to blend into the people of higher class, because without a doubt, only people from higher class could afford to live in such fancy hotel. When they were walking down the stairs, they still marveled, at the beautiful setting, that was suppose to be their home for the nearest ten days.
Charles felt a little bit uneasy, as he has never experienced anything like that. It was unnatural, to be in a place like this. However he was glad, that Elsie was there with him. In his eyes, she deserved luxury like that...He couldn't stop looking at her and she noticed his meaningful glances...Charles was happy about the prospect of eating dinner, but he what he was really looking forward to, was to be alone with his wife, in their room, separated from everyone else...
They ate many meals together in their life, so it wasn't particularly exciting, but they have never been alone in such romantic scenery.
Elsie was looking forward to that too, although there was still a major fear in her, about the upcoming events. She had no doubts about her love for Charlie, but all the other prospects, were terrifying for her at the moment, but she decided to take it one step at the time and not worrying herself too much.
When they got to the restaurant, they were served in a manner that was exquisite. Even Charles, who normally had a tendency to complain, had to admit, that there was nothing to nag about.
They had an open credit and they could order whatever they wished, it was all charged to Lord Grantham.
Elsie and Charles had an excellent dinner and when they ate, they were given the best champagne from the menu and informed by the waiter, that this was Lord Grantham's wish.
The waiter poured the champagne to their glasses and discreetly walked away, leaving them in great mood.
"I'm still flabbergasted by all this...The excellent hotel, this suite and the best champagne...And of course my lovely wife..."
"And my wonderful husband...I never thought, that I will live to see this day...That we will be husband and wife...I waited a long time for this..."
"And exactly how long Mrs Carson?"-Charles asked, with a subtle tone of seduction in his voice...
"Oh no, too early for such confessions Mr Carson...You know that I'm a woman of mystery.."
"I'm fully aware of that and this is one of the million things that I love about you...Thank you Elsie...For giving me a chance to be your husband...This is the happiest day in my life..."
"Thank you for marrying me...This day was wonderful, wasn't it Charles? You have to admit, that my idea of the wedding was close to perfection..."
"It was...I'm glad, that everyone were there with us today, our downstairs colleagues and upstairs people..It was so nice to celebrate it with them..."
"I couldn't agree more...I will remember this day forever...Another glass Charles? Are you sure if that's a good idea?"
"Why not? We are young, free and on our honeymoon...We don't have to get up early tomorrow to work...We can stay in bed as long as we like..."-while saying that, Charles looked at Elsie again, with this eye expression, that made her blush...She knew exactly what he meant and she knew, that the key moment was near...
"Well, I wouldn't exactly call us young Charles, but we can agree that we are not old..."
"I can go with that solution...Toast to you my dear and our wonderful future together..."
Elsie took a big sip of her champagne and she felt dizziness in her head...All the emotions from today, tiredness and excitement were dancing in her head, making a crazy mix, which didn't allow her to think straight...
They had one more glass of champagne and Charles asked her, if they can go back to their room and she shyly nodded...He took her arm and led her into their room...He let Elsie in, followed her and closed the door behind them, turning the key and ultimately separating them from the rest of the world...
He bent down and kissed her gently, waiting for her reaction...She wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling a need of being steady, as the champagne has really hit to her head, with a powerful force...
They've kissed for a while and when they stopped, Charles said:
"Elsie, you can go to get your bath first and I will follow you...You must feel a need of getting rid of your wedding clothes..."
"Most definitely...It won't take long, I promise..."
She reached to the closet and took out her satin, cream night gown with pearl buttons, the special purchase, that she made with the thought about their first night...She wanted to look appealing for Charles and she was hoping, that the night gown will do the trick...She also took the bathrobe, because the very thought, of showing herself in just a night gown, was to scary for her...
Charles stayed in the room and Elsie made herself comfortable, in the huge bathroom, getting rid of her wedding clothes with relief. It was a beautiful outfit, but after a whole day of wearing it, Elsie wanted nothing more but to get rid of it...
She took a warm, relaxing bath, feeling like her body lost some of the tension, that was with her for the most part of the day...She got dry with with the towel, used her favorite after bath lotion, with the honey-lemon scent and wrapped herself in her night gown and bath robe...
She took all her clothes and got out of the bathroom, shivering, partly from cold and partly from emotions that she felt...
Charles looked at her, when she got out and he felt a little disappointed, when he saw her covered so tightly in her bathrobe...He was expecting something more revealing, but he thought, that soon there will be a time for this too..
He smiled and went to the bathroom, with his pajamas...He didn't took his bathrobe, because he was not intending to wear too many clothes this night...
While he was taking his bath, Elsie sat in front of the dressing table and she admired the masterpiece of her wedding coiffure, prepared so carefully by Anna and Miss Baxter this morning...Her dear colleagues really made a lot of effort, just that she could look her absolute best..It was a shame, that she had to destroyed their work, but she wanted to feel comfortable that night...So, step by step, Elsie took all her pins from her hair and got rid of the last element of her wedding attire...When she took out all the pins, her shining, auburn hair, with a rare streaks of grey, covered all her back...
If there was one thing, that she was always proud of, it was her hair...She had thick, shining locks, with a tendency to curl and she wouldn't want to change anything about her hair...
She was planning to braid them, as she usually did for the night, but when she reached to her hair, she suddenly heard a deep voice of her newly wedded husband...
"Leave them on Elsie...Please..."-His voice brought her back to reality...Charles was standing in the doorstep of their bedroom, looking at her with a pure admiration in his eyes...Elsie noticed, that he was only wearing his pajama and nothing else...She impulsively got up and he was right there with her, taking her in his arms and kissing her with the same passion, as he did when they first entered their honeymoon suite...His kisses were deep, fervent and intoxicating and before Elsie even realized, he gently pushed her bathrobe from her shoulders, leaving her in her new, satin night gown...
He sighed deeply, as he has never seen anything so beautiful in his life...Here she was...His Elsie, the object of his dreams and desires...He was dreaming about her for so many years, he couldn't even count for how long and now, she was here, with him, as his wife.
Elsie blushed, seeing his eyes burning with such enormous need for her...She knew, that he loved her very much, it was obvious, just as she loved him, but she wasn't sure, if she was ready for such eruption of passion...
"Elsie...You are so beautiful, that you are taking my breath away..."
"Charles...I'm blushing when you say things like that...I have never heard anyone talking to me that way..."
"In that case my love, till now, you must have been surrounded with a blind fools...How can you not see something so lovely?...Oh my darling, I have waited so long for this, so long..."
"Charles, my love..."
Charles took Elsie in his arms and showered her with his kisses...The dizziness in her head, was getting stronger...The closeness of his body, his scent and most of all his passion, that seemed to emit from every fiber of his body, made her feel weak in the knees...
When he couldn't stop kissing her and his lips transferred from hers to the neck, moving along her pulse, Elsie sighed deeply and the rush of emotions overwhelmed her completely...Suddenly, she felt that she was no longer able to stand on her feet...
Charles noticed that, even though he was absorbed with her and he gently led her towards the bed...He opened the duvet, letting her go in first and when she did, he followed her and covered them both...
He embraced her again and started to kiss her, they were lying at their sides at first, but very soon, he coerced the change of the position, moving her to lie on her back, with him atop on her...
His lips caressed her in such sensual way, she has never been kissed like that in all her life...He was expressing so many things with that kiss, without saying a word...Love, desire, admiration...Those kisses were gentle and passionate in the same time...
Elsie was giving them back, with the same level of engagement, because she wanted nothing more, but to show Charles how much she loved him, but there was something more in her, except the need of showing him her love...There was also fear, a fear that she could not stop, even though she was trying very hard...
She knew that it was what meant to happened, but she wasn't prepared for such speed.
She was trying to understand Charles, because judging by his kisses, it was obvious, that he expressed the longing that he felt for her through all those years, deeply hidden desires, that he had to put aside for such a long time and she really couldn't blame him for this erruption of passion, but she felt a little overwhelmed by all this...
When his lips were not the only part of his body, that started to express his love and desire and his hands joined in, wandering around her body, she shuddered and broke their kiss, moving away from him...
That unexpected move of hers, brought Charles back to reality...
"Elsie...Sweetheart...I'm sorry...Did I do something wrong? Did I hurt you?"
"No Charlie, of course you didn't...It's just that I...I don't know how to say it..."
"Elsie please tell me, whatever it is, I want to know..."
"I feel a little bit overwhelmed by all this...It is happening too quickly...I know that it's our wedding night and you expect us to...But it's too much...Can we take a slower pace possibly?"
Charles was really surprised with her request...That was not what he expected, but he understood, what she meant...In one moment, he has transferred from a man overcame with enormous desire for his new wife, a desire which he had to put on hold for so long, to a loving and tender husband.
He was fully aware, that he was the first man in Elsie's life, who kissed, touched and caressed her in a way, that she has not experienced before. That thought alone, was extremely sweet and alluring and set free even more layers of love for her in him.
"Of course we can Elsie...I'm sorry about my haste...I should have been more delicate...You are tired and you need some rest and we are not in a hurry...We have all the time in the world..."
"I'm sorry Charlie...I know that's not what you expected on our first night and I don't want to disappoint you..."
"You can never disappoint me Elsie...I already told you this before we got married and I'm going to say it again...You are my miracle, my happiness and everything we do together is precious..."
"So it will be all right for you, if we will just kiss and cuddle tonight?"
"More than all right my love...Can I hold you again?"
"Yes Charlie, I want you to..."
Elsie moved closer to Charles, sighing with relief...It was wonderful to know, that he understood her inhibitions...She has never been in an intimate relationship and she really needed time to adjust to that..
He wrapped his arms protectively around her and she put hers around him...They were so close to each other and it felt wonderful...She looked at her understanding husband, with utter love in her eyes and she whispered:
"I love you Charles...It feels so good to be in your arms..."
"I love you too sweetie...It feels wonderful..."
Elsie placed a tender kiss on his lips and she put her head safely in his chest...It was so amazing to finally be able to do it...All those years, when they were working together and she was in love with him and experienced some difficult moments, she always dreamed, about putting her head on his chest and feel safe. Now, she could finally find out, what that's like and it was much better than she could imagine...
"Goodnight Charlie...Sleep well..."
"You too Elsie..."
Charles placed few delicate kisses in her hair and he watched contended, as she fell asleep almost immediately...Even if he was a bit disappointed few moments ago, it was all gone now and he couldn't wait for starting their new adventure together...He felt asleep right after Elsie, thanking God, for having his most beloved wife so close. Finally...
Tadam...That's all for today. Surprised? I hope so ;-) After so many wedding night stories with those two, I decided to give them some challenge and I will admit, that the idea of a "blushing bride" for Elsie is close to my heart...It must have been a difficult experience for her, to be intimate with Charles, after they knew each other for so long. Don't worry, they will get further with this, but why hurry? I hope you liked this untypical version of their first night and please let me know your thoughts. Have a good week everyone and see you soon!