THE QUEEN´S DAUGHTER.
CHAPTER VII: SEXUAL INNUENDO.
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Diana twirled her hair with her finger nervously, stealing quick glances at Clark. She bit her lower lip and shot her question. Quite shyly.
"Kal, do you know if Bruce ever dated a... regular woman?"
"Regular?" He asked intrigued, looking at her out of the corner of his eye.
"Yeah, you know. One who´s not rich, glamorous, smart, gorgeous... or slutty."
"Slutty?" Superman raised an eyebrow.
Diana shrugged. "Selina was slutty."
"You know, Di, you are beautiful, clever, funny and lovely. He will be an idiot to refuse you." Diana blushed lightly at his words. "And besides, I can call you a lot of things, but by no means are you regular…"
"I didn't say I..."
"Diana, I wouldn´t be your best friend if I haven't realized the way you melt over him."
"I don't have a chance with him. Maybe if I wasn't so... inexperienced... If he wasn´t always so cold and distant with me…" She sighed in frustration.
"Cold and distant? Come on, it´s Batman we are talking about. You made him smile once. That says a lot." He smiled when she giggled. "You are no coward. Just give it a try the next time you have the chance. Trust me. He won't say no."
"What if he does?"
He grabbed her hand and looked into her eyes. He didn´t like to see his friend suffering over a man just because he was too stupid to admit how much he loved her back.
"I thought you knew you could trust me."
His statement made her smile too. "I do."
"Then promise me you'll do it. Next time he says hi, you shut him with a kiss. He´s a lucky bastard to have someone like you in love with him."
"Woah! Slow down, boy. I will give it a thought. That´s all. You know? I met someone that day... When we got back to the World War Two..."
"And you think I wouldn´t notice the change of subject? Tell me about that, then." He looked at her with interest, which make Diana blush further.
"I don't really know why. His name was Steve Trevor. And well... he kissed me. And I liked it. Then, I kissed him too."
"You kissed him?"
"Yes, I did. Even though it´s true I barely knew him. It made me think, a lot... about how I really want to experience those things I have been missing before. Relationships, love, a man´s company... and sex too."
"You are a woman, Diana. You're human. You don't have to be ashamed of what you feel."
"I´m actually not ashamed. But my mother would be if she knew I´m in love. She would say I´m weak and reckless. And, in the other hand, she is implacable."
"That´s plain silly. Everyone falls in love, Di. We are all bounded to, it´s human experience."
She smiled again. Talking to him was always s comforting. "I do believe in things that are bounded to happen."
"Then you agree with me. You have the right to love and be loved. To be happy. And your mother is wrong."
"I wouldn´t say it so harshly. Love didn´t turn out very well for her… And I´m afraid history has the habit of repeating itself." The Amazon said softly, shaking her head.
"But she got you, and that is a wonderful thing. Children always are."
Diana raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, out of clay."
"Oh… I forgot." He grimaced, embarrassed and she giggled.
"You know, I´m actually eager to have children of my own. If I ever had a daughter, I´ll call her Sophia."
"Sophia? Why?"
She shrugged. "It means wisdom. I think it would be great for her to be wise."
"You will be a great mother."
"That´s if I can ever have children…"
"Why wouldn´t you?"
She shrugged. "Because I´m not… ordinary."
"You are not."
"Do you want children?"
"I know life won´t be easy for them, as it won´t be for any child of yours either, but I really want to have them. Some day."
"Well, I do think you will be a great father too." She patted his shoulder playfully.
"Thanks. It just takes finding the right person first."
"How will I ever know who´s the right man?" He slid his hand across her shoulder and pulled her closer.
"When he is, you will know. But in the meantime, I´ll always be here."
"Thank you. I don't know what would I do without you..." She smiled and kissed his cheek
"I don't know what would I do without you either, pumpkin." Clark grinned and the Amazon burst out laughing.
"Please, pretty please forget about it! It was Halloween!"
"I´m really sorry, but I will never forget that night!"
She hit his arm with all her strength, not dreading she could harm him so easily. "You are really mean."
"Hey, it´s not my fault!" He laughed at her reaction and she just rolled her eyes.
"So how are things going with Lois? Have you talked to her? Are you back together?"
His sigh was full of sorrow and his arms fell to his sides.
"No, not in the three weeks we´ve been apart."
"Oh, I´m sorry to hear that." Diana sounded deeply concerned. Lois and Clark had always been the perfect match for her and their break up was quite heartbreaking.
"I miss her so much."
"Yes, I guess. Can you explain to me once again what happened?"
"It's difficult to put into words, Di... We've been together for six years until this happened. I guess it´s routine taking upon us. We just don't know if we still love each other or we are just used to be together. She said she needed time. Sometimes, I wish she was still looking at me the way you look at him. I think I am willing to be with someone else to see... what she really means to me."
"Okay, I´m not an expert, but isn´t that what they call a rebound?"
"Rebounds are not always bad. She had been with other men since then too, but I haven´t seen other women. I can´t."
"I don´t understand how is that supposed to help." Diana affirmed, tilting her head to the side.
"It can help you set your feelings straight. Relationships are about chemistry. That´s how you know someone is the right one. You feel it."
Diana looked at him silent. She seemed to be deeply considering something and measuring the consequences. The Amazon glanced up at him and blinked nervously.
"So, you want a rebound. What if that other one... was me?"
"You?" He asked in shock.
"Yes, sleep with me. And then you will know."
"Me. And you. Are you sure?" Clark asked, dumbfounded.
The princess looked down embarrassed.
"I'm sorry. It was a bad idea."
"No, it's not that. I don't want to take advantage of your inexperience. And I don´t want to ruin our friendship, I don´t want things to change between us because of this. I don´t want you to stop trusting me or to feel embarrassed of looking me in the eye because I´ve seen you naked."
"Neither do I. We´re even. I promise things won´t change."
"You can´t know that beforehand."
"I can´t see how will this affect the way I trust you."
"But even so, why do you think I am the person you want to do this with for the first time? Because it´s usually a big deal for women."
"Okay. I´m pushing you and I don´t like it. Drop it, please." She asked, shaking her hand.
"You are not pushing me, woman. I just want to know."
"It´s quite simple, actually. If I´m not an ordinary woman, don´t expect me to act like one. You're my friend, and I love you as such. Not romantically, but I love you. I trust you and I know you would never do anything to hurt me. And besides... I will know it's over when were done. No heartache. No hopeless expectations. No tears over a man who left me or used me. And excuse me if I sound wrong, but that is the way I want it to be."
"You are right. No heartache."
"If I´m with you, it can´t go wrong. That´s how much I trust you."
"I´ve known you for nearly two years… and this is the first time I think you sound tempting."
"So I´m not undesirable?"
"Have you ever noticed how many heads turn around when you walk by?"
She looked down. "Not his."
"This means a lot to you, doesn´t it?" She nodded. "Okay, I´m in."
"We can go slowly. Kiss me. If you want to stop or I do, then we stop. If there is any emergency the alarm will let us know. I can´t see any potential danger right now." She continued, staring at the screens in front of them.
The Man of Steel stared at them too ad nodded in agreement, just before he stood and grabbed her hand. "Follow me."
"You know, you are amazing."
Diana complied obediently and soared after him in silence. When they entered his bedroom, she realized it was actually the first time she had been there at all. She thought her nerves were supposed to be a mess, but his presence was very soothing. She felt the peace of having not expectations about the future, ready to take in whatever the experience could bring her.
With no further words, he removed a misplaced strand of hair away from her face and kissed her softly. Clark knew he had to take the lead, Diana was the rookie. He unzipped her uniform and removed it. Her gleaming ivory skin was warm and soft, her body shivered under his gentle hands and he didn´t haste to sneak his arm around her waist and pull her tightly against him. He loved Lois deeply, but Diana was a ravishing woman and the man he was between his legs reacted immediately to her quivering touch trying to remove his clothes and her fired up lips against his own. Her heartbeat started rising and her breathing became uneven. Her body was reacting the same way his did.
None of them asked the other to stop and words didn´t rush to come up afterwards either.
"Are you okay?" He asked in a low voice, stroking her hair gently, just because he was used to do so with Lois. His damp, masculine body was still pressed against hers and Diana turned towards him to answer the question. Her brain was demanding oxygen desperately and she took a deep breath to provide the supply. She had never experienced losing herself in her senses before, and it was a delightful sensation. She had never lost control and for once, she had to admit it. She. Completely. Loved. It.
"Yes, I am. Perfect."
"Did I hurt you?"
"Not at all. I felt the pain, but I did enjoy it."
"You don't regret it?" He asked gently, sitting up and staring down at her. A pang of modesty made her pull the covers up over her body. She shook her head.
"Yet, I have something to confess."
"Di, we've been as intimate as two persons can possibly be. I think you can tell me anything."
"But I´m ashamed."
He placed his finger under her chin to meet her gaze. "Tell me. What is it?"
She blinked twice to clean the tears from her watery eyes and straighten her cloudy sight. "I was imagining him all the way long. His hands upon me, his lips over mine. I´m horrible."
"No, you are not… it´s just that your heart is somewhere else. And that´s fine this time. Remember what we said about no heartache?"
Diana looked down, clutching the sheets in her hands.
"He´s causing me more heartache that he´s worth already, isn´t he?"
"No one who can cause you heartache is worth it."
"But I couldn´t have asked this of him… I would have wanted him to say yes too badly, and that is not a good thing."
"Who says it´s not? You better stick to your promise, Princess. I will be watching you."
Sadness flooded her eyes and she hugged him. Bruce and Clark weren´t exactly friends, they were colleagues and they were forced to respect each other. Superman didn´t like the idea of Diana hooking up with the bat, but he couldn´t try and change her mind, he appreciated her too much for that. But it didn´t change the fact he wanted to punch Bruce senseless every time he saw the sorrow in her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's just... He usually calls me that."
"And you like it when he does." He smiled soothingly.
"I love it."
The high pitch cry of the alarm interrupted them and they broke their embrace, ready to jump into action in a few seconds. But once the alarm was off, everything went dead quiet.
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"I can't believe this." Lois let out a heavy sigh. "All these years and you never told me."
"Lois, what was I supposed to tell you? We agreed to it. You slept with other men too."
"But I didn´t have a child with them! And most important, they weren´t such a close friend I was still seeing afterwards!" She fought to keep her voice calm and hide the hint of hurt in it.
"So are we back to that, again? I haven´t seen the woman in over fifteen years and you are still jealous. You are the one I love."
"But you love her too, don´t you? Can you say you don´t?"
"I can´t say I don´t love her, she is my friend. But I´m not, and I never was, in love with her. Neither was she in love with me."
"She seduced you to sleep with her and you were too dumb to realize it. Men can be real idiots."
He stared at her, surprised by the accusation.
"No, she didn´t seduce me. We took a rational decision without any romance involved. I never felt the urge to touch her again or kiss her, she didn´t try to either. I chose you, and not because she was out of my reach, but because I wanted you."
Lois looked down and blinked to hold her tears and prevent them from escaping her eyes.
"I just wish you haven´t done it…" Her faltered voice was barely a whisper.
"It gave me the courage to fix things up between us."
"You are so important to me…" She mumbled, wrapping her arms around herself out of the need of comfort.
"I´m sorry, sweetheart. You are everything to me. You just have to understand I´m not always Super. Sometimes, I´m just a man…" He placed his hand under her chin and softly brushed his lips against hers. "I love you so much."
"Damn it, I love you too." She kissed him back.
This is wrong. This is so wrong in so many levels. What have I done? He loves her, and there´s no space for me here. I have no right to ruin this. My mother was just a fling. I was so stupid. Sophia stared at them abashed, silent tears soaking her cheeks, until she sobbed and they both looked up at her, breaking apart. She wanted nothing more than to run away unnoticed, she had had enough. She didn´t know what to think anymore, she hated the awkwardness of the situation. She had heard so many different versions of the story and they didn´t match at all. It was odd. Why didn´t she feel as comfortable with her father as she did with Bruce? Why? Why was him, instead of her mother, the one she wanted to run to, even when she barely knew him? But I can´t…
It doesn´t make sense. Why is she so heartbroken then if he never betrayed her?
"So that was all? A one night stand and I came along…? She didn´t meant a thing to you…"
Clark took a step towards her. He wasn´t sure if he should hug her or not, dreading she would be intimidated by the contact. After all she was his dearest friend´s daughter… and his own offspring. He didn´t know how to act with his daughter, that young beautiful woman who was a complete stranger to him.
"I never said that, Princess. I´m sorry, you still have to tell me your name. I presume it´s Sophia though."
Her eyes opened wide. "Yes, it is. How…?"
"It means wisdom, and your mother loved it. She never thought she could have a daughter, at least before she got pregnant. She never told me about the pregnancy. But I know that´s the name she would have chosen."
"Yes." She nodded, subtly wiping her tears. "My name is Sophia."
"Can I hug you, Soph?" He did so when she nodded. What else could she do? How to refuse it? "I didn´t mean what you said. Your mother is still a most beloved friend to me."
Sophia didn´t believe saying her mother was still in love with him to be a good idea after what she saw. She did have a reason to go back to Themyscira and keep me there.
"That´s good. I guess you didn´t plan to have me in the middle."
"True, she doubted she could get pregnant. Still, I can´t believe she never told me."
"Well, that is the only attitude of hers I do find reasonable and respectable. Why would she do so? She knew you were going to wed someone else. She didn´t want to ruin your marriage. It was the right thing to do… from where she was standing." Lois interrupted.
"I guess so. Yes. Your wife is right. Don´t blame her, I´m sure she´s not exactly proud of this." Sophie sighed and broke apart from Clark. She actually found his touch uncomfortable. "She was right all along. She is always right and I am always so stubborn…"
"What do you mean?"
"She had a reason for not telling me all this, and I didn´t trust her. I´m sorry I came here. I´m sorry I disturbed you. I am so sorry. I just want to go back… I hope my name won´t bring any more fights between you two. Thank you for what you told me and for your time."
"Hey, Sophia, this…"
Unwilling to listen another word, the princess reached for the doorknob, but she lost balance and crashed against it when the room shook and a cabinet came stumbling down.
"What was that?"
"The earth moved." Sophia replied to Lois.
"An earthquake… I think."
Clark looked through the window. "No, honey. I don´t think so."
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