A/N: Thanks to anyone who's read this so far. Reviews are greatly appreciated and they help me and the muse write faster!!
Chapter Two
Henry, Duke of Kentmore crumpled the message his servant had just brought him and swore underneath his breath. He had been hoping to spend the day with Daisy and had been invited to dinner at their castle; now all those plans would have to wait with the news Henry had been given.
…..Daisy. Henry sighed and ran a hand through his hair as he thought about the afternoon they had planned. He had trouble keeping his new fiancée out of his thoughts; she was truly a special woman and he was thankful every day to have her. Henry knew Daisy to be usually even-tempered and kind to a fault, but he had been sorely neglectful to her lately. The new task of running a castle and settling in to his new title and all that entailed had left him little time to spend with his beautiful future wife. This afternoon was supposed to be his apology of sorts; Henry just hoped that Daisy would understand that what he had to do would benefit them both and their lives together in the end. Henry flung the offending scrap of paper onto an end table and hurried to the stable to ready his horse to give Daisy the bad news about their outing.
More than an hour later Henry was in the sitting room of the Suarez castle trying to reason with Daisy, who was in a rare temper.
"I can't believe you have to go away!" Daisy cried, "And for almost a month!"
"Daisy, love do you really think I want to?" Henry said, "I don't want to be away from you for one day." Daisy glared at him.
"Don't try to use sweet words with me this morning Duke!" Daisy said angrily, "I am far too mad to be softened." She turned away from him and strode to the window, looking out at the family garden.
"Lady Betty, might I remind you that I loathe it when you use my title to address me?" Henry said, anger seeping into his tone. Daisy turned and looked at him over her shoulder.
"And do I need to remind you Henry that I am not fond of you using my first name in such a way?" Daisy replied calmly as she sighed heavily and turned back towards the window. Henry looked at her, back rigid and arms folded in front of her as she stared silently forward. He crossed the room quietly until he was directly behind her. Henry placed his hands on her shoulders gently and pulled her back against him. Daisy sat unmoving for several minutes in the circle of his arms until she sighed once again and turned, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him tightly to her. Henry kissed the top of her head softly as Daisy mumbled something against his shirt.
"What did you say love?" Henry asked. Daisy drew back from him and looked up at him. Henry smiled crookedly at her as he gently brushed the tears from her cheeks with his thumbs.
"I said…I will miss you." Daisy said softly.
"No more than I will miss you Daisy." Henry replied. He leaned down to brush his lips quickly against hers, but Daisy wrapped her arms around him once again and pressed closer. Henry groaned as he slanted his mouth across hers, his tongue gently pressing against her lips. Daisy opened her lips against his as he tasted her sweetness. Daisy's heart pounded furiously as her hands roamed against his back. Henry broke the kiss reluctantly as he lowered his head to her neck, his breath hot against her skin as he placed several feather light kisses against her.
"Daisy….love…" Henry whispered as he pulled her off her feet, cupping his hands around her calves, bunching the material of her dress in his hands. Daisy's hands clung to his shoulders as she looked up at him.
"When do you have to leave?" She asked.
"Tomorrow morning." Henry replied. Daisy looked over at the loveseat meaningfully then back at Henry.
"Then we have the rest of the day to spend together?" Daisy asked. Henry looked down at her and nodded, unable to speak. He shifted Daisy in his arms and carried her over to the loveseat, setting her down gently before joining her there. Daisy pulled him close to her as he kissed her tenderly. They held each other for a long time until Daisy pulled away to look at him.
"I love you." Daisy said.
"And I love you too." Henry replied. After that there seemed to be no words left to be said as the couple proceeded to demonstrate their love for one another.
TBC………….
A/N 2: I know this is a short chapter, so please bear with me, they will get longer I promise. I didn't want to overwhelm anyone with serious smut, but as anyone can tell you, the making up in a fight is usually better than the fight itself. I'll let you draw your own conclusions about their "making up".