Duncan walked into the room to see Courtney sprawled on top of her bed, sobbing into her covers.
"Courtney what's wrong?" Duncan asked as he sat next to her on her bed.
"My father's what's wrong! He fucking called me a slut! I am not a slut…" She whispered out the last part, her pain visible through her anger. She threw herself back onto her covers and began to cry softly again.
"Shh, Princess. You know you're not a slut; you are amazing and are the most wonderful woman I have ever met."
"Thanks Duncan," Courtney said as she slowly ceased her crying and sat on top of Duncan's lap.
"It's alright, I'll do anything for the woman I love."
"I love you too Duncan." Courtney said to him as she kissed him softly on his lips. Soon he was kissing her back so passionately that Courtney found it hard to think of anything other than Duncan. "Mhm, Duncan… I have to put Carmen to bed." Courtney said as she released herself from his grasp.
"Alright, but come back soon."
Courtney walked down the hall and toward her daughter's bedroom. She opened the door to find her little girl asleep on the floor, her toys still in her little sleeping hand. Courtney picked up Carmen and placed her on the bed, she then cleaned up the toys and put them back into the closet. She turned to her daughter's sleeping form and observed her.
The little girl had a lighter shade of Courtney's mocha skin and she had the exact same hair color as her mom. Courtney knew the color of those little eyes under those closed lids; they were green like her father, Brian's, eyes. Carmen was very sweet, though she did have a temper on her. She was a true Princess, Courtney thought.
Courtney shut off the lights and partially closed the door. She walked through he hallway and back into her bedroom, only to find Duncan asleep on half of he bed. She had planned on him sleeping on the couch though looking at the current situation that plan obviously wasn't going to happen anytime soon. Courtney pulled off her dirty clothes and changed into her pajamas, which consisted of her favorite pair of pink short short's and a t-shirt. She crawled under the covers next to Duncan, and slowly fell into a deep and enchanting sleep.
Duncan woke up in the middle of the night to see that he was asleep on Courtney's bed in her room. He looked next to him and saw that Courtney lay next to him, cuddling his right side. Duncan grinned; he could tease her easily with his newfound information of her need to cuddle with him. He turned so that he was facing her, and soon he too was lulled back into a deep sleep.
"Courtney!" Carmen called as she entered Courtney's room.
"Hmm, what, what is it Carmen?" Courtney asked, not even bothering to open her eyes.
"Why are you and Duncan in the same bed?" Courtney jumped at this statement, her eyes flying wide open only to see Duncan's own eyes merely inches away also observing her like she observed him.
"Good morning Princess," Duncan said with a wiggle of his eyebrow.
"Could you let go of me, you Neanderthal." Courtney said with annoyance seeping into her voice.
"I don't wanna."
"Get off, Carmen's right there."
"Fine," Duncan said as he rolled off of Courtney's bed and wrapped an arm around Carmen. "Now I got both the princesses." He said once he settled back on the bed, Carmen in-between him and Courtney.
"I'm the Queen then, not the princess." Courtney joked
"Then I'm the king"
"That means I'm your baby!" Carmen said, "Because I'm the Princess."
"Yes, you are my baby." Courtney admitted for the first time since her daughter, Carmen, was born.
