Chapter 20: Almost unmasked
When Dedyet woke up the next morning, she was lying in Ramses' arms. There was only a blanket covering their unclothed bodies.
Wow. So much had happened the past week. She had fallen in love with a stranger. And not only was he a stranger, he was also the future pharaoh of Upper Egypt. He had turned her life around. Completely.
She had been this innocent, young girl, always by her brother's side. And now she was in the other kingdom. The kingdom her home place was enemies with. She had gone there without permission. And now she was in this man's bed. Naked. And she had spoken about her dead parents. To this man. And not only that. She was also in love with him.
A sudden knock on the door brought Dedyet out of her thoughts.
"Prince, it is time to get up. Are you ready yet? Your father expects you to be at the breakfast table in exactly thirty minutes."
Dedyet froze. She turned to her sleeping partner and shook him awake. "Ramses!" The young woman whisper-shouted. "There's someone at the door!"
Ramses calmly changed his sleeping position.
"Ramses!" Dedyet called, whisper-shouting.
"Mh?"
"There's someone at the door!"
The man's voice was heard another time. "Prince?"
Ramses suddenly got up in shock. He walked over to the door and opened it. "Thank you for the information. I expect you to leave now."
The servant was clearly surprised to see the crown prince naked. "Y-yes, your highness. The servants will prepare you."
"No."
"Uh, what?"
"I will do it on my own."
"But-"
"Goodbye," Ramses said before closing the door carelessly. He went back to bed and kissed his girlfriend.
"How was your night, my love?"
She answered him in her whisper-shouting voice. "Ramses! We were almost seen just then!"
"No worries. I got this."
She seemed upset.
"Aw… Didn't you like our first night together, darling?" Ramses assumed.
"No, that's not it."
"What's it then?"
"I feel like I don't belong here," she admitted.
"This is a palace and you are its future queen. How do you not belong here?"
Dedyet blushed.
"You are surely hungry, right?"
"There is no way I can eat breakfast with you and your family! What would they think?"
"I will bring you something up here, okay? I will make up an excuse to bring some food to my room or simply just steal it away. No one will see, I'm sure."
"I don't know if this is a good idea…"
Ramses smirked. "What do the priests say? No risk, no fun."
She crossed her arms. "No priest has ever said that."
He kept smirking. "Whatever."
Dedyet sighed. "I hope you won't anger the gods with such behavior…"
Ramses stood up and grabbed something to wear. "Dedyet?"
"Yes?"
"You did like our night together, right?"
Dedyet smiled warmly. "Absolutely."
He turned to her. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. Why would I lie to you?"
"To make me feel better about my bedroom skills."
She smirked. "This is absolutely unbelievable."
"What is?"
"A de Nile doubting himself."
He smiled. "I'm not doubting myself."
She kept smirking. "Then why did you just ask that?"
"So that next time we can have a threesome."
Dedyet's eyes widened. "Are you serious?"
Ramses smirked, thinking of his father's words. "Have I ever not been serious?"