Chapter 13: As Close as Possible to a Life Together, Part 2

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Clarisse and Joseph were dropping their bag in the entrance of Rocabruna's house. The security members had just left after securing the place. Clarisse took a few steps forward and enjoyed the feeling of being here, at home. Joseph, behind her, knew exactly what was going on in her beautiful head. He came up next to her and took her shoulders.

"My dear, don't worry, Mia will do an excellent job I'm sure of it." Joseph began.

"You think so?" She answered him, looking at him.

"She learned from the best." He smiled at her, which made her laugh.

"Oh Joseph. But you know, I think that's not what scares me the most. Most of my life, I have been a Princess or a Queen regnant. I am busy almost every day, every second of my life. By the end of the year, I will have given my place to Mia as Queen. I just wonder what I will do next. How will my life be. How will I occupy my time. Retirement scares me Joseph."

Joseph could see the real fear in her eyes. She had hardly ever known what a normal life was. She did not know that a whole world was opening up to her.

"You know Clarisse, first of all, as Queen Dowager, you will still have some responsibilities. Obviously, less invasive than the ones you have now, but you will have a function. And besides, do you really think that the country can afford to do without you, do you really think that they will let you disappear into thin air? The Genovians will never let that go. They love you so much that they will want to keep you. Much to my dismay, because I have to fight against an entire country to have a few seconds of you to myself."

Clarisse smiled at him and cupped his cheek.

"And I think there is a small detail that you forgot." He said and noticed the questioning in Clarisse's face.

"Retirement will not necessarily be a great rest, Clarisse. We will finally be free to love each other. We have so much time to catch up on, you and I. So, in addition to the responsibilities that you will have as Dowager Queen, we will travel together, we will take long walks in nature, we will go to the movies and restaurants as a couple, we will take road trips, we will cook romantic dinners, I would like to introduce you to my family, we will have a wedding to prepare, because retirement seems to me to be an excellent time to make you my wife, and finally, I will make love to you every day. So as you can see Clarisse, you're going to be very very very busy." Joseph said in a very serious tone, taking Clarisse's hips to emphasize his last sentence.

"So now, retirement scares me a lot less." Clarisse smiled, before letting Joseph kiss her.

"And we'll be able to come here a lot more often. Whole weeks even if we want to." Joseph added.

"Oh yes, whole weeks." Clarisse enthused.

"Come on, let's go have some tea." Joseph said, kissing her temple.

June 26, 2006

The sun's rays were touching the veiled curtains of the master bedroom of the Rocabruna house. Joseph was lying on his side, leaning on his elbow, and he looked at Clarisse who was sleeping, lying in front of him. They were still naked, from their lovemaking last night. She was covered with a simple white sheet, which allowed Joseph to admire her perfect curves. He saw her slowly open her eyes.

"Good morning, my dear." Joseph said softly, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Hmm, good morning." Clarisse smiled sleepily.

He watched her stretch a little. His gesture made the blanket drop a few centimeters, generously revealing the swell and sides of Clarisse's breasts. Joseph took a photo in memory of that moment. Clarisse, completely naked in front of him, not only naked of clothes, but without makeup, without jewelry, covered with a simple sheet, illuminated by the rays of the sun and the swell of her breasts, visibly ravaged by their lovemaking of the last three days, especially, by those of last night. They were so exhausted that they fell asleep barely a few seconds after finishing. They had not even bothered to get dressed, which was not usual, especially for Clarisse. He would remember that moment all his life. He had a concentrated face and ran his fingers, gently, over the marks of love that he had left on her.

"Last night Clarisse, it was special." Joseph said calmly.

"It was indeed. And may I know what was due to this excess of love. » She smiled at him, referring to the heat, romance, and amount of love from last night.

"I think it was because Mia is officially arriving in Genovia for good this afternoon. She's going to be at the Palace the entire time. We won't be able to come here for a while. At least, until her coronation. So, I want to make sure you don't forget how much I love you." Joseph said before kissing her bare shoulder.

"Can't forget that Joseph. I'm not just talking about the physical love you make to me when we're here. Although that's impossible to forget either. Your love is etched in my memory for eternity Joseph. You are etched in my memory for eternity."

"Would you allow me to make love to you again, Your Majesty?" Joseph asked, running his fingers along Clarisse's jaw.

"You have to go get Mia in America. And I have several appointments before I get ready for tonight's party."

"But we have some time before we go back to the Palace. And if we call them to tell them not to worry, I'm sure it'll be fine."

"Hmm, very well then, and I think I can postpone my appointments a little. Call the Palais Joseph." Clarisse said quickly.

Joseph smiled at her and got up from the bed, without bothering to get dressed. Clarisse couldn't take her eyes off him. He took his cell phone from the pocket of his pants on the floor and called the palace. After his brief call, he turned around and noticed Clarisse's eyes staring at him.

"So Majesty, let's feast our eyes, shall we?" Joseph declared sensually before slowly advancing towards her.

"Why not? After all, have you ever noticed how attractive my Chief of Security is. I often look at him and enjoy the view." Clarisse replied.

"His Majesty is sneaky then." He added.

"A woman has no right to look at a handsome man? » She replied with a naive air.

"Legitimate indeed. In any case, I know for a fact that your Chief of Security is in the habit of devouring you with his eyes as well. So it's fair game."

"And since my Chief of Security is completely naked in front of me, I can't help it. If he didn't want to be seen, he only had to put on an item of clothing." She added with her usual Queenly air.

"And does Madame appreciate the view?" He asked as he was near the bed and his crotch was a few inches and at the height of Clarisse, still lying in the bed.

"Oh yes. A lot." She said as her gaze darkened.

"But the problem, Majesty, is that it's not fair." Joseph said before pulling the blanket back in one go to reveal his Queen's body.

"Better. » He added before climbing on the bed and grabbing her for a passionate kiss.

They hadn't seen the time pass. The afternoon was now well underway when they realized what time it was. They were lying in bed, with only the white sheet on their bodies. Joseph was leaning against the headboard and Clarisse was leaning against his chest. They were intertwining their fingers before Clarisse noticed the time on Joseph's watch.

"Oh no Joseph, it's late now. You have to take the plane to go to San Francisco and I have to go back to the Palace."

"Oh, shit ok, take the time to take a shower, I'll put our luggage in the car." Joseph said as he got up from the bed.

"And you? I want to clarify that you have to take a shower too. » Clarisse smiled at him as she stood up and put on her purple satin bathrobe, alluding to their recent lovemaking and that of last night.

"Yes, umm, while you go get ready, I'll take a quick shower."

"Such a gentleman." Clarisse said as she cupped his cheek before heading to the bathroom.

"I'm sincerely sorry Clarisse, it's my fault." Joseph apologized.

"It's nothing Joseph, nothing irreparable. And it was worth it I want to make that clear. And I like being a naughty Queen on occasion."

"That's naughty, you were, Your Majesty." Joseph said with a sly smile.

"It's not my fault if I have the best lover in all of Genovia."

"Lover? So you only consider me as your lover, Madam?" Joseph joked.

"Of course not, you know that." Clarisse smiled.

"I know that my dear." Joseph said before approaching her to kiss her.

A little later, Clarisse and Joseph were in the living room, getting ready to leave. The residence phone rang. Clarisse answered.

"Yes, hello?"

"Hello Your Majesty. I am very sorry to disturb you, but you have an appointment in 20 minutes with the Prime Minister. Would you prefer that I cancel the appointment?"

"No Charlotte, umm tell Mr. Mottaz that I will be a little late. We are leaving in a few moments. Joseph will drop me off at the Palace before heading to the airport to take the Genovia One." Clarisse said while looking at the time on her watch.

"Very well, Majesty, I will serve him a cup of tea to keep him waiting."

"Efficient as always Charlotte. »

"And what about your other appointments? They're bound to be postponed."

"Yes, humm, let my other appointments know that they'll be postponed by at least an hour. That'll save us from making them wait unnecessarily."

"I'll take care of it, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Charlotte. See you later."

Clarisse hung up and looked at Joseph, who was in his usual guard position.

"Now we really have to go home." Clarisse said.

"The limousine is at the door, Madam."