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Post by Richard III on May 1, 2008 9:01:07 GMT -5
"As you wish, madame," *he said.* "Is there something more I can do for you?"
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Post by Marie Antoinette on May 1, 2008 15:22:55 GMT -5
You could kiss me, you silly man
Of course, she didn't say that out loud.
"Not as of now. But...keep an eye out for any opportunites. One never knows when they may arise."
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Post by Richard III on May 5, 2008 9:17:46 GMT -5
*Richard's smile held a hint of his not-entirely refined character.*
"Always, madame," *he said.*
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Post by Marie Antoinette on May 5, 2008 13:03:14 GMT -5
*She smiled back, wondering if he'd got the meaning behind her words*
"This should prove quite interesting, indeed."
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Post by Richard III on May 5, 2008 13:53:36 GMT -5
*Richard was, in truth, thinking of the advice Raoula had given him. And considering the validity of a sudden move upon Marie's sovereign person.*
Not now. Later.
*But no. It was his cowardice speaking. She had spoken of opportunities. The corollary being, of course, that one never knew when they'd arise again.*
"An it please your majesty, there was one more thing..."
*Richard stepped closer and, pulling Antoinette firmly towards him, kissed her.*
All or nothing, old man.
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Post by Marie Antoinette on May 5, 2008 19:03:29 GMT -5
*Now THAT was more like it. She'd been dropping hints for a while, wondering when he'd realize what she was actually saying. Without hestiation, she kissed him back*
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Post by Richard III on May 6, 2008 9:39:45 GMT -5
*Richard's eyebrows raised comically as she returned his kiss. He'd expected a slap, at best.
Hell, he'd have taken it, but this was better. He wrapped his good arm around her, finding he was enjoying this quite a bit. It had been a while since any woman had joined him willingly in such pursuits. It was a refreshing change.*
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Post by Marie Antoinette on May 6, 2008 13:53:21 GMT -5
*It had been quite a while--even before the guillotine--since a man had kissed her, much less anything else. A little shiver went through her as she wound her arms around him, deeping the kiss a bit*
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Post by Richard III on May 7, 2008 11:54:30 GMT -5
*Richard had considered the possibility that some kind of union with the one and hopefully future Queen of France would be advantageous.
He had not considered the possibility that it would be welcomed quite so... physically. He realized now that she had been suggesting such at the bar. Perhaps earlier. It raised questions about her mental state, but then, they were both royalty, former or intended.
Her enthusiasm was certainly unexpected. It was as if she knew her own mind and welcomed his touch, but he had not even begun any sort of planned seduction.
Richard held her close, her position, her ambition, her beauty only icing on the cake of her warm feminine figure pressed against his twisted body. The kiss broke finally, and Richard's breath came quickly.*
"Your majesty," *he murmured gruffly.*
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Post by Marie Antoinette on May 7, 2008 12:58:03 GMT -5
*Marie, for her part, hadn't much kept titles in mind (though they had occured to her before). Her interest in Richard, though hard for her to explain precisely, had come merely from their strange camaraderie. Maybe it had started as mere curiosity, but it had gone beyond that now.*
"This was what I'd hoped you'd realize." She said breathlessly, pulling from her hair one of the pins that was holding it up.
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Post by Richard III on May 7, 2008 16:28:28 GMT -5
*He watched her hair cascade from its elegant setting. He had noted that women were different, here. But this was not what he had expected.
He'd have agitated for it earlier, had he known.*
"Forgive my obtuse and backwards ways, then, madame," *he said.* "Your interest in myself was, I misperceived, wholly political. Though I am by no means disappointed by this turn of events."
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Post by Marie Antoinette on May 7, 2008 18:14:48 GMT -5
"No worry, my dear Richard. I probably am a bit rusty when it comes to catching a man's interest."
*It felt good to have her hair loose. Freer, somehow*
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Post by Richard III on May 7, 2008 18:19:30 GMT -5
*Richard dared to run his hand through her hair, letting it tease through his fingers.*
"Nay, it it not your charms you should doubt, but my experience which led me astray. Such a thought would not occur to me, whatever flattery you heap upon my character. I have not been used to interest being... reciprocated."
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Post by Marie Antoinette on May 7, 2008 18:40:58 GMT -5
"I'm sorry to hear that, Richard." She said, taking his hand teasingly kissing the back of it.
"But, you needn't worry about a mutual feeling anymore."
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Post by Richard III on May 7, 2008 21:07:27 GMT -5
*Thoughts of Beatrice crowded his mind, then were banished.*
Oh, but you might, my dear.
*He smiled.*
"So you think to mix business with pleasure?"
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