Trapped in a Castle

by Katie Holland

  I could feel that he was hard against my leg. I tried to reach between us to touch him, but he managed to put both my hands in one of his and hold them over my head. I found this extremely hot. He started placing kisses everywhere his lips could reach. My bra and panties were now too much clothing. Between kisses I told him “Off.” He understood and quickly removed my underwear and his.

  Finally, being able to feel all of Ellis against me caused me to make small noises of pleasure. I didn’t want to wait and was so ready for him. I put my leg up on the back of the couch opening myself to him. I didn’t have to wait long. I felt him at my entrance and moaned as he slid in me.

  He stilled when he was in as far as he could go. I loved the look on his face as he said, “You have no idea how much I missed this. Nothing will ever compare to the way I feel inside you.”

  I had to agree. I wanted to both savor this moment and feel him move. My eagerness won out and I started moving my hips. Ellis started matching my movements. I’d never felt anything so good. I didn’t even recognize the sounds that I was making. I was close and somehow, he could tell. He sped up his pace and a few strokes later I came screaming his name. He followed right behind me. We lay there in a sweaty tangled mess catching our breath. It was utterly amazing. This was by far the best sex we’d had.

  Suddenly Ellis jumped up and started swearing.

  “What’s wrong?” I asked a little alarmed.

  “I wanted you so bad I forgot to put on a condom.”

  “No wonder it felt better,” I giggled.

  He looked at me with a strange look. “As much as I love you Eve, I don’t think either one of us is ready for kids.”

  I smiled at him because he was right. “Don’t worry Ellis. I wanted this to be a surprise for when you got back, I’m on the pill, we’re okay.”

  He breathed a sigh of relief and pulled me off the couch to stand in front of him. “I love you so much Eve. I’m so glad to be back in your arms.”

  I felt exactly the same. I hoped he never had to go away like that again.

  We cleaned up and got semi dressed. He put on pajama pants and I threw on my robe. We ordered dinner as neither of us wanted to cook. While we were waiting for it to be delivered, he quickly called his mom to let her know he had arrived back safe.

  After dinner I decided I was taking charge. I led him back to the bedroom. I wanted more room than the couch had. I got Ellis to lay down on his back. I took off his pants and left my robe on the floor before I crawled on the bed. Not giving him any warning, I took him in my mouth. He gasped at my initial touch. I worked him until he was hard, and I was almost gagging. I loved the sounds he was making and didn’t want to stop but I wanted more.

  When I was satisfied with my work I moved up and positioned myself over him. As I sunk down on him my mouth formed an O as the pleasure increased. I didn’t wait and started moving up and down. I felt his hands on my breasts as he started to play with my nipples. I placed my hands on his chest and his hands moved to my hips and helped my movement to set the pace I wanted. It wasn’t fast enough, so he flipped us over and really started moving. I wrapped my legs around him and let him take over. Sweat was dripping off both of us when I reached my climax. I threw my head back and screamed. I’d never been very loud before during sex but something about Ellis brought out that side of me. I opened my eyes just in time to see him come. Watching him sent little shocks of pleasure through me. It had become one of my favorite sights and being in his arms was definitely my favorite place to be.

  Chapter 38

  The next morning came way too quickly. I still had to get up and go to work while Ellis got to stay in bed. He had to go into the office at some point today to hand in some reports but after that he was off until Monday. I was really looking forward to spending the entire weekend together.

  I got home that day to a wonderful smell in my apartment. I walked in the door and just stood and stared for a minute. Ellis was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt that clung to his chest and shoulders. I could tell he’d worked out while in Sweden. But what really caught my eye was the apron. It made me giggle. That’s when he noticed me.

  He stopped what he was doing and came straight over to where I was standing. I dropped my purse just before he picked me up and spun me around. He put me down and kissed me like he couldn’t get enough. I laughed when he stopped and looked at me.

  “Happy to see me?” I asked with a grin.

  “I’m always happy to see you but I have some good news to share with you. My boss was so happy with what I accomplished in Sweden that he gave me a promotion.”

  “That’s fantastic! What will you be doing now?” I asked.

  “Pretty much the same thing but it comes with a substantial pay increase and I’ll have people that I’ll be in charge of. That should be interesting, I’ve never been in charge of people before.”

  “You’ll be great,” I told him. “What are you cooking? It smells wonderful.”

  “Swedish meatballs,” he said with a laugh.

  “Really?”

  “Yeah. I learned how to make them from an elderly lady that I was working with. She said it’s an old family recipe.”

  “I can’t wait to try them. I’m going to go change and I’ll be right back.” I gave him a kiss and went to the bedroom.

  When I got back to the kitchen he handed me a glass of wine. “A girl could get used to this,” I told him taking a sip.

  I watched as he finished up in the kitchen and we sat down to eat. Dinner was really good, and I told him he would have to make it again. We spent the rest of the night sitting on the couch while he told me stories from his time in Sweden.

  * * *

  When I got home from work the next day Ellis was waiting for me in my apartment.

  “I have a surprise for you,” he said, as I put my purse on the kitchen counter.

  “And what’s that?” I said with excitement. He was really good at surprises.

  “I’m taking you away for the weekend. I’ve booked us in to a cool hotel and I even asked your mom to take care of Molly.”

  I was excited. I hadn’t done much since he left for Sweden and a weekend away was perfect. I threw my arms around his neck. He hugged me back. “You are absolutely wonderful. Are you sure you’re not perfect?” I asked with a grin.

  “I’m not perfect, just ask my mom,” he laughed.

  “I need to pack. It won’t take me long.”

  “I already packed for you,” he said.

  “You did. Everything?”

  “Yes. From your toothbrush to your panties and everything in between.”

  I didn’t know what to say. No one had packed for me since I was a kid.

  “You’re not mad, are you?” he asked.

  “Uh … no, just shocked. No one but my parents had ever taken care of me like you do. It’s a little overwhelming but in a good way. Thank you.”

  “You deserve to be taken care of Eve,” he said giving me a sweet kiss. “Now do you want to change or are you ready to go?”

  I already had jeans on since it was Friday, so I decided I was good to go. “I’m ready. Let’s go. I can’t wait to see where you’re taking me.”

  He carried two small suitcases down to his car and we left. We ended up one town over in the coolest hotel. Every room was themed. Ours was in the style of a log cabin. I loved it. It even had a real fireplace. We put our stuff away and went downstairs to one of the restaurants. We ordered and while we waited I decided to tell him about the bakery.

  “So …” I started, “I have some news for you too. I’ve been thinking about your idea of me opening a bakery and I think I’m going to do it.”

  “Eve, that’s wonderful. I’m so happy for you. I know it will be great.” He got up and came over to me and kissed me.

  I told him what research I’d done and what I’d learned. He listened intently and asked intelligent questions.

  “Wow, you’ve been busy. I can’t believe you were
able to keep it a secret while I was gone. Sneaky,” he said with a smile. “I’ll be able to help you with the legal side of things, since that’s my specialty and all. This is going to be so exciting.”

  It was exciting but even more so now that I could share it with Ellis. We enjoyed the rest of our dinner and went back to the room. Ellis started a fire and we both changed into our comfy clothes. I don’t know where he got it from, but he had a bottle of wine and two glasses. He poured us each a glass and we sat in front of the fire. It was the perfect end to the night.

  * * *

  When I woke up the next morning Ellis was wrapped around me, what a great way to start the day. I turned my head and watched him sleep. He was the most striking man I’d ever laid eyes on. Movie stars had nothing on Ellis.

  As if he sensed me watching him, his eyes fluttered open and a smile formed on his lips.

  “Good morning,” he said in a sleepy voice.

  “Good morning to you too. Did you sleep well?” I asked.

  “I always sleep well when I sleep with you. To be honest I had trouble sleeping a lot of the time I was away,” he told me.

  “I guess you don’t have to worry about that anymore.”

  “Nope. Now get up and get ready. I have a big day planned for us.”

  The day he had planned started with breakfast at a small café next to the hotel. After that it was shopping on Main Street in the boutique stores. In the afternoon we went to a small fair that the town was putting on. We watched street performers, looked at what the vendors had to offer and got some lemonade and kettle corn. It was already a perfect day when we got back to the hotel and Ellis told me there were more surprises to come.

  I went to freshen up in the bathroom, he got a fire going and poured us some wine. Even though it wasn’t cold a fire still seemed to keep the perfection of the day going. A little while later there was a knock at the door. It was room service. I hadn’t even known Ellis ordered anything. The guy set everything up on the table. Ellis whispered something to him and gave him a tip.

  We sat at the table to eat. I smiled when I saw what he’d ordered us. Steak, a twice baked potato and asparagus. The same meal I’d first made for him.

  “You remembered,” I said.

  “How could I forget,” he said smiling.

  We ate and talked about our day. After finishing our meals, he set our plates aside and brought out another covered tray. It was a chocolate dessert.

  “They didn’t have a triple chocolate mousse cake, so this was the next best thing.”

  “It looks really good,” I told him.

  We each took a fork and had a bite. I think I might have moaned. It was that good.

  “I need to talk to the pastry chef here,” I said. “I think I could learn a thing or two from them.”

  “I’m sure that can be arranged,” he said.

  I raised my eyebrow at him.

  “I might know the owner of the hotel,” he said with a small smile.

  “Let me guess, another friend of yours from college.”

  “Maybe,” he said grinning at me.

  I had to smile back. “You have some very successful friends.”

  “We all worked really hard to get where we are.”

  “It shows,” I said, taking another bite of dessert. A few bites later and I was stuffed. “I can’t eat anymore, I’ll explode. But it was extremely good.”

  Ellis cleared everything off the table and put it outside the door.

  “Come and join me,” he said when he came back in.

  We went and sat on the couch in front of the fire. He started rubbing his hands on his thighs. I looked at him, he looked a little nervous. I figured he had something to tell me, but I couldn’t for the life of me think of what it was.

  “Are you okay?” I finally asked.

  “Actually, I’ve never been better.” He stood up and kneeled down in front of me and took my hands in his. “Eve, I’ve never met anyone like you before. I was intrigued from the first note that was left for me with cookies from the mysterious new tenant. And then the notes kept coming and so did the treats. Normally I wouldn’t have even given it a second thought but something inside me said not to ignore this and that was the best decision I’ve ever made because it brought me to you. I never told you this before, but I dreamed about you even before we met. That’s why when you told me about your coma I knew we were meant to be. Something was working beyond our control that made sure we met, call it destiny if you will. I knew I loved you before I left for Sweden but being without you for that long made me realize that I never want to be without you again.” Ellis then reached into his pocket. “Eve, I love you with all that I am, and I plan to love you for the rest of my life. Would you do me the great honor of becoming my wife?” he asked and presented me with a ring.

  It took me a minute for his words to sink in. When they did I put my hands over my mouth and I started to cry. He was waiting for my answer. I finally managed to say, “Yes.” Ellis broke out in the biggest grin I’d ever seen. He took my left hand and put the ring on. When I saw it on my finger I cried harder, but I was smiling at the same time. He stood, taking me with him. He wrapped his arms around me and I knew I was home. I’d never been happier in my life.

  We made our way to the bed and slowly made love. We explored every part of each other’s bodies. It was the purest sexual experience of my life. If possible, I fell even more in love with him.

  As we lay there after I finally took the time to really look at my ring. I loved it. It wasn’t your standard solitaire engagement ring. It had one larger square cut diamond in the center and two smaller ones on either side of it. There were three small diamonds in the band on each side of the bigger ones. The band itself was completely unique. It had what almost looked like a vine wrapped around it with leaf like parts on it. It was beautiful.

  “Do you like it?” Ellis asked when he saw me examining it.

  “It’s perfect,” I told him. “In fact, it’s something I would have picked out for myself. I love it, just like I love you.”

  We laid there in each other’s arms for a while when I sat up suddenly. “Oh my god, I have to tell my mom. She’s going to be ecstatic.”

  “She already knows. I met with your mom and dad yesterday while you were at work and asked for their permission to marry you.”

  I could only imagine the sappy look on my face. “You have to be the sweetest man on this planet. I love you. I can’t believe you did that. Was it awkward?”

  “Actually no. I thought it was going to be, but your parents told me they’d never seen you happier and since I seemed to be the reason for your happiness they were glad to give me their blessing.”

  “Sometimes I wonder if you’re real and I’m not dreaming. If I had to write down everything I wanted in a man you would fit that bill perfectly. How did I get so lucky?”

  “I’m the lucky one Eve. At least that’s what my mom and sisters tell me all the time.”

  I laughed at his grin.

  I cuddled into Ellis and fell asleep feeling like I was on top of the world.

  * * *

  When I woke up the next morning and remembered that I was engaged I smiled and thought about how happy I was. Ellis was already awake and making coffee.

  “Good morning future Mrs. Darlow,” he said with a smile.

  “Good morning sexy,” I replied. “What time do we have to check out?”

  “Since I know the owner we don’t have a check out time. Why, what did you have in mind?”

  “Well, I thought you could come back to bed and let me worship your body.”

  “God, I love you,” he said and sprinted over to the bed. “Soft and slow or hard and fast?” he asked between kisses.

  “Mmm, I think I’m in the mood for hard and fast.”

  And that’s exactly what he gave me. As I lay there panting afterwards I started to giggle.

  “What’s so funny?” he asked.

  “I was just t
hinking that if we have sex like that often enough I’ll never need to exercise again.”

  “Well I think that can be arranged,” he said with a smile that matched mine.

  We finally got out of bed and made our way out of the hotel. When we got back to town our first stop was my parents. I was dying to show mom my ring. Mom had an adoring look on her face when I told her about Ellis’s proposal and she saw the ring. She told Ellis he had excellent taste and promised me she had nothing to do with helping him pick it out.

  After we left my parents we stopped at his parents to tell them the good news. They were extremely happy for us.

  * * *

  Two months after Ellis proposed we were married. Neither one of us wanted a huge wedding. So, with the help of family and friends we pulled off a small wedding in my parent’s backyard. It was a perfect day. The weather was beautiful, and all of our closest family and friends were there. We celebrated with a party like no other. There were no two people on earth at that moment that were happier than we were. I couldn’t wait to start my life with Ellis now that we were officially married, and I knew that things would only get better.

  The month after the wedding was a busy one. Ellis terminated his lease since we were pretty much living together already. It was interesting combining our stuff, but we managed to do it. Ellis put quite a bit of his stuff in storage saying that we’d need it for our house one day.

  We were also looking for the perfect place for my bakery. Between Ellis and Corrine’s husband I’d secured a loan to get me started. I was excited to start the new phase of my working life. It was Corrine who eventually found the perfect place. It was just a block from her lingerie shop which was in the trendy part of town. There would be lots of foot traffic and parking close by for those that needed it. It had been a small restaurant and would need renovations but nothing a good contractor couldn’t handle.

  Six months after we found the spot for my bakery it opened. I called it Eve’s Baked Goods and the grand opening was a huge success. I just hoped I could keep it going like that. All I knew was that my life was pretty much perfect, and I’d never been happier.