Chapter 86 - Reunion

We continue holding on to each other not wanting to let go until Hope tugs onto Ellena's shirt and says something in elvish, she replies smiling in elvish, after she answers Hope slowly wraps her arms around my waist and leans her head on my stomach, I then ask Ellena curiously.

"what did she say?"

she responds.

"she was asking if you were her father and I said yes."

I gently pat Hope's head and I say to her.

"yes Hope I am your dad."

Hope tilts her head and stares at me confused like of she didn't understand what I said, Ellen then says.

"I didn't teach her how to speak human."

I reply still patting Hope's head.

"it looks like we'll have to teach her together."

Ellena nods smiling and then asks confused.

"um so what's going on, when your friend Celeste found me, she told me about you getting an early release, and that you had a plan to get us protected, so did they give us protection?"

I respond smiling.

"yes, no harm will come to our little girl."

the guard interrupts.

"sir Belfaust, I don't mean to interrupt but King Tully has a room prepared for you to sleep in."

I look at the magic knight and ask.

"okay, can you lead the way?"

he replies.

"yes sir, follow me."

I then look back to Ellena and ask.

"you want me to carry Hope, or do you want to do it?"

Ellena turns to Hope and asks something in elvish, I then think to myself.

"is she asking her if she wants me to carry her?"

Hope nods and turns to me with her arms wide open, I then pick her up and we begin following the guard to the room that King Tully prepared for us, and right before we entered I noticed that Hope has fallen asleep, with her head using my shoulder as a pillow I the say to Ellena.

"here let's go in so she can sleep properly on a bed."

she responds nodding.

"okay let's see what they have prepared for us."

we enter the room, then I look around and think to myself.

"holy crap, this room is really fancy."

it's really spacious, there's also dr.a.p.ery neatly hanging above the windows and the bed, I then notice the bed and ask out loud, impressed.

"is that a king sized bed?"

Ellena replies unimpressed.

"It looks like one, but then again humans don't have a good sense of taste when it comes to these types of things."

she pauses and stammer as she looks at me fl.u.s.tered, while waving her arms in front of her.

"I'm sorry, when I said humans, I wasn't trying to insult you."

I reply.

"it's fine I know you weren't talking about me."

but then I look at her dumbfounded after realizing what she said about the bed being small and ask.

"this is small for you?"

she responds still not impressed.

"well first of all, back at my palace, my room is at least three times bigger than this."

she sits down on the side of the bed and remarks.

"also this bed isn't very comfy."

still carrying Hope, I slowly make my way to the bed and gently sit down on the bed, and as I sink into the soft mattress, I think to myself.

"oh god this bed is the best one I've ever felt before."

Ellena notices me making a satisfied face, and she says.

"I guess commoners never get to experience what us royals do."

I gently lay put Hope down onto the bed and then I ask.

"can I ask you something?"

she replies.

"sure."

I say with a serious tone in my voice.

"everytime you came to visit me, you never answered this question whenever I asked you this."

I pause and ask.

"what do I mean to you?"

she responds fidgeting with her hair.

"I know that I have strong feelings for you, and this scares me a lot."

I c.a.r.e.s.s her hand and say.

"well I'm not scared about my feelings for you."

she gives me a warm smile, but then I sigh and ask.

"do you remember Rosie?"

she asks nervously.

"yes she was your former lover right?"

she begins to play with her hair again, as I answer.

"yes, and after her death, I was broken emotionally."

she responds.

"yeah I remember."

she asks unsure, while still playing with hair.

"Collin where are you going with this?"

I answer.

"I thought I wouldn't be able to repair my wounded heart, but then you and me had that moment together where you healed me."

I sigh and continue.

"you pretty much saved me from myself."

she asks curiously.

"what so you mean?"

I replied.

"I would've went down a destructive path that could've lead me to my death."

I continue.

"when I was In Burmendak, you were the brightest parts of my days there, and during those five years, I fell for you."

Ellena looks away fighting back tears, but I place my hand on her cheek furthest from me and I gently turn her head to me as I say.

"I love you Ellena."

she leans close to me and then she gives me a kiss, but this time she uses her tongue to feel up mine, and we make out for a few minutes, until we pull away, to catch our breaths, she then says to me in a barely audible voice.

"I also."

I lean in closer, and ask.

"you also what?"

she blushes as she answers.

"I also love you."

she doesn't let me speak as she leans in to make out again, and then another after a few minutes, I grab her by the waist and sit her on my l.a.p facing me, she wraps her legs behind my back, and also

wraps her arms around behind my neck, I then think to myself.

"this is bad, I don't think I can hold back."

I pull away from her kissing frenzy and I try changing the subject as I look at Hope.

"she looks like an elf, so what gives it away, that she's not a full blooded elf?

she answers.

"her black hair."

I ask.

"do elves, not have black hair?"

she responds.

"no, unless they have human blood in them."

I reply.

"ah I see."

Ellena then leans close to me and says.

"I know what you're doing, you're trying to distract yourself from your friend poking me."

I reply a bit embarrassed.

"yeah and what if I am?"

she then whispers into my ear seductively.

"cute, but that's not going to work on me poppa Collin."

she playfully pushes me down onto the bed, still mounting me, I take a quick glance at Hope and ask.

"I don't think that's a good Idea, what if Hope wakes up?"

she leans close to me to nibble on my ear and then she whispers.

"don't worry we won't be too loud."

and just like that I lose any sense of self control, as I quickly flip our positions, to where Ellena his on her back, while I'm on top, she then says while breathing heavily.

"go ahead poppa Collin, I'm ready."

and just like that we spend the first night together as a couple.