Napoleon's Gift (13 page)

“Well, he has sent for you
chér
, you best go see what he wonts. I will stay with Marié, then have Isaiah come so you can go work at that den of iniquity.” She hissed, and I sighed again.

Ms. Millie’s religious ways would never allow her to understand this, even if it were truly a cleaning occupation.

“Thank you, I’ll be back as soon as I am done with him.” I said, she nodded, and I went out the door.

As I walked to the big house, I noticed the carriage was already gone. I also noticed the sun was retreating for the night. This would have to be quick, if I were to make it to Madame’s early enough.

When I rapped the knocker on the door, Abel opened it after two tries.

“Mr. Waverly asked to see me
.” I stated stiffly as he ushered me into the foyer.

“He went to town chil.” He countered, and I frowned.

“My world, then how on earth am I to see him, if he is never here when I arrive.” I cried, and Abel laughed.

“That I cannot say chil, but I will tell him you were here
…again.” He said, I smiled, then turned for the steps.

I was happy to leave, to do anything, to keep me from having to face him after all these years.

“Be careful chil.” Abel called; I paused, but did not turn.

Did
Abel know?

“
Sans aucun doute
.” Certainly, I replied with a smile, then hurried off.

When I reached
Granny’s, Isaiah was already there. We exchanged greetings, he said he would stay with Granny, and I was off.

French

Quarter…

I arrived at Madame’s just as the sun was completely set, and of
course, she was in a sour mood. I was ushered upstairs, bathed, scented, then dressed in a sheer nightdress, which was little more than a cover for my body.

This time I felt completely ashamed.

What would he think?

“Come, you shall entertain in the red room this night.” Madame said, I nodded, then followed her down the hall.

Absinthe

House…

Bartholomew sighed as he watched the fro
wn on his best mates face for the last hour.

“Come chum, ye could use a spot of fun.” Bartholomew said, then tugged Benjamin from the room and out the door.

Madame Soleil welcomed them with a smile, ordered them both a drink from the keep, then had Monique lead them upstairs.

As Monique opened the red door, Benjamin frowned at her, and she nodded towards the room.

I gasped as he suddenly appeared at the door, and jumped up from the bed.

He was frowning when he turned my way, then dropped the drink and stood opened mouthed in the doorway.

Monique retrieved the glass, then winked at me smiling as she closed the door.

“My God.” He whispered when he could breathe again, and I smiled shyly.

I guessed Madame knew men.

He walked to
me, caressed my face, and my eyes closed as he kissed first my eyelids, my cheeks, then my lips.

“
Has anyone ever told ye, ye are absolutely beautiful?” He said softly, and something in me stirred.

His uttered words sounded so familiar.
No one but my grandmother, and one other person had ever said that to me like that.

“I need ye.” He moaned, and I nodded, once again forgetting that I was not supposed to understand him.
He quickly removed his clothes, then lifted me and held me against the wall, his lips going straight for the skin in the curve of my neck; and I moaned my head tilting back.

“Ye have me completely eppy.” He whispered, and I moaned as he slid me down just a bit, then pushed his hips up.

“
Mon Dieu
.” My God, I whispered, and he grinned.

“Ye make me this way.
Never has another woman evoked these feelings from me, except one, however, she hates me.” He said softly, then took my lips with his.

He moved us to the bed, and I sighed
.

He made love to me then, but it
was not like before. He whispered he needed me, and gently took my lips with his as his hips pushed forward. His rhythm was slow and deliberate, and as he moved so that only the tip of him was touching me, my nails racked down his back.   

He was driving me mad!

   He suddenly drove his hips forward, and I cried out, but from pleasure. He pulled me to a sitting position, and sat me in his lap. He looked into my eyes as he lowered me onto his lap, and I moaned my pleasure as he completely filled me.

     “I am quite taken with ye. From the moment I kissed ye.” He whispered, and I looked down at him smiling
, then kissed him deeply.

   He laid me back and traveled the length of my body, kissing every part of it. He paused at the apex of my legs, and as his head dipped, the breath expelled from my chest.

It seemed as if my entire being, centered on the tip of his tongue.

As I opened my mouth to say something
, his tongue caressed me, and what came out was a scream. He was suddenly above me, his lips covering mine catching the scream as he drove forward and rode my body.

   I could feel myself floating higher and higher, and the tightness in my body began to build until I felt it settle in the tips of my toes, only to spread throughout my entire body, and the scream left me of its own accord.

He sat me in his lap again.

He pulled me towards him, rocked my hips forward again, and another deep moaned escaped my lips as his rhythm sped up. He moved faster and harder
, but that was not what he wanted, because I was suddenly under him again, and he brought my legs up so he could slam into my body, and I felt it begin to rise throughout my entire body again.

   I gasped looking up, caressed his face, and he smiled kissing me again.

  With each stroke, each thrust, my screams continued to rise.

It hit me full force and a scream left my throat, as I felt the orgasm spread through me
again. He echoed me, then collapsed on top of me.

“My God, I swear I already love ye.
It’s as if, I have known ye for nearly a life time, even if we just met.” He said as he smoothed the hair from my face, and I looked up at him stunned. He kissed my forehead, then moved to my side pulling me into him. “I daresay we have a bit of a situation here.” He sighed, and it hit me that I should say something.

“
Je ne comprends pas
.” I do not understand, I replied, and he sighed.

“It is just as well. I
would not have ye scurry off with my emotional state this day. I am sure ye too would not fathom how I could be in love with ye in a matter of two days.” He sighed, and my entire body stiffened with disbelief.

Did he just say that he was in love with me?

“
Je suis désolé, mais je ne comprends pas
?” I am sorry, but I do not understand, I repeated, and he sighed again.

“
Ce n'était rien, juste moi penser à haute voix
.” It was nothing; just me thinking aloud, he said smiling as he kissed my forehead.

“
Je pense que vous êtes plutôt mélancolique ce soir
?” I think you are quite melancholy tonight, I said, and he sighed again.

“
J'oserais dire que vous avez raison
. However pay no attention to me; I have had quite the day.” I would say yer right, he said, then pulled me closer to him.

“
Qu’est-ce qui vous a trouble
?” What has you troubled? I asked, and he sighed.

“
Il n’y a rien à craindre. Dînons, et d’être heureux
.” Nothing to worry over, let us dine and be happy. He said frowning, then opened his mouth to speak again, sighed, contemplated his words, then rushed out with it.

“I would fathom, that I am in love with two women
. Nevertheless, they are so akin to each other that I daresay ye are the same woman, had I not known better. She was the love of my life; in spite of this, I have not seen her in many years. She on the other hand, has no love for me.” He sighed in English, then smiled at my confusion.

He
rang the small bell, and Anjule came into the room with several trays on a cart.

We dined on the most scrumptious of affairs, made love
twice more, and I fell asleep in his arms.

As the sun rose, I stretched, then realized he was gone. As strange as it seemed, a deep sadness settled in my chest to find
he had already gone.

What was happening to
me?

It was very peculiar, but I felt as he did, as if
we had known each other all our lives, even if we had just met.

What was I to do?

As I came downstairs, Madame smiled, then nodded to the window.

Harvey was instantly there to carriage me home.

When I reached Granny’s Isaiah smiled, yawned, then went out the door.

“Granny, you have to wake.” I sighed, caressed her face, then started as she whispered my name.

I kissed her forehead, then embraced her tightly.

She just had to wake!

I thought as I laid her back on the bed, then sighed for what seemed like the 100
th
time.

What would I do if she did not?

Surly God would not allow my fate to be in the hands of Mr. Charles would he?

I walked to my bedchamber, disrobed, then climbed between the sheets.

I just needed sleep.

I
told myself as I drifted off.

Lundi (
Monday
)…

As he walked into the red room, the wolfish grin he gave me caused my body to tingle in response to it, and I barely had time to greet him, before he hastily took hold of me, and we crashed into the wall, knocking the things from the corner bar. He grasped me, gave me a blistering kiss, then traveled the length of my throat, and a deep moan left me as I looked up at him. He reached for me again, and I leapt into his arms as he lifted me, his lips never leaving mine as we bumped furniture here and there.

I ripped open his shirt
front, and he laughed. He threw me on the bed, helped me out of my garish get up, me laughing as he struggled with ties, lace fittings and buttons. He finally pulled the garment over my head, and I seized his belt to un-buckled it. When we were both naked, he grinned as he pulled me to him, slammed his hips forward, and I screamed!

My god!

He was quite larger than I had recalled!

He pulled me to the edge of the bed, moved his hips forward again, his thickness filling me completely.

“
Mon Dieu
!”

“
Oui
!” He grinned, moved away from me, then kissed his way down my body.

He pulled me to the edge of the bed as he kneeled in front of me, and when his mouth closed over me, the breath trapped inside my body expelled as he did.
With each swirl and flick of his tongue, I could feel it building. When the orgasm hit me, I was blinded by the complete bliss of it!

He was above me again, then buried himself
even deeper, and I screamed.     

           
“
Oui…oui
!”

I heard him laugh, he suddenly
turned me, moved his hips forward from behind, as he reached around and rolled his fingers. He brought his other hand to my hips and forced me backwards, as his other hand traveled up my back, and paused at the nape of my neck. He then he ran his fingers through my hair, holding me in place, as he continued to move his hips forward.

I screamed again, his rhythm speed up, until I thought I would have the vapors!

“
Mon Seigneur
!” My Lord! I screamed, and he laughed.

“Yes my love, what?” He whispered as he was suddenly above me, had one of my legs in each of his hands, then bent forward to
draw the skin in the curve of my neck into his mouth.

    I felt the
tremble go up my spine as he moved his hips forward again, completely filling me. I moved my hips to push him even further up, and he moaned. He pulled me back to the edge of the bed, drove his hips forward, as his head bent and he took my nipple into his mouth. He moved his hands under my hips, and brought them up to meet each thrust, I could feel it building, and I screamed again.

I could not take much more!

There was a sudden knock on the door, and he looked up frowning.

“What is it?” He yelled, and I heard a muffled voice.

“Madame has offered your lordship the evening meal. Do you have need of it?” Harvey called, and he frowned.