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Catherine sighed as she sat at her window and watched Bash ride away into the forest. She was supposed to meet him at the waterfall where they had last rendezvoused, but she couldn't. How was she supposed to carry on in front of everyone as if everything was the same? Every time she saw him she just wanted to take him in hand against the nearest table. She loathed herself for not following him into the woods to their special place, but it would be better for the both of them if she stopped whatever this was now, wouldn't it? How could she let herself take the pleasure he offered? Nothing could ever come of the matter except trouble for the both of them. If they were ever caught, their lives would be torn apart. She was his father's wife, after all, and Bash did have a wife. Granted, Kenna had never thought of Catherine's feelings when she had let Henry bed her, but Catherine didn't want to cause Kenna the pain she had felt at Henry's betrayal. She knew what that felt like, to have a knife in your heart yet having to live with it every day. It had been hell for all those years that Henry had paraded his lovers around Court in front of her. No, she simply wouldn't do that to another woman. She couldn't. In fact she had let things get farther the other day than she had intended. Damn her need for him. She should have kept them locked inside her own head, but when he had touched her so she couldn't resist. He had loved her like no one before. For such a young man, he had quite a lot of stamina and restraint. Catherine sighed as she stood and started walking toward her door. She must occupy her mind before she joined him at the lake. A visit to her children would suffice, especially since she had missed seeing them the other day.

Bash happily strode to sit by the waterfall as he waited for Catherine to arrive. This place would always hold a special kind of meaning to him now. Their chance meeting the other day had thoroughly ingrained into his mind the beauty that now surrounded him. All paled in comparison as he thought of Catherine. The woman was insatiable. After they had thoroughly satisfied each other's needs three…no, four times, she was still reluctant to leave. Not that Bash minded. He would have been content to stay there for the night just making love to her and worshipping her body until the sun rose the next day, but of course they couldn't. They had made plans though to meet back here at this very spot the next day. The longer he waited, the more apprehensive he became. Had she changed her mind? She had been quite vigorous yesterday in her coupling with him. Bash couldn't help the disappointment that flooded his mind as he trudged back to his horse. He had waited as long as he would. He would just have to find out why she hadn't returned.

When he arrived at the castle, he immediately inquired of her whereabouts. It seemed she was with her sons in the gardens. Bash watched with a smile, unseen, as she played with the two youngest princes. Bash laughed out loud when little Henry purposefully knocked the much bigger Charles to the ground as Catherine scolded them both before pulling them apart and giving Henry a lecture. She was so beautiful with that furrowed brow that Bash contemplated kissing her in that moment. He wouldn't, but he still thought of it. She was such a feisty thing, her light red hair cascading in ringlets from her crown as she pursed her lips. At little Henry's crossing of his arms and stomping his foot, Bash decided to step in. Maybe he could be of some assistance?

"Now what seems to be the trouble, little brother?" Bash said good-heartedly as he strode towards them.

"Bash!" They both screamed in happiness as they launched themselves at him.

Bash bowed awkwardly at Catherine as his brothers hung off him as he hugged them to him.

"We were going to play a game, but Henry won't cooperate." Charles said as he narrowed his eyes at his brother.

"You always get to be the hero, Charlie! I want to be the hero and save mommy." Henry pouted.

"Just what exactly were you saving our beautiful Queen from, little brother?" Bash asked as he winked at Catherine.

A small blush crept to Catherine's cheeks at his action. What must he think of her now? Yet here he was, complementing her without malice in his voice. He had a very noble heart, indeed.

"Well, if Henry hadn't spoiled our plans he was going to be the ogre and I was going to be the knight, but now Mother says we must go inside." Charles said exasperatedly.

"I just wanted to be the knight for once. You always have to be the knight!" Henry said as he ran to Catherine and hugged her around her knees.

"It seems we have quite a dilemma on our hands here, don't we? What if I volunteered to be the nasty ogre? Then you could both save the Queen and collect the spoils. If your mother approves, of course. I, lowly servant of hers that I am, wouldn't want to incur her wrath."

"Oh, can we mommy? That would solve everything. Please!" Henry cried in glee as he hugged her tighter and looked up into her smiling eyes.

"Well, that wouldn't solve every problem." Charles said thoughtfully. "Bash would never pass for an ogre. I think he should be a giant since he is tall like father was."

Catherine's heart panged her as she looked at Bash in that moment. He really did resemble a young Henry. If only Henry would have taken the interest in her that Bash had, their marriage wouldn't have felt as much like a prison as it had for the both of them. Bash looked at her with those big, blue eyes of his and smiled at her, making her knees feel weak. When he smiled at her like that, she would give him anything he wanted if he asked.

"It sounds like a suitable solution, boys." Catherine said as she looked down at the now jumping Henry at her feet.

"So there you have it. I, the giant, shall try to take the Queen whilst you two knights protect her honour." Bash said as her boys got into their fighting stances with their little wooden swords.

Catherine and Bash played with the boys for an hour until their little cheeks were flushed from their exhaustion and they begged to be taken to bed. They had beaten the giant, Bash, and saved their Queen Catherine from a life of servitude. Cranky little Henry begged to be carried by his mother while Charles slumped along behind the procession to their rooms. Bash accompanied them and took the now sleeping Henry from Catherine's arms. He was getting quite too big for her to be carrying about. Reaching the doors, the children were handed over to their nanny quickly, leaving Catherine and Bash alone in the hallway. Catherine knew he would expect an explanation for her actions today, but she tried to brush him off.

"Today was quite enjoyable, Bash. Thank you with your help with the boys. I am afraid they miss their father dreadfully." Catherine said lightly trying to divert his attention away from the matter of their new relationship.

"I am sure they do, although he never paid them much attention. That was partly my fault, I guess." Bash said looking away from her face.

"Henry made his own decisions in his life. He could rarely be swayed once his mind was made up." Catherine replied.

"Even if his decisions were wrong. Especially when it came to you, Catherine." Bash said sincerely, looking into her hazel depths and penetrating her soul.

"Yes, well, if you will excuse me, the hour is late and I need to be going to my chambers." Catherine said as she brushed past him.

"Catherine, wait, I must speak with you further." Bash said as he hastened after her.

"I don't know what we would need to talk about, Bash." Catherine said as she charged away from him.

"Please." Bash said as he caught her hand in his, causing her to stop immediately. She turned slowly, hesitating to look at him. He was so close and they were alone. Could she restrain herself?

"I know of a quiet place we can talk. No one ever goes there anymore. It was my hiding place as a child. We won't be disturbed." Bash said lowly as he rubbed small circles into her palm with his thumb.

With a small nod, Catherine followed him through the corridor to a hallway with a dead end.

"This is your safe place?" Catherine asked quirking an eyebrow at him.

"Patience is a virtue, my lady." Bash answered back snarkily.

Catherine rolled her eyes at him. She wasn't used to such insolence or fast retorts. She almost… enjoyed his frank manner. It was refreshing from those who put on airs around her.

Bash felt around and then pushed on a lose brick on the wall causing a small space to be revealed inside the wall. A small light flickered inside the small space invitingly.

"You can't be serious? How will we both ever fit?" Catherine asked.

"It is larger inside then it looks. I wouldn't have brought you here if there wasn't." Bash said truthfully. "Do watch your head as you enter though. I think it was designed for hiding in times of siege and as you can see the opening is quite low."

Catherine ducked, careful not to hit her crown on the top of the wall as she entered. She was quite surprised as the room was a goodly size with a small desk and chair and cot in the corner. Bash entered behind her and sealed them in and then invited her to sit beside him on the cot. Catherine nervously sat with a good amount of distance between them. They were alone, sealed in together with no chance of interruption and Catherine was having trouble breathing as he looked her over.

"What, exactly, were you wanting to speak about, Bash?" Catherine asked as nonchalantly as she could.

"Catherine," Bash sighed as he took her hand once more into his, "You didn't come to the lake today. I was wondering if I had offended you? If you regret what happened yesterday that is fine, but I don't want things to be awkward between us."

"I don't regret it…exactly. I… enjoyed it very much," Catherine said as she blushed and looked away from his eyes. Damn his eyes! "I just don't want to lead you on. We can't ever be found out. I couldn't offer you anything except my body."

"Catherine, is that an issue for you? Can you just enjoy our physical time together and want nothing more? I quite enjoying pleasing you and would like to do more of it. If we are both careful, no one outside of this room ever need know of our activities. Our hearts needn't be involved. We both have needs the other can fulfill at least I think I fulfilled you yesterday." Bash said cheekily earning him a small smile from Catherine as she once again looked into his eyes.

"You do have a love for serving. It serves you well." Catherine said as her eyes glimmered gold in the candlelight's glow. "If you are sure you can be happy with our little arrangement who am I to refuse your servitude." Catherine said seductively as she ran her hand up his thigh.

"I offer myself to…you, my Queen." Bash grunted as she rubbed over his resting member.

Oh, she would have to take care of that. Grabbing his shirt, she pulled him to her and kissed him solidly on his lips. Catherine moaned as his tongue filled her mouth. His hands roamed freely over her body as she pushed his jacket from his shoulders. Catherine needed him and she needed him as soon as possible. Once she tasted him, she just couldn't stop. Bash gently caressed her breasts in his hands as Catherine gripped his growing manhood. Not willing to break their kiss, Bash kneeled between her legs and reached up under her skirts, softly caressing her as he moved farther up her. When he squeezed her knee, Catherine groaned for him to hurry. Smiling up at her, Bash asked her to lay back. He pushed her skirts up to her stomach, revealing her beautiful center to him.

"God, you're gorgeous," Bash moaned as he started kissing from her knee up her inner thigh. Catherine gasped as he blew his hot breath over her pulsing center as she waited for him to touch her there only to be disappointed as he moved to kiss from her other knee up the inside of her thigh, causing her whole body to tingle as he once again blew against her. Catherine bucked her hips up to try to make him kiss her there.

"A bit anxious, aren't we?" Bash said as he grinned.

His only answer was an exasperated sigh. The damn man was driving her insane. Bash skimmed two fingers over her core lightly, barely touching her and leaving her longing for more.

"Sebastian." Catherine moaned as he once again felt but didn't enter her.

At the sound, Bash grabbed her backside and pulled her forcefully toward his mouth, causing Catherine to groan and he fully swirled his tongue in and out of her, his unshaven facial hair creating friction against her thighs. The more she moved the faster he delved into her, tasting her depths. No other woman tasted quite like she did. Removing his tongue, he replaced them with two fingers as his tongue focused on the small bundle of nerves slightly above them. As she flew higher, Bash started to come unglued from the sounds and her wetness. She was so hot and needed to be filled. Pulling out from her, Bash stood and undid his pants. Letting them fall to his feet, Bash kissed Catherine, letting her taste herself on his tongue as he settled between her legs. He entered her quickly at first causing Catherine to scream into his mouth as he filled her completely on the first go. Pulling out, he entered her more slowly this time. Wanting him to be rough and needed to fill him deeper, Catherine thrust her hips up to meet his causing them both to groan at the heat between their two bodies. Bash kissed her neck as he ground into her and finding their rhythm, they rode each other until they were both hazy with their need for release. Catherine shouted his name as he moved her leg to rest on his shoulder and drove deeper into her, causing her walls to give way. As she shook around him, Bash welcomed his release as with one last thrust he came undone inside her. Falling onto her, Bash rolled to the side, careful not to squish her underneath himself. Catherine smiled as he stroked her hair in his fingers. Why had she ever thought she could live without this?

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