Hey guys,

Firstly thanks to everyone who reviewed and favourited the previous chapter! :D I'm a bit late uploading this :( there was just a section that didn't quite sit right with me, that and MSc courses are difficult, who knew? :P

Hope you'll enjoy it!

~ Angie

Domitan of Masbolle had made a terrible mistake. He had known this as soon as the he woke up next to a buxom, red haired woman. His only saving grace was that he was fully clothed. Though this didn't stop the dread of the fact that he had no idea what he had done, there was nothing he could recall from the night before. He remembered the drinking with the Company, and then the women turning up. They were just having fun. A second glance told him that she wasn't fully dressed. The woman was lying on his bed in only her thin shift dress. From the way she was lying he could see there was a lovebite on her neck. He couldn't believe it. He wouldn't cheat on Kel. Would he?

He had a brief recollection that he was nervous. He and Kel had been together for years now. He wanted nothing but for them to be together forever, but he didn't know what he would do. Kel must be starting to expect a betrothal, but he had always, always been the court flirt. All of that would end and then he'd have to quit the own, and start a family.

That was why he was drinking that much. It wasn't that being with Kel worried him, it was a family. It was so sudden and stifling. He couldn't deal with it right now. So there went his control on his drinking. He also remembered wanting one last try at flirting with someone. That's where the red head came in, but he didn't remember anything else. He was sure he'd never cheat on Kel. That's where the rest of the squad came in, they claimed that he had been flirting with the woman, whose name he didn't even know. They also said that he had kissed her and followed her off clutching her hand. That's all they knew but they assumed one thing had led to another, especially when she was sneaking out of the sergeant's room the next morning.

That was when he had begged the boys not to tell Kel. He would do anything, he even showed them the ring he had bought her. The small silver, simple band with an emerald which would have gone so well with the necklace he had gotten her the year before which light up her hazel eyes. Nothing he said seemed to convince them though. The men were fiercely protective of Kel.

The next thing he knew Wolset, a man from his own squad, punched him squarely in the face. This he had said was retribution for the pain he'd caused Kel. He heard about how Wolset had told Kel, and about what had happened, well what the men had thought happened. Dom was sure he'd just passed out and the woman just wanted to sleep there. Wolset's punch was just the start, suddenly the company were on him. He had dropped to the floor and tried to cover his head to protect himself. That was when Raoul had arrived, and sent him to the infirmary. Luckily his cousin hadn't known that that time and patched him up. This didn't last.

Dom spent that night in sleeping in the corridor where Kel's room was. He just couldn't bring himself to knock on the door yet. That was his mistake.

That morning however, Kel didn't get up for her usual training. He'd been waiting for her. He went to her door, knocked and there was no reply. He could hear her inside though the sobs seemed to be muffled.

"Kel! Please let me in," he had begged, "listen nothing happened."

Still no movement.

"Kel, really, nothing happened we were both fully clothed the whole time."

"I love you Kel, please just let me in."

"Please give me another chance"

"Please Kel…"

That was his day, sat outside her room, begging to be seen.

Raoul seemingly had come to see if his former squire was ok, saw Dom and sneered. Signalling that he had to move to the courtyard. Once there, the large knight backhanded him, knocking him to the floor.

"I warned you Masbolle, you hurt her."

That was when the punches started and he just accepted it. He deserved it. His cousin broke up the fight.

"Do you know what he did?!" roared Roaul, "he CHEATED. On KEL!"

At this he saw his cousin's usually jovial face turn hard, as he turned to look at the cousin on the ground bleeding.

"My best friend Dom. My best friend" the healer kicked him once then walked off.

Later he peeled himself off the ground and limped to the infirmary, and got a basic healing. He had been given enough to be able to walk and breathe again.

He had avoided being anywhere where other people would be for three days, having learnt the hard way that where people are he would be in the middle of unfortunate 'accidents'. Though now he had to get some food and maybe see her. He had to explain it. Nothing had happened. He had to get her to see that.

He took a deep breath, wincing from the fractured rib he had sustained. He turned the corner and walked into the mess.

Dom did not try and pretend that he hadn't noticed the fact that the whole mess had gone silent at his entrance. He looked up quickly seeing if he could locate the only person he cared about now. Kel. His eyes met hers and what he saw broke his heart. Her kind eyes were swollen and red, and where they were happy and full of life, now they looked a cold as stone. He had done this, and he was ashamed. He quickly grabbed food sat as far away as he could keeping his red rimmed eyes down. He didn't want people to notice how much he had cried. He finished his food and shuffled forward to see her, he had to let her know somehow. He needed another chance.

Again he felt everyone's eyes following him, once he made it in front of Kel, he croaked out, "Kel, it was a mistake. I'm sorry – if I could take it back I would."

He hung his head looking at his feet and pleaded "please give me another chance."

"Do you honestly think that we could ever be the same again? Get away from me," Kel asked him in a voice which barely contained the new hatred she felt for him, "but before you leave, tell me Dom, was she worth it?"

There you have it. I hope you enjoyed this take on this :P as ever please review and let me know what you think!

~ Angie