Fascination

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Marie made her way down to the second floor, looking for the hall that would lead to her own room. That's when she saw James on his way to his own room, she presumed. She said nothing, despite wanting to call out to him. She instead continued walking and counting doors, hoping she wasn't too far off, as she was certain Grace would need her soon.

 

[icu1978]

slipping between the cool sheets and sinking into the soft matress grace closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. she was just about to drift off to sleep when her bedroom door slamed open hitting the wall behind it. jumping in her bed she sat up and looked at the door. and there standing int he light was her mother in her night gown with a night bonnet on her hair. grace was speachless as she had never seen her mama so angry in her life.

mrs.wren slamed the bed room door shut and came across the room her face a mask of furry grace scooted back on her bed pulling the blankets and sheet up to her chin. she could feel the cool surface of the head board behing her back.

mrs.wren glared at her duaghter, feeling the sting of disapointment in her heart. she paced back and forth at the foot of graces bed stoping every few steps to look at the child she had the misfortune of calling daughter.finally she stoped and looed at the girl. " who do you think you are young lady?" she did not wait for a responce,instead she she continued.

" you hace no right to treat me as if i where nothing.. ordering me about..telling me what i will and will not do. telling me what i can and can not do... " as she continued her voice began to raise until even the maids in the hall could here what was being said word for word, some stood and listend otheres went running off in the oppisite direction.

" you are not above me in station and you wil never again embarass me again.. do you think just becuase you are marrying well above your own station that i will sit back and meekly let you dictate the rest of my life?"

she was again pacing back and forth ranting at the top of her lungs. stoping ever other turn to point at her duaghter and yell wildly at her." you will remember your place young woman... dont you ever forget that it was i that took care of you that it was i who brought you into this world and it was i that arranged this little marraige for you.. if it where not for you i would not be in such dire straits now.. my husband would still be aloive and taking care of me...... you nearly ruined my entire life.. but now... yes now young lady you are going to take care of me."

siddenly she stoped and looked at the pale face with large blue eyes staring out at her from the bed. she could see that grace was affraid and it made her happy to see that fear in her duaghters eyes. " the next time you even attempt to gain say me or order me about young woman i would recomed you stop and think long and hard about it first.. or ...suffer the consquinces.."

with that said she turned and stormed from the room slamming the door shut behind her. she seen the maids that where lingering about in the halls and snaped at them to get back to work which sent many of them scattering. mrs.wren turned and walked to her own bed chamer opening the door she slamed that one behind her as well. mrs.wren continued to stomp around her chamber until she finally fell into her bed completely worn out.

grace lay on her side curled up under her blankets. her entire body shaking from the experiance she had just had with her mama.. she could feel the tears building stinging the backs of her eyes. biting her lower lip and holding her breath she tryed to hold the tears back. but they came none the less. sliding down her pale cheeks and driping onto the pillow she was laying on. when the tears began to fall she could not make them stop.

 

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Marie stood in shock outside of the door to Miss Grace's room. She had heard every word and Mrs. Wren certainly had made quite a scene on the way to her own room before the house quieted itself again. Two other younger maids stood not too far down the hall looking aghast and Marie smiled kindly at them, "It's alright." she said in her soothing tones, "Please don't worry, you can go back to what you were doing." and with only slight hesitation the other two maids walked off to resume the activities from before the interruption.

Marie came into Grace's room prepared for what she saw when she entered and shut the door behind her, "Miss Grace..." she whispered, hearing the weeping of the girl. Marie made her way to Miss Grace's bed and sat down on the edge, using her own kerchief to wipe her charge's tears, "Miss Grace, everything will be fine." she assured in her most calming tones, "That was fear you just heard. She knows your marriage will mean she finally loses control over you and can no longer bully you around thereafter. That is the only reason she is being so harsh to you now. She's exercising the last hold she'll ever have on you. Once you marry you can do and say as you wish and she has no power to stop you. Take comfort in that, my dear. This marriage will free you like nothing before has. Do not let you mother ruin this joyful union for you. Smile, you are a soon to be betrothed woman!" said Marie with a smile as she eased her mistress's worries. She leaned over and gently kissed Miss Grace's forehead as she would with a frightened child. "I hope you have nothing but sweet dreams tonight, Miss Grace."

 

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Arran

Arran was just about to change into his bed clothes when there was a knock at his door and James entered the room. "Sir, there has been some activity that you should know about." he said and proceeded to tell him about Mrs. Wren's outburst towards Grace.

"James, tomorrow morning, I want to speek with Grace before breakfast. Then I want to have breakfast with just Grace and her mother. I would like you and Marie, Grace's maid to be there as well. We need to inform Mrs. Wren that this is not acceptable." Arran said. "I would like you to inform Grace's maid of the plan." he said and dismissed James for the night. He changed into his bed clothes and crawled into bed, fuming over this development.

He did not sleep well as he kept running it through his head. At one point during the night, he got out of bed and walked through the castle, trying to decide how to best handle it.

In the morning, he was awake when James came to his rooms to lay out his clothes. Nothing was said other than the cordial good mornings, as Arran's anger was obvious on his face.

He dressed and made his way to his dining room. He sat silently by himself, waiting for Grace to be brought in.

 

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Marie stayed with Grace until she fell asleep and then made her way through to her own room, eager to spend her first night in her luxurious bedroom. She had just finished washing up, changing into her nightgown and saying her prayers, her long auburn hair down in waves past her waist as she crawled into bed. A knock at the door leading to the servant's hall stopped her. Slowly she padded to the door to see what could be the matter. At this late hour she worried it was some sort of emergency. Immediatly she felt color rise to her cheeks and self consciousness for her state of dress overcame her as she opened the door to see James the butler standing there. "Oh, James! My, it's rather late. Is there anything wrong?" she asked.

 

[macmillian]

After I reported all to His Lord and I received his instructions, I left on my errands. It was going to be a long ight for a lot of people. My first stop on my rounds would be to see Marie. I arrived at her door and knocked and waited. I din't have long to wait, Marie asked who it was

"Miss Marie, It's James and I must talk to you right now, it can not wait till morning. Please open and let me in."

 

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Marie opened the door (she had already opened it) and blushed deeply knowing it was inappropriate for a man who was not her husband to see her in her nightclothes with her hair tumbling down as it was. She could not look him in the eye and asked, "What seems to be the problem James?"

 

[macmillian]

"Maire, May I come in. This shouldn't be discussed in a doorway and you in your night clothes. I wouldn't ask this of you if it was not so important."

She is a good looking woman and I think I like her even more with her hair down. Now It was going to be even harder to keep this woman, you, out of my head. Now I have two problems. The first Lord Arran's and now mine.

I had to force the issue, we couldn't just keep standing there and so I gently pushed past you and closed the door and then slid the locking bolt into place.

"That's so we wouldn't be disturbed.........Come, let us sit at your table by the window."

 

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Marie nodded silently and padded over to the table on shakey legs, motioning for James to sit as she did. "What is it that is so urgent?" she asked, her voice soft.

 

[macmillian]

"First things first", and I produce a flask from my coat pocket and two small silver cups from another. I upen the flask and pour the amber liquid in to each cup. "You do take of the spirits Marie" as I hand you one cup. "Sip it, just let the liquid touch your lips and tongue and then savor the taste and smell." I see your water flask and I walk over and bring it back to the table and another cup.

I take a sip from my cup and return the cup to the table. "I will give it all to you an then we can discuss how to do it." I take another sip and look at Marie directly.

"First, My Lord Arran knows about Mrs Wren"s outburst earlier this evening.
He is requesting that Your Mistress Grace have breakfast with him tomorrow morning in his private dinning room. I am to collect you at eight and escort your Mistress and you to his presence. You are to serve from the small kitchen just off the dinning room. I will show you where and you will have kitchen help there too." I take another sip and continue.

"Do you like the drink, Marie? Second, I will arrange for another maid to wake Mrs. Wren and her her ready to join us a nine. Lord Arron has asked Mistress Grace to be his wife and I beleive he is going to press for a decision in the morning without her mother present. Marie, Will Grace accept or refuse him. My Lord was very much taken by her this evening. I know that one night may not be enough, but in an affair like this, time does matter."

After another sip, I look you straight in the eyes, "Well Marie"

 

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"First things first", and I produce a flask from my coat pocket and two small silver cups from another. I upen the flask and pour the amber liquid in to each cup. "You do take of the spirits Marie" as I hand you one cup. "Sip it, just let the liquid touch your lips and tongue and then savor the taste and smell." I see your water flask and I walk over and bring it back to the table and another cup.

I take a sip from my cup and return the cup to the table. "I will give it all to you an then we can discuss how to do it." I take another sip and look at Marie directly.

"First, My Lord Arran knows about Mrs Wren"s outburst earlier this evening.
He is requesting that Your Mistress Grace have breakfast with him tomorrow morning in his private dinning room. I am to collect you at eight and escort your Mistress and you to his presence. You are to serve from the small kitchen just off the dinning room. I will show you where and you will have kitchen help there too." I take another sip and continue.

"Do you like the drink, Marie? Second, I will arrange for another maid to wake Mrs. Wren and her her ready to join us a nine. Lord Arron has asked Mistress Grace to be his wife and I beleive he is going to press for a decision in the morning without her mother present. Marie, Will Grace accept or refuse him. My Lord was very much taken by her this evening. I know that one night may not be enough, but in an affair like this, time does matter."

After another sip, I look you straight in the eyes, "Well Marie"

The drink was very strong and it took much of Marie's will not to cough or sputter upon the first sip. But, after a few more sips and another refill she began to grow not only accustomed to the powerful brew but to like it's heat as it burned her throat and chest leaving her feeling warm and lightheaded and quite calm. As James waited for an answer she was finishing her glass. "What is this?" she asked regarding the empty cup like it had come from another world. "Yes...yes, I think Miss Grace would agree to marrying Lord Arron. She likes him very much, more than I had hoped she would. But, she is fearful of her mother. He must ask her when the mother isn't around or all hope for a true heartfelt response from Grace will be lost." She then brought her hand up to her head as the alcohol began to take full effect, "Really, James, what is this stuff? I feel as if it's one hundred degrees in here and I think the room may spin at any moment."

 

[macmillian]

"Here drink this lass", and I hand you a cool glass of water. "It is called Scotch, this happens to be made right here on our Lord's lands. It is one of the best in the country, England as well."

I pour myself another but do not pour anymore in Marie's cup. "Yes, I saw your Lady's face light up when he asked her to marry him. This marriage is going to help both. They need each other. This is good.

I will return in a minute. I unbolt the door and slip out into the hall and down the steps to the first floor. I find a page and he returns with me to the second floor. You are to remain here on the landing for the rest of the night and at first light, you will summon me from the the second door on the left. I leave the page and return to the room.

"Marie, I'm back." as I proceed to looc all the doors. while I was gone, you had gone and streched out on your bed. On my return, I sat on the edge of the bed next to you. "I think that is all I have to say concerning the Lord. but there is more I have to say about you and me. You, Marie, have been in my thoughts all day and evening. I am holding your hand and gently stroke it.

I put my arms around you and lift you upright and draw you in close to me. You even smell pretty I whisper in your ear. I thne lift your chin up towards me and I lower my head and place my lips upon yours. The electricfying shock of that kiss is felt from my toes to the top of my head. It has been a long time since a lass has effected me so. I aging press my lips to her's after a short respite to breath.

 

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Unused to alcohol of any kind Marie was drunk fairly easily. She lie on her bed and felt the cool air of the room against her bare legs to be refreshing, forgetting all about James until his return and then before she could think of propriety he was kissing her with fiery passion and she found herself returning the kiss with equal fervor. The feel of his tongue pressing the barrier of her lips between them shocked a gasp from her. Just enough to make an opening for him to push the rest of his tongue in to taste hers, coaxing hers to return the favor and massage his in with her own mimicking his motions. She'd never kissed this way before but she learned quickly and the feel of his tongue in her mouth felt so forbidden and yet erotic and exciting that she eagerly returned with a passion of her own.

 

[macmillian]

"Marie, Marie,'' I whispered. " Aye lass, we have succeeded. Soon my own secret will be out. Yes you marie will be the first I tell" I pull the bow loose on your night jackek and slide it off you shoulders.

"May I," but I don't wait an answer, leaning foeward and kissing your neck and pulling on your ear lobe. I kiss your lips and at the same time lay you down and I move further onto the bed. I remove my boots and now I am laying alomg side you. Several more kisses and I can feel her arms holding me and not allowing me to pull back.

She smells so wounderful and her hair is so soft. I breath in her fragrance, stronger that the scothch to me. here's a woman I too could love. A Bastard Heir, a half brother to Arran. A secret kept all these long years.

Would Marie still like me if she knew who I was.

I raise my hand and took a gentle hold of her one breast and squeezed. Was it going to happen or would she stop and put an end to this. Her lower half of her dressing gown had be pushed up high on her legs, showing their rimness and soundness as well.

 

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Marie felt as if she were in a sort of lurid fantastic dream. No one had ever looked at her like she were beautiful. No one had kissed her before this day and now she was being kissed like a lover by James and...undressed by him. Bells and alarms went off in her mind warning her that this was not at all appropriate and yet she could not...would not stop him. She had been lonely for far too long and his attentions felt far too good to her. Marie felt Jame's hand on her breast and she gasped but instead of pushing his hand away she reached up to find the fastenings of his shirt, wanting to feel his skin against her own. This was absolutely wicked but int he moment, she didn't care one bit. She wanted someone to love her, if only for a night.

 

[macmillian]

The message was clear, Marie wanted to continue as she reached to undo my blouse. I took the oppertunity to push her night dress higher and my hand glided genty up and down her bare leg. I helped her remove my vest and blouse and now I was naked to the waist. I asked and Marie raised her hips off the bed and I pulled her night dress up to her waist and just below ber breasts. My hand went underneath the fabric and carressed each breast in it's turn. I felt her nipples harden under my fingers as they squeezed and pulled the tender flesh.

I was kissing her again and we moved our tounges back and forth, each savoring the other. I soon realize that Marie is not an accomplished lover and so I slowed things down. I helped her to commpletly remoe her night dress and I took of my pants and tights. She helped me draw back the bed covers and we both got back into bed.

She came over into my arms as I pulled the covers up over us. I let my hands now explore her uncover body. Marie was so sensitive that she was responding to me where ever I placed my hands and now my lips. I sucked her nipple into my mouth and let my tounge play across it's textured surface.

 

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Marie savored the skin to skin contact wit James, his warmth and roughness in contrast to her cool smoothness. He touched her everywhere as if claiming it all for himself with his hands and she let him, wanting to belong to him as completely as land to it's owner. She kissed him again, working out the mechanics of this new contact much better than in the the first try. Then, she gasped as he pulled her erect nipple into his mouth, sucking and nibbling, she unconsciously writhed her sex against his knee in a desperate effort to dispell the heat and pulsing she was feeling down there. "Oh, James." she breathed into the night.

 

[macmillian]

I have brought to life the smouldering embers of passion that were part of Marie. She pressed herself twoards me and I accepted her into my arms. Marie was full of life and this alone was carring this old man along on the journey into passion. The fires were building within me as well and I felt myself getting larger and harder.

I ran my hand between her thighs to the area of greatest warmth. I returned to kissed Marie as I trailed my fingers between her legs. She slightly opened her thighs and I advanced my hand up as far as I could. Once there I slipped my fingers from front to back across her warm and moist hole. It would not be long now, Marie was moaning and calling me out loud and I had all I could do from shouting back to her

.Marie was not like any of the other women I had been with. She was sincere and honest with her reactions and she was responding freely and not faked or pretented pleasure. I am glad now that I had set the page in place to get me at sunrise. I was going to be here all night. I had no idea that this woman was as tender and soft as she was. not cold or hard.

"Marie, Oh Marie" I rasped with desire and emotion. "OH my Marie!"

 

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Marie closed her eyes, holding back tears of emotion as James found her secret heat with his hand and gently moved his fingers in places she would be too ashamed to mention and her body responded with a resounding need for more even as he pushed inside, feeling her maidenhead with his fingertip, and rubbing a spot she had never felt touched in such a delicious way before. She groaned against him and relaxed against the pillows, the only tension in her body now below the waist as she felt herself give in to James completely. "I need you." she whispered, "I need you to love me."

 

[macmillian]

I had entered her and could feel her madien head and I almost stopped. This was not right, some young buck should have taken her before now. I could not beleive my good luck and fortune.

"Marie, Marie, answer me.! Are you still a virgin and do you want me to pluck your chilhood away and make you a complete woman? I know you need me and I want you too, but I ask now to be sure." I kiss her long and gentle and then release her. I look into her half closed eyes and I see a girl waiting to become a woman. I do not wait for your reply as I place myself between your legs as I slowly spread them further apart.

Kneeling there I work my cock on the outside and let it slowly go in and then out. I am waiting to make sure she is ready to be joined and I didn't want to rush it or to hurt her either. I would take my time and make this a night for Marie to remember.

 

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Marie finds herself temporarily unable to speak through the haze of lust. Finally, she senses Jame's hesitation to take her flower and she nods, "Yes, James, please. I can accept being an old maid but not an old maid with no life's experience to reminisce over. I am tired of this barrier between me and love. Strip it away, my dear, please." she begs, opening her legs wider to allow as easy access as possible. She braces herself in case it hurts. His member is much larger than she had imagined one would be and she is not certain if it is a good or bad thing in her case.

 

[macmillian]

I kiss Marie with all the passion I can and I hug her close. I whisper in her ear that we will do this and at the same time I slide my middle finger forward until it is stopped. Appling a little force the barrier gives way and I advace the finger slowly. Marie gives a low moan and I know that she is alright.

Withdrawing my finger, I movied closer to her and taking my hans I open her and help guide myself into her her. Gently I ease myself forward and then back, each time going in a litter further. Just this short distance and Marie is responding to my every move.

"Marie, oh my Marie, NOW" and with control I never knew I had, I sent my cock into her last barrier and her childhood is ripped away and my full length goes in deeper than anything she has ever dreamed of. At the same time I cover her mouth with mine and stiffed her cry. I laid upon her and we were joined together as one. I kissed away the few tears that rolled down her flushed cheeks. "Marie, it is done, now become the woman you were ment to be!" I slowly withdrew and thrust back in. Slowly at first and the lengthing the stroke each time. I raised myself up taking my weight off her and giving her freedom to move.

Her arms are around my neck and I can sense and feel Marie coming to life now as she picks up her hips and meets my downward thrust. "Aye, Lass, that's the way. You're a woman now. A very blessed woman." And so we continued on our journey together. To scale the heights of passion. To be consumed by it's fiery lust. To feel emotions never before envisioned. To me it was also the first time for love and not just lust.

 

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Marie is won over completely by James's gentleness and as he begins to join their bodies in earnest after taking her virginity she begins to slowly meet up with his pace, as he put it, as a full woman now. Although the first stroke or two did hurt the pain faded quickly in a new wave of pleasure, the likes of which she had never imagined her body could feel. She was moaning and panting with their lovemaking now, shaking as she felt her center heating up again and quivering with the onset of something big about to happen. "My love, I feel as if I might explode!" exclaimed Marie, hanging on to James for dear life.

 

[macmillian]

"My love", she said to me, James the butler, James the bastard , If this wasn't heaven it should be. To love someone and to be loved back seemed amazing to me. Sex had always been sex......Lust.....but this was neither, the emotion of love was here that made the sex act so much better than just lust. I would have to tell Marie soon about me. I hope she understands...

It is that moment in time when the world stops and there is only you and your partner. James and Marie as one and together we had scaled the heights of passion and now we reaped it's rewards.

With a full hard downward thrust, I push my cock as deeply as I could into her and pulled her close and covered her mouth with mine as I spewed my seed deep within her. I could feel her musceles tighten as if to draw me in deeper. She even locked her legs over mine as we clung to each other as we soared to even greater heights.

"Marieeeeeee"

 

[icu1978]

the sound of marie's name being called awake grace. startled she sat up in her bed and looked around her room. seeing the dim light under marie's door grace frowned. when she turned to her windows a faint light was coming through the curtians. sighing feeling very tired still she worked her way out of the bed and let her feet slowly touch the floor. it was chilli in the room and she could feel goose bumps rising on her arms. walking to the fire place gace added several large peices of wood to the embers.

after the wood had begun to burn grace walked to her wardrobe and took out her favorite morning dress. removing her night gown she washed her face and hands before pulling her dress over her head.

she was completely dressed by the time the sun was shining brightly through her windows. her room had warmed nicely and she sat iin the chair by the fire and decided to wait for marie before she headed down for breakfast. she was unsure if the staff would have breakfast ready at such an early hour at all but she hoped so.

when her bedroom door opened and her mama stood there looking at her with a displeased look on her face. " i was informed that his highness (siad sarcasticly) wishes to break his fast with us this morning." walking further into the room she took the chair opposite of grace and sat warming her chilled hands by the fire. " what is it your doing just sitting her? i would think you would be heading up to his dinning room by now." grace looked at her mother as if she had lost her mind.

" i was not informed of such a request until now. i was waiting for marie....i wished to speak with her before i broke my fast.. feel free to go on with out me mama .. i will be along as soon as marie rises from her bed."
she watched the older woman as she watched grace. sever emotions passed over her mothers face before she finally shrugged and stood." i think i will go ahead then.. i am famished and wish to break my fast sooner rather than later." with that she turned and left the room leaving grace still sitting in her chair by the fire.