Ghis (closed)

[KieranSoares]

"I'm not here for power or reverence or whatever else you're scared I'll leave you for. I'm here for you," Kell told her clearly. "I love you. Not the crown, not the title, just you."

 

[heartofcourage]

Kate gave him a small smile as he said that, promising that she was all that he wanted and needed. "But....Rissa? Really? What has you attracted to her?"

 

[KieranSoares]

"She's just very interesting to me. She strikes me as someone who likes to have a good time." Kell sat back once more. "I imagine she knows her way around a partner. She has that kind of confidence."

 

[heartofcourage]

"And that appeals to you? A woman who knows her way around a partner?" Kate asked, curious as to what her husband like sexually and wanting to know more about him at the same time.

 

[KieranSoares]

"I like the prospect of learning something new, be it about pleasing someone else, or finding something I didn't know I liked."

 

[heartofcourage]

"And I'm boring by comparison." Kate said, looking at her husband as he talked about the prospect of learning something new about a person. "A virgin is only exciting for a short amount of time."

 

[KieranSoares]

"You are just bound and determined to make yourself believe I'm sick of you, aren't you?" Kell leveled at her. "You can try all you want, Kate."

 

[heartofcourage]

"I'm just staring the obvious. If you want a partner that can teach you new things in bed, I'm not that person." Kate said as diplomatically as possible, knowing that she was bating her husband into dangerous territory.

 

[KieranSoares]

"Why are you constantly finding reasons for me to leave you?" He asked blunting, fixing her with a very serious, stern gaze.

 

[heartofcourage]

Kate stared back at Kell, his amber gaze pinning her to her spot as he sought an answer to their constant back and forth. "Because one day my temper and ill moods will drive you away. I know it will happen. I just have to hope that you remember good times instead of the bad."

 

[KieranSoares]

"And you hate to be wrong, so you're set on proving yourself right by constantly reminding me of why I should up and leave you. I hate it, Kate. It hurts that you have no faith in me."

 

[heartofcourage]

"Kell, I'm a cranky woman. I can't help but pick fights with people and stubbornly try and prove them wrong. It's how I've always been. I know that one day, you probably won't want to put up with that any longer." Kate said, showing him her vulnerability and insecurities.

 

[KieranSoares]

"I'll let you know when it's getting to be too much. I always let you know when I'm done fighting with you. And I have my own ways of letting off steam. You like to be contrary, yes, but you only fight with me over things you believe in. I can handle that."

 

[heartofcourage]

"And...what if I decided to suddenly fight you over other things?" Kate asked, being stubborn for the sake of it at this point.

 

[KieranSoares]

"You know my answers at this point. I'm not entertaining your dedication to making me leave you for stupid reasons." He rose and took their dishes then to go wash them.

 

[heartofcourage]

Kate was quiet as he walked past her, taking their dishes to the small sink. She watched him work methodically, almost like a soldier. She stood and stepped to his side, kissing his cheek as sweetly as she possibly could and nuzzled against him.

"I'll wear you down sooner or later." Kate murmured just to have the last word, giving him a grin. "Or...you could always prove to me that I'm wrong....in bed."

 

[KieranSoares]

"I thought I was supposed to be tired of you," he muttered back, not giving her the satisfaction of the last word but letting her be right to her own detriment. He continued working away, quietly bothered by how she didn't trust their relationship.

 

[heartofcourage]

"So...we're fighting for real?" Kate asked him, noticing the way that his shoulders remained tense and his words short.

 

[KieranSoares]

"It hurts that you think so little of my devotion to you," Kell admitted quietly. "You're so sure I'll wander or leave. I've never given you a reason to think that. I'm always at your side or working for your benefit."

 

[heartofcourage]

"Perhaps I'm jealous." Kate said with a shrug of her shoulders. "Jealous that you have so much more experience at this than I do. I don't know what I'm doing in this marriage half the time, let alone what I'm doing in this role as queen."

 

[KieranSoares]

"I don't have experience," he murmured, leaning on the edge of the basin. "I was no husband to my first wife. I was never there for her or our girls, I never learned to be a caretaker of my family, or a father. I just did what I could for them until they were gone. With you... I just do what I think is best for us."

 

[heartofcourage]

"Kell, you lived a life before you met me. It might not have amounted to much beyond killing, but it was still a life. It's so much more than what I have." Kate said with a long sigh. "And I feel like no matter what, one day you'll realize that you've been stuck with a silly little wife that doesn't meet your needs. I'm terrified of it, actually."

 

[KieranSoares]

"And you'll never believe otherwise no matter what I say, it seems," Kell shook his head. "It was hard to open up to someone new... Much harder than I can describe, until you came along."

 

[heartofcourage]

"So, in other words, you want me to grow up and stop acting like a silly, senseless girl." Kate said softly.

 

[KieranSoares]

"I want you to know you can trust that even if I see someone beautiful, even if we fight, even if you have bad days, I will not wander from you. If such a thought ever crossed my mind, you would be the first to know because I want to be honest and open with you."