"Her eyes never left mine. Her body shivered, and her face defied me. It was beautiful. She was definitely not one of those in the king's court. Never...theless, there was something wrong with her."He and not your majesty. Theolus and not Lord Theolus. For a servant, you are quite intimate or lack even the basic manners." I pointed out."Or I hate them, Milord." She answered, giving a short step back, which put her against the wall."I am no lord," I said, stepping forward, the tip of my blade down. Then it dawned on me that my face probably smelled like Stella's musk, so I got up and went to the bathroom like nothing happened, making sure to lock up while I allegedly peed.I wet some TP and daubed it all around my face and mouth. If I used a towel, it might leave that smell there instead.When I heard the knock, I wanted to say I was peeing, but I had no urge, so I filled a glass with water and began dripping it out loudly into the toilet, even as the knocking repeated itself.By the time I. “For that matter, you said only if she’s a daughter, too. But how can we be sure?” I asked. I was definitely softening. Who really cared if the baby was mine or Jack’s? It wasn’t like I was being shorted in bed and Jack was in space.“I’m not far enough along yet to get an ultrasound. We just need to have faith,” she said. I got near enough to pull her into my arms and hold her.“I am going to be a terrible father, aren’t I? The first thing I do when I find out is accuse my wife of cheating. I. We didn’t plan it and she never knew I was staying home that morning. Anyway, to continue my being ‘sick’, I stayed in bed while everyone else was preparing to leave for school. I slept till after 10am. Somehow in my dream (was actually for real) I heard water running in the bathroom. I was convinced it was a dream, because I knew I was all alone at home. It seems the running water woke me up, but I am not too sure. After about half an hour of lying in bed awake and thinking, I needed to wee..