-William-
It had been a long time since I had been this close to a woman, I realized. Vanessa had been the last one I had been so near to. I had even been able to kiss her when we said goodbye, but nothing more. We wanted to wait until we were married.
Now she was gone, and here I was with the princess—on the same bed, in the same room, and without a shirt! I suddenly recognized how inappropriate this was and quickly grabbed my shirt, pulling it over my head to cover myself.
“I should... escort you back to your room,” I said, looking away.
She nodded beside me. How had the atmosphere changed so abruptly? It was almost suffocating. I stood up and moved toward the door, but she remained seated on the bed, lost in her thoughts.
“Princess?”
She finally turned to me, set the supplies asi
