The Prince and His Maid

13: Cuddle bugs

*Finn*

Hours later when I enter the cabin, after Luke climbed down the ships side and through a small window to unlock the door for me. I slowly undress while I look at the sleeping princess. Her dark honey coloured curls are spread on the pillow like a halo and her soft lips is slightly open.

I slip down beside her, my eyes staying on her face. I have to admit that she is almost unearthly beautiful. Like a mermaid has climbed aboard my ship, destined to lure me to my demise.

It must be such a big change for her, leaving everything, her whole life behind and travel to a new country. Getting married to someone she has never met. I mean Arion is a good guy, he will treat her Well, no doubt. But still, the idea of Being forced i to a marriage like this, I am so happy it isn’t me.

She might be thinking that I just want to get close to her, maybe even try to get into her knickers, and that it is the reason for her to be in my bed, but the reality is that it is the only safe place for her to sleep aboard the ship. I had tried to explain this to the King, but he didn’t really seem to listen, so I have to protect her to my best ability.

And the reason for me staying in the room too.. Well there are two reasons actually. First.. Well it’s the protection and safety issue again.. with me here, she is the most safe she can be.. and secondly.. I need to raise myself above the crew and stay there. If I bunk with them to accommodate a woman they will lose respect, I will lower myself to their level. I am only their captain because I am smarter and more educated than them, but those facts also makes several of them resent me. And those people would take any chance of committing mutiny if I show any weakness.

I slip down under the cover, keeping a distance to show her I respect her privacy. I have a rather big bed, so it is no problem for us to sleep in it together without touching each other.

A couple of hour later, in the darkness of the deep night, I am half awakened by something warm and soft snuggling into my side. Oh so the princess likes to cuddle under the cover of darkness. I let her, I mean it’s not to often I get to cuddle up with someone, especially not such an attractive Young woman. Soon I am drifting back to sleep.

*Isolde*

I am slowly pulled back to the world, feeling something warm and rather hard folded around me. When I try to move, trying to figure out what it is restricting me, i groans softly and I realise with a shock that it is Finn. Not only Finn, but Finn only wearing his undergarments. He has his arms and legs wound tightly around me, pressing me against his hard warm chest.

My poor face is almost squashed into his chest and I can’t help to feel engulfed by his scent, it’s like the sea breeze, fresh, invigorating and a bit salty.

I desperately push him hard in the chest, trying to free myself. “Let me go Finn.. What do you think you are doing your oaf ? Let go of me right now”.

"Well you were the one wanting to cuddle with me in the middle of the night princess". He mumbles in a rough morning voice, but he don't let go of me.

I push harder, but it is like pushing at a stone wall expecting it to move. "I most definitely wouldn't do that. I have been raised right, I am a good girl".

"Well, then why are we in my side of the bed then ?" He says, and I realise he is right, my side of the bed is cold and empty, apparently I have moved towards his warmth.

I blush rather violently. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I was sleeping..".

He cuts me of with a warm chuckle. "Don't worry your Highness, nothing bad happened and I promise not to tell anyone what a cuddle bug you are".

I glare at him, realising how his chest and stomach is sculpted, like a perfect statue cut in marble, with a splash of ginger hair. Suddenly it is hard to breathe normally. "And now please let me go Finn".

He untangles himself from me. "So now when you are calling me Finn and we kind of have cuddled all night, I think it is appropriate for me to stop with the your Highness, right ?"

"I guess it is". I roll my eyes at him as he keeps looking at me expectedly. "Yeah okay, you don't have to say your Highness. Actually I really never liked the title much anyway".

"Splendid darling". He says grinning and gets out of bed. He turns his back and pulls of his undergarment, revealing his perfectly shaped behind, making me pull the cover over my face, blushing again.

A couple of minutes later someone pulls gently at the cover. "You can look now darling. I am fully dressed. There are breakfast ready on the table when you are dressed. There is a screen in the corner you can change behind".

"Why didn't you use that then". I pull down the cover and glare at him.

He shrugs, a cheeky grin on his lips. "I don't really care so why should I ?"

Oh lord this is going to be such a long month.