ROMANCE: HIGHLANDER ROMANCE: Seduced by highlander (Historical Mail Order Bride Time Travel Romance) (Military Fantasy Romance Short Stories) (132 page)

“You seem quite distracted my Lady.  Is there something wrong?  Perhaps the overwhelming loneliness has gotten to you?  You know I could easily take care of you while Byron is gone, he won’t need to know a thing about it.”  Ailen said out of the clear blue.

She looked up at him shocked.  “I’m sorry if you think I would ever sleep with another man who isn’t my husband.  I’m not interested in that at all.  I would also appreciate it if you didn’t ask me again, or make comments that elude to it.”  Heather said bluntly.

It was his turn to be surprised at her words.  “Hmm, seems like you might need a bit more convincing than his last wife did.”  Ailen said.

Heather looked at him surprised and asked.  “What do you mean?”  She asked.

He laughed.  “I could tell that Byron hadn’t shared all of our past memories with you from the beginning.  If he had you would have thrown me out the door.  It is true we are friends, but it has been a bit strained since I had an affair with Priscilla.” 

“How could you do that to your friend?”  Heather asked, her face showing her disgust.

“She threw herself at me; I tried to avoid it several times.  I even tried to tell Byron it wasn’t me that began the affair.  But he didn’t care, and I couldn’t stand to see the pain in his eyes anymore.  Priscilla didn’t care; she would beg me to visit her continually sending men out to my place.  She even rode out on a few occasions.  I’m not happy to admit that I gave into her on a few trips.  Finally, I had to leave so she would leave me alone.  Once I came back and found out she was dead, I knew that I could peacefully approach Byron and explain to him.  But when I came I saw you here, and he was gone.  I don’t mind saying that you are even prettier than Priscilla was.”  Ailen explained.

“So you slept with her and you’ve come to talk to him and explain how you should still be trusted?”  Heather asked.

“I just want him to understand what happened.  Also I wanted to let him know that I didn’t sleep with her on purpose.”  Ailen stated.

“But yet here you are again telling me that you would sleep with me?”  Heather didn’t understand his way of thinking.

“Okay so you got me, I did it on purpose.  I wanted her and I want you.  Just like her, I will have you as well.”  Ailen said, his eyes sparking with a dangerous light.

“I think you should take your men and leave now; you are no longer welcome in my home.”  Heather stated.  She tried to keep her voice calm and low though, because she didn’t want to upset Samuel.

“You do know that even if I leave I can come back anytime I want and take this place by force.  I can take you by force if I wanted to right now.”  Ailen stood up and moved closer to her.

“Don’t come any closer.  Samuel is in her too, you can’t have him see something done so brutally to the woman he thinks is his mother.”  Heather pleaded.

Ailen looked at the boy and hesitated in his advance.  It was enough time for Heather to put a little more room in between them.

“He’ll get over it.”  Ailen finally decided his choice and moved towards her again.

She tried to get in a stance to protect herself, and remember everything that Byron had taught her.  He easily grabbed her though and had her pinned against the wall in a second.  Heather raised her knee up quickly and tried to get him in his privates.  She didn’t get a full hit, but hit to the side.  It was enough of a blow to get him to let go for a minute.

Heather moved away and looked for some sort of weapon to use.  They didn’t keep any in the study though, not since Samuel had begun to explore the room more by learning to walk.

Ailen advanced on her again quickly and knocked her down.  Now they were on the floor, he was holding her down and trying to move his mouth over hers.  Heather moved her head to the sides and yelled out “Stop, don’t do it.” 

She struggled and he ripped her top.  He grabbed her breasts forcefully, and then Heather saw a flash out of the corner of her eye.  The next thing she knew she saw Byron on top of Ailen.

“Who do you think you are?  I heard her say no, and you just kept going, like a wild animal.”  Byron shouted as he hit Ailen hard in the face.

Heather got up and went to grab Samuel.  “Daddy.”  She heard Samuel yell.

Byron got distracted and looked over at Samuel; Ailen got in a punch on the side of his head and threw him off balance.  But Byron quickly got control of the situation and had Ailen back under him again.

He drew a knife and put it to Ailen’s throat.  “I should have done this a long time ago.”  Byron pulled the knife across his throat. 

Heather turned Samuel away from the view.  Byron walked up behind her and put his arms around her. 

“Are you okay?”  He asked her.

She turned around and kissed Byron.  “I’ve missed you so much, I’m so glad you came back.” 

He kissed her back.  “What was he doing here?”  Byron asked her.

“He came to see you said.  I just found out today that he had slept with Priscilla.  He tried to act like he was a good friend of yours.  I remember the stories, but you never told me about him and Priscilla, why not?”  Heather asked.

“I didn’t tell you because the last I had heard of him was from Priscilla.  She blamed me for him leaving the country.  Saying that he left because he was my friend, and now she had no one to sleep with.  If she wanted sex she would have to find another man.  Like I wasn’t good enough for her, and I was her husband.”  Byron explained.

“So what he said about her seducing him is that true?”  Heather asked.

“It was a mutual seducing from both of them.  He wasn’t innocent in this at all.  But he was clearly trying to rape you now.  I should have killed him when I first found out about him and Priscilla.”  Byron said.

“I’m so glad you are home.  Are you home for good?”  Heather asked.

“Oh I’m not leaving again.”  Byron hugged her closer.  He leaned down and kissed Samuel on the top of the head.

Samuel looked up at him and said, “Daddy!” 

Heather smiled and laughed.  “I think he said mommy.” 

“No way that was clearly daddy.”  Byron stated back and laughed.

“How did you get back so much earlier than you thought?”  She asked.

“I’ve missed you both terribly, and the battle was under control.”  Byron said.

He kissed her deeply.  “Is it about time for his nap?”  He asked.

“Well he might not be too long for that, but we can always have the maid watch him for a bit.”  Heather said.

Byron grabbed Samuel and took him to the maid to watch and then picked Heather up and carried her up the stairs.  “I want to explore every inch of your body for hours.” 

She moaned at the thought of his touch.  It had been far too long since he had been home.  “I’m looking forward to that.” 

****

Heather sat at the table, her belly hitting the table.  She rubbed it and said.  “I sure hope the baby comes soon.”

“Well you look like you’re going to pop any second now.”  Byron laughed.  “But you still look beautiful!”  He added.

“Oh, I think it’s time now.”  She looked up at him as she felt wetness spread down her legs and looked at the floor.  “Get the doctor my water just broke.”

He ran out of the room and down to where they had put the doctor up as she had gotten closer to full-term.  Byron hadn’t wanted to take any chances of Heather falling ill while pregnant.  He had lost Priscilla that way, but not another wife.

They came back in the room and the doctor helped Byron get her upstairs.  Three hours later they were looking down at the face of their brand new baby girl.

“What should we name her?”  Heather asked Byron.

“How about we go with the name you liked?”  Byron said.

“You sure you don’t mind?”  She asked.

“No I like the name.” He answered.

“Welcome to the world Keita.”  Heather cooed at the little girl. 

They picked the name which meant woods, since that was the first place they had met so long ago.

THE END

CHARMED BY SEAL

Chapter 1

India stands in front of her mirror, looking at this god awful green dress and wondering how she got herself into this. There is nothing that she won’t do for her friends, regardless of the sacrifice that comes from doing such a deed. She’s never been able to say no and that has gotten her into some insane situations.

“I have to say that that dress is very fetching on you. You’re going to be one of my bridesmaids. I’m just worried that you’re going to take the attention away from me. I don’t need every guy panting after you. They’ll be undressing you with their eyes.”

“I don’t think that you’re going to have any problem with the guys keeping their attention on you. Everybody is going to be amazingly mesmerized by your presence. That white dress is a stunner. It was lucky that we were able to find it in the madhouse. That sale was one for the record books. It was lucky that we had some kind of plan before going into that 50% off sale.”
“I sometimes wonder why I get myself into things that I wouldn’t normally do for my own family. Julia is my best friend from high school. I was guilted into being one of her bridesmaids. This dress will keep me celibate for the duration of the wedding and reception.”

“I hope so and you know how Bryan has a wandering eye. I’ll tell you a secret and it wasn’t him that I was most interested in. His brother has this charm that makes me want to drop my panties in his presence. This guy has everything going for him. He was recently shipped overseas and I haven’t seen him since the moment that he disembarked. I guess he’s going to be at the wedding. I just hope that I can keep it in my pants, long enough to say my vows.” India had heard Julia talk about the groom’s brother on occasion, but she never believed or took much stock in the rumors.

She finally was able to take off the dress, feeling a little bit better and know that when she got into her customary black leather jacket that she would feel like herself again.

“I know that I told you that it’s perfectly fine for you to come stag. I just wonder if you couldn’t wrangle up some kind of date. It will look strange for you to be there alone. Don’t worry; I’m not going to put any pressure on you. You did an amazing job on my bachelorette party. I can’t even tell you how impressed I was by that stripper. He could dance, but it wasn’t his moves that I was most interested in. I’m sure that everybody, including you noticed what he was packing in those tight little black briefs of his.

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I did see what that stripper was equipped with. He was swinging it around like a baseball bat and then he disappeared with the bride to be into the other room. When they emerged, she was smiling, her hair ruffled and there was no doubt in my mind that something untoward had happened between the two of them. She never did speak of it, but maybe that was her final hurrah before attaching the old ball and chain.

“I don’t think that we need to talk about that night. Let’s just say that things happened and we’ll leave it at that. I’m just glad that I finally found the man of my dreams and I only wish that everybody could be, as happy as I am. I’ve been looking for you, but your tastes are a little bit different than my other friends. You always seem to find fault with everybody that I set you up with. I’m beginning to think that it’s a lost cause.” Julia had just taken off the dress, feeling like a princess in it, but now getting back to reality.

Tomorrow was the big day and they were having it on a beach overlooking a cliff and the ocean. It was where they first met and she was going to enjoy that moment of complete wedded bliss.

“I’ll be sure to be there early to pick you up tomorrow morning. We need to get you to the wedding on time. I’ve arranged for the hairstylist to meet us on the beach. Your favorite band from that pub crawl that you did with Brian is going to be playing your favorite song. It took a lot of convincing to get them to relinquish their hold on their own lyrics. I think we both know that money talks.” India had Raven black hair, stood at only 5’5, 110 pounds with most of that weight on her oversized melons.

“Just be sure that you wrap those up tomorrow nice and tight. Your natural wonders are not exactly easy to ignore.” This was a contention between the two of them for some time. Julia was not, as blessed and even through augmentation, she was only comfortable with getting another cup size. She had her one feature that drew most men to her like a moth to a flame. Her legs went straight to heaven and there wasn’t a moment that went by that Brian didn’t continually express how lovely her legs were.

“I’ll make sure that they are well concealed. I would hate to think that I was going to take away from your big day.” India had never been in the position of having a man down on his knees about to propose. She had them in that position, but only for going down on her.

Julia was talking to the counter attendant. She took every opportunity to tell everybody that she was getting married, flashing that huge ring and lording it over others. India was happy for her, but she was also jealous and that green streak was causing her to feel like she wanted to lash out at someone. She was tempted to go to a bar and just get laid, but she didn’t think that that was the answer to her troubles.

She climbed into her Jeep Renegade, a black shining piece of metal that she had given herself, as a gift when she became one of the most sought after wedding planners. She felt like Julia was taking advantage of her, but this was not uncommon in their relationship. It wasn’t just Julia and all of her friends seemed to see her, as somebody that they could walk over like a doormat.

Perhaps they thought because of her Indian descent that she would bend over backwards and not ask for anything in return. What they didn’t know was that her Indian background was only in her dark features and her raven black hair.

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I really don’t want to go to this thing. It’s bad enough that I have to see her happy, but to stand there and witness it is just going to be like putting the knife in just a little bit deeper. I always thought that I would be the one to find happiness. She was mean, she liked to put people down and for Brian to even consider her to be worthy of marriage is beyond me.”
She gunned the engine, feeling the weight of the world fall from her shoulders with the wind blowing through her hair.

India had never been to her namesake, from which she was named after. She was born right here in Chicago and your parents had adopted her when she was just a baby. She was never much into her own culture, until she was old enough to start to research it on her own. Her primarily white parents did their best to raise her with a set of values, but they also made her feel that she was different.

As she was driving away, she knew that the escape onto the road was just a momentary reprieve. The circus that was going to occur tomorrow was making her head spin. The bride had, so many requests that it was almost hard to keep up with them. On any given day in the last nine months, there were changes to be made at a drop of a dime. She hardly had any time to herself, except for when she was working on other people’s happy days. She still didn’t understand how she got caught up in this profession, but it seemed to follow her wherever she went.

India had a sense of style, knew that she could make that perfect day into something that would last forever. After her first one, as a gift to one of her friends, word of mouth got out pretty quickly and she was soon inundated with, so much work that she had no problem quitting her day job at a call center.

“I’m always around people that are finding that one true love, but I’m left out in the cold looking in. I just don’t think I can take this much longer. I like the money and I like the people, but this is weighing me down like an anchor around my neck. I just want to find a good guy that takes my breath away. I don’t think that’s, so hard or unreasonable.”