Chapter 242

"Ok, so, I like them all." Pearl said, wiping her mouth.

"All 10 of them?" Erik asked.

"Yes." Pearl said. "Especially the luscious lemon and the red velvet."

"Ok then. We will be ordering a ten tiered cake. Put the red velvet and the lemon on the bottom." Erik said to the bakery owner.

"Yes, your highness. What color will the cake be?" The bakery owner asked.

"What color would we like the cake, my love?"

"White?" Pearl asked.

"White." Erik said. "We can decide on some flowers to add to it when we meet with the florist on Monday." Erik said.

Pearl smiled. "You really are helping with all of this, aren't you? I thought your mother was joking. You are amazing. Do you know that?" She asked.

"Yes. I'm quite the catch. You should marry me." He said, laughing with his big smile and perfect teeth.

"I lied to you about the food tasting after this." He said. For the first time ever, she was disappointed in him. She was starving.

"We are having dinner but it's somewhere else." He explained.

"I thank god. I am starving." She said.

"Did you think I wouldn't want to feed you with you having my child inside of you, growing and becoming the incredible human we created him to be?" Erik said.

Pearl laughed and shook her head.

"Come. Let's see what I have in store." He said.

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The car parked in front of The Dorchester Hotel. Erik helped her out of the car and Jim carried a bag for them.

"Your royal highness. We are so thrilled to have you stay with us. This way to the Harlequin Penthouse." The concierge said. Erik nodded.

He led them to the top floor and into the most incredible suite she had seen in all her travels thus far. It was decorated with clean lines and dark green, white and gold furniture. The bathroom was beautifully made with pink marble. It was romantic and perfect.

"What are we doing here?" Pearl asked.

"Having dinner, to begin with." He said. He led her to the dining room where the butler service was setting up. There were candles on the table and fresh flowers.

"Jim has the adjacent bedroom. So we are alone all night." Erik whispered in her ear as he pulled out her chair for her.

The waitstaff laid out the dishes on the table.

"The first trimester is an important time for both you and the baby." Erik said. "It's imperative that you get plenty of Folic acid and calcium in your diet. This salad has citrus fruits and dark green leafy vegetables that are high in those. Are you taking a prenatal vitamin?"

"Not yet." Pearl said.

"Well, we will make sure we set up an appointment with our family physician soon, then." Erik said. Pearl smiled.

"The main course, your highness. Filet mignon,

Line-caught sea bass, cedar plank grilled King Salmon, Jerusalem artichoke, with Dorset watercress. A generous portion of roasted Brussels Sprouts, browned with honey butter and tossed with crispy bits of bacon and a cookpot of vegetables and fruit." The waiter said.

"Perfect. Thank you." Erik said. "Iron, Choline, Vitamin B12 oh and lots of Omega-3 fatty acids are imperative right now."

"Are you real? Is this real?" Pearl asked.

"Yes. I am real and so is this baby." Erik said, seriously.

They ate dinner and talked about his morning. "The guys have decided that the house is stuffy and ancient so they are going to spend the weekend with the girls sprucing things up for us as a wedding gift. They hired a decorator I believe." He said.

"Really?" Pearl asked.

"Yes." Erik said. "With the tour on hold, the guys have some free time. I think everyone is staying until after the wedding now."

"It's only a few weeks away. That makes sense." Pearl said.

"Yes. Maggie is running Trigon remotely and Iris is helping. She has assistants now as well." Erik said. It was so nice having a partner that helped her worry about these things, it wasn't all her burden, all on her own.

"Dinner was wonderful. Thank you so much, Erik." Pearl said.

"You are most welcome." He said. "Let's relax a little."

"You, relax?" Pearl said with a chuckle.

"Yes." He said, leading her into the living room.

He sat with her on the couch and offered her chocolate dipped strawberries and sparkling water.

"What is this? I feel like you're trying to seduce me." She said.

"Because I am." He said, looking at her seriously.

"You are?" She asked.

"Yes." He said, leaning in and kissing her neck. She sighed and moved her head back.

"Come with me." He said, taking her hand and leading her to the bedroom.

"Erik. What is this?" She asked.

There were several pieces of lingerie, nighties, bras, panties, heels and various other things hanging on a rack in the bedroom. There were various lights set up, making the room look like a photo shoot.

"The first night we met, when I walked up to you at the house in Los Angeles, I told you I wanted to take your photograph." He said. She smiled, she remembered.

"I'm going to fulfill that want tonight." He whispered in her ear.

"Oh you are... are you?" Pearl asked, feeling heat rise through her body.

"Uh huh." He said. "I read that women can feel unattractive and unsexy at various phases during pregnancy, and I want to show you, whenever you need it, these photos... so you will always know how fucking unbelievably gorgeous you are to me." He said. "I want to photograph you, so you can see how beautiful you are, through my eyes."

"Well then, why would we need all of these clothes?" She asked, unbuttoning the front of her dress and letting it fall the the floor. She unhooked her bra and walked over to the bed in nothing but lace panties. She laid back, on her elbows and lifted one leg, bent, onto the bed.

"I'm ready for you now." She said, looking at him. Erik's jaw clenched and his heart began to beat hard in his chest.

He moved the clothing to the back of the room and turned on one of the lights that was facing her to the side. He grabbed his camera and began shooting her. She looked at him and looked away from him. She moved her legs both down, so that she was sitting and then laid back, taking one leg up again. He spread her hair out, and turned her head away from the light and she raised one arm over her head.

"You are the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes on." He said. He had her roll onto her side and he took photos of the curve of her hips and then had her prop her head on her hand and bent elbow, and look to the side, a soft profile shot of her face, her hair messy and wild. She rolled onto her tummy and he took photos of her bottom, the curve of it, the way the lace fell against the pale skin of her cheeks.

The light made perfect shadows. He had her take the sheet and pull it up to cover one breast and had her put her right hand in her hair. He took several more shots of her in the sheet and then had her stand up and walk to the balcony. The city lights caught her silhouette perfectly. He took several more shots like that, and then moved up for close ups of her face. He was so turned on, watching her like this. Raw, soft and natural in this expensive and elegant suite.

"I like spending money on you. I like you in luxury. I like you cared for." He said. "It makes me feel like a man and I fucking love it. I never wanted my privilege. I never cared. But seeing you here in this room makes me glad I'm royalty. I'm glad I'm the man that can give you this." He said, leaning into her and kissing her. He opened her mouth with his tongue and hungrily explored her mouth with his, pulling her body to him and running his hands along her breasts and cupping them in his hands. She kissed him back, eagerly and wrapped one leg up as he grabbed her thigh and reached for her ass.

He walked her to the bed and put his camera down, then began kissing her again and moving his mouth to her nipples, taking his time on each breast, sucking and biting softly. She moaned as he moved his mouth down her body and pulled her panties off, then taking off his shirt and pants.

"Open you legs." He commanded. She bent her knees up as let her legs fall open in front of him.

"Wider." He said.

She did she was told and stood there, looking at her for several moments.

He moved in between them and opened her with two of his fingers. He moved his face down and begin kissing and licking her, lapping up the wetness that had already soaked her while he took her pictures. He moved up and kissed her mouth, moving his body between her legs and entering her, slowly at first. She moaned his name, pulling him into her by grabbing his ass and moving closer to him.

"Deeper. I want all of you." She said. He looked into her eyes and did as she asked, pushing himself as deeply as he could inside of her and grabbing her face as he put his thumb in her open mouth.

He thrust into her over and over again, lifting her legs and hips and rocking her in rhythm with him until she felt herself begin to peak. Her entire body shuddered beneath him and as he continued until he reached his.

"Yes Pearl. Fuck yes." He said, wrapping his arms around her as he filled her with his orgasm.

He held her there, panting and catching his breath.

"I love you." She said.

"God I love you so much." He said. He pulled her into his arms and held her, cradled there, for what felt like hours, just rubbing her hair and face and running his hands over every inch of her body. She loved feeling his naked skin on hers, being wrapped together like that. His sweat, his heat, the sound of his heart beating.

She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.