All The Way

"Everyone in the palace should know that we're doing it anyway," he commented, eyeing Hena's reaction. "Why are you turning red?"

"I told you that I feel shy,"

"No need to feel shy," he responded. "The two of us are already proclaimed as husband and wife. It would be even weirder for us not to do the duties as a married couple."

He smiled, warmth radiating from him for the first time since Hena had met him as he slid himself back, further onto the bed, reaching back up for her when she followed the action and then pulling her down on top of him, taking her weight.

"Tell me, you want to continue doing this, right?" he asked into her ear, his voice dropping low again. "Not because you're forced, but like me, you want to do it because you wanted to."