Topic: Honeymoons and Manors

Phillipe Gaston

Date: 2008-01-10 01:10 EST
Phillipe opened the door and stepped down out of the horse drawn coach. Turning, he took Aj's hand and helped her down, before turning and walking over to grab their bags from the back. Then together, they walked up the steps and stopped before the door.
Phillipe turned and smiled at her. "The last time we were here, the circumstances were quite different." he said.
Aj giggled softly. "The last time we were here, I thought I never wanted to see you again." She turned and looked up at the front of her father's mansion. "Of course, I didn't know Soul was my father then either. I'm so glad that I can wash that memory away with these happy ones!" she smiled brightly.
"I am too." Phillipe replied as he set their bags down and began rummaging for the key in his pocket. "By the way, we got a gift from Lohan Tennibrus. He sent us vouchers for an all expenses paid voyage one one of his sailing ships up the continental coastline and back again. Should take at least a week to two weeks to do, whenever you are ready."
Aj's eyes grew wide. "Really? Oh Phillipe, that's wonderful!"
Phillipe managed to get the door unlocked and pushed it open. "Soul said to stay as long as we wished. He would mind the apartment and keep Alex company until we return." He saw her look and grinned. "He promised that he wouldn't fight with her as long as she stayed out of trouble." He looked inside the door. Inside the mansion, he was amazed to see the inside totally transformed. His last visit he had found Soul's house to be sterile and bare. But now the large mansion had been totally remodeled. Everywhere he looked he saw beautiful furniture and decor, oriental rugs and small accents to make the manor seem warm and cozy.
"Wow..." Phillipe said, letting out a low whistle. "He's remodeled."
Aj went to look but Phillipe put out an arm, stopping her. "What?" she asked. For an answer, Phillipe pointed. "Threshold." he said. "I'm supposed to carry you across it!" And with that he scooped her up in his arms and carried her laughing through the doorway.
Once inside, he carried her over and set her in a large squashy arm chair, and picked up a note that was resting there on a table. He opened it and read.
Please stay as long as you wish. I hired an interior decorator to try
and make the place a bit more welcoming. I hope it pleases you both.
Dont worry about meals and other things. I have hired a small staff to
cater to your every need. The master bedroom is upstairs and to the
right, above the reception hall in the South Wing.
Soul
Phillipe whistled. "Every need eh? Well I know one need that the staff can take care of!" and he gave Aj's bottom a quick pinch. She squealed and took off running up the stairs, with Phillipe in hot pursuit.

Adrianna

Date: 2008-01-10 05:45 EST
AJ woke up that last morning early as always. She blinked several times before sitting up and looking around the master bedroom, which was rather lovely she thought. The bed was large, and comfy. The sheets were extremely soft and the larger blanket on top was red and silky. She kept the blanket wrapped around her as she sat up, looking around the room.

She turned her head and brushed her hair back to see Phillipe on the bed fast asleep. He appeared to be smiling. AJ wouldn't be suprised if he was awake once already. She then took a look to her left hand and saw the engagment ring, and now the wedding band that was there as well.

A smile crept across her face as she examined those two rings and thought of the night before. She still was skeptical that she had gone this far since coming to Rhy'Din. With those thoughts she laid back down and rolled over on her side to face her sleeping husband.

Almost instinctivly he opened his eyes and smiled at her. "Good morning..." Was said softly to her and she giggled. "Good morning, Phillipe." He reached over to her and put an arm around her before situating himself to lie on his back and she laid her head on his chest.

"Je t'aime." He said to her and she instantly smiled wider before looking up at him. "Je vous aimerai toujours." Was her reply. They gave eachother a quick kiss before pulling the blankets up closer and they fell back asleep.

Phillipe Gaston

Date: 2008-01-10 21:51 EST
Phillipe awoke sometime later and lifted his head looking around. Something had awoken him, but he wasn't sure what. He glanced over at his sleeping wife to make sure she was okay, then gently slipped from the bed.
Naked, he moved over to the door and cracked it just a bit, looking out into the corridor. Lying just outside the door was a large basket, filled with fresh fruit, nuts, breads, preserves, and other delicious foods which could be eaten with little or no preparation. He looked down the corridor just in time to see a figure in a maid's outfit disappear around the corner.
Slipping his head out first and looking both ways to make sure no one was around, he pulled the door open and dashed out, grabbing the basket and lifting it. He was surprised at the weight of it as he carried back into the room, pushing the door shut with his foot.
He looked up to see a wide awake Aj sitting up in bed, the sheets pulled up in front of her, grinning broadly. "What?" he asked, as she began to giggle.
In response, she pointed to the basket which he held in front of himself. "I like your package!" she joked, before falling into quakes of giggles. This brought a big grin to his face. "Oh yeah? Well I will have you know Mrs. Gaston, that I have no intention of sharing my package with you until you stop making fun of me and lose that false sense of modesty!"
She was still giggling, but shook her head, not understanding. "False modesty?"
He nodded his head at the sheets. "Hiding yourself from your own husband, are you?"
Her giggles stopped, but her smile was radiant as she let the sheets fall. "Now get over here!" She scolded lightheartedly. "I'm hungry!"
He carried the basket over and set it on the bed in front of her before sliding in next to her, wrapping an arm around her as he leaned over and began placing kisses up and down her back.
"That feels good." Aj said, her mouth full.
Phillipe sat up and laughed at her. "You've got strawberry jam on your chin."
She laughed and started to wipe it away with the back of her hand, then stopped. She grinned and rolled over onto him and kissed him hard. When she lifted her head, she laughed softly. "Now it's on you too!"
Phillipe lifted his head and licked her chin gently. "Mmmm....Yummy."
She responded by removing the jam from his face in the same manner. When she was done, he looked up at her, his face glowing. "So...what are we going to do today?"
She grinned down at him. "I have no intentions of moving from this bed, Mr. Gaston! And if you know what's good for you, you won't either!"
He grinned. "I know exactly what's good for me, which is why I have no intentions of leaving this bed either!" And his lips closed on hers.

Adrianna

Date: 2008-01-11 05:49 EST
She got up later that day, around 3 that afternoon. When she sat up she glanced over to her husband to see that he was awake, and smiling over at her. His hands were behind his head. "You look so cute when you sleep." He said to her and she chuckled before rolling over to give him a kiss before getting up and out of bed. She left the blankets where they were, but grabbed a housecoat from the chair beside the bed and covered herself. "Where are you going?" He asked and she smiled before walking over to the closet where they put their clothes. "I need to get dressed... I'm not staying in here all day. A shower doesn't sound bad either." Phillipe smiled as well. "Can I join you?" And she nodded.

He stood and grabbed his robe and grabbed some clothes as well and AJ opened the door to the bathroom and slipped inside, Phillipe right on her tail.

A little while later Phillipe stepped out of the bathroom in a pair of jeans, towel drying his hair and AJ was still in there fully dressed, blowdrying hers. He stopped and lowered the towel to look at her. She was wearing a black and white plaid skirt, black high heels, and of course her black long sleeved shirt that hung off the shoulders. He smiled at her and she looked at him. "What are you looking at Mr. Gaston?" Was asked as she turned the blowdryer off and began to put things away. "Can't I look at my beautiful wife blowdry her hair?" She stuck her tongue out at him and he smirked. "Don't be doing that unless you are going to use it." She laughed. "Well in that case I better not or we're never going to leave this room." Phillipe was putting on a white t-shirt on at that point and he nodded. "Agreed... because of you, Mrs. Gaston, we haven't left this room all day yet."

She pursed her lips before stepping out of the joining bathroom and heading for the door, which Phillipe had opened. "Where to?" And AJ thought a moment. "I'm hungry again..." Phillipe chuckled. "You're always hungry after making love." She shrugged. "Can't help it... burned everything off now I need food." And she began walking down the hall, Phillipe just a step or two behind her.

Not too much later they reached the kitchen where the cook was inside, cleaning up the kitchen a little. AJ walked inside of the kitchen and looked around. "Father has this place looking nice all over doesn't he?" She asked and the cook spun to see the newlyweds standing in the doorway. "Come in you two and 'ave a seat!" He said with a chuckle. The man seemed to be in his early 50's, tall, and really skinney. Phillipe smiled and walked over to a counter were stools were placed and sat down, his wife simply sliding into the stool behind him.

"So you two are Mr. and Mrs. Gaston are you not?" The cook asked with a smile. "Haven't seen either one o' you yet." Phillipe and AJ listened as he spoke once more. "You two 'ave been 'iding out in the bedroom since you got 'ere." And that got AJ to chuckle. "What do you want to eat?" His accent had a british touch to it. "How about some pasta?" Phillipe asked and AJ nodded in aggreance and the cook smiled. "Alright I'll make you some just 'old on a sec 'ere." And he turned and began preparing their dinner.

Phillipe Gaston

Date: 2008-01-17 23:55 EST
Phillipe swam hard, using strong clean strokes as he finished another lap in the pool. Reaching the edge, he stopped and looked up at the lounge chair where Aj sat, relaxing and reading a article in the paper. He watched her for a few seconds, then raised his hand and flicked water in her direction. A squeal and a giggle followed.
"Phillipe! Your'e getting the paper wet!"
He grinned and did it again. "Come swim with me then!" He said.
She watched him for a moment, then stood and came over, sitting on the edge of the pool and dangling her feet in the heated water. "You know, from the outside of the house, you cant even tell that this pool even exists! " She looked up at the greenhouse-like glass which covered the courtyard.
"Yeah, it's pretty cool that Soul has a poolin his courtyard." Phillipe remarked. He took her feet gently and floated on his back, letting her use her feet to push him back and forth.
Finally he looked up at her casually again. "I was kinda wondering when you wanted to go home, not that I'm in any hurry or anything..."
She shrugged without comment, her eyes on his legs as they floated this way and that.
He continued. "I was just wondering about Alex and Newt. I hope they arnt causing Soul any trouble." Again,she made no move to answer, but just smiled at him.
He started to grin again. "What are you thinking?" She shook her head and her smile grew. On impulse, he splashed her with water again. In the next instant, he felt her foot as it was placed directly on his chest and he was pushed under. When he came up, she was giggling madly at him. He sputtered, "Oh, you think that's funny huh?" He grabbed her feet and pulled her into the water, and her giggles became screams of laughter as he chased her around the pool.
They spent another thirty minutes playing in and around the pool, before finally heading back to their room to change and get ready for dinner.

Adrianna

Date: 2008-01-18 06:14 EST
Phillipe was already dressed and he was running his fingers through his hair and brushing off his shirt as he waited on the bed for his wife. "Are you almost done woman?!" Was called to the closed bathroom door. "Almost... Monsieur Gaston you really need to stop being so impatient!" Was yelled back with giggles.

Phillipe rolled his eyes and layed back on the bed, crawling up towards the pillows and laying on them then. He scanned the room and then looked to the large bed with a sigh before he closed his eyes...

A few moments later the door opened and AJ stood in the doorway of the bathroom. Her long chestnut hair was perfect in how it simply brushed against her shoulders. Her dress was red and strapless and was also long and had a slit in the side of the dress that came up a little past mid thigh. Her shoes were red and open toed. Phillipe sat up on the bed and grinned before moving for the edge of the bed where he sat, putting his feet back on the floor. He was wearing a button up shirt and a pair of nice black pants with his nice black shoes.

They had decided that dressing up for dinner would be nice... the cook, Stephan as they soon learned... would be making them a lovely candle lit meal...

Phillipe stood and walked over to his wife, putting an arm around her waist and kissing her lips, then cheek... moving down to her jawline and then her neck. AJ smiled and closed her eyes a moment before pushing him away. "Wait until after dinner..." Was said before she turned to move for the door. "Oh come on AJ! Why can't I get a little of an appetite going here?" He asked, moving right behind her and snaking his arms around her waist, pulling her against him.

"Be patient and you'll get you dessert... " Was said with a wink before she was out in the hallway with Phillipe on her tail.

Phillipe Gaston

Date: 2008-01-23 22:26 EST
Phillipe was a bit worried. Aj had left unexpectedly this morning and had not returned yet. He woke up to find a simple note on the pillow next to him.

I'll be back soon Love...
AJ

It was now mid-afternoon and she was still not back. He had tried to stay busy, jogging through the large corridors for an hour and then swimming laps in the pool. Now he was sitting in the large dining room at the table, listening to the large clock in the corner tick and staring at the chicken salad sandwich on the plate in front of him. He had found the cook Stephan and asked him not to fix a big lunch, saying that a sandwich was fine. But now he simply wasnt hungry, and he pushed the plate away and standing, walked out into the hall.
Several moments later he found himself in the main hall by the front door. As he was heading for the south wing, he heard a noise and turning, saw Aj closing the front door.
"There you are!" he said smiling as he turned and walked back over to her. "I was starting to get really worried!"
He threw his arms around her and kissed her gently. Immediately he realized something was wrong. Phillipe pulled back and looked at her. "Are you okay?" he asked as he took her hand. Her gasp of pain and the jerking away of her hand startled him. He looked down and took her hand again, more gently this time.
Aj's hand was bloody. Her knuckles were battered and the skin across them was broken and raged. "Babe, what happend?" Phillipe asked, clearly shocked. She didnt look at him. He gently lifted her chin until her eyes met his. "Hey...I'm your husband. I love you. Now tell me what happened."
Aj, hesitated for a few moments. Then her lips parted and she began...

Adrianna

Date: 2008-01-24 05:26 EST
"Well..." She started... "I got well... pissed off and I didn't want to break Wolv's nose but I about snapped." He looked down at her hand still looking over her knuckles that were busted completly open. She winced in pain as he examined her hand. "I ended up punching the wall outside of the inn..." Was noted.

"What did Wolv do...?" Was asked and AJ sighed a little before carefully taking her scarf off. "Like I said he pissed me off." A pause was made as she slid her scarf off the rest of the way... wincing as she used her hand at all. "I got a letter from this Bob character speaking of my friend Rose... she lived with Wolv for a while but somehow he threw her out of the house... Pregnant." Phillipe nodded and kept silent as AJ continued.

"But that isn't why he pissed me off... and the fact that when I went to work and the inn before and after work for some coffee and tea for a few moments, all I would hear about is him hitting on Alex or something.." Phillipe's eyes narrowed hearing that and he just looked at her. "What pissed me off was that when I said I wasn't going to risk anything for his campaign... That I wasn't going to fight for him and he said that I turned on him was what pissed me off."

Phillipe helped her take her coat off... oh so carefully of course. He didn't want to hurt her hand anymore. "Why didn't you want to fight?" She frowned and spoke. "If I fight against Wolv... I do not know what he'd do if he became govner..." A pause. "But if I fight against this Bob guy..." She shook her head. "I don't even believe in everything Wolv is doing. I just don't want involved... or Alex or even you involved. This whole thing has gotten out of hand." She looked down to her hand. "I shouldn't have done that should I?" He smiled a little and shook his head. "No..." And she spoke again. "They kept saying Alex was being hit on by Wolv and her name was being brought into this... I do not want anyone asking her questions." She shrugged. "She doesn't need involved and neither do I. I have too much to think about..."

He hooked an arm around her waist and nodded before leading her off, towards the bathroom. "Come on, love. Let's get you cleaned up and look at your hand... I think you broke your knuckles... and I mean literally." And she frowned. "Maybe I can simply heal it... I don't know."