Epilogue
"Seriously." The furious redhead exclaimed loudly once they had reached the confines of their drawing room. "Why do I even bother to be polite to that woman?"
Her husband merely sighed and ran a hand through his blonde hair as he did every Sunday around five o'clock in the afternoon. He checked his golden pocket watch and observed that it was only half past four this time. Her patience was growing thinner every week.
"Hello-o! Bloom to his Majesty." She waved her hands in front of his face ungracefully. It was nothing like her to act so childish, but she obviously needed to process some frustrations, so he let her.
"Come on love, give her some time." He tried to reason with her.
"Time?" She screeched. "I have to give her time? Time is giving me an apoplexy!" He could not help but laugh at her obvious exaggeration, although she seemed quite serious about it. "She crisscrossed the line today." She drew a letter 'z' in the air to emphasize her words and crossed her arms defiantly. "You do not recall what she said, after she catechised me about my family- again?"
"No, I do not." He slipped out of his jacket, knowing she would follow him to the bedroom where he proceeded to loosen his cravat. Coming to a stop, she glared at him and imitated his mother's high and haughty voice.
"The mere fact that one attends a fancy school, does not alter one's inferior position in society. In my humble opinion." She raised her chin and helped him to undo the first ivory buttons of his shirt. "The nerve! Hasn't she noticed that we are already married?!" She put up a hand, adorned with two rings. The most expensive-looking was silver with an incredibly beautiful and grand emerald which he had chosen, but the second one, her wedding ring, featured only a purple star sapphire. One could not tell the colour was purple for sure, it could have been mauve.
This was also a gesture he got to see every week after teatime with his parents. Admittedly, his mother was not the most agreeable person to be around, but… Well, actually, there was no 'but'. He was just waiting for the reward for his patience and kindness with his wife.
Like every other week after teatime with his parents.
"What does she want me to do? Flee the country? Kill myself? Good heavens, she wants me to kill myself!" She cried out theatrically. He found it quite amusing that a rational woman as his wife was so astoundingly affected by the contempt of his mother.
"Bloom." He ordered her to stop pacing, though he was certain she would not listen to him. "Now you are overreacting. You do not need her approval. You have me." He winked and pulled her closer. "Besides, my father is very fond of you." He grabbed her hand and draped it around his shoulder.
"I know." She pouted slightly. "It is only this.. she is such a hag!" He had to repress the urge to laugh and kiss her. He still thought she was adorable when she cursed, but he reminded himself she was talking about his mother, the queen of Eraklyon.
"Why don't we leave this place for a while?" Her brows scrunched up.
"But we already had a honeymoon."
"I know that love, but we could just travel. Not be here." He saw how she tried to repress a dreamy look.
"What about your duties, and… Brandon and… Diaspro?" It struck him as rather silly that she never referred to Diaspro as 'Di', although she always called his cousin by her pet name when addressing her.
"I am quite sure Brandon is busy enough trying to get hitched to your sister and Di is on her own honeymoon, remember?"
"I suppose…"
"And you know, I will be there." He pulled her onto his lap and put a finger under her chin. "That's reason enough, I presume." She sent him an annoyed scowl. That expression was quickly replaced by a mischievous, sarcastic smile, one of which he was sure she had adopted from him. She huffed and gave her reply with twinkling eyes.
"I cannot believe you are still under that misconception."
She was lying in his arms, one leg draped over his thigh comfortably. She moaned delicately as he peppered silent kisses over her jaw.
"When did we start being like everyone we despised?" Bloom spoke slowly.
"What do you mean, love?" His head did not shoot up immediately.
"You know, like those couples who always give each other pet names." She huffed. "You call me love."
"Because that's what you are."
"But you called me that even before we got engaged. Probably before you fell in love with me."
"I fell in love with you? I do not recall that." He joked and ducked to avoid her slap. She only gave him a cold glare as a reply. She still had not lost that withering stare, not even during their honeymoon.
"Seriously."
"Is that your word of the day?" He referred to her earlier outburst.
"I am serious, Sky." She persisted stubbornly, but he could not resist taunting her. Of course, they often wound up in a fight because of her stubbornness and his constant need for entertainment.
"I know." He paused and looked down at her averted face. "You called me Sky." He grinned widely and leaned in to give her a kiss.
"Why do you always do that?" She pushed him away, sighing and glanced at him angrily.
"Kiss you?" He requested quizzically. He liked her much better after her outburst about teatime, really. She had sighed too then, but a little more … content. "Well, love, that's what husbands do, obviously. It seems clear that I haven't kissed you nearly enough if you're not aware of that fact." He pointed out mischievously.
"Gah!" She cried out, exasperated. He suddenly remembered how she had cried out in his arms a few hours earlier. He could feel the scratches on his back burn again. "Sky." She suddenly kneeled in front of him, making him freeze. "You are thinking about this afternoon, are you not?" Her voice was an octave lower now. She traced two fingers over the lower hem of his shirt torturously slow.
"Bloom." He said with a choked voice. "What are you doing?"
"What is required of me." She stood up and pushed him down on the nearest sofa. "My marital duties." She proceeded to loosen his buttons, but stopped mid-way. "Wait a second." He groaned and let his face drop on the pillows. "You don't really deserve this now, do you? Because you're always opposing me." She let her hands travel between his thighs playfully. "You are very naughty, prince Sky." She leaned in and bit his earlobe lightly. "Do you know what happens to naughty children?" She asked hoarsely. He shook his head, mesmerized. "Nothing." She removed her hands and pulled herself up. "They get absolutely nothing."
He contemplated yelling at her, but that would result in more teasing and never getting any, and –he glanced down at his pants- that was certainly not an option.
"Love…?" He asked wistfully.
"Why do you address me as love, Prince Sky?" She pressed again.
"Why do you still address me as Prince Sky?" He retorted easily, placing a playful kiss on her nose.
"Because…" She crawled into his lap teasingly. "You are indeed a prince."
"Well," he murmured affectionately, "you are my love, my dear. My only one for that matter." He grinned at her and pulled her closer, between his thighs. His wife sighed happily and believed she could get used to this.
"Please call me something else." He suddenly spoke up, gently breaking her reverie.
"Ha! You already know your pet name, the only one befitting for you. In fact, you must have heard it before. Since you are scarily omniscient."
"Really?" He leaned in eagerly, his eyes glistening with anticipation.
"Of course." The redhead was well aware that her reply would cost her something, but it would most likely be a kiss. And she did not really mind that. Quite the contrary.
She pecked his lips and released herself from his embrace, prepared to flee from his greedy hands.
"Spawn of Satan."
A/N: there we go! I guess that was kinda cheesy, but these two deserved some fluff after all the drama! I hope you enjoyed my story. Thank you all for your kind reviews! I have no plans for a future Winx story, but if you are a fan of The Vampire Diaries, check out my story 'Gin Gini and Bourbon' and say hi!
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