Priceless

Vasey and Bonchurch had continued drinking in the Sheriff's own apartments, leaving Eulalia and her friends in the Great Hall. Both were oozing that bonhomie that comes with intoxication.

'D'y know....Eddie', Vasey crooned. ' You an' me...are gonna be...sort of...rel..rel.....family. Inna f.....inna f........soon'. Bonchurch was not so eloquent. All he managed was a general noise of enquiry. 'uuuuuurrrrghh?'

' My liiiittle girl', Vasey crooned on, 'is getting married to your looovely brother in law R-o-d-e-r-i-c-k'.

He was quite visibly drooling at the thought of that gorgeous young man Another such as Gisborne.

fantasising about a night of passion with the young man. For preference with Gisborne as well.



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'Eulalia Vasey?!' Rosamond was staring, utterly incredulous, at her brother.

'Yes'. Roderick replied happily. 'When I arrived earlier, Vasey asked if he could talk to me and he told me that he was looking for a husband for Eulalia.

She may be only 16 but she's........very advanced for her years. She has lots of potential suitors but they're boys and she needs a man. She's got her own eye on Gisborne which isn't suiting her father one bit. He's asked me and I saw no reason not to agree.'

Rosamond shook her head slowly. ' I can think of a very good reason brother dear. Her pedigree. She hasn't just inherited her father's name you know'.

'Roderick clapped a hand on his sister's shoulder laughing heartily. 'I'm not a total idiot Ros. I know she'll need taking in hand. Don't worry about me'.


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Guy had managed to bag the search around Lincoln for himself and his men.

No one could say they had been anything less than thorough, in their search for 2 young welsh villeins and a stolen brooch, but Guy was aware that the total emotional detachment he normally was able to muster was not at work as well as usual

It helped him not to see those he bullied,brutalised or butchered as people. This time he was getting flashes of Rosamond's feelings about the situation. this made matters very complicated. Worse still, it made him irrational.

The only other task he had felt any emotional attachment to was the attempt on King Richards life in the Holy Land. That emotion had been necessary. He didn't know whether this was or not.

The law said that the 2 runaways were the property of The Earl of Bonchurch, so had to be returned to him. This was simple enough. Even simpler was the matter of the theft of the brooch. It was irritating him that he was feeling
relieved that they had not found anything.

Part of this he could explain away as the fact that he could make love to Rosamond tonight with a clear mind. He had the odd feeling however that he might also be developing a conscience.

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Evening was drawing in as Guy and his men rode into Somersby Manor. The Steward met them and went to fetch his master. Roderick greeted them warmly. 'I had quarters prepared just in case. If your men would like to go to the kitchen's my cook will give them some refreshments. I hope you will join Rosamond and myself later Guy.'

Guy's men lost no time in heading towards food and drink. Guy put out a hand.
I believe I must congratulate you my Lord. You are to be married soon I hear
brave man to take on Mistress Vasey'.

Roderick laughed slapping Guy on the back, 'I welcome the challenge'.

More seriously he added. 'I don't think my Mother will be there however. She took a turn for the worse a few days ago. I think that this is the end for her. she has suffered enough'. He put a hand on Guy's arm. 'Ros is with her at the moment'. Guy nodded. ' May I go to pay my respects?' Roderick showed him the way to Lady Somerset's rooms.

The door was open and as Guy knocked he could see Rosamond raise her head and smile radiantly at him. Happily she invited him in. 'Mother, this is Guy of Gisborne that I told you about'.

Lady Somersby put out a pale emaciated hand. The door to the next world was clearly opening for her. Her voice was low but clear and she looked on the world with the huge eyes she had passed to her children. 'I want to thank you Master Gisborne for your friendship with my daughter. She has been in need of it. It is a weight off my heart to see her so much happier'.

She heaved a sigh that seemed to come from the earth itself. ' I need to sleep my Angel,' she smiled at her daughter. Rosamond picked up a harp from the floor by her feet. Her voice was low and pure as she sang a French love song.
Her eyes straying occasionally to Guy.

After 3 verses she looked at her mother who was slumbering peacefully. 'She has a potion made of poppies from the Holy Land, but she saves that until she really needs it for her pain. The end is in sight for her and she is glad of it.'

Guy took her in his arms, putting his lips to her temples. ' It's painful to lose the ones you love', he said softly, ' but sometimes death's the only cure. He can be a friend, not just an enemy'. Rosamond looked up at him, touched by his words. Her eyes were full blown with desire. 'I'm so glad you're here Guy. Make love to me please'.

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They went down the corridor to Rosamond's rooms. In the ante room there was a large chair by the fireplace. Guy sat down pulling Rosamond onto his lap, he began to unfasten the heavy copper beech plait of her hair. He ran his hands through it until it hung in a shining dark red curtain down her back.
Against her pale green gown it gave her the look of a wood nymph.

A low moan of desire rumbled deep in Guy's throat and he devoured Rosamond's mouth in a hungry impassioned kiss, her soft moans of delight echoing his.

Guy had to speak. He cupped Rosamond's face in his hands and looked at her, surprising and delighting her with his gentleness.

' I want this to be as wonderful for you as it is for me. If you feel afraid, if I hurt you, if I do anything you don't like, tell me.

A woman having pleasure in bed is some of the sweetest music there is. I want to help you to learn it.'

Rosamond took his hand and pressed her lips to it. They stood up together and she led the way into her bed chamber.

Sitting on the end of Rosamond's bed Guy slowly began to undress her. It felt as though he were unwrapping a gift, she thought hazily as his eyes gazed at what he found with each garment he removed.

As she stood there between his thighs in her shift he smiled at her. 'Are you happy for me to remove this?' She nodded shyly. Guy removed the shift and she stood there naked and nervous, pulling her hair round her to cover herself and the fading bruises made by her husband.

'Guy pushed her hair away. You have nothing to feel ashamed of he murmured, beginning to kiss her throat. You are so bloody gorgeous, I want to explore you, find out where you like to be touched and I don't intend to rush it'.

As he nibbled her shoulders across the front, he trailed a finger slowly across the back, smiling at the shiver that ran through her. He licked the indents at the base of her throat, letting his hands slide over her breasts. 'These will wait until you are more comfortable '.

His hands roamed over her waist and hips as he kissed around her belly. His tongue swirling around her navel, smiling at another shudder of pleasure.

Turning her around he used his fingers and tongue on her back, feeling the shuddering as he licked down her spine and across the base. He kissed the bruised cheeks of her bottom, surprising her at how good it felt.

He took each arm in turn running his lips down the length, licking the sensitive insides of the wrists and sucking on each finger. By now Rosamond's body was tingling with sensations of pleasure, between her thighs was wet and there was a throbbing deep inside.

Guy had lifted her leg in to the bed and was running his hands over it. As he stroked the insides of her thighs Rosamond gasped out loud . Guy grinned as he repeated the process with the other leg.

'Enjoying yourself?' He asked warmly and with a sexy huskiness to his voice. 'Rosamond swallowed, ' oh yes. I didn't know it could feel like this'. Guy stood up. His height surprising her. 'Lay down. It can get better still'.

He undressed slowly, aware that he was being watched and admired. Rosamond, already dizzy with desire almost fainted at the glorious sight of Guy's naked body. His erect cock more than ready for her.

Climbing beside her he cupped one of her breasts. He gave the nipple the briefest kiss. ' May I ?' Rosamond sighed 'Yes please'. As Guy's lips and tongue teased her nipples Rosamond gasped in delighted surprise, stroking her fingers through his hair.

Guy slid a hand over her inner thighs. 'You're so wet. I'm going to put a finger there if that's aright. Rosamond gasped out 'please'.

Guy's finger slid deftly into the sopping wetness and he smeared it onto her hard pink bud, thrilled by her blissful whimpering. She hadn't known that she had such a place. Guy's skill full caresses increased Rosamond's moans and cries until he felt the wonderful ripples of her first ever orgasm.

Overcome she burst into tears, Guy held her, unable to believe how moved he was. ' I must be dreaming, Rosamond sobbed, nothing on earth could feel as lovely as that did'. Guy smiled softly, ' no you're awake. Are you ready for me now?'

Rosamond nodded, holding her arms out in invitation. Guy climbed into her embrace and slid himself into her. Lying still for a moment to make sure she was comfortable. '

As he thrust slowly and languidly, Rosamond's ecstatic cries filled his ears, as his cock felt the delightful ripples of another orgasm. With a huge effort he held himself back until it subsided before he pulled out spraying copious amounts of his liquid onto her belly with a groan.

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Roderick saw his sister and their guest arrive for dinner a few minutes apart but there were looks between them that suggested they had spent time very much together.

There seemed to be some delicious secret between them and Roderick was sure it was safe to assume that his sister had got herself a lover. Good luck to them both, he thought.

As the house hold slumbered, shortly after midnight, Rosamond tiptoed down to corridor to Guy's room. Slowly she opened the door.
Guy was awake, he looked up at the glow of candlelight and saw Rosamond, hair flowing over a white night gown.

'May I come in ?' The question was shy and hesitant. Guy pulled back the bed clothes and patted the space beside him.

Rosamond lay wrapped in Guy's arms. She loved the feeling of his lean muscular body beside her and began to softly kiss his neck. Guy smiled and luxuriously surrendered himself to whatever his beloved Countess had in mind.

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Next morning Rosamond with a heavy heart said farewell to her Knight in Black Leather. She felt trapped. The distance between the comfort of Somersby and Nottingham meant that they would not see each other very often. On the other hand, going to be near to him would require her living with her loathsome husband.

She was saved the need to make a choice in the worst possible way. 2 days later Lady Somersby received the Last Rites and quietly died. It was a gentle death which gave some comfort to her children.

Roderick and Rosamond talked about the funeral, arranged for 3 days time. 'There's no way I can not invite Edmund Ros.' Roderick said sadly 'and it would be courting trouble to invite Guy as well'. Rosamond nodded. 'Edmund will want me to go home with him afterwards I expect'.

She was correct. As soon as he decently could, after his Mother in Law had been laid to rest, Edmund Earl of Bonchurch ordered his wife to be ready to leave for home. When Roderick had helped his sister into the carriage, he turned to speak to his brother in law. ' Let me make one thing very clear Bonchurch. If I find out and be sure I will, that you have harmed my sister in any way because of her outburst at Nottingham, I will not be responsible for the consequences'.

When the carriage was out of sight, Roderick put pen to paper in a note to Guy.

Our Mother has died and been buried.
Ros is returning to Bonchurch.
I entrust her to your care.
Roderick.

he sent a messenger with instructions to deliver the note into Lord Gisborne own hands.

On their first night back together Edmund expected his wife to be ready for him. Usually she was stiff and frightened as he took his pleasure. Tonight however what she seemed to be was bored, as if she were doing him a huge favour by condescending to spend the night with him. She was at least able to now block out what was happening by thinking about Guy.

She imagined his tall, slender yet broad shouldered figure set off so well by his black leather, his thick black hair and his handsome face lit by those dazzling blue eyes. Her memory strayed back to their wonderful love making.
She thought of their first night together. She had been having a very erotic dream about Guy, after their first rapturous coupling when she had arrived in his bed. She had actually moaned out loud and cried out Guy's name which half woke her up and Guy too.
His impressive erection had lain against her bottom as he slipped a finger into her to test her wetness before sliding smoothly into her. They had moved together slowly which let Rosamond feel every movement of Guy's cock inside her and his balls against her buttocks. His lovely elegant hands caressing her breasts and clit.
The dreamy quality of half sleep had made their loving almost magical and Rosamond remembered her orgasm as a blissful warmth spreading all over her.
Her dreaming was interrupted by Edmund, grunting as he came and then rolling off her. The sound was almost comical compared to the deeply erotic groan that Guy had.
Her mouth curled into a small smile as she turned her back on Edmund and fell asleep.
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Guy had a legitimate reason for visiting Bonchurch and took it with both hands.

He was formally shown into the Solar to where The Earl and Countess were sitting together after dinner. ' I have come to offer my condolences for your sad loss Countess'. He met Rosamond's eyes telling her all she needed to know in one luscious glance.

'I also have an invitation for you from My Lord Sheriff to dinner tomorrow evening. Lady Eulalia is very keen to get to know her soon to be sister in law'.

He took Rosamond's hand and bowed to her. His long fingers deftly pushed a much folded piece of parchment into her hand as he squeezed it gently in a gesture of sympathy.

Alone in her room, Rosamond unfolded the paper. She smiled as she read

'Darling R. I will be in the guard room all evening. love G'.

Rosamond spent the afternoon before feigning weakness. Her husband was as usual totally unsympathetic. 'I shall not embarrass you by not coming to dinner'. She coldly informed him.


At dinner it was easy for her to toy with her her food pretending to have no appetite, she was too excited at the prospect of seeing Guy to want to eat.

'Off your food then Countess?' Vasey asked somewhat gracelessly. Rosamond gave her best weak smile. 'I have a headache my Lord. I wonder if I might take a walk in the fresh air to relieve it'. Vasey shrugged. 'If it will make you more lively company madam then please do'.

Out side the hall, Weakness abandoned Rosamond half ran to the guard room and knocked on the door. Guy had used the opportunity to get rid of some tedious paper work. He hoped to soon have more enjoyable activities to engage in. The knock made him jump to his feet. It was not the heavy handed bashing of the guards. 'Come in'. He said.
The door opened and Rosamond came in smiling. 'I'm supposed to be walking outside to relieve a headache'.
Guy was at her side in an instant and was kissing her with passion. 'I'm sure we can find something to cure you Madame', he whispered into her ear.

He lifted her onto the table laying her down with her legs over the edge so he could continue kissing and caressing her. Opening the front of her dress he licked her nipples into tingling hard buds, running a hand down to dent her dress between her legs. ' Has 'he' ever licked you here ?' He enquired with the sexy huskiness that set Rosamond's blood on fire.

' Licked ? There?' She asked. 'Never. I didn't know you could'. Guy's finger rubbed the fabric of her clothes against her clit, making her gasp. 'Would you like me to?' Guy's voice was deeply seductive now. 'Would you like me to lick your sweet little pussy?'. Rosamond gasped at this blatant mention of her most intimate place, yet it sounded so wonderful, she answered 'yes Guy'.

Guy sat on a stool hooking her legs over his shoulders and raised her skirt to reveal her soft wet opening and the hard little bud above. Rosamond gasped then moaned as he slipped his tongue into her stroking it up and down, Murmuring at how good she tasted. He sucked on her hard bud and her moans and whimpering increased becoming almost delirious as she was close to coming. As she reached her peak Guy pushed his tongue further in to catch the flood of her juices and Rosamond gave a deep satisfied sigh.

She adjusted her position to lie on her front facing Guy. She leaned into him running her tongue over his lips to taste herself. ' Is there something my mouth can do for you now?' She enquired, basking in the delicious glow of satisfaction.
Guy stood up and un laced his trousers freeing his cock. 'Put you mouth over the head' he said, moaning deeply as she did so.

' Run you tongue around it......... now run you lips up and down the length..........'. He was unable to speak now, lost in the pleasure of what she was doing to him.

'I'm going to come soon', he managed to say. 'Do you mind me spurting into you mouth?' Rosamond shook her head. A few minutes later she swallowed down the strange but not unpleasant fluid , feeling a sense of delightful power at this unexpected skill.

Guy pulled Rosamond onto his lap in the least uncomfortable of the chairs and poured her a goblet of wine. 'We don't want you to go back smelling of me do we?'

TBC