And I Love Her [Camila]

[lucan]

"Well, your uncle should have told you to marry me earlier then."
Wow! Camila was becoming far bolder by the moment, but that was why Lucan loved her. She was far different from any other Lady he met. He couldn't help but chuckle slightly at this. "Had situations beyond my control not risen, then I would have married you in a heartbeat" he looked down and smiled affectionatly at her.

"I don't really want you to open it, but I guess you can." Lucan laughed, "We have to open it and face them sometime Cam" As much as he didn't want to open it either, he knew that they'd spent longer than usual alone in one another's company. Aaron would become suspicious if they didn't show their faces soon, and Lucan didn't want his future father in law to lose his trust before he'd even married his daughter.
He felt her arm thread through his and patted his slightly. "It'll be fine" he smiled and gave her a small kiss on her hair before opening the door to his future family.
Eloise was looking rather nervous (the again she'd looked like that since Lucan first saw her bring Camila to him), however Sir Aaron had a knowing look on his expression, which only confirmed to Lucan that he hadn't needed to listen in to know what had gone on.

He gave a nod to Lucan as confirmation that he agreed and then finally spoke, turning his attentions to his daughter. "Camila, if I could prise Sir Lucan from you for a few minutes - there are matters that he and I need to speak of." he told her. "I won't keep him from you for too long."

[Lady Camila of Faintree]

"We have to open it and face them sometime Cam" Cam nodded knowingly. "I know. I'm being selfish." She half pouted. Was it so bad that she wanted to spend as much time with Lucan as she could? She hadn't seen him in such a long time and then he proposed to her. Camila wanted to just hold onto him so much and never let him go.

She smiled when Luc kissed her head. Things would be fine, she knew that. He opened the door and of course her parents were standing right there. My, how her mother looked so pale in the face. Perhaps Cam would have to have the Healer look at her mother soon...

"Camila, if I could prise Sir Lucan from you for a few minutes - there are matters that he and I need to speak of." Aaron spoke to her. "I won't keep him from you for too long." Cam nodded at her father. "Alright." She answered him in a short reply. Cam across to Lucan and gave him a smile before she took her mother into the next room.

Once they had left the men alone, Eloise started to fuss all over her daughter.

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[lucan]

Lucan allowed Camila's arm to slip out of his, giving her wink before she escorted her mother into a nearby room. He then allowed Aaron to lead the way into a room where they could speak privately. It was, of course, about matters of their engagement and how long it would be until Lucan would finally marry Camila. He told Aaron that if things went smoothly, then it would not be long at all. Something that Aaron seemed rather pleased about.

The men decided to rejoin the women, Lucan once again allowing Aaron to lead the way. They both entered the room unnoticed, wathing Eloise fussing over Camila. Lucan couldn't help but smile a little. He was seeing some life in the woman at least - far from earlier when she looked tired and weary. Aaron looked to Lucan. "Hopefully this shall give my wife something to look forward to." he told him, "The incident at Camelot has tired her." Lucan nodded. "We've all been left with some kind of wound, lets just hope we can all now move on." He felt for Eloise, really he did.

Aaron nodded at this and then coughed rather loudly so as to signify that the pair were indeed present in the room.

[Lady Camila of Faintree]

Eloise had been waiting for a long time for her daughter to get engaged. She was almost 20, it was about time she got married and started to have family before all her good childbearing years were up.

"We must take you to the tailors next week, Camila." She announced as she started to play with her daughter's current dress, dreaming up what her dress would look like for her wedding day.

"Mother, I only just got engaged! Surely it can wait." Cam rebutted, pushing her mother's hands off now and then. After a few times, Eloise started to pushed her hands away. "Oh will you hold still! And the sooner the tailor gets started, the better. So tomorrow, we are going." Her tone was final. It shocked Camila a little, her mother had been like that walking dead lately and now she suddenly found some life. Cam stopped trying to push her mother's hands away and just let her play with her dress.

Cam sighed. "I can't believe this is happening." It was a low whisper but her mother heard her amazement and smiled at her. "How about it going out like this?" Eloise pulled up Camila's dress in order to show her how much volume she imagined her wedding dress to have. Had it been with anyone else, Cam would have pushed them away entirely. She had pulled it up so high, her bare legs were showing. But it was her mother.

"I don't know. It doesn't seem too big?" Cam worried. She wasn't one for big, fluffed dresses. There was a noise, someone clearing their throat. Cam looked up to see that her father and Lucan had entered the room. How long had they been there? That's when she remembered how high her dress was. She took her mother's hands off her dress as quickly as she could and smoothed down her dress. Cam prayed that her father and especially Lucan had not seen that. She really felt exposed. [/blockquote][/blockquote][/color] (blarg lol)

[lucan]

Lucan had caught a few words that Camila was saying to her mother, before he and Aaron had walked in one of which was, "I can't believe this is happening." He smiled to himself, wondering how long she had actually been awaiting a proposal from a man and not just him. With Aaron around, it must have been a long time - it seemed that he was the only one trusted with Camila whereas others he had driven from Faintree.
Lucan didn't believe that anything like this would actually fall into his life. He was always so wary of women, especially new ones. Camila had changed him for the better and in return he could offer her a chance. He didn't know how she would adjust to his life, the life of his family that had been lived for years - but this was Camila, and she seemed to be willing to take this chance. Not just because he was a future Duke, but because she actually loved him.

"Oh Eloise stop fussing" Aaron rolled his eyes, "I am sure that Camila can make her own choices" he glanced at his wife knowingly, Lucan seeing Camila hastily trying to re-adjust her dress so as he wouldn't see. He'd seen enough to know that he should be chivelrous and turn a blind eye. That he did. After all, things such as that were best left for when they were married.
Maybe it was now his chance to actually say goodnight, he'd already been there far longer than anticipated. "Sir Aaron, I apologise but I think it's now time that I left, after all...I've taken up too much of your time and Camila's" he gave her a knowing look and turned back to Aaron.

"Nonsense my lord! You're more than welcome to stay longer" Aaron dismissed this.

"As much as I would like to, my duties to Camelot start early tomorrow morning, and I very much doubt that I would be of any use if I had my eyes closed" To his surprise Aaron actually gave a stiff chuckle at this. Genuine. He never thought he would see the day this man laughed, but apparently the thought had tickled him somewhat.

Aaron shook Lucan's hand firmly and bidded him goodnight, taking his wife's arm, he allowed Lucan to have some time alone to say goodbye to his fiance. The sound of the door closing signalled that both Lucan and Camila were alone again. He turned his glance from the door back to Cam and walked towards her, taking her hand and placing a kiss on the top as he usually did. "My lady..." his eyes glanced up to meet hers.

OOC: Im sooooooooo sorry this is late!!!

[Lady Camila of Faintree]

Cam felt sad when Lucan said he wouldn't be staying. She hadn't seen him in so long and now he was going to leave again. Lucan walked up to her after her parents had left the room and took her hand. Cam couldn't help but grin a little as he placed a kiss on top of it but looked into his eyes a little sad. "Do you really have to go? I was hoping you would at least stay for diner." Her hands cupped around his hand and her thumb lightly stroked it. She had to embrace the fact that he was still here while he was, she didn't know when she would next see him. She could go see him in Camelot in a few days, she didn't mind that. In fact, Cam loved going to Camelot. Faintree was so boring. Nothing ever happened there, it was too small and now very broken from Morgana's men.


(short bad, i dunno. SORRY!! :S

[lucan]

"Do you really have to go? I was hoping you would at least stay for diner."

Lucan felt bad when he heard the disappointment in her voice. He would have very much liked to have stayed longer, but with so many things to sort out - he was really needed back at the de Ireby estate to go through things with his uncle, and to get a decent night's sleep before the morning broke. Lucan hadn't slept much in days - most likely because he was constantly worrying about Camila, but now safe in the knowledge that she was going to marry him, he could suddenly feel the effect of his troubles niggling at him.

"Im sorry Cam" he smiled weakly, "there are things that I need to sort out, and as much as I would like to stay - I really can't" he kissed her gently. "I will come and see you tomorrow though - I promise" Lucan told her gently and pushed some stray hairs behind her ear. "and don't forget...I love you" he smiled.
Giving her hand one last squeeze, he turned and headed for the door.

Notes: Really didn't know what to write! lol

[Lady Camila of Faintree]

Camila sighed sadly. She really wanted him to stay, needed him to stay. She was feeling far better than she had in weeks because he was there with her. "I understand. I'm being selfish, the kingdom needs you more than I do right now." Although she doubted it, she knew that he had a responsibility to Camelot.

He gave her a light kiss that still managed to make her want to melt. Her cheeks turned pink again as she looked at him again. "Alright. Tomorrow. I will hold you to that promise, Lucan." She grinned, the thought that he would be back the next day was reassuring enough to her no matter how sad she was that he was leaving now.

"I love you too." Cam smiled and felt his fingers slip out of her hand before he left. She stood there for a moment, passing her hand behind her ear like her had to push her hair back. Taking back her hand she grinned at the ring. It was a dream for sure, but she was very happy and never wanted it to end. She knew that the next day she would see him again and then she could confirm that all this was really happening.