Guest Bedchamber of Thomas Culpepper

"No... I shan't do that" Thomas says adamantly. "I shall wait until the first light of dawn... and we shall leave together... I shall escort you back to your chambers and there say a proper..." he hesitates for a moment. "... a proper farewell".

Thomas pulls himself up, so that his lips are only a hair's breadth away from Sienna's. He strokes her hair and says with conviction; "However not until you've spent what's left of this night in my arms".

"If I were granted just one wish 'twould be for us never to part Sienna... however you are quite right, we shan't get much sleep... not tonight" Thomas smiles warmly at her. "Which pleases me greatly my love, for sleep only takes you away from me... and I am surely not prepared for that... not tonight". Thomas looks about the room and turns back to her. "Would you like some wine?... it's right down the hallway".

"Your words are most enchanting my love,  as is everything about you... and how your kisses quench my thirst... " Thomas softly kisses her fine, dark eyebrow, his fingers disappearing into her flowing locks of hair, when suddenly he stops. "Wait... I've an idea".

Sienna watches as Thomas sits up and pulls the blanket off of himself. "I shan't be but a moment". He rises and walks naked in the moonlight over to a table of his belongings and retrieves a small red leather-bound book. "Do you like poetry? I've a book of the world's most beautiful love poems... shall I read you one, my love?"

Thomas closes the latch on the window once again on his return to the bed, keeping the rain storm out. Sliding into the bed beside Sienna, he rapidly flips through the pages of the book, finally finding one to his satisfaction.

"Here it is... it's from the Roman Empire... from Gaius Valerius Catullus to his lover;

Kiss me, sweet: the wary lover
Can your favors keep and cover,
When the common courting jay
All your bounties will betray.

Kiss again! no creature comes;
Kiss and score up wealthy sums
On my lips, thus hardly sundered,
While you breath. First give a hundred.


Thomas looks up to her and smiles. "I suppose Valerius was most easy man to please... one hundred kisses from you my love, is hardly near enough!" He chuckles and looks through the book for more verses.

"'Tis lovely my dear... I must say the French certainly have it over the Romans in matters of the heart...here's one, it's Persian, from Omar Khyyam;

Ah woe to the heart in which there is no passion
Which is not spell bound by heart-cheering love
the day that thou spendest without love
There is no day useless to thee than that day


Thomas cannot help but think about the morrow...he brushes it aside. "I do believe I shall seek a French one as well this time".

Thomas took in what Sienna had just told him and reached out to caress her cheek. "It sounds as if though it's very personal to you. Have you... have you ever lost a love before?" He asks, searching her eyes for an answer.

" 'Tis quite poignant... verily, you are my first love, Sienna... whilst in Kent I shall write a poem for you". Thomas chuckles as he thinks. "I've written anything for anyone before, but I'm eager to try... let me see

In the garden did I see
among the flora and the bee
a girl who tho knew not her name
did pluck my heart there just the same...

There now, how was that? Of course I just made it up".  

Laying the book down on the table beside them, Thomas pulls himself closer to Sienna's warm body. His hand reaches down and strokes her bent calf, moving slowly up to her smooth thigh. The touch of her alabaster skin stirring his passion once again.

"Sienna... I love you more than anything... I would give our love a thousand chances. I know in my heart that neither time nor distance may keep us apart for long... are you planning on remaining in England?"

Thomas begins softly kissing her neck, her bare shoulders. His strong hand moving to the inside of her thigh. "You needn't wait for long, my love" Thomas whispers in Sienna's ear in between kisses. His swollen arousal blossoms to it's fullest as his fingers reach her yearning wetness.... still new to lovemaking, he explores her glistening, delicate folds with his fingers. Listening for his lover's cues to see which spots he touches and rubs gives her the most pleasure.

His lips at last meet Sienna's again in explosive kiss... Their tongues, probing and tasting as Thomas' fingers enter her slowly, deeply... her moans of ecstasy only making his raging desire that much more unbearable to hold back.

Thomas can feel Sienna's body shudder with pleasure... Her slender hand, gripping the blanket tight... at that moment he can think of no other experience that had satisfied him more than what he was feeling now, giving physical joy to his lover... as she climaxes again and again, Thomas smiles and watches her eyes open to look up at him with a mile of satisfaction... He lowers his head and engages Sienna in a long, slow lingering kiss. After what seems like ages, their moist lips part. Thomas brushes her hair with his fingertips.

"Sienna my love... you've no idea how intoxicating 'tis feeling you, hearing you so in rapture ... I wish always to please you".

"So true my love... we must awaken before dawn as well and get you back to your quarters. Rest now... goodnight and sweet dreams my darling". Thomas says and kisses Sienna sweetly. She turns onto her left side and Thomas sidles up to her. He snuggles up against her body and pulling the blanket up to chest level, wraps his right arm around her in loving embrace, sure that they would soon be together in one another's dreams.

Thomas closed his eyes, his body completely relaxed. A blissful sensation of tranquility washing all tension and anxiety from his mind and filling his heart joy from his new-found love... Looking down at Sienna's head resting upon his chest, he smiles and closes his eyes... Even now her face is there, smiling warmly at him. Her full lips parting revealing her bright smile. Her large dark eyes look lovingly at him. Her raven tresses blowing slightly in the breeze... as he drifts off to sleep, Thomas is comforted with the knowledge that he has found his one true love... and that come the dawn, she shall still be there at his side.