[20:20] (Molly) [20:11] (Molly) **his regular morning practice completed, he heads back to their rooms, passing a clock reading quarter before seven
[20:23] * Molly is sat at the dresser pinning her hair. She wears her shift and a corset that's closed but untightened
[20:24] (Morgan) Good morning blossom
[20:27] * Molly turns with a warm smile
[20:28] (Molly) I'm glad you're here, I thought I was going to miss you!
[20:28] (Morgan) oh?
[20:29] * Molly gives a final glance to her hair before rising
[20:29] (Molly) Would it be an awful nuisance for you to lace my corset?
[20:30] * Morgan shakes his head
[20:30] (Morgan) I can manage that I think
[20:30] * Molly smiles
[20:30] (Molly) You can prove your father right once more about patience and corsets
[20:31] (Morgan) I'll not tell him.... don't want him thinking he knows everything...
[20:31] * Molly laughs
[20:32] (Molly) Probably wise. Besides, won't he be busy fixing his door?
[20:32] (Morgan) probably
[20:34] * Morgan moves behind her
[20:34] * Molly shivers slightly
[20:35] (Molly) This isn't what I needed you for...
[20:35] (Morgan) sorry?
[20:36] (Molly) The corset. It wasn't why I was so pleased to see you
[20:36] (Morgan) no?
[20:37] * Molly holds her hair out of the way, making a familiar noise of pleasure as it gets tight
[20:37] (Molly) I think we should talk about last night
[20:38] (Morgan) oh?
[20:40] * Molly waits for him to finish, then turns to face him, her expression open yet serious. He can't sense her thoughts or feelings
[20:41] (Molly) I wish to apologise. I am a better woman than that, it is beneath me to be selfish enough to upset you because I was hurting.
[20:41] * Morgan nods
[20:42] (Morgan) think no more of it blossom
[20:42] * Molly shakes her head a moment
[20:43] (Molly) I was hurting because I felt that I am seen as merely a consequence of a horrible, senseless mistake. But I know better. When you were in Avalon, Theus put me in your path. I am _not_ a mistake. Our marriage is _not_ a mistake. Our love may be complicated, confusing, and occasionally painful, but _we_ are _not_ a mistake.
[20:43] * Morgan nods
[20:44] * Molly smiles slightly, holding out her hands to him
[20:44] * Morgan takes them
[20:45] (Molly) You told me last night to think on it, and I have. Of course we should be buried alongside them, not because it is honourable, or sensible, but because it is where we belong.
[20:45] * Molly watches him closely
[20:45] * Morgan nods
[20:45] (Morgan) thank you...
[20:45] * Molly shakes her head
[20:46] (Molly) You need not thank me. I was not thinking straight last night.
[20:48] (Morgan) I think your reaction was to be expected and totally understandable
[20:49] * Molly looks curious
[20:49] (Molly) Really?
[20:50] (Morgan) Given the events of last night and everything that goes along with it, absolutely
[20:50] (Molly) I would have thought you expected better from me than that
[20:51] * Molly looks serious
[20:53] (Morgan) It's a sensitive subject blossom, I know that
[20:54] * Molly pauses a moment
[20:55] (Molly) Until Edward returned, I thought we had mostly moved past it being so sensitive
[20:55] * Morgan smiles
[20:55] (Morgan) mostly
[20:55] * Molly watches him
[20:56] (Molly) There is still much that is sensitive for you?
[20:56] * Morgan shrugs
[20:56] (Morgan) normally, not really...
[20:57] * Molly smiles
[20:58] (Molly) I am glad of that. *she looks as if she might continue, then changes her response after a brief pause* Let's not let Edward's presence get in the way of our last day here
[20:59] * Morgan nods
[21:00] * Molly watches him
[21:02] (Molly) Providing _you_ are happy that I am here at your side, the regrets of the others are not my concern
[21:02] * Morgan nods
[21:02] (Morgan) I am, blossom
[21:03] * Molly smiles briefly before letting go
[21:03] (Molly) Good
[21:05] * Molly finds her dress, quietly putting it on, followed by her shoes
[21:06] (Molly) I'm afraid I cannot stop here with you
[21:06] * Morgan nods
[21:06] (Morgan) off to help Inga?
[21:06] * Molly smiles
[21:07] (Molly) Off to calm Inga, yes
[21:07] * Morgan smiles
[21:07] (Morgan) I'm sure she'll be fine once you're by her side
[21:08] (Molly) She's concerned that her innocence and lack of experience in bed won't be enough, given his illustrious career
[21:08] * Molly smiles more
[21:09] * Morgan smiles
[21:09] (Morgan) I seriously doubt it'll be an issue
[21:11] (Molly) Oh I know! But I think most brides are nervous about pleasing their new husbands, especially when they're more experienced
[21:12] * Morgan nods
[21:12] (Morgan) I would imagine so, aye
[21:12] * Molly 's tone is light hearted
[21:12] (Molly) She asked me if your wild navy days had been a concern for me!
[21:13] * Morgan smiles slightly
[21:15] (Molly) I managed not to giggle
[21:15] (Morgan) I'm impressed
[21:16] * Molly grins
[21:17] (Molly) It was awfully difficult
[21:17] (Morgan) I would imagine so
[21:18] (Molly) And I didn't really think I ought to explain the depths of my own knowledge on the subject of love-making!
[21:18] (Morgan) Probably best not... don't want to frighten the girl
[21:20] * Molly grins playfully
[21:20] (Molly) You think the courtesan tricks are scary, liebes herz?
[21:21] (Morgan) I would imagine the idea of it can be somewhat intimidating...
[21:22] (Molly) But not for you personally?
[21:22] (Morgan) I meant for a girl with little or no experience...
[21:24] * Molly nods
[21:24] (Molly) I am sure they'll be fine. It's not really all that hard
[21:25] * Morgan sniggers
[21:28] * Molly giggles
[21:28] (Molly) You, my love, have a dirty mind
[21:28] * Morgan nods
[21:28] (Morgan) just a bit, aye
[21:29] (Molly) Is it from your Navy days, or from adolescence?
[21:29] * Molly looks amused and intrigued
[21:29] (Morgan) probably my time in the navy, really...
[21:29] * Molly nods
[21:30] (Molly) At least I haven't corrupted you!
[21:30] * Molly smirks
[21:32] * Morgan nods
[21:32] (Morgan) true
[21:34] * Molly looks mock thoughtful
[21:34] (Molly) Actually, I think I rather like the idea
[21:34] * Molly puts in her earrings
[21:36] (Molly) I think it's the idea that you think of me and intimate activities immediately come to mind
[21:37] * Morgan chuckles
[21:38] * Molly checks her hair once more
[21:39] (Molly) I don't suppose you've found the sketch...?
[21:39] * Morgan nods
[21:40] * Molly smiles
[21:41] (Molly) Good. Though I think I'd best wait til later to see it, I am not sure I'll be able to get through the day thinking too much about it!
[21:42] * Morgan chuckles
[21:43] (Morgan) probably best
[21:44] * Molly smiles. She comes to him, placing a hand gently on each cheek. She looks deeply into his eyes, words soft
[21:44] (Molly) I adore you, liebling
[21:48] (Morgan) and I you, blossom
[21:53] * Molly kisses him tenderly, restrained and respectfully, before pulling away
[21:54] (Molly) I'll see you in a little while
[21:54] * Morgan nods
[21:54] * Molly heads off