Episode 111. Couple (2)

‘This won’t do…’

Spending the night with Monica still felt off. The Monica now was different from the one I remembered. My head knew it well, but my heart couldn’t help it. If I had my way, I’d say, ‘I have some personal issues, so I can’t sleep with you,’ with confidence. But was it as easy as saying it?

“Then, I’ll clean up… and see you tonight.”

Seeing that she said ‘clean up,’ she must be planning to take a bath. Monica takes quite a while to bathe…. What should I do in the meantime? I sipped the tea that had already gone cold, lost in thought.

It was an unavoidable night, except for the one reason that ‘I don’t like it.’ Making her go until she fainted like last time was something I’d already used…. It was hard to believe that Monica, who was so intent on having a child, would fall for such a trick again. Should I just grit my teeth and do it?

But if Monica had a child before Vera-nuna, that would be troublesome in its own way. Vera-nuna was already feeling left out because she was behind Winnie and Marie in the order. I didn’t even want to imagine what kind of reaction she would show if the order was pushed back once more. I thought she might understand because she’s my daughter… but she was so desperate to get pregnant right away.

Okay, then let’s do that. Give Monica an hour and a half, taking it easy until she comes out. Considering that I also need to wash, I had to finish it within an hour. I left the dining hall, heading towards the task I needed to resolve in that time.

“Hoo….”

Monica sat in front of the vanity in one corner of the office, checking her appearance.

‘This time, for sure.’

She had solidified her position as a Countess. The stabilization of the County was also complete. Now, there was no reason left not to have a child. It was her turn to have an heir, to dispel her mother’s worries. Her personal wishes were… not entirely absent, though.

Monica checked her appearance in the mirror.

‘Isn’t this pretty enough?’

She hadn’t met many people in her life, but Monica was confident that she was among the prettier women she had seen. Was there anyone prettier than her… maybe her mother, Vera Yulstein? She recalled the fact that her husband, Edward, had proposed to her mother, even though it was said to be a joke.

‘But I’m younger.’

Men were said to like young women. No, she heard they were crazy about them, beyond just liking them. Having the strong advantage of being young, she was confident. The failure of her first night from a while ago had long disappeared from her mind.

After dinner, she cleaned her entire body thoroughly, just in case there might be any strange smells. It took quite a bit of time, but it was worth it. She applied a subtle scented oil all over her body. She wore clothes that weren’t too revealing, to emphasize her youth. She put on pajamas that felt slightly cute rather than mature, and sat on the bed.

‘It would have been better if I were the husband.’

She didn’t like the fact that having a child would create a period of absence when she couldn’t work. If she were a man like most nobles and had a spouse, she wouldn’t have to worry about this. Even now, how many things did she have to do first just to have one child?

But that didn’t mean she had any intention of avoiding her duties as a wife. The duty to satisfy her husband’s sexual desires and receive his semen to continue the family line. Even if it wasn’t just because of duty, she also wanted to do it once with a man like Edward.

‘What’s this about my child being born later than Winnie’s?’

She felt the need to have a child, even if it was just to avoid hearing such absurd nagging from her mother. What was this about her having a child later than a friend who wasn’t even married…? If it was meant to provoke her, she thought it was a really effective statement.

As she waited for Edward while thinking about this and that, she felt a little bored, wondering if he was nervous or if it was taking him a while to prepare. Just as she was imagining what would happen, the door to Monica’s office opened.

Knock knock-

“Come in.”

“…Did you wait long?”

“Yes. To make me wait this long…. You’re prepared, right?”

‘He’s nervous.’

Edward’s face clearly showed signs of nervousness. He definitely said it was his first time back then. Even though they had slept in the same bed a few times since then, they hadn’t had relations, so this was his second time. Since he didn’t penetrate back then, that meant he was still a virgin. Of course, it was difficult to confirm whether a man had experience or not, but she just decided to believe it. Once she started doubting, there would be no end to it.

Pat pat-

When she patted the spot next to her on the bed, Edward awkwardly sat down next to her. Her shoulders touched her husband’s, who was dressed comfortably like her, and goosebumps rose all over her. It wasn’t the kind of goosebumps caused by revulsion, but rather because she was so nervous that her whole body was reacting sensitively to even small stimuli.

Unable to even think about looking at each other, they sat side by side on the bed, staring straight ahead. Monica slightly turned her gaze to look at Edward’s profile. She couldn’t read his exact expression because she was a little hesitant to stare openly, but considering the way he had looked so far, he was definitely nervous. Watching him, Monica held onto her sanity.

‘Do, do I have to lead?’

What did I do last time? I can’t remember. Back then, I just sat there blankly, and Edward naturally took off my clothes, and his touch reached my body… I don’t remember well after that. No, that was a failed experience in the first place. Failure should be used as a lesson, and if I try the same thing, I’ll only repeat the failure.

One thing was clear, Edward had taken the initiative last time. And he didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so now. In the end, she had to lead the relationship with Edward this time. As soon as she thought that, her mind went blank.

‘What should I do?’

She had never learned such a thing, or even thought about it. How could a woman shamelessly seduce a man first? The maids who had given her sex education, and her mother, had only taught her how to handle a man’s advances, not how to take the lead and have a relationship with a man.

‘They probably did that because they’ve never done such a thing.’

Given her mother’s demure and dignified personality, she certainly couldn’t have imagined such a thing. Anyway, what was important now was that the path she had to take was an unexplored territory that no one had ever gone to. At least, that’s what Monica thought…

“Hmm, hmm….”

First, break the awkward atmosphere. And then… her eyes fell on Edward’s lips. The lips that had pledged love to her on the wedding day. Even she, who wasn’t familiar with sleeping together, knew what that kiss meant. She put her arms around her husband’s neck and pulled him in to kiss him.

Both were clumsy, not even mixing tongues. It was literally just a lip bump, but Monica was somewhat satisfied. Both she and Edward were clumsy.

‘I guess it’s really his first time.’

And, and… I have to take off my clothes. I can’t have se… relations with them on. She lowered her pants with both hands. She hadn’t lowered them completely because Edward was sitting down, but she had lowered the front enough to take out that huge thing.

“Hiek…. Hmm, hmm.”

“Is it a little big…?”

“I’ve never seen another man’s, so I don’t know how it compares…. But it just looks big at a glance.”

She had never even seen her father’s manliness. She had seen Edward’s thing before… but that was secretly. She thought she should pretend it was her first time seeing it today, but there was no need to pretend. Maybe it was because it had been a while, but it was a surprising size even when she knew about it.

Something that women didn’t have, but men did. Something that she didn’t have, but her husband did. The symbol of the male entered her eyes. Maybe it was because it wasn’t hard, but the way it was drooping… was a bit strange. It was standing like a stick when I saw it last time, but now it’s completely shriveled up.

“Heuk….”

When she fondled the soft thing that was much bigger than her hand, a groan-like sound leaked from Edward’s mouth. He was her husband, much bigger and stronger than her, but she was holding his weakness…. It felt like she was controlling him. He usually listened well, so there was no need to control him, but…

They said it’s when this gets hard that a man is aroused. Is he not getting aroused by my appearance? It was standing when he slept. Still, they said it gets hard if you give it stimulation. Monica touched the… anyway, the thing, with a slightly sulky look, and then she remembered that she was fully clothed.

‘He’s not getting aroused because I’m all bundled up.’

She had a tremendous amount of anguish in her head in a short period of time. But in the end, thinking that she had to show it someday, Monica lifted her top and revealed her breasts. She was somewhat confident in her size, so her clothes got caught on the upper part of her breasts and didn’t go down. Maybe it was because of the exposed breasts, or maybe it was because of the continuous stimulation. Edward’s thing began to harden more and more.

‘Just like this… just like this, it’ll be okay.’

Monica, who had gained confidence, continued the stimulation.