The Return of Thomas GreyChapter 2 Midshipman Feb 1806
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One day later, Thomas received the special marriage licence from his Excellency, General Campbell. The aide-de-camp granted them the use of the Convent Garden for the reception, and the wedding was planned for three days later.
The list of guests invited from Thomas’s side was short and included the officers of Unicorn and Dido, the port admiral and the helpful aide-de-camp. Mirabel invited a few gentlemen and ladies of her acquaintance, and of course Angela and Florence. In total, no more than 25 guests were assembled in the chapel next to The Convent when Thomas and James, his best man, entered. They walked along the aisle and stood in front of the altar where Mr. Abercrombie, the chaplain, was already waiting.
They did not have to wait long. Only a minute later, Mirabel entered the church together with Angela and Florence, matron and maid of honour, with little Teresa walking in front and strewing rose petals. The four walked briskly along the aisle and then Mirabel stood at Thomas’s side and lifted her veil. Both smiled at each other before they turned and faced the chaplain.
Abercrombie nodded and started the service.
“Dearly beloved,” he recited, “we are gathered together here in the sight of God, and in the face of this congregation, to join together this Man and this Woman in holy Matrimony...”
Abercrombie knew the text by rote of course, and the only slightly awkward moment was when Thomas had to give Mirabel away to himself, she still being his ward. That passed quickly, however. They both spoke their vows and exchanged the rings without mishap and were pronounced Man and Wife. After making liberal use of his right to kiss the bride, Thomas led her along the aisle and towards the chapel door.
The bright sunlight made them squint their eyes at first, but then they saw their honour guard, fifty sailors and fifty Royal Marines from Unicorn and Dido stood lined up to both sides of the church door. Thomas nodded with appreciation and led Mirabel along between the two lines. Sergeant Mills of the marines raised his staff.
“Three cheers for Sir Thomas and Her Ladyship! Hip, hip!”
“Hooray!” the sailors and marines shouted back.
“Hip, hip!” “Hooray!”
“Hip, hip!” “Hooray!”
“Thank you, Sergeant; thank you, men!” Thomas answered, lifting his hat in response. The men would receive a more tangible reward later since Thomas had purchased four large casks of ale for the crews.
Thomas and Mirabel then led their invited guests towards the entrance of the Convent Garden where tables with food and drink had been prepared and where five musicians borrowed from the Governor’s own household stood ready to entertain the guests. General Campbell, the Acting Governor, welcomed them to the garden and led the first toast for the newlyweds. Then it was time for Thomas and Mirabel to receive the felicitations. This took some time, but finally Thomas could ask the assembled guests to enjoy the food and the wine, and to have a good time.
Of course, Thomas served Mirabel first before he helped himself to some of the delicacies. Since it was an impromptu wedding, it cost him over £42 to have everything ready and in place on such short notice. At least the pastries and roasts were looking enticing enough and the Madeira wine was of excellent quality.
When everybody’d had their first taste of the food, the music started and Thomas and Mirabel led the first Cotillion. Thomas’s dance skills were as rusty as they could be expected to be, but Mirabel more than made up for his blunders. Since there were decidedly more men present than women, the fair sex was forced to participate in at least three dances to give every man a chance.
When a fourth and then a fifth dance followed, most guests returned their attention to the food and began milling around in the garden. Thomas and Mirabel too had a chance to rest with Thomas having commandeered a stone bench for their use. They were sipping wine from their glasses whilst guests stopped by for less formal felicitations and for idle chit-chat. They observed with some amusement that Lt. Darby and Florence were also sitting on one of the benches, but away from the milling guests and seemingly in deep conversation.
“Mr. Darby seems a likely match for Florence,” Mirabel remarked. “Shouldn’t he be promoted to commander after your victory?”
“That is hard to say. It depends on whether the Admiralty will view our victory as important and opportune. After all, the Dey is still considered an ally by some. Then again, there weren’t many victories to celebrate in European waters.”
“Let us hope the best. Would Mr. Hearn be an able successor for him?”
“I believe so. He has improved in spades since spring, not the least because of Darby’s example. We shall have to see.”
Just then the next well wisher stopped at their bench and they had to drop the matter.
By late afternoon the tables were largely depleted and the guests started to leave. Thomas and Mirabel bade farewell to each of them, shaking numerous hands and smiling constantly. They felt honest relief when at last Unicorn’s wardroom members left, dragging along a drunk and barely conscious Lt. Gerard and after offering another toast to their captain and his wife. Lt. Darby kissed Florence’s hand when he bade her his good-byes before he herded his merry band of officers down to the harbour.
That left the inhabitants of Angela’s house and they too made their escape when the garrison’s mess hall attendants showed for the clean-up. They walked the short way back to the Bennings’ house where Angela and Florence excused themselves leaving Thomas and Mirabel to their much-anticipated wedding night. In Thomas’s room they found two cooled jars of wine, some bread and a plate with various cheeses and fruit.
They also found a note advising them that a bath had been readied for them. The day had not been hot, but decidedly warm, and both felt sweaty after standing for hours at the reception. Therefore they accepted the invitation eagerly. Undressing quickly – the last nights had taken away any shyness – they threw on dressing gowns and climbed down the stairs to the ground floor room where the large wooden tub was waiting for them.
Mirabel was used to bathing at least once weekly, but for Thomas it was a rare luxury. He frequently had an old hogshead filled with seawater to soak away the sweat and grime, but to bathe in freshwater was something entirely different. Angela’s servants had spared no effort and the water felt almost hot. With a deep sigh, Thomas stepped into the tub and sat down. Mirabel used a strip of cloth and a comb to tie her hair up and into a bun. This exposed her slender neck and Thomas admired the view when she also stepped into the warm water.
Settling with her back against Thomas, she sighed deeply.
“I love bathing anyway, but I could make it a habit bathing with you.”
“We should have a bathing chamber at home for when we’ll return,” Thomas answered, nuzzling her neck from behind.
“Mhm!” she purred. “Angela told me that she has a douche bath in her London house.”
Thomas had never heard of such a thing and he admitted to it.
“Well, according to Angela there is a water tank above the ceiling of the bathing chamber that leads into an inverted funnel with a strainer plate. There’s some sort of valve and if you pull a chain, water from the tank rushes through the strainer and pours over you much like a strong rain shower. The water then drains through a grate in the tiled floor. She says it’s quite refreshing and less cumbersome than having a bathtub filled.”
“That sounds ingenious. We should have that too. Although I admit that having a bath with you is also quite pleasant.”
“Flatterer! Now where is that soap bar?”
Having found it, Mirabel lathered a wash cloth and proceeded to wash her chest and armpits with it. Applying fresh soap, she handed it to Thomas for him to wash her back. Standing up, she next let him wash her buttocks and legs before she turned around, offering a bottle of soapwort root infusion for the delicate task.
“I should be clean down there as well,” she instructed him.
Using the soapwort lather and his hands, Thomas then cleaned Mirabel’s wiry pubes and the soft lips hidden underneath. She responded by humping his hand and sighing softly. Then she sat down again and rinsed her lower body and her legs with the warm water.
“I believe it is your turn now,” she stated, retrieving the cloth and the soap bar. She washed his chest, arms and armpits first before she rose and, bending over his shoulder, washed his back. “Stand!” she commanded, and when he stood, she quite unashamedly lathered her hands in soapwort infusion and gave his rock-hard member, his bollocks and his buttocks a thorough washing. So arousing were her ministrations that Thomas tried to stop her, fearing that he would spend his seed.
“Shh! Darling, let me!” she insisted. “Florence said that I should give you a release first so that you will be less aroused and last longer when you’ll ... when you’ll take me. She’s bound to know about such matters.”
Mirabel kept stroking his shaft and cupping his bollocks and his sensitive glans until his member began to pulse in her hands and his milky white semen shot forth from the tip, catching her unaware and all over her face and upper chest.
“Now look what you did!” she mock-chastised him. “Now you’ll have to clean me all over again!” She couldn’t help herself and quite dissolved in giggles whilst Thomas stood on shaky legs trying to regain his bearings. When Mirabel hesitantly let go of him, he knelt in the tub and rinsed off the remnants of soap and spunk from his softening member. Using the wash cloth he then gently cleaned Mirabel’s face and chest, already becoming aroused again. She looked at his member with a wry smile.
“So much for Florence’s wisdom. She knows you less than she thinks.”
“Or perhaps you are too enticing for me?” Thomas offered.
“She’s very beautiful too, isn’t she?”
“Yes, she is. I quite like her as you know and I wish her all the best, but she’s not you.”
“I like her a lot. She’s opened my eyes to quite a number of issues and she’s loyal to a fault. Enough of Florence though. It’s our wedding night. Shall we dry off and go up to our room?”
That was indeed a sensible suggestion Thomas found. Drying off each other was delightful in its own way and climbing the stairs behind a Mirabel who was wearing only a sheer dressing gown did little to lessen his arousal.
Inside their sleeping chamber, Mirabel quickly shed the gown and lay down on the bed beckoning Thomas to join her. He too got rid of his robe and sat on the bed. He poured two glasses of Madeira for them and offered one to Mirabel.
“To the beautiful Lady Grey!” he toasted. Even in the light of the single oil lamp he could see Mirabel blush, but she sipped of the wine.
On the bedside table was a bowl with dark grapes from which Thomas began to feed his wife. With a sultry smile she snatched the berries from his fingers before she took over, feeding him in turn. Thomas found that eating grapes and sipping the cool wine with Mirabel was also quite arousing. At one point, she dribbled some berry juice on her chest and he darted forward to lick the sweet and sticky juice from her left tit. Mirabel moaned deeply and held his head against her chest. In the blink of an eye, food and wine were forgotten.
Thomas licked her small breasts with their small nipples and then kissed his way down to her belly button, making her squeal. She was ticklish there and Thomas spent some time exploring her tummy reducing her into helpless giggles. Unable to cope, she pushed his head away from her belly, down to where Thomas was headed anyway. A sharp intake of breath followed his first gentle kiss on the top of her slit. Her nether lips were already swollen and moist, protruding from the growth of wiry black hair. Using his fingers, he parted the curls to get unimpeded access for his lips and tongue and began feasting on his bride’s treasure box. First Angela, then Catrina and Florence, had given him practice and pointers enough to know his way around a woman’s private parts, but he also watched for cues from Mirabel. The latter was easy enough, for Mirabel seemed to like it all. She liked him kissing her inner thighs, licking her outer lips and pointing his tongue into her untried opening. Mirabel kept whispering her encouragement, ruffling his hair and moaning softly.
This in itself was satisfying for Thomas, but he also desperately longed for sinking his member into her softness. When he found her thoroughly aroused and ready, he moved his body on top of her and between her legs.
“Yes! It’s time now!” Mirabel encouraged him, pulling his face up with both hands. “Make me yours!”
Carefully aligning the head of his member with her now moist and yielding opening, Thomas pushed. Whilst he had no experience whatsoever with opening a virgin, Angela Benning had taken him aside on the evening before and given him sound advice. Accordingly, he pressed gently, drew back a bit, and pressed again. With each repeat he pressed against Mirabel’s virginity a little more, wearing the little skin barrier down a little. He carefully watched Mirabel’s face and saw her relief when he did not just bear down on her. After a few of these trials however, she looked up into his face and nodded with determination. This was when he pushed hard. He felt the resistance, but a moment later he felt it yield and suddenly the tip of his member was encased in Mirabel’s warmth, causing a sharp intake of breath on her part.
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InterracialShirley Braithwaite was not a happy woman. Having just turned the wrong side of 40 she was happily married for the past 19 years to her school sweetheart Brian. The marriage had produced 4 children, Sarah who was 18 and Zoe who had just turned 16. The other 2 children were Alexander who was 15 and the youngest child being Thomas who was 12 years old. Mrs Braithwaite was not happy because like most mothers she wanted a daughter who would be a girly girl, someone who enjoyed...
Misty and Thomas finally fell asleep in each other’s arms around four am. Thomas woke up at about eight am and had to piss so badly he wasn’t sure he would make it to the bathroom. He rolled over from Misty’s warm body and ran into the bathroom to relieve his needs. While he was in there he showered and used her razor to shave. He wrapped a towel around his waist and came back into the bedroom. He saw Misty lying on her back in the big bed still sound asleep. His cum was gone from her stomach,...
Misty and Thomas finally fell asleep in each other’s arms around four am. Thomas woke up at about eight am and had to piss so badly he wasn’t sure he would make it to the bathroom. He rolled over from Misty’s warm body and ran into the bathroom to relieve his needs. While he was in there he showered and used her razor to shave. He wrapped a towel around his waist and came back into the bedroom. He saw Misty lying on her back in the big bed still sound asleep. His cum was gone from her stomach,...
InterracialBetsy readied herself for the next chapter of her life story. She was lying comfortably on the bed in her spare bedroom and quickly fell into a dreamlike state. Her relationship with Phil was over and now she dearly wanted to reminisce about Thomas. Betsy had met Thomas, even had a torrid affair with him, during her relationship with Phil. Now her mind drifted back almost twenty years. With the official end of summer, she got home Monday evening feeling sad. Betsy was sad remembering the...
Betsy rushed back to her spare bedroom wanting to finish the chapter, 'A Thomas Affair.' She recalled it was late October when they returned from Atlantic City. Thomas had told her all about Ted and explained, as best he could, about how much he relied on the business from Ted's company. Apparently Ted was so pleased after the weekend getaway that he set the wheels in motion to upgrade the pharmacy section of his company, which meant big money for Thomas. Strange what men were willing to...
My forty-year-old wife, Priscilla, can’t keep her hands off of young boys. Her latest target is the sixteen-year-old lad, Thomas, who cuts our grass. He usually works shirtless, dressed in denim cutoffs, sneakers and no socks.He’s about five-ten, slim, slightly muscular, blond hair and rather handsome. When he shows up to do our yard my wife will call him in to the kitchen so that she can apply sun block before he starts.“We can’t have you getting sunburned,” she tells him.Prior to his arrival...
BisexualHer three years with Thomas were so satisfying for Sowmya that she completely ignored Ganesh her hubby, with whom also she fell in love and got married. Though in hindsight it appears that he was the fall guy. No one would believe that she would fall for a wimp like him. The rumor mill says that she was already carrying Ashwath when she snared Ganesh. Now it looks all the more true as Ashwath’s darker complexion was not in sync with her milky fairness or Ganesh who was also fair. Coming back,...
GrayMy name is Gray, I'm 21 and I live with my best friend Thomas. Me and him have been though a lot together, especially during our High School years!I'm only 5'7 while Thomas is 6'2, he's always been the one saving my ass when I needed it, and boy did I need it a lot!I recently told Thomas I was gay, nothing in my life has ever been so hard - but that day I came out to Thomas made a breaking point in my life, I felt complete.A few weeks went by after I said I was gay, all was normal. Until...
Baseball Player to Baseball Girl Chapter 3 Mike meets Thomas The alarm clock rang at 6:30 am. Mike had only a few hours of sleep, but it felt like he had slept much longer than that. He jumped out of bed and took a quick shower so that he could be ready for Thomas's arrival at 7:00. Fortunately, it was an off day for the Seals, which meant Mike had a day with no obligations. He was looking forward to trying on all of his new clothes and jewelry. As he was contemplating what he...
Chapter 2 — Shelia Returns Home Shelia had made a decision. Tonight she would have her satisfaction. For the first time she was going all out with a man where she would be in control. Thomas was excited beyond belief. For the first time he looked at what she was wearing. Monica (as he knew her) wore jeans and a sweater. It was a cool night. Her curves made the outfit stunning. Sexy in that casual way real woman are Thomas was breathing fast. Shelia was getting aroused. She was taking...
Thomas sat on his couch feeling confused and quite strange. Other feelings were going on, but his confusion was overwhelming. He sat back on the couch trying to make heads or tails as he remembered. To his own surprise, he felt his cock stir. He brushed his hand across it and felt it hardening. He wasn’t sure what it meant, but when he squeezed it through his shorts, it felt good, really fucking good! He started rubbing it through the shorts and was giving real thought to just taking it out and...
MasturbationChat Night Guest: Thomas Hassan On Saturday August 28, 1999 11AM PST Edited by Anne-Mal You can e-mail Thomas at: [email protected] In a change of pace, the guest is in the room first! (Thomas) Hi! *Looking around the room, waiting for the audience* (*Anne-Mal) Hello! (Thomas) Hmmm soemthing on mz kezboard here is fishz! (*Anne-Mal) For some reason everyone comes late, so don't worry! (Thomas) Arrgh! American keyboard... (*Anne-Mal) I doubt that members of the...
Chapter 1 — Shelia and Thomas Meet It was late at night and Shelia was lonely. After dumping her boyfriend two months ago, for cheating, she had finally gotten over the ‘all men are dogs’ theory and wanted to simply have someone appreciate her for her. Not wanting to just meet someone at a bar she had started complaining to her girlfriends about there not being any good men left. With their agreement she sank deeper into her loneliness. Work was always the same. There was Mark in Marketing,...
Chapter 3 – Thomas Makes It Home Stacey pulled the small piece of paper from her pocket and walked back to Thomas with the credit card receipt. Understanding the situation she informed Thomas his tip would determine if he was given the paper or if she lost it. The beer and gorgeous woman’s interest almost gave him enough confidence to try and grab the paper held so close. His ultimate fantasy was unfolding but now this bitch was playing games. Stacey saw him tense up and knew she had to...
Beth and Ron started their junior year with their relationship still undefined. Ron was still patient and hoping. Beth was still unsure but was slowly moving towards a romantic relationship with Ron. One week in October their relationship questions were put on hold. It was time for one of the great campus traditions, homecoming. Homecoming is a special event on campus for alumni and students. There are also special traditions for the members of the Greek system. Fraternities and...
I lie there, listening to the soft sounds of my best friend’s breathing. I’m thinking about the events of the past week and debating with myself. You see, I’m in love with him. Have been, for over twelve years. At one point, years ago, he reciprocated my feelings, but, we never acted on them. Now, we are together for the first time in years and all of those old feelings are resurfacing. Thomas and I met when we were teenagers. For me, it was an instant attraction. Being only fifteen, there was...
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