Alice was awoken from her thought haze when she felt her ankle give out and her body begin to tumble downwards. Usually she had the utmost grace and poise, but today was apparently an off-day. She shut her eyes tight to brace for the impact of the floor but it never came. Her face collided with something much softer than the marble flooring. She looked up with a blush when she realized that something was her butler's chest. His arms were wrapped around her tight, making her feel warm inside.
Ever since she was young she couldn't help being attracted to Edwin. Alice thought she would grow out of it, so she never acted upon the crush... But it never went away, and only seemed to grow. Age did them both well; Alice grew into a lovely lady with all the things a man liked to look at, and Edwin became someone even noble ladies swooned over. She knew he was quite popular in the court, all the noble women vied for his attention even though they knew they had their own fiancé's and husbands waiting for them at home. Part of her wanted to make the women go away, but she couldn't stand in the way of Edwin's happiness either. What if he really liked one of them? He couldn't be with her forever.
"Oh my, I'm so sorry Win... I don't know what I was doing. Lost in my head as usual." She laughed softly and looked away, flustered. She slowly moved back, though all she wanted was to stay in those arms forever.