The sunlight fell from the sky to the ground as a new day began within the Lionheart Dukedom, the city was bustling with life as a new day had began, currently all the people were heading out of their house to their jobs
The streets was filled with life and laughter, displaying how developed and well the Duchy was running
Right now I had just entered the streets, right beside me stood a woman with brown hair and eye's, she was dressed in a blue one piece dress with a necklace on her neck, the woman seems to reek with gentleness and grace
Yup it's my mother, I had convinced her that I wanted this to be a secret outing without anybody knowing who we are, in fact I too am in a disguise, right now I have red hair and eye's, looking a bit handsome
I looked to my mother who was still silent, even though she seemed normal when I met her today, I could still feel a sense of awkwardness from her, up until now she has been silent
Seeing that she was still unresponsive, I moved quickly and grabed her left hand with my right, causing her to look at me, she tried to pull her arm away, a sense of panic filling her
"What are you doing son?"
I put on a sad and depressed face, a hint of sadness filled my voice as I spoke, looking directly into Grace's eyes
"Shouldn't I be the one asking that!?"
My voice became a bit high pitched as I continued to speak, causing Grace to look startled
"I thought that we could spend some time happily, I just wanted to decrease the load on you, I thought that maybe I could make you happy today"
"Yet even since the morning you were not at all focused mother, you don't even look happy mother, could it be that you don't want to spend your time with me?"
As I finished speaking my voice became hoarse, while my expression was pitiful, anybody who would look at me now would feel pity
Grace's expression shifted from startled to shame to sadness, she shook her head as she looked at me again
"Your right, I am sorry son, it seems that I was not paying any attention to you today but don't worry I am better now, let's enjoy the rest of the day!!"
A smile came upon Grace's face as she finished speaking, seeing that my 'sad' expression shifted, a smile too same up on my face as I spoke again
"That's great but mother don't call me son outside call me Austin, today's our date, I don't want it to be ruined by someone else hearing you call me that"
"But I-"
"I know that you thought of this as a picnic but I just want you to enjoy today, so for that from now onwards we are lover's, I will call you Grace and you would call me Austin, got it?"
Grace got another shook from hearing my words but just as she was about to reject it I spoke again
"Cmon mother, no one here know's us, plus I want today to be special or are you unwilling to fulfill such a small request of mine Grace?"
I had moved my body closer to her as I spoke the words Grace, earning a tremble from her, which I felt from my hand
"Bu-But"
"No but's, let's just enjoy ourselves today, shall we?"
As I spoke, I moved forward pulling Grace along with me, giving her no chance to decline my offer, I could hear Grace sighing behind me, just accepting the situation
We continued to walk along the roads looking to the sides, the gentle atmosphere in the streets seemed to bring the awkwardness between us down a bit
"I can see that the Duchy has developed more"
"It's all thank's to the many ideas you sent me over the letter, who would have thought you would be a genius in administration"
Hearing my mother's praise I couldn't help but shake my head, it was not that hard anyway, currently we were walking on the outer circle near the commoners area, seeing my desired location, I quickly pulled Grace to the dressing shop
"Were are we going?"
"First shopping"
With that we entered the medium sized shop with 2 floors, as we entered inside, an attendant walked towards us with a professional smile
"What can I do for you today?"
"I would like some matching dresses for my lover here"
As I spoke the word lover I could see a small blush come upon Grace's face, at the same time I felt a pinch on my stomach
The attendant looked between us and smiled before leading us to the upper floors, at the same time Grace sneaked up behind and spoke with suppressed anger
"What was that?"
"What was what?"
"Why did you say that we were lovers?"
"Then what else was I supposed to say?"
I could see it on my mother's face that she really wanted to beat me up now, it only worsened after she saw my smirk
"How about these sir?"
The attendant called out to us as she showed us many collection of clothes, there was a smile on her face seeing our 'couple fight', I turned to Grace as I spoke
"Why don't you check these all out Grace, after all you promised to be with me today"
I stressed the word promise, causing Grace to grimace before she agreed, I took a few dress giving it to Grace before pushing her to the locker room.
While my mother entered the changing room, I sat outside waiting for her to come out, it's them I hared my mother's astonished voice
"What's this?"
"What's wrong Grace?"
"This?, how can I wear this?"
Mom's words was filled with embarrassment and a bit of coltishness?
"What's the problem?, please can you please wear it for me today, I really think you will be beautiful in it"
"Sigh...fine"
I could hear mom's sigh as she agreed, it seems that leately she's been listening to my word's, I waited for a bit before mom emerged from the dressing room, seeing her I lost my breath for a bit
She was wearing a luxurious and exquisite black strapless dress with a transparent tulle draped over her fragrant shoulders, There were tassels on her skirt, which made her very eye-catching while walking
She let her long hair down, She wore two crystal cylinder earrings on her white earlobes, She was also the necklace I gave her hanging on her chest, it was not a problem since there were many duplicates on it's design
The already perfect long, slender, round-shaped, and fair legs, combined with the high heels with straps, even made mom's legs more attractive
I always knew that mom had a long slender and beautiful leg but it was always hidden due to her conservative dressing but now due to the skirt, it was finally in the open, adding the heel I gave her it only encahnted her long legs more
There was a blush on mom's face, she was desperately trying to bring her skirt down more, yet her blushing look along with her action seemed to make her more attractive, even though we were in disguise changing our looks, our body structure's still the same, not making any difference
"Beautiful"
My voice leaked from my mouth causing mom to look at me, she saw me in a trance looking at her, my eye's focused on her body, somehow seeing me like that bought a small sense of happiness deep within her
I stood up from my seat walking towards her, my eye's burning as I looked at her, seeing my gaze mom looked a bit uncomfortable as she twirled her dress shyly
"Don't look at me like that, don't you know who I am, it's not how you should look..."
Mom's word's trailed off, as I stood before her, I placed my hand on her face, my face had a serious look as I said to her
"You are truly a beautiful and amazing woman, I am sure that if you was not my mom, I would undoubtedly make you mine, to tell you the truth I am a bit jealous of father"
Silence regained after my words, as I looked at the trembling eye's of my mother, Grace's heart was currently beating loudly, her mind was a complete mess, she couldn't understand what's happening right now
Why is her son speaking to her like this?, why is her heart beating in joy of it?, why can't she get angry at it? and why the fucking hell does she deam of her own son?
I could see that mom closed her eye's before opening it again, she spoke again, yet a bit fo coldness could be felt from it
"That was a nice joke Austin but that's not something you should say to me, there's a line you just don't cross"
Grace no matter what in the end is a experienced grown woman, the previous situation's might have shaken her a bit but in the end she could draw a line, it was better this way
I wasn't suprised from mom's sudden outbreak, I knew that it would happen anyway, it's after all not easy to accept the feeling's I am trying to plant in her after all and I have a plan to fix that, putting on a startled expression, I moved back for now
"I am s-sorry, it seems that I was swept in the moment, It's just that you were so beautiful that I lost my focus for a moment"
My face was filled with embarrassment as I spoke, which earned another blush from mom, though she quickly hid it, after that silence remained creating a sense of awkwardness between us,
It's just then the attendant came back seeing my mom in her dress, her eye's lit up as she spoke
"Wow mam, you look beautiful in that, I can see that both of you are a good match for each other"
'Nice work!, I would surely handing you that extra pay I promised'
I gave a thumbs up to the attendant in my heart, after that mom went back to the dressing room to change her dress, there was a strange atmosphere between us as we got out of the shop, though I didn't mind it as my hands went to her's again
This time I could feel mom trying to resist harder but I held on unwilling to let go
"Austin let me go, I think thing's are getting out of hand"
"No"
"Austin!!"
Mom's voice was getting louder clearly displaying her rising anger, I looked at her face Before I put on a pitiful expression
"Please mom, just for today please go along with me, I promise that I won't go overboard anymore, it's been a long time since I saw you smiling like this, I just don't want to ruin today's date"
It took a few more coaxing from my side before I was finally able to get mom to continue with me, I smiled as I pulled her with me along the crowded streets, I spotted a cafe pulling mom towards it
"Why don't we have some cake?, I did my research and found the cakes here are good"
"Why not"
Mom smiled as she spoke, it seems that she had cooled down a bit, arriving in front of the shop, I requested for an outside seat, which had a good view, before moving forward I whispered some words to the server, before I took seat
"what did you say to him?"
Mom was curious as she didn't purposefully try to hear the conversation
"It's nothing, I just said him to deliver their shops, special product"
"Oh, ok then"
After taking seat we looked at the scenes around us as we continued to speak, our talks were casual and lax, reducing the pressure which had built up on Grace, it was during this time I spoke something serious
"Mom, do you miss father?"
My question stunned her, causing a melancholic look appear in her face, she wanted to deny it, before she hesitated and nodded her head
"Is that the reason why you haven't married again?"
"It's part of the reason, the other's that, my heart to in a way died along with your father"
Mother had a bitter smile on her face as she spoke those word's, I placed my hands over her's in the table, my eye's had a dreamy loving look as I looked straight into mom's eye's earning a bit of panic from her, my voice was extremely serious as I spoke
"Don't worry Grace, I am there for you, I will of course look after you, I will make sure that your are the most happiest woman in the world, I promise you that"
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