Chapter 52. Stay down

His blue eyes remained distant and stormy, not even a flicker of anything sparked on his features. "You've kept us long enough, let's go." He pushed off the side of the carriage and didn't bother to wait for another servant to open the door for him. He pulled himself up and left the door wide open.

Doris glanced around, but no one moved to close it. She stepped forward and started to push it closed for him when his hand shot out and held it open.

"What do you think you're doing?" He asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I was just closing it for you, your majesty." Doris dropped her hand and stepped back.

"Do you plan on standing out there all night? You've already costed us a good part of the hour." He leaned out and grabbed her wrist to pull her inside the carriage.

"Oh!" Doris stumbled a little and quickly pulled herself up into the carriage to seat herself opposite of him. It was so much smaller than she imagined, one bump and she would be on top of him. "I didn