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It will be there when you’re done, baby. I have a conference call, gotta go.
Okay.
I love you.
Love you, too. She undressed and slid into the shower, lingering because the cool water was far too delicious to interrupt.
She wrapped a towel around her head and then her body, applied lotion to her face and made her way back into the bedroom, letting out a surprised squeak to find a young woman standing by the bed. She was tall and thin, with dark-blonde hair pulled back into a tight bun at the nape of her neck, her dark blue uniform and crisp white apron something truly out of Downton Abbey, in Jesska’s opinion.
“Your Majesty, I apologize,” the woman said with a curtsy. “I didn’t mean to startle you. I brought your meal.”
Jesska saw that the table by the window had been moved from between the chairs, covered with a tablecloth, and was laden with covered plates.
“Wow, that’s a lot of food.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“What’s your name?” Jesska asked.
“Gíta, your majesty.”
Jesska smiled. “What a beautiful name.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“Would you feel comfortable calling me Jesska?”
Gíta met her eyes and shook her head.
Jesska sighed. “I didn’t think so.”
“I apologize.” Gíta’s face dropped, and Jesska internally berated herself.
“No. I’m sorry, Gíta,” she rushed to say. “Ah, you feel free to call me whatever you feel comfortable with. It’s just going to take me a little getting used to.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Okay, I’m just going to get dressed. I’m sure you have things you need to do, right?”
Gíta shook her head. “I’m your lady’s maid, Your Majesty. I’m to serve you.”
Kaspar, help.
What’s wrong?
Gíta is in our room telling me she’s supposed to serve me. What do I do?
His chuckled sounded. You let her serve you.
“Your Majesty?” Gíta said.
Kaz?
Baby, I’m on my call. I’ll come up when I’m done.
No, I’ll figure it out.
“Sorry, Gíta. Um, I’ll just get dressed and then we’ll talk about duties, okay?”
