A/N: YAY SMUT!
Woah, another chapter of The Fall? Over three thousand words in sexi-vision? I can't believe it either! Got super motivated to write today and decided wish you all a porn filled Holiday. -Sov
Thank you to Brenda as always for beta-ing my mental sewage.
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The girl...no, he remembered that Ella was her name, was kneeling on the floor by his head and just staring at him. She reached down out of his sight and brought up a piece of bread with jam spread thickly over the top, holding it in front of his mouth. He could do nothing but look at her, incredulous. He noticed her hand was trembling. When he looked back at her face he saw that even though she was smiling, she seemed to be pleading with her eyes for him to eat.
"Release me." He still had enough spine to try and look down his nose at her, but failed.
She shook her head; blonde curls swaying and pressed the sweet smelling bread against his lips more insistently. Her eyes were still pleading, but her smile was looking more like a grimace.
"You think I'm mad enough to eat anything you offer me?" Jonathan's voice dripped with the arrogance that he had failed to give with his eyes.
The hand holding the bread trembled further and the parody of a smile disappeared wholly, as she lowered herself further in his eyes. Her gaze turned downward, and when she met his eyes again, the pain and sadness that reflected in her orbs seemed to come from her very soul. Although he did not know her outside of the brief introduction the night before, this expression seemed so wrong for someone of her beauty. She was but a serving girl, why was she so desolate? Jonathan felt something in his chest constrict, and against his better judgment, opened his mouth to accept her offering. Ella's trembling smile reappeared, and in that moment, he knew her bonds were in some way worse than his own.
Biting into the still slightly warm bread, he realized he hadn't eaten since lunch the previous day and it tasted wonderful. Swallowing the first piece, he continued to stare unflinchingly at the unnerving girl as he finished off three slices total. He didn't speak another word, as she was mute and a servant at that. He knew who was responsible for his current predicament, he just as to wait for her to make an appearance. Sighing heavily, Jonathan lay his head back down on the thin pillow as Ella gathered up the plate and rose. It was then he realized a slight bitter aftertaste had just begun seeping into his mouth.
"Laudanum." He thrashed on the small bed and turned his attention to the girl, baring his teeth. "YOU BLOODY BITCH!"
The servant looked as if she couldn't draw in enough air, and the plate dropped to the ground from her limp hand, shattering before she sprinted from the room.
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Upon hearing the shouting coming from the hall and the thudding footsteps approaching, Eliza could only surmise that the good doctor had just figured out what she had mixed into the jam to sedate him a bit. She opened the door just as Ella was about to knock, taking in the panicked look upon the girl's face.
"Jonathan has eaten I take it?" It was more of a statement, as she could hear him yelling and cursing from down the hall.
Ella nodded, "Yes, Mistress."
"Good. In fifteen minutes meet me in his quarters. You know the appropriate dress to wear, correct?" Ella nodded again and Eliza paused for a moment, hearing her name from the end of the hall. "My, he does know some colorful words, doesn't he? What a filthy mouth."
"Yes, Mistress."
"Off you go then, get changed." She shooed the girl out of her rooms.
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By the time the door to his room opened again, Jonathan was much more sedate. He rolled his head to the side facing the entryway to see if the new intruder was who he thought it was, and he wasn't disappointed. The Welsey woman stalked up next to him wearing nothing but a richly decorated white silk dressing gown hat she had tied tightly closed.
"Comfortable, Jonathan?" she asked looking down at him. She appreciated the way Ella bound his wrists and ankles. His eyes were slightly glazed over, but he still had a little fight left in him. No matter, another five minutes and that would be gone.