Chapter 03
On the road to Windsor, Thursday, 22nd June, 1939
Barbara peered out the rain-spattered rear side window of Lord Beaufort’s 1937 Austin Norfolk Saloon, but saw little as her mind was elsewhere. Beside her was Beaufort, engaged in making small talk as he casually rested his hot hand on her knee.
She was on her way to an audience with the King of England, a prospect both thrilling and daunting. She knew it was an important step in establishing and popularizing her ‘cover’ as the celebrated refugee from Nazi Germany who had dared to defy the infamous Gestapo. Reinhardt had all but insisted that the audience be arranged. Still, judging from what she had read about the King in the tabloids, some of which had characterized him as narrow-minded, prudish and priggish, she feared she might make a bad impression.
“Don’t be so worried. You’ll do fine,” soothed Beaufort, correctly sussing the reason for her distracted silence and moving his hand up her thigh to both squeeze and pat it. “Lascelles assured me that the King is most eager to make your acquaintance.”
“Who is Lascelles?”
“Ah, forgive me. That’s Sir Alan Lascelles, Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign. He’ll be meeting us on arrival, and will brief you on matters of protocol before presenting you to the King.”
“I see.”
“As a matter of fact, I do believe we’ve arrived. And yes, there’s Lascelles coming out to meet us.”
Barbara took in the tall, rather stern-faced individual sporting a Hitler-like upper lip mustache, and sucked in her breath.
As the saloon’s door was opened by a uniformed man wielding a very large umbrella, Lascelles gallantly took her by the hand to assist her as she climbed out.”
“Ah, Fräulein Mohr. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” he purred. “And good to see you too, Lord Beaufort! Come we must hurry. I’m afraid the drive here must have taken longer than expected. You’re nearly ten minutes late. Follow me, please, and I’ll do my best to familiarize you with the proper etiquette expected of a commoner in audience with His Majesty.”
“Thank you. That would be most helpful. I do want to make the right impression.”
“Quite. Now it’s really very simple. You are expected to curtsy on meeting him. You must address him as ‘Your Majesty’. Never turn your back on him or walk in front of him, or invade his personal space without being invited to do so. Do not talk to him unless he speaks to you first, and refrain from asking personal questions of any kind.”
“Alright, I believe I can handle that.”
“Splendid. We are about to enter the drawing room where he is awaiting you. Do straighten up and try not to look quite so grim.”
“Yes, sorry.”
“Your Majesty, may I present Fräulein Mohr.”
The King, who was sitting behind a desk on which lay several open newspapers, rose to his feet and came around to greet her.
As he approached she performed a curtsy as instructed, regretting at the same moment her fashionably loose and butterfly-sleeved wraparound blouse, which likely presented him with a glimpse of cleavage that was probably quite royally-speaking inappropriate.
“Welcome to Windsor Castle, Fräulein Mohr,” he said slowly and deliberately, his face impassive although she noted where his eyes were fixed. “It’s indeed an honor to meet you. I’ve been reading of your dreadfully harrowing experiences at the hands of the Gestapo and congratulate you on your good fortune in escaping to England.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“Perhaps I can offer you some biscuits and tea?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. That sounds lovely.”
“Excellent, please come join me over on the sofa and tell me of your misadventures.”
As she followed him around and past his desk, she couldn’t help but notice a copy of the Daily Express lying on top of the other papers … the one with the front cover photo of her nude with Rudy Weiss in a Hamburg park.
Her heart sank.
Outside the Savoy Hotel, The Strand, City of Westminster, London, Thursday, June 22nd 1939
“Oh Henry, was that really the King?” The words were said as a question but they were very much rhetorical.
Barbara had been taken to Windsor in the luxury of Lord Beaufort’s personal motor car, but, and much to Beaufort’s disappointment, Henry had been there to meet her afterwards, holding open the door of a waiting black cab as she exited the castle driveway accompanied by Sir Alan Lascelles.
Captain Underwood laughed as he paid for the taxi outside the Savoy, and took her hand to lead her inside the hotel reception. He thought she looked ravishing and was pleased that Barbara, as she recalled her Royal audience, had apparently charmed the King to perfection.
“You were perfect darling …” They had moved to using terms of endearment rather quickly, but Henry was very clearly falling head over heels with his Teutonic lover. “… the way you say you spoke about your father and his funding of high priority Nazi projects must have sent him into raptures.”
“Oh do you really think so Henry, I mean you don’t think he was distracted by the nude pictures of me on the front page of his newspaper?”
Underwood smirked. “Distracted maybe, but certainly not in a way that would put him off you. I feel that Major Grand will be in touch first thing tomorrow about you taking on a role with the SIS.”
Barbara wound her arms around his neck. “Me … a spy? Oh, don’t be silly Henry.”
“I’m not being silly Barbara, I think … no, in fact I’m certain that will happen.”
“I’m so excited …” she gasped as they reached the lift.
Henry glanced down at the cleavage of her low-cut butterfly sleeved wrap around blouse and grinned …
“I want you to make love to me Captain underwood,” she purred into his ear as the lift began its ascent.
They burst into room 212 with Henry slamming the door shut behind them as Barbara ripped his shirt off. Something about it, the intensity, the drama of the last few days and the fact that she had just met the King made everything feel so much more heightened.
Fuck everything that had happened, she thought, fuck Reinhardt, fuck her dad, fuck this thing she was now doing for Himmler, fuck all of it because right now what she wanted, what she needed was him, Henry, to be fucking her, claiming her, pounding into her already.
Within seconds they were virtually naked, practically devouring each other. Every touch, every second his body was hard against hers made her heart race more and her skin felt aflame, on fire, burning with a need for him.
Barbara wrapped her legs around her lover as he fell onto the couch with her on top, his fingers gripping her skin, clutching at her silk covered ass, fondling her breasts, and she let out a moan.
“Fuck me, Henry.” She gasped into his ear.
“With pleasure.” He stated ripping her French cut Cami-knickers off and ramming into her so hard she felt her eyes roll back into her head.
She cried out, feeling how much he wanted her, how incredible he his cock felt too.
Henry ran his mouth across her skin, nibbling at her neck, biting gently into her.
“You’re so wet.” He groaned. “So … bloody perfect, Fräulein Barbara Mohr.”
She grinned before grabbing his face and kissing him.
And then she sat up, gyrating her hips, riding him, taking control and he watched her as if entranced, running his hands down her body, admiring every inch of his gorgeous lover as his impaled thrusts grew deeper, harder, more ferocious.
Barbara shut her eyes, writhing against him, grinding her body into his, and Henry moved his touch down between her thighs, to her clit as he massaged the engorged nub in rhythm with her movements.
“Henry.” She gasped, reaching down, grabbing his shoulders. He rolled her over, and twisted their positions, slamming her body face down against the soft leather of the couch, but she didn’t care, she needed him, wanted him, and that was all that mattered in that moment.
“Fuck me harder.”
“Cum for me Barb.” He said and she moaned again.
“I’m so close. I’m so…” She gasped before letting it out and screaming as her body jerked beneath his and he thrust harder, driving, pounding faster before he finally came, collapsing on top of her.
“Scheiße.” She gasped, still laying there, still crushed beneath him, sprawled across the couch and feeling the pooling perspiration of them both acting as an adhesive between them.
She shifted and rolled over to face him, seeing the intensity of his gaze watching her.
“Maybe I should get you to meet the King more often if that’s the reward I get,” he grinned.
“Oh Henry, silly, I like what we just did. Don’t consider it to be a reward. I wanted you, I really, really wanted you.” Her arms snaked out and wound around his neck as their mouths met.
TBC