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Castle Showdown By Jennifer Doalfer Copyright 2007 Jennifer Doalfer
For many years we have been celebrating our anniversary by going to some amusement park or the like, with me dressed somewhat provocatively wearing lightweight or semi-transparent clothes, enjoying the thrill of knowing people were looking at me. Often we relieved our arousal in some public area nearby, imagining that people could be watching us.
However, for the last couple of years we have gone through a phase of too much work and stress which affected our relationship, to the extent that I had actually moved out of home for a while. I am happy to say we are back together again. The workload is still there, but we seem to be better able to cope with the stress without taking it out on each other. Unfortunately it's had a negative influence on our sex lives. My dreams, and the excitement they sparked, have not been so intense, probably because of the lack of time. Also, it seems that the stress has limited Poul's "abilities" somewhat. He feels embarrassed and it probably has also had a general effect on me, as it leaves me frustrated if I get this pent up and mere manual stimulation cannot satisfy it.
So, a couple of weeks before our anniversary when Poul said that this year he had booked a four-day stay at a secret location for us to celebrate in a different, more romantic setting, I received the news with mixed feelings. I still enjoy the exhibitionism we practised, and even though the actual ensuing act might lack something, I still felt that a "romantic only" stay was not exactly what I needed. But I didn't want to say no, as I was afraid that he had chosen this solution in order to be spared the embarrassment of not being able to perform when we reached that part of the night.
"What clothes should I take?" I asked innocently as I packed the suitcase the night before we had to leave.
"Both kinds," Poul answered, knowing perfectly well what I was asking. "You never know what opportunities might arise," he continued with a lewd smirk. I guess that meant there was still some hope.
So I packed for walks in the woods, days at the beach, decent dinners and not so decent public displays -- with a slight arousal already building up.
"Where are we going?" I asked as we got into the car the next morning. I had already found out that we were going by car and not by plane as I needed to know that when planning distribution between the suitcases of "prohibited items" such as nail files and scissors.
"That is for me to know, and for you to find out – as late as possible," he replied keeping the eyes on the road as the morning traffic out of Copenhagen was getting hectic.
We drove for almost two hours, the roads getting narrower and narrower, entering parts of Denmark I had never seen before, and certainly hadn't known contained such a beautiful landscape. We hit a gravel road and finally as we turned a corner around the edge of a forest, a huge old castle or chateau with moat, tower and flying standard emerged.
"Whow!" I couldn't help myself exclaiming. I knew this part of the country had some nice old castles, but I had never seen this one.
"The castle, now a hotel, was only opened to the public last year. It is very exclusive so they are not advertising their existence. Only those it the right circles know about it," Poul explained.
"When did you enter those circles?" I asked as I didn't feel we belonged to any blue-blooded line of aristocrats.
"Well, I didn't," Poul explained with a smile. "But I heard a patient of mine describing it, and I asked him if he could swing a reservation for us for our anniversary. When he heard of the idea of taking you there as a surprise anniversary gift, he caught on immediately and made all the arrangements for me."
The place was fantastic. They lowered the drawbridge over the moat as we announced our arrival at a small phone in a guardhouse. Young boys in medieval dress took our suitcases and drove the car out of the courtyard and into a hidden parking area in the woods, so no cars would be visible from the castle. The check-in was equally impressive; somehow they already knew who we were, so there was no signing in or pre-registering credits cards. A very attractive hostess took us to our suite, which must have been the biggest in the place, occupying the entire width of the end of one of the wings. The view was excellent, the moat and a lake in front, a foot bridge to a park across and behind a long row of trees you could see the sea less than a kilometre away.
However, the view was nothing compared to the suite. At the front it had a large room, with a knight in shining armour with a full-length lance which didn't even reach the high ceiling. There was a bar, seating arrangements with sofa and large armchairs, enough for a small party, all in royal blue with gold motifs. The bedroom was so large that the huge, four-poster bed at the far end seemed like a child's bed. The bathroom had real gold taps, whirlpool, sauna and steam bath. I had never seen anything like it.