It was, on the whole, a rather nice experience. Now Catherine understood the knowing grins and winks from her ladies-in-waiting, the jokes, the flushed cheeks...
She was eager to repeat the process the next night, to be sure, but she was pleasantly surprised to wake up still pressed against her husband; pleased he hadn't left but had stayed the entire night. "Mmm," she sighed, head shifting to rest against his firm chest. She doesn't want to get up just yet.