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Part twelve.
Very little was said after that on our journey to the Hall, me driving as fast as the road and speed limits would allow, taking exactly three hours to arrive at the estate that now belonged to me. They knew that I had arrived as soon as I passed through the wrought iron gates that were open, for a sensor in the hall to beep to say that a vehicle was approaching the Hall and so had James and a valet standing on the steps as we drove up to them and stopped the car to get out.
It's a sad welcome sir,' James said as he came down the steps to greet us, indicating to the valet to collect our suitcase. Take it up to the master's old room,' he told the valet. This meant that I wouldn't be moving into the main and biggest bedroom of the Hall until after the funeral of my father. My mother then would have to have a smaller one with me then being the lord and master of the Hall and the estate.
`Yes, it's a sad time to arrive. How's my mother taking it?' I asked him.
`She's a true Lady sir, hiding her feelings but in my heart I know that she is in some distress at the passing of the Earl,' he said, the perfect response that was expected from him.
He followed us into the Hall and indicated that mother was in the lounge waiting for me, so that's where I went, asking Eddie to follow the valet and see to the unpacking of our suitcase in our room. Mother got up when I entered and came into my arms that I held open for her, and she laid her head on my shoulder and began to weep. I held her at what was probably the first time she had cried at losing her husband, my father, keeping a stiff upper lip before the servants of the Hall. Words were not needed between us and waited until she stopped weeping and pulled out a clean handkerchief and gave it to her which she used to wipe away the tears before returning to the sofa where we both sat down, me taking and holding her hand as she told me of what had happened.
I'm not going to relate all that she said for a lot of it was a mixture of the past and present and even going back to the time before I was even born. So it was nearly a good hour before she began to talk of the present time and the future.
`You are now the Earl of Arras and will, sometime after the funeral of your father, have to present yourself to be confirmed in the House of Lords. A mere formality, but that has always been the case when there is a new Earl to become known. There's a lot to be done for the funeral and there will be many of his old friends and colleagues attending,' she said and I was then able to add my words.
`Mother. I'm here to help you in seeing that everything is done properly as befits father's interment and the wake. We'll hold it here in the great hall for no doubt, as you said, there will be a lot of people here then for the funeral.'
`Some will have to be put up for the night, especially those who come from far away,' she said, tears still in her eyes.
I'll see to all that mother. You just take it easy and don't fret and just think of the good time you had with father,' and I kissed her hand. I'll move back in as soon as I can sort things out after the funeral, so don't worry about anything for I'm sure that I'll get a good response with James to help me. I'll get him to send in some tea.' So, giving her a kiss on the cheek, left her to find James and told him to get someone to take some tea into the lounge for mother. Then to get him to tell me what went on as I didn't want to upset mother by asking her for the gory details.
`Well sir, it appears that he got up from the breakfast table and was just about to walk out when he collapsed on the floor. Her Ladyship called out for me and was in rather a dither at seeing the Earl, on the floor and not moving. I called in Damon, (he was one of the inside staff), to phone for an ambulance immediately. I felt his lordship's neck but couldn't find a pulse and guided her ladyship out of the dining room and got Mary to look after her as I tried to revive his Lordship, but to no avail. The ambulance finally arrived and put him on a stretcher though one of the medical men shook his head as they took him out to the ambulance, her ladyship going along inside too.' He came to a stop and ordered other members of the staff who had started to congregate near us, that they got about their usual duties.
He carried on that he was in contact with the hospital and they had phoned him back after seeing to my father who had been pronounced dead on arrival. After the autopsy, he would be released into the custody of the funeral service that had already been informed of his demise and would contact us later when it would be possible to see him prepared for the funeral.
There were a lot of things I had to do, but first I went upstairs to my room to find Eddie sitting on the bed looking rather discontented, but brightened up at my entrance.
`Oh Ri...er, Edward, I'll get it right soon. How is your mother?' he finally got to say, an anxious look on his face.
`Bearing up now that I'm here. There's so much to do, so I am going to be quite busy for the rest of the day, but you can come and be with me to know exactly what is going on. Though, now don't take this the wrong way for it's a matter of protocol. When we are alone together or in the presence of mother only, you can call me Edward. But if front of strangers or any members of the Hall are present, it must be Sir Edward. I'm sorry about that, but that's how the system works.'
I fully understand that Edward and will be most careful from now on, and,' he then gave me a grin, I'll still let you fuck me even if you won't let me fuck you.' Then added sir on the end after a pause. I gave him a slap on the chest and kissed him.
I will still look forward to you fucking me as well,' I smiled. that is not going to change, though again, not in front of the staff,' to which we both laughed. I then took him with me and as we descended the stairs I said that I could do with a good strong drink, and so when we reached the hall, which would be where we would hold the wake and caught James and asked him to send two large brandies into the study, getting a short bow as he said yes and went off to order it for me. I gave Eddie a grin and led him into the study where I went and sat behind the big desk there indicating a chair close up for Eddie to sit. A few minutes later, Mary came in with two large brandies on a tray and placed them before us, giving me a little curtsey before leaving the room.
See Eddie,' I began after she had left the room. If she knows her place, I'm sure the other's all know by now that me, the new Earl, is in residence. Now find something to read for I'm going to be quite busy for a time, but before you do,' I then picked up my brandy glass. `To us and may you be very happy here in spite of the turmoil that will be taking place soon.' He picked up his glass and raised it and clinked it to mine.
`Long live the new Earl,' he said and we both drank to the toast, and then it was time to start work on seeing that all went well for the funeral and the aftermath. I declined stopping for lunch but had some sandwiches sent in for Eddie while I carried on to do what I had to do, finishing well over half by the time we heard the gong sound.
Well that's enough for the day,' I said to Eddie. Let's go up and get changed for dinner.' This we did and were down a little later for our sherry with mother before going in for dinner. It was a rather sombre meal without father sitting down with us, his chair being left empty and would stay so until after the funeral when it would then be my chair. Mother only picked at her meal and after the uneasy silence throughout the meal and we'd finished. I pleaded tiredness to mother and Eddie and I said our goodnights to her and went up to our room. I had noted on the way up that James had had the, what was once known as the minstrels gallery, draped with black cloth as were most of the windows and other places where this black cloth could be hung in mourning for the old Earl.
`What a day,' I exclaimed to Eddie as I flopped onto the bed, really feeling exhausted.
You do look tired Edward. Let me see to getting you undressed and into bed,' he said as he started to undress me. I was going to object, but felt too tired to argue and let him get my clothes off and after pulling the bed sheet down, rolled me into the middle and covered me before undressing himself and then getting alongside me. You looked fucked,' he said.
I'd rather had have you bring this about and not what I've gone through today,' I said, not stopping him from kissing and stroking my chest. I'm sorry Eddie, but I don't think I've got the strength to help you tonight. Maybe in the morning.'
`I'll help relax you for you to get a good night's sleep,' he said, moving down under the covers and taking my soft penis into his mouth and was able to make it rise to his ministrations and had me cum in his mouth, much to my satisfaction and was just able to stay awake long enough to kiss him goodnight and thanking him from helping me.
Next morning was different as I woke up full of beans and was able to turn round in the bed and wake him up by taking his normal morning rampant cock into my mouth to start sucking on him and having him then start to suck on mine. I would have thought that without him having any release the night before, I would have got twice as much of his cum than usual, but I was wrong for it seemed to be the usual amount to take into my mouth to swallow. With us then having done our usual thing on waking up, had our shower together and other bathroom efforts before getting dressed and going down for breakfast. Mother, I was told, was having her breakfast in her room, so after we had eaten, it was back into the study to finish off what I had started the day before.
It had been a long haul going though father's books, finding out all the people he had known, letting them know about his demise and giving out the invitations to the funeral which James had informed me that very morning of when it would be taking place. I was surprised at how many of those people already knew of his death having read of it in the morning's newspapers. That took time on hearing the platitudes from all that I spoke to and was glad when I got the end of the list. I had also, before entering the study, collared James and got him to have someone send out invitations to the local nobs, giving the date and time that the funeral would take place.
With all that done, it was just then waiting time for the funeral which would be four days hence, and found that we were expecting at the least four hundred people, ranging from some being from the House of Lords down to some from the local village who having help and aided my father over the years past.
I phoned my house and was able to catch Alice in and told her the date of the funeral and I would probably be there for a couple of days after before being able to return. I also asked her how was she coping and had only good news that all was running like clockwork and not to worry for she was handling everything okay. I thanked her before putting down the phone, so I had nothing else to do and so informed our groom by the name of Arnold, that Eddie and I would like to take two horses out for a ride that afternoon, which was okay by him. Well it had to be for the new Earl.
So that afternoon, after a small lunch, Eddie and I went out riding, and I'm sure you could have guessed where we stopped off. Yes, the Folly. After tethering the horses outside, we went in and in a trice, we had our clothes off and got down to the business of fucking each other on the bed inside.
After which we lay cuddling and kissing each other until we built up some strength for us to have a reprise and having Eddie asking the question I was waiting for while on the bed in the Folly. `Will Thomas and Max be coming for the funeral?'
`Yes, but not staying overnight. They've got something going on at his place and so cannot stay, and before you ask, I don't know and didn't ask or press them to stay. I've got you and you've got me, so we don't need anyone else, do we?'
`No Edward, not as long as we have each other, and long may it last, I told him as we then carried on with our attentions being aimed at the arousal of each other with our playing with each other's balls, nipples and our flaccid cocks until we had brought the latter up to fighting strength again to be used in the places that we wanted them to invade. Which they did to our mutual pleasure and satisfaction. This we did until the day of the funeral which would take place on the estate for the Hall had its own crypt that held my long past forbears.
A large marquee had been erected near the entrance to the Hall. This was being filled with food and drink for all those who would not be dining in the great hall. The kitchen staff had been working round the clock, getting food and preparing it for this day. A dais had been erected near the crypt and over two hundred chairs had been placed before it, and these were all filled by ten o'clock on the morning of the funeral, the two front rows being kept vacant for the immediate family and special guests. At a quarter to eleven, I escorted mother to the front row, followed by Eddie, Thomas, Max and the town mayor and other notables, some being Earl's themselves. The local vicar was on the dais with a lectern in front of him, and at eleven o'clock exactly, he began the service.
The coffin had been placed in the very front, covered in wreaths and several people gave their eulogy after the vicar had spoken and with a final prayer being said, the organist, who had been sat behind the vicar, played the usual sombre music as six Earls left their seats and on hoisting up the coffin, carried it into the crypt for father's last resting place. Mother then went up onto the dais and gave her thanks for all those who had attended the funeral of her late husband, the Earl of Arras. Food and drink were now available in the marquee, this was for those not being taken into the great hall.
It didn't take long for the seats to be vacated and those who had stood at the back were soon in the marquee and the company that had supplied the chairs and dais began clearing these to load them back into the vans that had now appeared as I escorted mother into the Hall, being followed by those who had been invited inside. Many of the staff who had been outside, were soon back inside to start filling the tables laid out with food and drink, the whole being supervised by James. I won't go into all the details of what went on inside, but I think mother was pleased when they all started to leave for I could see that the whole morning had been rather a strain on her, me feeling almost the same as her and was glad when it was finally over.
Mother, Eddie and myself went into the lounge with all the others having left are saying their goodbyes, leaving James and Mary to see to the clearing of the great hall. I'm glad that's over,' mother said, sitting down, looking rather exhausted. The previous Earl was laid out forty two years ago and I hope that you Edward, will be here longer than that, for I will be in there with your father before you.'
`Don't talk of things like that mother,' I said, passing her some coffee which she had said that she preferred instead of a sherry or some wine, the latter is what Eddie and I had.
Now that you are the new Earl Edward, also being Sir Edward too, I expect that you and Eddie to keep your relationship very quiet with you having followed in the footsteps of your father. Sometime in the future, the near future I mean, I expect you to get married to someone who will then give me a grandson to carry on the name of Fontaine in later years.' Eddie and I looked at each other at this, having only briefly mentioning this coming event sometime in the future, but not really going into detail of how our, as mother put it, relationship, was going to go. I hadn't really given it much thought and hoped that mother wouldn't bring it up again for some time. Well as you are now the master of the Hall, I'll leave you to see that everything is back in order, for I am going up to my room to rest. All your things have now been moved into the master bedroom and Mary will be attending you, seeing to all your needs.' I saw Eddie struggling to control himself after these last few words as mother got up and left the lounge.
`Mary attending to all your needs?' he exclaimed.
Well there's one need that she won't be attending to,' I told him as I took him into my arms and kissed him. That is for you to see to,' and got a kiss back from him.
`Like now? Do you need attending to?'
A grand idea, and I will see to you,' I said, and so we left the lounge and went up to what was now my bedroom. Mother and father had had separate rooms for some years now, so it wasn't as if she had to move out of father's. As she had said, our small amount of things were already in there and was glad that Eddie hadn't packed our female attire to bring with us. We would see to that in a couple of days time. Well I'm glad that that's now all over,' I said as I laid down on the big bed that the room held. `Come and join me Eddie.'
This he did, getting onto the bed with me where we held and kissed each other as we began taking each other's clothes off, piece by piece, kissing the bare flesh when it was exposed. It wasn't long before we were both naked and then began to seriously get down to the nitty gritty of making love to each other. And it was lovely after the traumatic last few days to have him behind me with his throbbing erection fully in place to fill and thrill me as he moved himself back and forth as he massaged my inside canal and finally gave me a burst of his cum. After he had washed himself, I then made love to him in the same way, wondering as I moved my cock in his ass, what would it be like in fucking a woman, though not exactly where my cock was at this time. But this was pushed aside as I began to then unload my seed into him knowing that the life giving sperm was on its way to death.
It was good that the Hall had been modernised by having phones in the bedroom as I was able to let them know downstairs that we wouldn't be having dinner as the food at the wake had been more than enough, but to let her Ladyship know so that she could then have her dinner in her own room if she wished. I was also then able to phone Alice and was lucky to catch her in the house.
Alice,' I began when she picked up the phone. Well it's all over now though it will still be a few days before we come back down there. How are things there?' The answer was that all was okay and I wasn't to worry as the horses were fine. `Are you okay?' Just as good as the horses was the reply and so I thanked her again and rang off.
It was nice to see that father had kept a drinks cabinet in his room and on finding nearly a full bottle of brandy, poured out some into two glasses and passed one to Eddie. `To love and a full life,' I toasted and we touched glasses before taking a sip and then getting back onto the bed with Eddie still there, his limp dick laying on the side of his thigh. Mine was the same, so we finished our drink first and then began to try and rouse each other up into being a weapon that we both liked, and on achieving this, used them where we both liked having it put. But with it being such a tiring day, soon fell asleep after we had pleased each other.