Free Romancing Snow White: A Prince Charmaine Story by Karen Kiefer Page B

cheeks, which were burning hot. His relentless flirtation was making her blush. “I-I-I've never had a boyfriend before.”
    “ Do you want a boyfriend?”
    “ Of course!” Snow exclaimed. “I think every girl wants a boyfriend.”
    His eyes lit up. This was almost too easy! “So you'll be my girlfriend?”
    “ I guess so.”
    Charmaine flung his arms around her and pulled her against his chest. “Ahhhh! You have no idea how wonderful that makes me feel! I must be the luckiest man in the world right now!” He tilted his head closer to her. “And I would be even luckier... if you would kiss me.”
    “ Kiss you?” Her legs were almost crumbling from beneath her. Snow White had never kissed a man before, but it was an appealing prospect. In particular, kissing Prince Charmaine sounded quite appealing. He was, after all, arrestingly handsome—even if he was a bit vapid. And vain.
    “ I want to kiss you,” Charmaine purred into her ear. “Please, please, please let me kiss you!”
    “ Okay.”
    “ You want to kiss me?”
    Snow White gave a slight nod. “I do.”
    Prince Charmaine's entire body was trembling in anticipation of their kiss. Snow White's heart was pounding against her chest, and her hands were moist with sweat. He took her in his arms, leaned forward, and brushed his mouth across hers.
    She relaxed in his arms, so he deepened their kiss. His lips devoured her. His hands drifted downward, landing on her round, supple bottom.
    “ Ahem.”
    Someone was behind him! Their kiss ended immediately, and Charmaine turned around.
    As soon as he did, a tiny man punched him in the crotch.

II

    Charmaine gripped his groin and sunk to his knees. Unfortunately, that meant he was eye-level with the little man, whose second blow landed on Charmaine's nose.
    Charmaine slumped over, thoroughly defeated.
    “ Oh no! Charmaine!” Snow fell to the ground beside him and cradled his head in her arms. Her affection was almost worth the pain, Charmaine thought.
    “ Uhhhhhhhhhhhgggg waaa haa haaa!” Charmaine whimpered.
    “ Poor Charmaine!” Snow started caressing his hair, and he thought it was the nicest feeling in the world. Charmaine wondered if he should whine some more. The more sympathy he got, the better. “Bones, how could you?!”
    So this was Bones? Charmaine opened one eye and stared at the little man called Bones. His name was almost ironic. Bones was a short man, but he had arms the size of tree trunks. And he was currently cracking his knuckles, so Charmaine hid behind Snow White.
    “ Don't let him hurt me!” Charmaine cried.
    “ Bones!” Snow exclaimed. “Apologize!”
    “ I ain't apologizin'!” Bones exclaimed. “Ain't no way I'm apologizing to a man who touches my little girl like that! No sirree!”
    When Charmaine peeked around Snow White's shoulder, he saw several other small men emerging from the trees.
    “ But Charmaine is my boyfriend!” Snow White declared. “He's allowed to touch me wherever he wants!”
    Charmaine's eyebrow shot up. This was news to him! “Really? I can touch you anywhere ?!” Then Charmaine saw the fury in Bones' eyes, and he let out a little squeak. He cowered behind Snow White, hoping she would protect him from further injury.
    “ Well, you better tell yer boyfriend not to touch you like that!” Bones threatened, “Or I'll break his nuts!”
    Six small men lined up beside Bones and glowered at Charmaine. Snow White, eager to introduce her boyfriend, took it upon herself to make introductions. “You've already met Bones. To his right, there's Wheezy.”
    Wheezy could hardly catch his breath, so he didn't say anything. He just waved.
    “ And Madden.”
    When Charmaine's eyes fell on Madden, Madden flipped him off.
    “ Merry.”
    When she said his name, Merry bowed.
    “ Uhhh... Snow?” Charmaine whispered in her ear. “Isn't Merry a girl's name?”
    “ Shh,” she hushed him. “And then there's Sheepish.”
    Sheepish had the wildest hair Charmaine had