He’d been working nonstop for what felt like days. And you, his partner, Knew this and despised this..

But you did your best to make it bearable, put notes in his lunch, visited him during his few breaks, and just anything you could think of to make him out his stress aside

But at the moment he’d pulled you in his lap as he was in front of his desk, he’d done nothing but paperwork today.

The Duke just had one arm around your hip as he looked at you, his head resting on your chest as you streaked his head

“I’m sorry darlin’..” he spoke, his voice seeming drained “I’m hoping to finish up within the next day or two..” he said as his blue eyes then gazed up at you “but now I have you alone..” he said, he went to lean up to press a kiss on your lips but he was interrupted by a voice- assumingely a guards.

‘Duke!’ The person called ‘are you in there?’