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he answered against her ear. “I don’t think I’ll ever stop wanting you, Valerie. Right now I want to brush my hand over you with only the gown between us but I fear I might frighten you.”
She lay back. “All right, if that is what you want. I like that I can make you happy. I’m not afraid of you, you know, and so far everything you’ve done has been quite nice, but you have to promise to kiss me before and after. That way, if I don’t like it, I’ll at least have the kisses.”
He touched his lips to hers briefly, then moved his hand down her arm. “You’re going to like this,” he whispered against her cheek. “And I promise I’ll kiss you before and after and in between.” When she didn’t protest, he spread his fingers at her waist and moved upward. She made a little sound when his fingers slid over her breasts.
“They’re fuller than I thought,” he said more to himself than her as he cupped one lightly. “And much softer.”
Her entire body seemed to warm, but she didn’t make a move as he gently circled his hand over her again and again, learning the feel of this woman. When he brushed her cheek, he felt a tear.
“Are you all right?”
She began to nod, then answered, “I’ve never been touched like that.”
“Like what?”
“Like I am cherished.”
He kissed her again and said simply, “It’s time we got some sleep.”
As she cuddled against him, his arm bent and rested lightly over her breast. She didn’t move away.
“You are cherished,” he whispered as he kissed the top of her head. “You always will be.”
He lay thinking of the wonder of this woman and pushing sleep aside for as long as possible. He’d been trying to breathe easy for a while when he felt her raise one hand and unbutton another pearl button of her gown.
Someday, he decided, he’d make her scream with passion, but for now, this was enough. This was Heaven.
Chapter 7
The next morning Valerie kissed Brody once on the cheek to say good-bye.
He laughed, grabbed her waist, and pulled her solidly against him. “We’ll have no light kisses between us. If I’m to be without you until sundown, I’ll taste you fully.”
He bent over her and opened her mouth with his hunger. She could feel the solidness of his body pressed against her as she wrapped her arms around his neck and held to him.
When he pulled away and set her on her feet, she laughed. Never in her dreams had she thought a man would want her so. She’d always thought of herself as serviceable to a man. She tried to be a good wife, but neither of her husbands had shown such passion. Venny had thought of her only as someone to bear his children and keep his house. Samuel only wanted someone to come home to. But this one, this husband of convenience, seemed to want her.
He kissed her nose. “You’re an easy woman to love,” he said. “Any chance you’d be willing to let me touch you like I did last night?”
She blushed. “We shouldn’t talk of such things.”
“Fair enough,” he answered as he put on his hat and held the door for her as they walked to the porch. “I should be back by supper.”
She watched him swing into the saddle. He’d said he had to go over to Boss Ramsey’s ranch and take care of a cow he’d left in a canyon almost a month ago. He wanted to get an early start.
As she watched him go, she wished she’d said something about how glad she was she’d asked him to marry her or even about how she’d let him touch her again, but she hadn’t. She’d let him go without knowing how she felt about him. Fear had kept her silent. Fear, not of him, but of caring too much.
She hated to admit it, but he’d lied to her. He’d said she was an easy woman to love, but she knew that couldn’t be true for he was the first man who’d ever even tried.
An hour later when she went into town to make her deliveries, she wore her gloves. Brody had been working with the horse and the animal seemed to have the concept that
She lay back. “All right, if that is what you want. I like that I can make you happy. I’m not afraid of you, you know, and so far everything you’ve done has been quite nice, but you have to promise to kiss me before and after. That way, if I don’t like it, I’ll at least have the kisses.”
He touched his lips to hers briefly, then moved his hand down her arm. “You’re going to like this,” he whispered against her cheek. “And I promise I’ll kiss you before and after and in between.” When she didn’t protest, he spread his fingers at her waist and moved upward. She made a little sound when his fingers slid over her breasts.
“They’re fuller than I thought,” he said more to himself than her as he cupped one lightly. “And much softer.”
Her entire body seemed to warm, but she didn’t make a move as he gently circled his hand over her again and again, learning the feel of this woman. When he brushed her cheek, he felt a tear.
“Are you all right?”
She began to nod, then answered, “I’ve never been touched like that.”
“Like what?”
“Like I am cherished.”
He kissed her again and said simply, “It’s time we got some sleep.”
As she cuddled against him, his arm bent and rested lightly over her breast. She didn’t move away.
“You are cherished,” he whispered as he kissed the top of her head. “You always will be.”
He lay thinking of the wonder of this woman and pushing sleep aside for as long as possible. He’d been trying to breathe easy for a while when he felt her raise one hand and unbutton another pearl button of her gown.
Someday, he decided, he’d make her scream with passion, but for now, this was enough. This was Heaven.
Chapter 7
The next morning Valerie kissed Brody once on the cheek to say good-bye.
He laughed, grabbed her waist, and pulled her solidly against him. “We’ll have no light kisses between us. If I’m to be without you until sundown, I’ll taste you fully.”
He bent over her and opened her mouth with his hunger. She could feel the solidness of his body pressed against her as she wrapped her arms around his neck and held to him.
When he pulled away and set her on her feet, she laughed. Never in her dreams had she thought a man would want her so. She’d always thought of herself as serviceable to a man. She tried to be a good wife, but neither of her husbands had shown such passion. Venny had thought of her only as someone to bear his children and keep his house. Samuel only wanted someone to come home to. But this one, this husband of convenience, seemed to want her.
He kissed her nose. “You’re an easy woman to love,” he said. “Any chance you’d be willing to let me touch you like I did last night?”
She blushed. “We shouldn’t talk of such things.”
“Fair enough,” he answered as he put on his hat and held the door for her as they walked to the porch. “I should be back by supper.”
She watched him swing into the saddle. He’d said he had to go over to Boss Ramsey’s ranch and take care of a cow he’d left in a canyon almost a month ago. He wanted to get an early start.
As she watched him go, she wished she’d said something about how glad she was she’d asked him to marry her or even about how she’d let him touch her again, but she hadn’t. She’d let him go without knowing how she felt about him. Fear had kept her silent. Fear, not of him, but of caring too much.
She hated to admit it, but he’d lied to her. He’d said she was an easy woman to love, but she knew that couldn’t be true for he was the first man who’d ever even tried.
An hour later when she went into town to make her deliveries, she wore her gloves. Brody had been working with the horse and the animal seemed to have the concept that
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