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slightly. 'Why the nosey questions, baby? Can't
you simply take things as they come?'
'I've got a
friend who does, but that doesn't satisfy me, Philip.' She decided to be frank.
'Do you believe it's possible to know someone for a very short time, yet know
that they're the right person for you?'
'Is that
how you think and feel about me?' he said, his tone teasing.
'Yes. How
do you feel about me?' Connie asked bluntly.
He grinned
suddenly. 'Let me have a feel, and I'll tell you.'
She poked
her tongue out. 'Honestly, Philip, don't you like me better than all the other
girls you've known?' She tried not to feel jealous.
He rubbed
his jaw reflectively. 'You're not slow about coming forwards, are you? Jesus,
dames,' he said feelingly.
'I know
what I like and what I want, so why shouldn't I get what I want?'
'That's
precisely how I think, Connie ... '
She dodged
his hands and went on as if he hadn't spoken.
'I'm a girl
who makes up her mind very quickly, and I just know that you and I are right
for each other, and you must feel the same! You're exactly the sort of man I've
always wanted to marry ... '
Her meaning
suddenly penetrated. 'Marriage?' he echoed. 'Jesus, is this a proposal?' He sat
up quickly dislodging her from his chest. Connie rolled over, propped herself up on her elbows, and looked up at him through a sheet of hair
that had fallen over her eyes.
'How long
must it take to fall in love?' she countered. 'We already know we have much in
common, that we're physically as well as mentally attracted to each other, and
are both free. I think I'm in love with you, and if you say you feel the same
about me, well. what's to go wrong? Why should we hang
around and let time pass?'
He spread
his hands in a gesture of appeal. 'But you couldn't love me, it isn't
possible,' he said practically. 'Hell, I know your sort, any suitable guy would
do.' He softened his voice when he saw her lips tremble. 'This is only the
second time we've met, Connie.' he said reasonably.
She placed
her palms on the carpet and pulled herself up. Her body was a long bow on the
ground as she stared at him, willing him to believe her.
'I don't
want just any man, Philip, I want you!'
He became
aware of how close she was, that all that beauty was within his reach if he so
desired it, and he did, at any cost. His eyes lowered of their own accord to
her thrusting breasts against the thin material and his expression became full
of lust, greed.
'I don't
know about marriage,' he said thickly, 'but I do know that there's other things
on my mind.'
Connie
would have spoken, but he cut in, his manner instantly coaxing and persuasive.
'How can I
be as sure as you, know what I feel, until you've let
me kiss you?' He drew her into his arms as he spoke and her eyes were absorbed
on his face. 'Marriage isn't something that people rush into unless they know
they're suited, in more ways than one.' His eyelids dropped and his gaze roamed
over her slim, supple body.
'Philip,
I... ' She shifted uneasily but his hands pinned her
down. Swiftly, he rolled so that he was practically on top of her.
'Connie, I
could very easily fall for you in a big way, but you mustn't expect me, or any
man, to give up his freedom without tasting the goods first, to check if they're
acceptable, you dig? Yes, of course you do.'
She stared
up at him while the words came to him easier.
'Why do you
suppose so many couples have trial marriages before they actually take that
irrevocable step?' he added. 'They do it to make sure that they're sexually
compatible, right? You know as well as I how important
sex is in a relationship, and doesn't it make sense? Believe me when I say that
I'm more than halfway there to loving you, but there's just that little way to
go, and you've got to help me make up my mind. Now, what do you say?'
Connie had
to admit that he sounded right. Isn't that what happened in all the novels she
had ever read? In all the films she had seen? Wasn't that life, and as
you simply take things as they come?'
'I've got a
friend who does, but that doesn't satisfy me, Philip.' She decided to be frank.
'Do you believe it's possible to know someone for a very short time, yet know
that they're the right person for you?'
'Is that
how you think and feel about me?' he said, his tone teasing.
'Yes. How
do you feel about me?' Connie asked bluntly.
He grinned
suddenly. 'Let me have a feel, and I'll tell you.'
She poked
her tongue out. 'Honestly, Philip, don't you like me better than all the other
girls you've known?' She tried not to feel jealous.
He rubbed
his jaw reflectively. 'You're not slow about coming forwards, are you? Jesus,
dames,' he said feelingly.
'I know
what I like and what I want, so why shouldn't I get what I want?'
'That's
precisely how I think, Connie ... '
She dodged
his hands and went on as if he hadn't spoken.
'I'm a girl
who makes up her mind very quickly, and I just know that you and I are right
for each other, and you must feel the same! You're exactly the sort of man I've
always wanted to marry ... '
Her meaning
suddenly penetrated. 'Marriage?' he echoed. 'Jesus, is this a proposal?' He sat
up quickly dislodging her from his chest. Connie rolled over, propped herself up on her elbows, and looked up at him through a sheet of hair
that had fallen over her eyes.
'How long
must it take to fall in love?' she countered. 'We already know we have much in
common, that we're physically as well as mentally attracted to each other, and
are both free. I think I'm in love with you, and if you say you feel the same
about me, well. what's to go wrong? Why should we hang
around and let time pass?'
He spread
his hands in a gesture of appeal. 'But you couldn't love me, it isn't
possible,' he said practically. 'Hell, I know your sort, any suitable guy would
do.' He softened his voice when he saw her lips tremble. 'This is only the
second time we've met, Connie.' he said reasonably.
She placed
her palms on the carpet and pulled herself up. Her body was a long bow on the
ground as she stared at him, willing him to believe her.
'I don't
want just any man, Philip, I want you!'
He became
aware of how close she was, that all that beauty was within his reach if he so
desired it, and he did, at any cost. His eyes lowered of their own accord to
her thrusting breasts against the thin material and his expression became full
of lust, greed.
'I don't
know about marriage,' he said thickly, 'but I do know that there's other things
on my mind.'
Connie
would have spoken, but he cut in, his manner instantly coaxing and persuasive.
'How can I
be as sure as you, know what I feel, until you've let
me kiss you?' He drew her into his arms as he spoke and her eyes were absorbed
on his face. 'Marriage isn't something that people rush into unless they know
they're suited, in more ways than one.' His eyelids dropped and his gaze roamed
over her slim, supple body.
'Philip,
I... ' She shifted uneasily but his hands pinned her
down. Swiftly, he rolled so that he was practically on top of her.
'Connie, I
could very easily fall for you in a big way, but you mustn't expect me, or any
man, to give up his freedom without tasting the goods first, to check if they're
acceptable, you dig? Yes, of course you do.'
She stared
up at him while the words came to him easier.
'Why do you
suppose so many couples have trial marriages before they actually take that
irrevocable step?' he added. 'They do it to make sure that they're sexually
compatible, right? You know as well as I how important
sex is in a relationship, and doesn't it make sense? Believe me when I say that
I'm more than halfway there to loving you, but there's just that little way to
go, and you've got to help me make up my mind. Now, what do you say?'
Connie had
to admit that he sounded right. Isn't that what happened in all the novels she
had ever read? In all the films she had seen? Wasn't that life, and as
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