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Harriett’s. She was sitting off to the side of the room, watching the party go on around her. She slipped away from Shawn and went to her aunt’s side, leaning down to kiss her cheek. “This never would have happened without you, so thank you, Aunt Harriett.”
Harriett smiled, touching her cheek gently. “Be happy, Rose.”
“I will.” Rose hurried back to Shawn’s side and didn’t see the worry in her aunt’s green eyes.
They walked the short distance to Dr. Shawn’s house, which Rose realized then she’d never even seen. She would be living there from that day forward and had never looked at it even once.
He used a key to open the front door, which surprised her. “Where are the servants?”
“They were all at the wedding. They were the guests I asked you to invite for me.” He shrugged. “I don’t really know anyone in Seattle yet.”
She nodded. “Oh.” That meant they were truly alone in the huge house. Was she ready to be alone with him?
He sensed her nervousness. “Would you like a tour?” he asked.
She nodded gratefully and followed as he showed her their three downstairs parlors , the kitchen, and formal dining room as well as his study. “I use this as a home office at times.”
“It’s very nice.” She looked at the books on the shelves hoping there would be some frivolous novels, but apparently he only read boring books about science. She wrinkled her nose. Why hadn’t she known that about him? What did she know about him?
He led her up the stairs and showed her the four bedrooms there as well as the bathroom with indoor plumbing. She was pleased to see she would have that convenience in his home. He led her through the last door. “This is our bedroom.”
She swallowed hard, staring at the bed. She was going to be expected to share that with him, wasn’t she? She closed her eyes for a moment as she felt him come up behind her. She could do this. She knew she could.
Dr. Shawn’s hands rubbed over her shoulders and down her arms as he kissed the side of h er neck, nibbling it gently.
Rose felt a shiver run up her spine at the touch of his lips. She tilted her head to the side to give him access to her neck and stood while he stroked her arms.
His fingers went to the tiny row of buttons on the back of her dress, and she stood as he freed them from their holes. He was undressing her, but her mother had said what they did would be done in bed. Did he already plan to sleep? It was only seven in the evening! “Are you tired?” she asked.
“Not at all.” He pressed another kiss to the side of her neck. “Why do you ask?”
“You’re undressing me. I thought that meant you were ready for bed.” Her voice indicated her confusion.
He smiled against her neck. “Oh, I’m definitely ready for bed, but I’m not at all sleepy.”
She blushed, understanding his meaning. “But shouldn’t we wait until we’re ready for sleep?” Was it really okay to do this whenever they felt like it?
He laughed softly. “I’m not waiting another minute.” He continued unbuttoning her dress and finally pushed it down over her hips until she stepped out of it. She stood before him in petticoat and corset, embarrassed that a man was seeing her unmentionables. She’d expected him to wait until after dark to do this and then let her get undressed on her own. Why was he in such a hurry?
He put his hands on her shoulders and turned her around so she faced him. Her breasts spilled out over the top of her corset, and she moved her hands up to cover them. He caught her hands and put them at her sides. “I want to see you.” His eyes traveled up and down her body, before he smiled and pulled her into his arms, kissing her softly. His tongue stroked against her lips, and when she kept them tightly clamped shut just as she always had, he whispered, “Open for me.”
She pulled away ,
Harriett smiled, touching her cheek gently. “Be happy, Rose.”
“I will.” Rose hurried back to Shawn’s side and didn’t see the worry in her aunt’s green eyes.
They walked the short distance to Dr. Shawn’s house, which Rose realized then she’d never even seen. She would be living there from that day forward and had never looked at it even once.
He used a key to open the front door, which surprised her. “Where are the servants?”
“They were all at the wedding. They were the guests I asked you to invite for me.” He shrugged. “I don’t really know anyone in Seattle yet.”
She nodded. “Oh.” That meant they were truly alone in the huge house. Was she ready to be alone with him?
He sensed her nervousness. “Would you like a tour?” he asked.
She nodded gratefully and followed as he showed her their three downstairs parlors , the kitchen, and formal dining room as well as his study. “I use this as a home office at times.”
“It’s very nice.” She looked at the books on the shelves hoping there would be some frivolous novels, but apparently he only read boring books about science. She wrinkled her nose. Why hadn’t she known that about him? What did she know about him?
He led her up the stairs and showed her the four bedrooms there as well as the bathroom with indoor plumbing. She was pleased to see she would have that convenience in his home. He led her through the last door. “This is our bedroom.”
She swallowed hard, staring at the bed. She was going to be expected to share that with him, wasn’t she? She closed her eyes for a moment as she felt him come up behind her. She could do this. She knew she could.
Dr. Shawn’s hands rubbed over her shoulders and down her arms as he kissed the side of h er neck, nibbling it gently.
Rose felt a shiver run up her spine at the touch of his lips. She tilted her head to the side to give him access to her neck and stood while he stroked her arms.
His fingers went to the tiny row of buttons on the back of her dress, and she stood as he freed them from their holes. He was undressing her, but her mother had said what they did would be done in bed. Did he already plan to sleep? It was only seven in the evening! “Are you tired?” she asked.
“Not at all.” He pressed another kiss to the side of her neck. “Why do you ask?”
“You’re undressing me. I thought that meant you were ready for bed.” Her voice indicated her confusion.
He smiled against her neck. “Oh, I’m definitely ready for bed, but I’m not at all sleepy.”
She blushed, understanding his meaning. “But shouldn’t we wait until we’re ready for sleep?” Was it really okay to do this whenever they felt like it?
He laughed softly. “I’m not waiting another minute.” He continued unbuttoning her dress and finally pushed it down over her hips until she stepped out of it. She stood before him in petticoat and corset, embarrassed that a man was seeing her unmentionables. She’d expected him to wait until after dark to do this and then let her get undressed on her own. Why was he in such a hurry?
He put his hands on her shoulders and turned her around so she faced him. Her breasts spilled out over the top of her corset, and she moved her hands up to cover them. He caught her hands and put them at her sides. “I want to see you.” His eyes traveled up and down her body, before he smiled and pulled her into his arms, kissing her softly. His tongue stroked against her lips, and when she kept them tightly clamped shut just as she always had, he whispered, “Open for me.”
She pulled away ,
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