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Getting the rabbit on your second shot was more than just a stroke of luck and I’m thinking that you could have gotten the animal on the first shot if you had wanted to.”
    Ed closed his eyes and thought for a moment. “I didn’t want to seem too good, but I’d been practicing a lot since we started corresponding.”
    “I wondered.”
    Ed was so relieved he wanted to leap across the table and kiss her.
    The storm roared over head. Wind whistled through the door where it didn’t quite meet the threshold, hitting the fire, making it dance and throwing shadows on the walls.
    A bolt of lightning through the windows on either side of the door lit up the cabin like the morning sun.
    Thunder boomed, sounding for all the world like cannons blasting right over the shack. Lizzie jumped and cursed.
    “It’s getting late, I think I’ll hit the hay. There’s a pad under the bed you can sleep on.” She got up and pulled the bedroll from under the cot.
    “All right.” Ed took the pallet from her, dropped it to the floor in front of the fire and then held out his hand. “Why don’t you sit with me a bit? We can get to know each other a little more. Do you realize we’re supposed to get married and I haven’t even kissed you?”
    She looked down and softly asked, “Do you want to?”
    “Hell, yes, I want to.” He realized she sounded so bold in her letters but this shy side to her personality was new. And he liked it as well. “I’ve been waiting for you to give me some sort of signal that you wanted me to, but you haven’t so I figured it’s time I asked. But I don’t want to do anything that will scare you away.”
    “I’m not scared, Mal.” She took his hand and slid next to him on the pallet, tucking her knees beneath her. “I don’t know what you wanted me to do. I’ve never been engaged before. I’ve never even kissed anyone before.”
    “Well, now.” He put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close. “That’s good. I get to teach you right.”
    With infinite care, he used his index finger under her chin to lift her head. She kept her eyes down-turned.
    “Lizzie. Look at me, sweetheart.”
    Slowly, she lifted her chin and looked up at him.
    He spotted complete trust in her eyes. Trust that he wouldn’t hurt her and, by God, he wouldn’t. He’d protect her with everything he was. With his life.
    He lowered his head until their lips met. He sipped from her, then gently opened and pressed his tongue against her closed lips.
    Eyes wide, she pulled back.
    “What are you doing?”
    “I want to put my tongue in your mouth. It’s another way to kiss. It’s a way for a man and woman to show they care for each other.” He stroked her lovely face with the back of his fingers. “Are you willing to try? Do you trust me?”
    “Okay.” She nodded, a smile twitched her lips. “For you, I’ll try it. You’ve been willing to try everything I’ve thrown at you and haven’t balked once. I trust you, Mal.”
    He took her lips again.
    This time she opened her mouth wide.
    He pulled back and smiled. “Just open a little for me.”
    She did and he slid his tongue inside and mingled with hers. Not for long and then he pulled away. She came with him and issued a small mewl of protest when he broke away.
    “Are you sure you’ve never been kissed before? You’re awfully good at it.”
    “I’m a fast learner.” She ran her fingers through his hair and pulled his head downward. She took his lips and he was gratified that she pressed for entry this time.
    Ed broke away to rain little quick kisses down her neck and was rewarded when she angled her neck to give him better access. He softly chuckled.
    “What? Did I do something wrong?” Lizzie straightened and tried to pull away.
    “No, you didn’t do anything wrong. You’re doing everything just exactly right.”
    She relaxed and started kissing him again. Lizzie liked kissing. She liked the way she felt. All her insides were alive and aching.