A Perfect Hero by Samantha James

Author:Samantha James [James, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Historical, Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9780060006631
Google: KCP7GAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0060006633
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2005-06-28T00:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Julianna was still trembling when he settled her into his arms and covered them both with the blanket. Long, blessed moments passed before she was able to speak.

“My word,” she said faintly. “That was quite... quite... ”

He levered himself up and to her side. His laugh was low and husky as he propped himself on an elbow. “Yes, it was quite that, wasn’t it?” he teased.

Vivid images still fluttered through her mind, starkly erotic. The brazen possession of his hand, dark and lean, straying down her belly, sliding over her thighs. Clamped between. The way she lay open to him. To his fingers. His mouth.

Later she would ask herself how she dared. For now, she gathered every ounce of her courage. “Dane” — her tone was scarcely more than a breath — “why didn’t you — ” Her gaze shied away. She stopped short.

“What? Come, out with it now, love.”

“Oh!” she cried, raising her head to glare at him. “You did not... we did not... ”

He picked up a chestnut curl that streamed across his chest. “I find the prospect of you blushing all over an interesting one.”

What maddening audacity! Still, the need to know quested restlessly inside her. “Dane! You know very well what I mean!”

His brows shot high. He chuckled. “After what just passed between us,” he said almost lazily, “you should have no qualms about saying it.”

“Very well then! Why didn’t you make love to me?”

His smile waned. He gave her a long, slow look. “Oh, but I did,” he said very quietly. He tilted his head to the side and gazed down at her. “There is more than one way for a man and woman to make love, little one.”

“Yes, yes, but — ”

“Ah.” He nodded sagely. “You are divining to tell me you know the how and why and where all the proper male and female body parts should connect, eh?”

“Yes, precisely so! And I’m quite aware that — ”

He gave her a cool, thoughtful look. “Did I not please you?”

Her cheeks were flaming. “You know you did,” she blurted. “But what about you? You did not find — completion.”

He arched a brow. “Didn’t I?” he murmured.

Her eyes widened. She hid her face against his shoulder. In a way, Julianna realized, what he had done had been more intimate than if he’d been inside her. And yet... “Dane,” she said, her voice half-stifled, “I thought that you would make love to me in — in the customary way.”

A smile lit his eyes. “The customary way?” he repeated, amused. “Oh, my, but you’ve a lot to learn.”

“Do not mock me! You didn’t... and you could have — ” She floundered. “ — you could have, and I know you’re quite aware of it!”

His eyes flickered. He laid his fingers against the fiery heat of her cheek. “I wanted to. I wanted to more than anything.” He cast a rueful glance down his body. “I do believe the evidence was without question. God knows I could not hide it, could I?” He traced the line of her jaw.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.