A Promise of Love by Karen Ranney

Author:Karen Ranney [Ranney, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780821757505
Google: O21lPQAACAAJ
Amazon: 0821757504
Goodreads: 799270
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 1997-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Judith was beyond humiliation.

Alisdair only grinned.

He emerged from the water with her draped in his arms as if he were Adam

and she a humiliated Eve. The people on the shore, especially the men, winked

their approval. The women only glared.

"Do they have nothing to do but gape?" Judith hissed, burying her face

against his chest. She tried to pretend that she did not hear Malcolm's curt

greeting, or the MacLeod's jaunty response.

"Good morning, Granmere," he said, responding to his grandmother's shaking

head with a broad smile. Judith groaned something that sounded suspiciously like,

"Oh, God," and buried her head further into his armpit. She squeezed her eyes

shut, trying to pretend that she would awake in a few moments, in her own bed.

Sophie smiled, watching her naked grandson carry his equally naked wife up

the stairs. Judith's past had resulted, not in disaster, but in the final impetus to

bring these two together.

The MacLeod released her and Judith bounced upon the bed, grabbed the

covers, burrowing into them until she had at least two layers of cloth around her.

"You are a barbarian, MacLeod," she said angrily.

"So I might be, Judith," he agreed complacently.

"Must we have relations in broad daylight, though, MacLeod? And in front of

others?"

"If I'd not been so carried away by you, Judith, I would have noticed the

others. I refuse to accept all of the blame. Neither of us were paying much

attention to the shore, were we?" He turned, that stupid grin still playing about his

mouth, and began to wash, not affected by the chill water in the ewer. "Besides,

Judith, we did not have relations," he added, turning to face her, "we made love."

He walked back to the bed, sat on the edge of it, and hauled her close to him.

"Daylight or dark, Judith, there is nothing to be ashamed of."

"But in the cove, MacLeod?"

"Yes, Judith, in the cove. You were, perhaps, too occupied with treading

water to fear me so much, were you not?"

She looked at him, the truth apparent in her eyes. Although one part of her

had not believed he would let her drown, the fact that she could not swim had

occupied most of her mind. There had been no room for terror, or anything other

than the thought of all that water beneath her feet.

At least at first.

She blushed and he thought that she had never looked so lovely. Her hair

was mussed around her face in damp curls, her skin still held a rosy glow although

how much came from his loving and how much from simple embarrassment, he did

not know her lips looked swollen and well kissed. It was the expression in her

eyes, however, that caused his breath to still and his heart to turn over in his chest.

They held no fear.

They were, however, still misted with anger.

He bent down and kissed her, hard, and for the briefest of moments, she

opened her lips under his. She moved away and he chuckled.

"Get used to it, Judith," he said softly, "we will do it often, I think. And now,"

he said, rising, "get dressed. I have many things to do today, and wish you with me.

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