A Scandalous Marriage by Cathy Maxwell - 06 - Marriage 02

Author:Cathy Maxwell - 06 - Marriage 02 [02, Cathy Maxwell - 06 - Marriage]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-04-19T20:31:20.843000+00:00

Devon pressed a kiss against her shoulder. “My son.”

Happiness filled her. Beneath the covers, his body radiated heat, a heat that wanned her soul. “He is the first of many,” she promised.

She’d expected him to agree. When he didn’t reply, she glanced over her shoulder, and froze.

The expression in his eyes had turned so bleak that it frightened her. “Is something wrong?”

He startled, as if being recalled to the present. “No, nothing.” But his smile seemed forced.

“Devon—?” she started but he cut her off.

“I must sleep, Leah. Tomorrow will be an important day. Tomorrow, I introduce you to my family.” He lay on his side and did exactly that, but his arm still held her close.

Ben finished and fell asleep at her breast, and it felt so good to snuggle him that she did not move him to the crib. Instead, she lay awake, sandwiched between her son and her husband, troubled by Devon’s sudden withdrawal.

Devon rose first. The sound of his bathing woke Leah. Her eyes had trouble opening. Then Ben started crying, and she had no choice.

“I don’t know if I will ever catch up on my sleep,” she muttered.

He’d moved the privacy screen in front of the fire, but in the mirror over the vanity Leah could see his large body scrunched up in the tub. Lather from the citrus soap he favored covered his neck and chest.

Its scent drifted through the air to her.

If she could see him, he could see her. Their gazes met, then his lowered to where her bodice still hung open, exposing the generous curve of her breasts.

A lazy smile appeared on his lips a second before he drew a breath and sunk down in the tub to wash off the bubbles. His legs came out over the edge. Water sloshed on the floor, and he looked so comical that she couldn’t help but laugh. The doubts and misgivings that had plagued her sleep now seemed as nothing in the light of day.

Ben didn’t want to wait any longer. She tended to him while Devon rose from the tub and dried himself.

Leah was very aware that on the other side of the screen he was naked. His body had felt good against hers last night. Comforting.

Devon dressed with economical movements. He wasn’t given to vanity. He combed his wet hair back with his fingers. “I’ll have Francis pack another hamper with bread, cheese, and ale for the road today. If we push it, we can make London by late afternoon. Can you be ready in half an hour?”

“Yes.”

“Good.” He paused long enough to rub Ben’s cheek with his thumb before he opened the door.

“I’ll send Bess up to help you. I’ll be waiting for you downstairs.”

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