The Baby Doctor's Desire by Kate Hardy

Author:Kate Hardy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

NEITHER of them spoke on the way back to Judith’s house. Kieran held Judith’s hand very tightly, as if she were a mirage and he was afraid she’d vanish. Judith returned the pressure of his hand. The journey seemed to take for ever—but then the taxi stopped, Kieran handed the cabbie a note and told him to keep the change, and Judith closed the front door behind them.

At once Kieran pulled her into his arms and kissed her. This time, Judith vowed silently, there would be no interruptions. Nothing and nobody would stop them doing what they’d both wanted to do for days.

She tugged the hem of his T-shirt from the waistband of his jeans and slid her palms against his back, loving the firm muscular feel of his body. In return, Kieran unbuttoned her shirt, caressing her skin as he uncovered it.

And then he stopped.

‘What?’ Jude mumbled, in a voice she barely recognised as her own, it was so thick with desire.

He rubbed his cheek against hers. ‘I’m rushing you.’

‘No. I want this, too.’

‘We’re barely inside your house,’ he pointed out.

She shrugged. ‘OK, we’ll be civilised. My bed’s upstairs.’

He sounded embarrassed. ‘There’s one other thing. I wasn’t actually planning to drag you here and seduce you today.’

He was having second thoughts? Shame flooded through her. They were barely inside her house and she was standing there with her shirt open to the waist. He must think she was a tart.

As if he’d guessed her thoughts, he kissed the corner of her mouth. ‘What I mean is I wasn’t taking it for granted that we’d make love today. I’m not prepared. I don’t have anything with me.’

She relaxed again. ‘No need. I’m on the Pill.’ She swallowed hard. ‘Not that I sleep around. My GP prescribed it because my periods used to be horrendous.’

He pulled back to look into her eyes. ‘You didn’t need to explain that. I know you’re not the type to sleep around. Neither am I.’ His eyes were very dark, very intense. ‘So it’s your call. Would you rather I beat the world land speed record to your local chemist?’

And wait while he bought condoms? ‘I can think of better ways to spontaneously combust,’ she said huskily.

He smiled. ‘Together.’

She nodded, and held out her hand. He took it, and let her lead him upstairs. Judith closed her curtains, and Kieran switched on the bedside light.

‘I want to see you,’ he said softly.

Her mouth went dry.

Slowly, very slowly, he finished unbuttoning her shirt and slid the soft cotton from her shoulders, pushing her bra straps down at the same time. ‘You’re so beautiful, Jude,’ he told her, his voice husky. ‘I want to touch you, taste you.’ His mouth traced the line of her clavicle from her right shoulder. He pushed his tongue into the tiny dip at the centre, then kissed all the way along to her left shoulder. He breathed in her scent. ‘Mmm. Vanilla. I love your perfume. And your skin’s the colour of pure vanilla ice cream.

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