The Earl's Wager by Rebecca Thomas

Author:Rebecca Thomas [Thomas, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: earl, Wager, hoyden, Regency, Bet, jockey, race, horse, Romance, love, Marriage Mart, Victorian, tutor
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-07-24T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Oliver had warned him that Georgia was a hellion of the first order, but this was to the extreme, even for someone like him, who grew up with a rebellious sister. In theory, Will should be the perfect tutor, but reality was oh so different.

Unfortunately, his current issue concerned answering her kissing questions with delicacy. Although relieved she hadn’t pressed him on the subject since their dance lesson this morning, he was convinced it was only a matter of time before she brought the conversation back around to this uncomfortable topic. Her body so close to his as they waltzed had nearly driven him over the brink, but coupled with her desire to learn how to kiss… Well, it was more than a gentleman like himself could take. And still remain a gentleman.

She sat across from him in the carriage, gazing out the window, her blue eyes locked on something in the distance, her lips parted slightly… Oh, yes, he could certainly teach her a few things about kissing. Only, if he allowed his mind to wander, he envisioned so much more than kissing.

If he were being completely honest, he imagined his hands moving to other places besides her waist while they danced. Tasting her skin when his mouth touched her throat. Nuzzling and caressing her, then pulling back on the bodice of her dress to reveal the straps of her chemise. His tongue would trace her full breasts until his mouth found the shadowy edges of her taut aureole. Then he’d tickle the tip as she gasped with pleasure.

Almost as though she’d been reading his mind, she poked out her tongue and swiped it across her bottom lip.

Good God—he needed to get her married off, and quickly, before he considered kissing her himself, never mind all the other things he imagined doing to her. These impure thoughts didn’t sit well with him—Oliver would never tolerate him kissing his ward.

Hell, he wouldn’t tolerate kissing Oliver’s ward. Will gulped and flexed his jaw.

Georgia turned her gaze on him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

“Perfectly.” As he shifted on the bench, he noticed that some of her hair had fallen out of her coiffure. He wanted to reach across the expanse between them, coil his fingers around a strand, and test the silkiness of it. He abruptly leaned against the window. “Why do you ask?”

“I have a feeling you don’t like tutoring me,” she murmured.

“That’s not true.” Her sudden lack of self-esteem bothered him. She’d been so confident when he’d met her after the race, then with cards, and dining—even dancing. This wasn’t like her. “You’ve been a quick study.”

She continued to stare out the window, watching the fields pass.

He searched for the right words to cheer her. “You’re intelligent and willing—a good companion. And agreeable most of the time.”

She crossed her arms smartly over her chest. “You make me sound like a hound instead of a woman. Is this part of you tutoring me in proper conversation with gentlemen—to speak of hounds?”

“Not at all.

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