Garden 2 - Black Rose by Nora Roberts

Author:Nora Roberts
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-03-22T20:27:35+00:00

THE DOORS WERE closed as they should be. The fire crackled and simmered. And the house was quiet, settled, and warm.

She was cocooned with him in the center of the bed, allowing herself to enjoy the bliss and the glow. With very little effort, she could have drifted straight off to sleep.

"Looks like she gave up," Mitch commented.

"Yes. For now, anyway."

"You were right about the fire. It's nice. Very nice."

Then he rolled so that she was under him again, and he could look down at her face. "Being with you," he began, then shook his head, touched his lips to hers. "Being with you."

"Yes." Smiling, she stroked her fingers through his hair. "That's very nice, too. I haven't wanted to be with anyone in a very long time.

You know, you've got good arms, for a scholar." She gave his biceps a squeeze. "I like good arms. I don't like to think I'm shallow, but I have to say it's a pleasure being naked with a man who keeps in shape."

"I'll change that to a woman, then say the same. The first time I met you, I stood and watched you walk away. You've got one excellent ass, Ms. Harper."

"It happens I do." With a laugh, she gave his a light slap. "We'd better get dressed, go on down before everyone starts coming home."

"In a minute. It was your eyes that hooked me-hooked right through me."

"My eyes?"

"Oh yeah. I thought maybe it was because they're the color of good aged whiskey-and I did love a good whiskey. But that's not it. It's the way they look straight at me. Straight on. Fearless, and just a little regal."

"Please."

"Oh yeah, there's lady of the manor in there, and it beats the hell out of me why it's so sexy. Ought to be irritating, or intimidating at least. But for me, it's just . . . stimulating."

"If that's the case, I'm going to have to start wearing dark glasses so I don't get you heated up at inappropriate times."

"Won't matter a damn." He gave her a light kiss, then shifted. Took her hand. "This mattered. This was important. There isn't anyone else."

Her heart trembled a little, made her feel young and just a little foolish. "Yes, this mattered. This was important. There isn't anyone else."

"Serious business," he said, and drew her hand to his lips. "I'm going to start wanting you again, real soon."

She squeezed his hand. "We'll have to see what we can do about that."

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