The Delaney Christmas Carol by Iris Johansen; Kay Hooper; Fayrene Preston

Author:Iris Johansen; Kay Hooper; Fayrene Preston [Preston, Iris Johansen; Kay Hooper; Fayrene]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780739315132
Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group
Published: 2004-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

6

BRIA LAY IN THE CROOK OF KELLS’S SHOULDER AND LIGHTLY TRACED a nail around his nipple. He clamped a hand over hers, stopping her. “I can’t concentrate when you do that.”

“What is it you’re trying to concentrate on?” she asked, mildly curious how he could concentrate on anything when they had just made love to each other with an intensity that had her totally spent. The afternoon shadows were deepening. She still hadn’t eaten anything, but food was the last thing on her mind. Kells had a way of filling up all her senses, satiating her until there was nothing else she wanted, nothing else she could think of.

“I’m trying to concentrate on anything but you and the way your naked body feels pressed against me.”

“Why?”

Lightly he stroked the tips of his fingers up and down her arm. “It seems a sensible thing to do.” His lips curved upward in pleasure at the silky smooth feel of her skin. “It’s even sort of an experiment.”

“An experiment?”

“To see if I can get through an hour without wanting you.” His voice roughened. “I still don’t know how we ever managed to pick out those Indian blankets and pay for everything without my taking you right there on the shop floor. I came so close. . . .”

She laughed softly, thrilled and comforted that she wasn’t caught up in this sensual storm alone. “We would have shocked several very nice clerks if we had.”

“Maybe, but after the money I spent in there, they wouldn’t have said much. And knowing that made it twice as hard for me.” He angled his head so that he could look down at her. “Would you have objected if right there and then I had taken you down to that pile of Indian blankets and made love to you?”

She hoped, she prayed, she would have objected, but she couldn’t say with any degree of certainty that she would have. The responses he could draw from her constantly amazed and surprised her. “Of course I would have. For one thing, it wouldn’t have been polite.”

“And for another?”

“It would have been . . . uncivilized.” She heard laughter rumble in his chest.

“Bria, you don’t give a damn about being civilized.”

“Maybe not, but I try to care about being considerate of others.”

“In this case, I think try is the operative word.” He shifted over her and gazed deeply into her eyes. “You would have let me, wouldn’t you?”

There was a possessiveness in his voice and expression that stole her breath away. “The truth is, I don’t know. I’m positive I wanted you as much as you wanted me. But I’m glad we waited until we got back here. It not only made the anticipation greater, it saved those poor clerks a great deal of embarrassment.”

He was still for a moment, then he bent his head and pressed a kiss to her lips. “You are truly a wonder, Bria Delaney. Since I’ve met you, I don’t know which way is up and which way is down.

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