Page 95 of Sir Hugo Seeks a Wife
Excitement lit his eyes to sapphire.Her need surged as he swung her around and set her upon the bed.He stepped back to remove his gloves and his navy superfine coat.With shaking hands, he ripped off his waistcoat.A button rattled on the wooden floor at the edges of the Turkey carpet.
“The shirt, too,” she ordered, stripping off her own gloves.
He hauled his shirt over his head.
“Mmm, yes,” she sighed, luxuriating against the bedspread.She loved his broad, powerful chest with its light covering of golden hair.
He grunted with amusement.“You’ve seen it all before.”
She had, but not for a while.While her injuries healed, he’d insisted on sleeping apart.He’d worried about moving around in his sleep and crashing into her.She supposed it made sense, but she’d missed him like the very devil.“It never gets stale.”
He approached the bed.“Shall I take off your shoes?”
“Yes, please.”
He made short work of sliding off her red half boots.After a few deft touches, she no longer wore stockings either.“Drawers, too?”
“Yes.”She bumped her hips up, as he shoved the froth of skirts and petticoats aside.He untied her undergarments and tugged them down her legs.When he placed a kiss on her pubic hair, her muscles constricted in uncontrollable response.“If you want me to help you out of that dress, you’ll have to sit up.”
The earthy proof of her excitement edged every breath.Hugo’s nostrils flared, as he caught the scent of her arousal.“I don’t want to wait that long.”
“Athene…” His passionate kiss made her bare toes curl against the brocade bedcover.
“Undo your breeches and lie down next to me.”
His gaze sharpened, as he ripped at the fastenings on his fawn breeches.“You mean to ride me.”
A wicked smile curved her lips.“I do.I don’t want you thinking of anything but pleasure.If you’re on top of me, you’ll worry about my injuries.”
“You’re my cherished bride.I don’t want any harm coming to you.”
How could she resist when he said such wonderful things?But then, what reason did she have to resist?None at all.“I appreciate your consideration.But if I don’t have you now, I’m going to burst.”
“We can’t have that.Think of the mess the servants will have to clean up.”With a laugh, he lay down beside her.“I’m at your disposal, my love.”
His cock stood proud through the gap in his breeches.The prospect of all that hot virility filling her dried the moisture from her mouth.Her intimate muscles clenched in anticipation.It had been too long since Hugo was inside her.
“It was clever of you to send the staff away,” she said idly, as she rose on her knees beside him.“It’s almost as if you planned this.”
His dimple deepened.“A man lives in hope.”
She laughed and took him in her hand, reveling in the contained power.A surge of desire had her shifting fretfully.For a second, she considered taking him in her mouth, but she was at the limit of her control.A glance at Hugo’s strained features confirmed that his humor formed a thin veneer over a turbulent ocean of craving.
He groaned as she squeezed him.“Should I get you ready?”
“I’ve been ready for weeks.”She released him and shifted to straddle him.Flattening her palms on his pectorals, she maneuvered into place.
She wriggled until the head of his prick slid against her sleek entrance.He’d know now that she hadn’t exaggerated her readiness.With an unsteady hand, he reached down to position himself so when she sank down, he filled her to the hilt.
As she accommodated his size, she gloried in the delicious stretch.This placed the final seal on their vows.They hadn’t come together since confessing their love.While the words had been precious, Athene needed this physical proof of their union.
“Yes,” she hissed, closing her eyes to savor every second of this blissful intimacy.
He caught her hips in a loose clasp.For a long moment, they didn’t move, and the only sounds in the room were their erratic breathing and the crackle of the fire in the grate.
When Athene opened her eyes, she discovered such love in Hugo’s expression, her blood turned to syrup.She edged forward to kiss him with all the adoration in her heart.He groaned against her lips and tightened his grip.
“Are you all right?”he asked as she lifted, glorying in the change of angle.“No trouble with your ribs or arm?”
