The Heiress Bride (Sherbrooke Brides 3)

He leaned down and lightly kissed her again, then raised his head, pushed her legs more widely apart, and gave her a beautiful smile. “You do taste good, Joan. Yes, my dear, a man much enjoys kissing a woman between her legs.”

“I feel very odd, Colin. Would you please let me go? I am not used to having my nightgown around my waist and anyone positioned precisely where you are. It is disconcerting. And you are a man, after all.”

“If I continue to kiss and caress you here, you will enjoy it immensely.”

“Oh no, how could that be true? Really, Colin, let me go now. Goodness, you’re naked!”

“Yes. Don’t be frightened. I have no intention of taking you again. Actually I wanted to see how badly you’d hurt yourself by riding today.”

“I hurt myself! What gall! ’Twas you who hurt me.”

He drew himself up between her legs and she saw that he was staring down at her and now his fingers were lightly stroking over her and she was so embarrassed she couldn’t think of a word to say. “You’re raw, I’m afraid. But you will heal. Just stay off a horse for a while.” Then he kissed her belly, lowered himself over her, and settled himself comfortably. She felt his sex hard and pressed against her and tried to bring her legs together, foolish, of course, because he was lying between them.

“Your breas

ts feel nice against my chest. What do you think?”

“I don’t like this. I don’t think you can control yourself. I don’t want you to hurt me again.”

“I’m a man, Joan, not a randy boy. I won’t take you, I promise. Now, kiss me and I’ll leave you alone.”

She pursed her lips, but he just laughed and ran his tongue along her bottom lip. “Open your mouth. Don’t you remember begging me to teach you to kiss? How could you have forgotten so quickly?”

“I haven’t forgotten. I just don’t want to do it right and have you become a ravening barbarian again.”

“A good point.” He kissed her again, lightly, then rolled off her. He watched her quickly jerk her nightgown down to her toes, then pull the covers over both of them and lie down on her back, for all the world like a supine statue.

“If you like, you can give me pleasure, then.”

He was balanced on his elbow, facing her. His eyes were dark, his cheeks flushed, and she knew it for what it was. A man’s desire. “How is that possible? You promised, Colin, not to hurt me again.”

“Oh, it’s very possible. I was touching you and fondling you between your legs. You can do the same to me.”

She looked at him as if he were mad, completely and utterly mad.

“It’s done all the time between people who care about each other.”

“I’m not quite certain I understand, Colin.”

“My sex, Joan. You can kiss and caress my sex.”

“Oh.”

“On the other hand, perhaps it’s better that I go to sleep now. I must leave early tomorrow morning.”

“Really? You would like that? It would give you pleasure, Colin?”

He wasn’t deaf to the utter bewilderment and disbelief in her voice, and said quickly, “It’s all right. I do have to get some sleep.”

“I’ll try it, if you wish.”

“What?”

“I’ll kiss you there, if you wish.”

He saw then that she wasn’t at all repelled by the thought of him. On the contrary, she was quite intrigued by the notion, and he felt himself begin to shake. He wondered if he’d spill his seed if he allowed her mouth on him. His sex throbbed. No, best not to disgust her, because he couldn’t be certain that he could control himself. He shook his head vehemently and said, “All right.”

He lay on his back but did nothing more. Sinjun raised the covers and stared at him. He felt her staring at him and throbbed all the more. “Touch me.”