fully functioning at dawn?' she asked with a mock scowl.
He grinned at her as he laid the tray across her knees. 'Do you need a wake-up kiss, Emma?' he asked, and, leaning forward, pressed his mouth to hers, the brush stroke of his tongue setting her senses alight.
He pulled back and looked at her for a moment. 'Mmm, I am thinking the coffee is too hot in any case,' he said, and lifted the tray off her knees and set it on the floor.
'What are you doing?' Emma asked as he began to haul his T-shirt over his head.
He gave her a burning look and reached for the zipper of his jeans. 'What do you think I am doing?' he asked.
'It looks like you're getting undressed,' she said, and suppressed a little shiver as he stepped out of his jeans. She could see the tenting of his underwear and her heart began to race as he came towards her.
He pulled the sheets off her in a ruthless fashion, his dark gaze feeding off her hungrily. 'You look more beautiful every time I see you,' he said.
'My hair's a mess,' Emma said breathlessly as he came down on top of her.
'It looks wonderful to me,' he said against her mouth. 'You look like you have spent the night making wild, passionate love.'
She squirmed with delight as his erection probed her intimately. 'That's because I did spend the night making wild, passionate love,' she said with a coy little smile.
He eased his weight off her. 'Are you sore?'
'A tiny bit,' she said. 'But it's a nice sore.'
His eyes went very dark as they held hers. 'Maybe I should leave this until later,' he said.
Emma grasped at his shoulders to stop him pulling back from her. 'No, don't you dare,' she said. 'You kissed me so now you'll have to finish what you started.'
His eyes glinted. 'So it's like that, is it?'
She stroked her fingers down to where his body pulsed. 'Yes, it is,' she said, pushing aside his underwear.
He sucked in a breath and pushed her back down to the mattress. 'You're a fast learner, la mio bella moglie,' he growled playfully.
'Yes, but then you're a great teacher.' Emma gasped as his mouth closed over her breast, her senses spinning as he circled her nipple with his tongue.
He moved to her other breast with the same exquisite caresses, his hand sliding down to explore her tender folds, making her toes curl in delight.
'I want you inside me,' she said, opening her thighs even further, her hands searching for him to guide him into her slick warmth.
She watched with bated breath as he applied a condom, his body so aroused she could see the veins rippling along the shaft.
He came back over her, his weight supported by his elbows as he looked down at her. 'I should have asked this earlier, but are you on the pill?'
Emma hesitated for a nanosecond. She had begun taking a low-dose pill a few months ago to help control her cycle, but she had not always been very vigilant in taking it. She would have to see a doctor to get a new prescription, in any case.
'Emma?'
'Yes,' she said, promising herself she would make an appointment with a doctor as soon as possible. 'I take it to keep my periods regular.'
He searched her features for an infinitesimal moment. 'I do not want any accidents,' he said. 'Condoms can sometimes break.'
'There won't be any accidents,' she said. 'I'm safe.'
He held her gaze for another moment or two. 'Just to reassure you, I had tests done recently,' he said. 'You will not catch anything from me.'
Emma hated being reminded of his playboy lifestyle. She felt as if she was just a number in a long line of women who had briefly occupied his bed. She knew as soon as he was finished with her someone else would step up and take her place. It was gut-wrenching to think he might only be using her in order to secure his inheritance, but her love for him demanded she spend what little time she had with him to show him how genuine her feelings were. What else could she do? She was locked here with him for the next few months. It would be unbearable if she had to watch on the sidelines while he conducted an affair with someone else.
'I'm glad to hear it,' she said a little stiffly.
'What's wrong?'
'Nothing's wrong.'
He captured her chin to stop her from turning her