thighs wider and lifted them, wrapping them around his back, inviting him inside her. He wanted out of his damned trousers, but he needed her ready for him so he wouldn’t hurt her. He leaned down and pulled a nipple into his mouth and sucked hard. She arched off the bed and cried out.
Then he slowly inched himself down her body, kissing a path over her breasts to her stomach until finally he reached her navel.
Her legs clenched around him in an attempt to stop his descent. “What are you doing?” she asked.
“Trust me, Freckles.” He dipped his tongue into her navel as his hands reached under and cupped her bottom. The scent of her was driving him to madness. So rich, so spicy. He lifted her up as he lowered his mouth to her core. He licked straight up her center. She sucked in a sharp breath and wiggled beneath him. Then he set his rhythm. He inserted one finger inside her tight channel as he gently sucked on the bundle of nerves.
“Oh God, oh God. Oh that feels so good,” she moaned. “But this seems too wicked. Is this done?”
He looked up at her, arched one brow. “Do you wish me to stop?”
She bit down on her lip and shook her head.
He chuckled and put his mouth back on her. She was sweet and tangy and the most delicious thing he’d ever tasted. And she was so responsive, as if she’d been waiting for him to touch her body, to pull these reactions from her. Her noises and movements were driving him wild.
His cock was so hard he thought he might explode, but he would wait until he was inside her. She wanted to be his wife in every way; he’d never wanted anything more. He added another finger inside her, then curved them both upward and she buckled. She cried out his name as her climax rocked through her. Her hands fisted in his hair and held his mouth to her until she’d ridden out the end of her orgasm.
He kissed his way back up her body, nuzzling her neck. “That was amazing. You’re so beautiful when you come apart.”
Her eyes were wide and glassy with pleasure. “More?”
“Oh yes, there’s much more.” He stood quickly and removed the remainder of his clothes, then crawled back up her body.
Her eyes devoured him. “You are beautiful, husband,” she said.
His heart stuttered. “Say it again.”
“You are beautiful.”
“No, the other part.”
“Husband?”
Warmth spread through his limbs “Yes, I like that.”
She grinned at him. “May I touch you?”
“Of course.”
She reached down between them and ran her fingers tentatively along his length. “You’re much bigger than I was expecting.”
His brows rose. “Indeed? What were you expecting?”
Her teeth caught on her bottom lip and chewed, but she never lifted her gaze to his face. “Well, I’ve only ever seen men represented in paintings and sculptures. They’re much smaller.”
“Yes, and also flaccid.” Sullivan chuckled. “But I can see how this might have been a surprise.”
She grew bolder, wrapped her hand around him, and squeezed lightly. “You told me that morning in the inn that your arousal was merely a bodily function you had no control over.” Finally, she lifted her eyes to meet his.
He shook his head. “I lied. I didn’t want to frighten you by admitting I desired you.”
Surprise flashed across her face. She grinned, then slid her hand up his cock.
Sensations fired through him and he groaned. His knees nearly buckled and his sac tightened. He grabbed her hand and stilled it. “Perhaps not too much, because I want to last for this next part, and I’m so hard for you right now it’s ridiculous.”
“That is a good thing, though, right?”
“A very good thing.” He moved his fingers back to her core and slid them inside and pumped them a few times to ensure she was wet enough. “I don’t want to hurt you, Tilly.”
“It’ll be all right. I want this. I want you inside me.”
He groaned. Then he positioned himself at her entrance and slowly pushed inside.
She tensed briefly, her face pinching with discomfort, but she never took her eyes off him. It was intense and intimate and so damned erotic.
He kissed her forehead, her eyelids, her nose, and her chin. “Sorry, Freckles.”
Again, she raised those long legs of hers and wrapped them around him. She pressed her lips to his mouth and he tilted his head, sweeping his tongue inside. Their tongues stroked over each other’s, and he deepened their kisses until