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Lisa inhaled deeply. She could grow dizzy from the scent of flowers alone, and it seemed exaggerated in the darkness… It was as if she were blindfolded and every one of her senses was enhanced…and then Tino was holding her close to him, and murmuring words in his own tongue against her neck.
‘Are you warm enough?’ he murmured, moving against her.
‘Tino, we can’t…not here. This is someone’s business.’
He didn’t tell her that every business on Stellamaris was his until the young owner was confident enough to run it by himself or herself. It wasn’t the time, and there wasn’t the time. He wanted her now with no waiting, and no explanation.
‘Tino, please—I want to speak to you.’
‘Not now.’ He could feel her softening as he ran his fingers lightly down her spine. She had changed into one of the pretty summer dresses he had ordered for her, and she felt cool beneath his hands. She shivered beneath his touch, but not from cold. He glanced out towards the square. The light from a thousand candles told him there wasn’t the slightest chance they would be disturbed… Making a sudden decision, he swung her into his arms. ‘In here.’ He shouldered open another door.
‘I only hope you don’t get splinters,’ he said as he lowered her onto the wooden worktable. He spoke against her mouth, teasing her with his tongue, eager to taste her again.
‘No chance of that,’ Lisa murmured, feeling the cool green leaves give a little beneath her weight. And then her legs were locked around Tino’s waist, and her tiny lace pants tied with ribbon had been removed.
‘I made an excellent choice in underwear.’
‘You made?’
‘OK, so next time I’ll choose them myself, and make sure they all tie like this. It’s most convenient.’
‘Tino… No…really, what if?’
He silenced her with a kiss, leaning into her as he loosened his belt. ‘No more talking, Lisa,’ he warned. ‘You have to concentrate now… I haven’t eaten yet, and we have a table booked at the taverna for ten o’ clock.’
‘You mean I’m on a fixed time slot?’ She pulled back to look at him. ‘I don’t believe you.’
‘Believe.’
He caught her to him as she cried out for him, bending his knees to achieve a better position as he sank deeply inside her. ‘Is that good?’
‘Oh, yes, yes, and a lot warmer too.’
‘Central heating never fails.’
‘Just make sure you don’t stop,’ Lisa warned in a whisper as her laughter was overtaken by a sob of delight.
Lifting her legs, Tino positioned them over his shoulders, supporting her back so she could lean at a more acute angle, affording him greater access.
‘Good, so good,’ Lisa groaned before giving herself over to a black velvet world of sensation.
Tino attended to her needs with a catalogue of perfectly judged thrusts, and when she felt the sudden tension in him Lisa anticipated the moment he would lose control. It drew an immediate response from her. Crying out excitedly, she felt the first wave of spasms hit them both at the same time like a tidal wave sweeping them to the brink of consciousness and back. And all the while, Tino held her firmly, timing his movements to extend the pleasure for her as long as he could.
‘And now we eat,’ he said when at last she had quietened.
‘Not sure I’ve got enough strength left for that.’
‘Are you all right?’ He bent his knees to stare into her face.
‘I don’t know,’ Lisa admitted honestly. ‘I’m—’
‘Exhausted? Sated? Contented?’
‘All of those things.’ She was exhausted, but she would never get enough of him—and as for contented? She would never be contented until she unravelled the mystery of his pain. Tenderly, as she might have touched a child, she traced the outline of his face with one hand. ‘Tino, I—’
Catching hold of her hand, he silenced her, bringing it to his lips to kiss the tender palm. ‘We must hurry, or we will lose our table.’
‘I can’t believe anyone would dare to give it away.’ Lisa laughed as she hunted in the dark for her underwear.
