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“Not tempting enough though?” She let out an exaggerated sigh. “I guess I’ll just have to try harder.” She pushed away from him and walked towards what she presumed would be the bathroom. The door opened into an enormous space, housing a spa, a separate shower and a heavenly view of KL. In line with the hotel’s décor, much of the coloring was ochre and golden, with ornate tribal patterns etched into the tiles.
“The spa does look fun,” she said, looking wistfully at the huge tub. “But in the interest of expediency…” She moved to the shower and flicked the switch on. A jet of warm water began to flow from the central showerhead. Aurora slipped her fingers into the waistband of her underpants, but Leonardo’s hands stilled hers.
“Allow me,” he rasped, as he pressed his now naked body against her back. He slid her thong down her long legs, then came to kneel in front of her. He kissed the smooth flesh of her stomach, then, as he stood, ran his mouth towards her breasts. She arched her back instinctively as he took one of her nipples in his mouth and circled it with his tongue. She lifted one leg against his side, needing him to be closer. He made a sound of wild pleasure as he manoeuvred them beneath the jet of water.
Her hai
r plastered to her face, but she didn’t care. Her body was moved by a primal need for his; a need that she suspected would never be diminished. Would never be lessened. “Leo...” she murmured, running her hands along his back, seeking flesh and fulfilment.
He grunted in response, and gripped her other thigh, so that he could lift her around his waist. They became one in an effortless fusing of bodies; as the water pounded their flesh, they stoked one another’s fires until the inevitable explosion tore them apart.
“Leo!” Aurora screamed, pressing her face against his chest as sensations rippled over her. She held onto him as though she were being dragged out to sea and he was her lifeline. “I love you.”
He wrapped his arms around her waist and held her tightly, as he slowly eased her unsteady legs back down. Out of nowhere, Aurora wondered at the unfairness of male and feminine beauty. While the water had made her feel like a drowned rat, with mascara smudged beneath her eyes, Leonardo had never looked better. His dark hair was slicked away from his handsome face, and his muscled body glistened in the water.
She watched as he squeezed some body gel into the palms of his hands and began to rub it over her skin. Starting with her shoulders, moving down her arms, to the sensitive skin beneath her breasts, and lower, to between her legs. No stone was left unturned as he sudsed his way across her flesh.
By the time she stepped out of the shower, her skin was tingling with sensations, and she had hardly any time left to dress for dinner. She threw him a look as she quickly dried off her hair.
“Problem?” He asked, coming to stand behind her, with his arms hooked loosely around her front.
“Yes.” She switched off the dryer. “You take two minutes and look like that.” She gestured toward his jeans and designer shirt, and combed back hair. “I’m going to be late, and still look a mess.”
“Nonsense. You could never look like a mess.” He grinned and pressed a kiss against her cheek. “I’m going to miss you tonight.”
Aurora’s heart turned over in her chest. “You know, I think you’re sweeter now than you were when we were first together.”
His eyes darkened. “Perhaps.”
“Why?”
He kissed her lips lightly. “Isn’t it obvious?”
She shook her head from side to side.
“I’ve lost you once. I don’t want it to happen again. If that means telling you every five minutes that you’re the damned sexiest woman I’ve ever known, so be it.”
She laughed quietly. “You’re not going to lose me again. I promise.”
“Do you?”
She frowned. “Do I what?”
He lifted her hand and kissed her ring finger. “I mean, do you really promise? Would you swear, in front of all our family and friends, that you’re going to love me, for the rest of my life? That no matter what happens, you’re sticking around this time, to have and to hold as long as we both shall live?”
Her breath caught in her chest as she looked at him with eyes that were wide. “I…. I … do you mean…?”
He nodded. “I’m deadly serious. The more I think about it, the more I think we were wrong to keep things secret last time. Whenever I’m with you, I want to scream from the rooftops how totally I worship you. I don’t want to hide our relationship. I want everyone to know. I want the whole world to get it. I want you to be Mrs Fontana.” He grinned. “Forever and ever.”
Aurora had the sensation that she was falling through the thick waves of time. Her body was limp, her mind slow. She blinked at him, and frowned. “Are you…” She shook her head. “It’s crazy.”
Leonardo’s expression flickered with a dark emotion, but he smothered it quickly. “Why is it crazy?”
Aurora’s heart was hammering hard against her rib cage. She looked at him, surprise making her head hurt. “We’ve never even talked about marriage.” She swallowed, but the lump in her throat made it difficult. “I mean, we’ve only been together a month.” She shook her head. “And before that, we had a lot of problems.”
Leonardo took a step backwards, his expression thunderous now. “Jesus Christ, Aurora. What the hell are you saying?”
What was she saying? “Nothing. Don’t be mad. I do love you, Leo. Isn’t that enough?”
