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Henry’s expression remained inscrutable. “No,” he finally said. “But it’s yet another reason for us to prioritize discretion. Besides, it wouldn’t look good for my business if word got around that I was involved with a client.”
She hadn’t thought of the implications for his business at all, but he was right. Especially if Reggie found out. “I won’t say a word to anyone. Not even Sylvia. And once we return…”
He swallowed. “It ends.”
That left them with five days. Five days to sate a desire eight years in the making. It seemed both far too much and nowhere near enough. A sudden bolt of desperation thundered through her, and she reached for him again just as Henry moved toward her. Together they fell back onto the mattress, a tangle of searching limbs and ragged kisses. Henry moved onto his side and grazed the shell of her ear with his teeth. He didn’t stop until he reached the base of her throat. Georgiana arched into the shiver that pulsed through her at the sensation.
“I love that,” she gasped.
Henry licked the hollow of her throat. “I know.”
There was more behind those words. More he wasn’t saying. But before she could follow the thought, Henry untied the sash of her wrapper and pushed up the hem of her nightgown in grasping handfuls. Then he gripped her thigh and pulled her astride him.
“Is this all right?” she asked, taking care not to put her full weight on him, though she wasn’t anywhere near his injured knee.
“Yes,” Henry answered, rocking his generous erection against her core for emphasis. “But this is better.” He snaked his hands under her nightgown, slowly easing it off, and then pressed his palms against the bare flesh of her bottom, urging her body forward.
Georgiana frowned in confusion even as she followed his lead. “I don’t understand.”
“You will,” he murmured as he pulled her up his torso until she was nearly straddling his face.
“Henry—”
But before she could say more, he pressed his lips to her intimate flesh. Whatever words she had been trying to say turned into a low, deep moan. At the feel of his tongue, her body went boneless. Georgiana pitched forward and pressed her arms against the pillows as pleasure as sharp as a knife’s edge tore through her.
She knew people did such things, of course, but had never imagined Captain Harris was one of them. What a delightful surprise.
Once she recovered from the shock, she sat up. His hands cupped her hips, lightly squeezing her backside, and urging her to rock against his mouth while his wicked tongue continued to lap at her.
He stopped briefly to instruct her to hold on to the elaborate headboard. “That’s it,” he praised as she anchored her body.
He returned to the task with even greater enthusiasm than before, and Georgiana’s head fell back. All she could do was hold tight as he built pleasure inside her, slowly and steadily.
His long, strong fingers skated up her chest until he could gently massage her breasts and pluck at her nipples. Georgiana pressed down harder against his mouth in reaction before immediately jerking back. “Oh! I’m so sorry—”
Henry’s only answer was to pull her right back to where she had been and hold her thighs in place. His moan reverberated against her core, and Georgiana could only gasp in response. He wanted this. Wantedher. And likely more than he would ever say. At this realization, her release crashed over her in wave after wave of searing pleasure. Henry held her fast as he continued to lick and suck, determined to wring every last possible sensation from her, until Georgiana was sure there was nothing left. She slumped against the headboard, panting hard as he pulled away. Her skin was lightly misted with perspiration, and her body felt lighter than she could ever remember. She closed her eyes and pressed her forehead against the wall as she waited to catch her breath. Belatedly, she heard rustling behind her.
Henry.
Georgiana immediately sat up, feeling abominably selfish. But when she turned around, he was seated in the chair still fully dressed. His bare forearms gripped the chair’s handles, while his heated amber eyes brought yet another flush to her cheeks. Georgiana was suddenly highly aware of her own nakedness. She began to press her hands to her chest, then decided that that was remarkably silly given what they had just done. Instead, she picked her discarded wrapper up off the floor and pulled it on, then stood. As she moved toward him, Henry’s gaze tracked her every step, never straying from her. His mouth was pressed into that familiar hard line once again, but she would not be cowed by him tonight. They had made a bargain, and Georgiana intended to see it through. For better or worse.
She placed one hand on the chair’s back. “Why did you get up?”
“I wanted to enjoy the view.”
A smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. Given his gruff tone and malevolent expression, one could be forgiven for assuming he was not exactly enjoying himself.
“I see.” Georgiana dragged a hand through his hair and tilted his face up. “And do you plan to justlookthis evening?”
Henry met her gaze. “I think you know my preference.” He was already pulling her onto his lap. His hands already tugging off her wrapper. As it fluttered to the floor once again, his eyes roamed all over her body. She never wanted to forget the hunger in them. The way it made her feel cherished. Possessed.Loved.
Georgiana shook away the last thought and tugged on Henry’s suspenders, until he pressed against her chest. “Then show me,” she whispered, her voice breathless and reedy.
He wound her hair around his hand in a thick coil and tugged it back until her neck stretched out, then lavished it with decadent, open-mouthed kisses. She squirmed on his lap as the needy ache built inside her once again, unable to stop seeking friction. “Please.”
Henry guided her to her feet and backed her toward the bed, all while never breaking the kiss, his hands still caressing every inch of her exposed skin. She pulled down his suspenders and tugged open the buttons of his trousers.
Their gazes locked together and he paused, now breathing almost as heavily as she was. It was a relief to see him come undone, just a little.
