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He laid her onto her back—still intending to save her honour—and positioned himself over her, pressing her gently into the bed. Sarah brought her hands around to his back and grasped at him as Reginald continued to kiss her with ever more passion. If Sarah protested, he’d let her go. But there was no protest, and Reginald continued as his body willed him to do.
He brought his hand down to the bottom of her skirt and slowly, gently pushed it up, revealing her soft thigh, which he caressed lovingly with his hand. Sarah threw her head back in rapture, and Reginald knew that there was no turning back. There would only be one woman he’d crave for the rest of his days, and she was lying beneath him, taking pleasure in his touch.
Not wishing to take matters to the extreme, Reginald kept his hand on the outside of Sarah’s thigh, pulling it all the way up to her hip so that her undershorts were fully revealed. There was so much that he wished to explore in that area, but it was too soon. Sarah was not like the women Reginald had taken before. She was a lady, and what’s more, she’d captured his heart.
He softly placed his lips on Sarah’s neck, feeling her soft hands come to the side of his face in appreciation. He made concentric circles with his lips, enjoying the smooth texture of her skin. His warm breath upon her neck caused Sarah to moan, and Reginald felt himself become even more aroused in response. What effect did this woman have over him? How was he ever to concentrate on anything else for the rest of the day?
Removing his hand from her hip, Reginald used it to grasp Sarah’s hand, their fingers intertwining. He pulled her arm above her head, holding her firm as she continued to moan. Next, Reginald moved his lips from Sarah’s neck and brought them to her chin, then her cheek, then her forehead. He’d kiss every inch of her if he had a chance.
But there was no going forward. Sarah quickly pulled herself away, bringing a hand to Reginald’s chest to hold him back.
“We mustn’t,” she said breathlessly.
“We may stop whenever you please.”
Reginald’s words betrayed his real intentions. Yes, they could now stop, but his body screamed out for the opposite.
They both lay on their sides, gazing into one another’s eyes.
“Oh, Reginald. I delight in your touch.”
He knitted his jaw. “I feel the same.”
“But you can only imagine the great danger that we now find ourselves in.”
“I understand.” Reginald used the back of his knuckle to caress Sarah’s cheek.
“I wish that it was different.” Sarah closed her eyes in devastation. “Sometimes, I even wonder if I’d be happier if I weren’t the daughter of an earl. What if I were free to lie here with you for the rest of the day? Take tea when we please? Go for strolls in the field.”
Reginald smiled. “I long for the same things. You truly have no idea.”
“But it cannot be.”
“Why?” Reginald demanded.
“We must be wed.”
There was expectation in her eyes, but Reginald continued to knit his brow.
“Then why don’t we?”
“I barely know you, My Lord. We met but days ago.”
“But isn’t that how truly great love stories begin?”
Sarah finally opened her eyes and smiled. Her eyes glistened from what Reginald assumed to be tears.
“We must take our time. I have a year, after all.”
Indignation came over him in a way that Reginald was not expecting.
“What if I wanted you sooner than in a year?” Despite his better judgement, Reginald brought his lips to hers again.
Although it may have seemed brutish, it was the truth. Reginald’s fervour was so strong that he didn’t know how long he’d be able to wait. But what was he thinking? For Sarah Crawford, he’d wait an eternity. Yet, lying there beside her in her bed, his body had a far different plan. Considering all of this, Reginald thought it best to get out of that bed at once.
He stood, leaving Sarah where she lay. “It’s best that I go,” Reginald said warmly.
“I fear that you’re right.”
