Page 65 of The Bastard's Iberian Bride
“Aye.”
“On the lips?”
Desire rippled through him. “Oh, yes.”
She quivered. “And the neck?”
He planted a kiss there and smiled when she jumped. “Definitely the neck then.”
She looked up, eyes wide, mouth parted. Ready to be ravished.
His pulse pounded in his ear. He had only a few minutes of control left.
She pressed her palm to his chest and swirled it. “Will you take off your shirt when you make love to me?”
“Would you like me to?”
She nodded. “I saw your chest when I entered. You’re hairy.”
He threw back his head and laughed. “Yes then, I’ll show you my hairy chest.”
“Then I’ll show you my not-hairy one.”
A vision of those breasts swamped him and he groaned. She tightened her embrace.
“We must get you to bed.” Not that he would be able to sleep with her naked breasts bouncing around in his dreams.
She frowned and opened her mouth, but a rap on the door made him release her. He stepped in front of Paulette and asked “Who’s there?”
The door opened. The wench who’d served them stood there, a candle held high, and the neckline of her frock dipping low to the pink tips of her tits. She cocked her head and smiled.
“What—”
“You might want some company, I heard.”
“Devil take it. You heard wrong. Get out.”
Paulette stepped from behind him and the wench’s eyes narrowed.
“You invited her to your chamber?”
The crack in Paulette’s voice sparked panic in him. Not wed yet, and she already doubted him.
The inn servant smiled. “Well, I misunderstood.”
“Did she?” Fire burned in Paulette’s eyes, and an answering heat rose in him.
The maid started to pull the door closed.
“Wait,” Bink grabbed the door. “Who sent you here?”
She lifted a shoulder. Her eyes slid to Paulette and widened. “The man. He asked for the lady’s chamber and said I should come to you.”
He pushed her aside and rushed out. An oil lamp cast a hazy sheen on the empty corridor. Everyone was abed. Even the taproom was quiet.
At Paulette’s door, he felt a hand grip his arm.
Paulette shook her head. “I switched with Mabel and Jenny,” she whispered.
