“Goodness,” she said after amoment and Acker couldn’t help but grin. His heart soared at beingable to give her such pleasure.
Juliette drew his face down tohers and kissed him with a passion he had not experienced from herbefore and she went about tearing at his neck cloth and opening hisshirt. It was impossible to undress while laying here kissing herand Acker pulled away, quickly shedding his boots and clothingbefore turning to face her, naked as she.
She studied his body from hisface, down his chest and further. Her eyes grew rounder when shesaw his manhood standing hard and proud before him and Juliettelost a bit of the flush from her release. Oh, please don’t let herbe scared or turn him away now.
Instead, she held out her arms andparted her thighs. Juliette may be a virgin, but she had an idea ofwhat was to come next. Acker settled upon her, supported by hisarms so as not to crush her, and brought his tip to her warmentrance.
“You do promise to marry me,” Heasked.
Juliette frowned and nudged towardhim.
“I am serious, Juliette. I willnot do this unless you promise that you will not change your mindand you will still marry me.”
She smiled up at him. “Isn’t itthe woman who usually makes such demands before losing hervirginity?”
“You are not the average woman orlady,” Acker grunted. Sweat broke out on his brow. He needed to bein her and he was so close but he would not take her without thatassurance.
Juliette pulled him toward her andkissed his lips. “Yes, Drake, I promise to marry you and I will notchange my mind.”
It was all he needed to hear andhe nudged forward. She was so tight. He slowly eased inside thoughit was painful, he was afraid to go too far too fast. Julietteapparently was having none of it and she arched toward him andAcker tore through the barrier and was finally where he had wantedto be for so long.
Juliette stilled and blew out abreath. Acker didn’t move a muscle and waited for her to relax andfor the pain she just experienced to subside. He wasn’t used to awoman taking such control, especially the first time. If anything,Juliette would always be a welcoming lover.
As she relaxed Acker was able tobury himself fully and Juliette’s long legs wrapped around hiswaist. He drew back and filled her again, trying to control hisclimax, but it wasn’t easy with Juliette’s body clenching aroundhim and when she ran her fingertips over his nipples, Acker lostall control and on only the third thrust his body shook with themost exquisite orgasm he had ever experienced in hislife.
Unable to catch his breath Ackerfell to the side, taking Juliette with him. He had wanted to bringher pleasure again but he had about as much stamina as a green ladwith his first woman.
“I am sorry,” he said after amoment.
Juliette curled around him andlaid her head on his chest. “For what. That was the most gloriousexperience of my life.”
He chuckled. She had no idea howmuch he had failed her.
“It will be better next time, Ipromise.”
She tiled her head and looked upat him. “I am not sure that is possible.”
Thank goodness his lack of controlhad not ruined this moment for her.
“Where did they go,” a femalevoice came from below.
Blast and damn. If he heardcorrectly that was Audrey’s voice. Why had they returned sosoon?
“Acker had better not have mysister in a bedchamber.” The sound of booted feet coming up thestairs had Acker scrambling for their clothing.
“I am sure the chambers are asempty as all of the other rooms,” Audrey assured Jordan.
“Does that really matter?” Jordanasked.
“I suppose not,” Audrey giggled.“You’ve shown me many times a bed was not necessary to makelove.”
“Exactly,” he grumbled. “Which iswhy I need to find my sister.”
Juliette jumped from the bed andgrabbed her chemise and gown from the floor. Thank goodness herstockings and shoes were still on. Acker yanked on his trousers andwas trying to shove his feet into his boots. At least the door wasclosed. Hopefully Jordan would knock and not simply bargein.
“They are not up here,” Audrey’svoice could be heard. “All the rooms are empty.”
“That one is closed,” Jordan saidas their footsteps drew closer.
Juliette rushed to the mirror andtried to straighten her hair. There was not much she could do, butshe could always blame the mess at the back on the blindfold shehad been forced to wear. However her lips were swollen and rosywhich could only be from the passionate kisses she and Drake hadshared. Anyone looking at her would assume she had been thoroughlykissed. This was fine as long as they didn’t know what else hadoccurred.
She glanced in the mirror back atDrake. He was pulling on his jacket. “Straighten the bed,” Juliettehissed.
He looked down and the coveringwas indeed askew. He tugged on the edge of the counterpane to givea smooth surface to the bed and turned to face the door.
“I have no doubt Acker has onebedchamber fully furnished,” Jordan ground out. They were gettingcloser.
“Why would you assume such athing?” Audrey demanded. At least someone was coming to hisdefense, not that he deserved it. “He is a gentleman.”
Jordan barked out laughter. “He isa man, first,” he pointed out. “If he didn’t have a chamber setaside for seduction then there is something wrong withhim.”
“And what if he is seducing her?”Audrey asked.
Their voices had not come closerand Juliette assumed they were stopped in the hall, yet still tooclose to their room for her to be comfortable. They could enter atany time and Acker still hadn’t managed to tie his cravat. Shewould help but she didn’t know how.
“They aren’t married, for one,”Jordan answered.
“Neither was I,” Audrey pointedout.
Juliette and Acker looked at eachother in surprise.
“That was different,” Jordanargued. “We were to be married.”
“As are they,”
Acker came forward and stoodbeside Juliette and attempted to tie his cravat. She watched thosehands move around the intricacy of folds and her face heatedremembering the other
