“Nae,” he said with a grin, reaching out to help her with her stays now that he was finally unclothed. “Now, there will only be pleasure.”
His words created a thrum deep inside her that weakened her knees and made her stomach melt. He helped her with the rest of her clothing, and once it was tossed aside, he reached a hand around her waist to lift her over onto the bed, and then he was on top of her. His lips moved to her neck and along her collarbone.
“Perfect, Lorna. Every part of ye is perfect, and I donnae just mean yer body.” Lorna shivered in anticipation as she felt his mouth move lower, between her breasts, and then onto her breasts, suckling gently at her nipple.
Her hands were tracing along every muscle in his arms, shoulders, and neck. She would never tire of exploring him, his strength, with the full knowledge that at long last, he was hers.
Her center throbbed and ached with desire, especially now that she knew what being with a man looked like. Her legs opened for him, accepting his hips as he settled himself between them. “I donnae think I can wait, Bryce,” she said with a smile as he lifted a brow.
He slid a hand down her torso until it touched her soft folds. “I think ye are ready,” he said with a low chuckle. “But next time, I will take me time. I want tae savor ye.”
“We have our whole lives, Bryce. Ye donnae need tae worry about that.”
He positioned his length at her entrance, and as he entered, he said, “Good. I cannae wait tae begin.”
Lorna leaned up when she felt him enter fully, and she reveled in the stretch. “Aye,” she said aloud in a long, drawled-out tone. He stilled, leaning down to kiss her on the lips.
“I love ye, Lorna.”
“And I ye,” she replied, moving her hands lower down his back.
He began to move, and she felt the rhythm of his hips under her hands. They were silent now, and she gasped as she felt him speed up, his length hitting her harder, deeper, to a place which had never been touched before.
He angled her hips and increased his pace, thrusting to an even deeper place than he had before. Her hands loosened on his shoulders, and they fell back against the bed as she felt her muscles weakening, preparing for that beautiful burst of pleasure.
It came like a storm, raging inside her to a perfect peak, making her scream Bryce’s name. Her legs tightened around him, and after a few more thrusts, he spilled inside her with a groan of pleasure.
For a few seconds, he lay over her, kissing her cheek and shoulder, and then he turned to the side. They lay on their backs, looking up at the canopy above the bed. Lorna felt perfectly and wonderfully sated.
“Will it be like this forever?” she asked hopefully.
He chuckled. “As long as I have the strength in me body, aye. But I hope that with time, it will become even better. That is what love does, too. The longer I have loved ye, the deeper it grows and the stronger it becomes.” He turned on his side, and pulled her face to look at him, tracing a finger along her cheek.
“I am glad ye accepted me, lass,” he said.
Lorna smiled, loving the look of the sheen of sweat on his forehead from their lovemaking. “Did ye nae think I would?”
“Well, I wasnae sure. We left things a little strangely, ye were worried that I would hurt ye again.”
“Och, I was worried that ye had taken it the wrong way.” She touched his shoulder gently. “I only wanted tae say that we might hurt each other, and we cannae promise that we will nae. It doesnae mean that we wish tae or that we wanted tae, but that it may happen. Nae one is perfect.”
Bryce grinned, running a thumb along her lip. “And that is why I love ye. Ye are very understanding of me faults.”
“Am I?” She laughed. “Well, ye are very understanding of me own. I was amazed that ye returned me love. I was such a child for so long, but ye have helped make me a woman.”
“I think more of ye than I think of merself.”
“Will ye share everything with me, Bryce? Every bit of darkness ye have experienced? We have now experienced a lot of darkness together. Ye ken that I can handle it.” She lifted her chin.
“Aye, ye have proved yer strength, lass. I will share everything that I can with ye. I donnae want tae have secrets any longer.”
“Good.” She sighed, leaning her head against him. “I donnae think I can take any more of secrets, intrigue, or murder.”
“Nor I, Lorna. Donnae worry. I will do me utmost tae make sure that doesnae happen.”
“Good. We can fill our lives with pleasure. Speaking of pleasure,” she reached down to where his length was hardening again. “Will ye be able tae do it again soon?”
Chuckling, he gave her a kiss. “Aye, I will. But what of dinner?”
“Forget about dinner,” Lorna said, pulling him on top of her again. “They can wait. Now, things may be done on me terms.”
“Yer wish is me command, me bonny wife.”
