“I hope you have some of your delicious cherries waiting for me at home?” Melissa asked with a smile as she buried her face into his neck.
“Oh, me cherries are always waiting for ye whenever ye want them.” He laughed and gently kissed the crown of her head. He loved the way they had fallen back into playful banter once again.
“That sounds promising.” She returned his laugh and melted into his arms, giving in to the exhaustion of the day. “What else are you going to do to me, Me Laird?”
“You will have to wait and see.” He affectionately slapped her butt. “Melissa,” he said, taking her hands and looking her in the eyes. “I almost lost ye, an’ that was the most scared I have ever been in me life. The worst thing about it all was that I hadn’t told ye how much ye mean to me.”
Her face suddenly filled with emotions as she gazed into his eyes.
“So, Melissa, I want to tell ye right now that I love ye more than anything or anyone else in this whole world. Naething matters to me more than yer beautiful smile. I’ll spend the rest of me life trying to keep it there if it’s the last thing I do.”
“Daniel…” Tears welled up in her eyes. “I love you too, more than you will ever know.” She leaned in closer and pressed her lips against his. “What happened to us doing whatever we pleased on our own?” she asked as she leaned back in his arms.
“Now, that is just something ye will have to forget I ever said.” He turned her around and playfully slapped her butt once again as they laughed on their way out of the chapel.
Once they were back at the castle, Daniel picked her up in his arms and carried her to their chambers. He slowly started kissing her neck. His fingers gently slipped her clothes off her body, starting by pushing the sleeves of her dress off her shoulders.
“Yer so beautiful, me wife,” he murmured, looking at her naked body before kissing her gently from her neck all the way down to her breasts.
Melissa shivered with pleasure when he referred to her as his wife. He made her loins ache for more as he kissed her bare shoulders.
Taking her by the hand, Daniel guided her over to the tub that had been drawn for them and helped her step in before following suit. The hot steamy water and the sight of her wet hair sticking to her face and shoulders made him want her like never before.
“I want to make love to ye, Melissa Forrester,” he whispered in her ear, before gently nibbling on her neck and drawing her into his arms.
“Not as much as I want you to make love to me, Daniel Forrester,” she whispered back and kissed him passionately as his hands dipped beneath the surface of the water and began to explore her body.
“Hmm.” She let out a soft moan as he cupped her firm breasts in his hands and began to massage them.
“Ye dinnae ken how long I’ve wanted to do that, lass,” he whispered in her ear and nibbled on her neck as his hand went further down, finding its place between her thighs.
Her lips suddenly parted with a silent gasp as he began to feel around, caressing her folds until he found the bud that made her moan.
“Do ye like that?” he asked as she leaned her head back against the tub and allowed him to have his way.
“Yes,” she managed to breathe between the waves of pleasure that coursed through her body.
Daniel watched as her damp hair clung to her beautiful skin, urging him on as the water in the tub began to ripple.
“Please, don’t stop.” Her breaths came in short bursts. “What are you doing?” She looked at him with anguish in her eyes as he removed his fingers from her folds and kissed her shoulder.
“That was just the beginning.” He kissed a path over her collarbone. “I’m nae done with ye.”
Steam filled the room as he came to his knees and lifted her legs on either side of his body. “This is what will truly make us husband and wife,” he said as he leaned down and drew her in for a kiss. “It will only hurt for a second,” he whispered against her lips as he positioned himself between her thighs.
Her eyes widened in shock for a second as he gently leaned in and merged their bodies with a single thrust.
Watching her face, he took his cue from her breathing and began to move faster as she reached out and gripped the corner of the tub, crying his name out in ecstasy.
“Daniel!”
Her hips moved in rhythm with his as she suddenly came up and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer.
Water spilled over the sides of the tub as he lay back and pulled her with him until she was sitting on his lap.
“Oh, lass!” he groaned as he used his hands to guide her hips.
Melissa began to whimper as she laced her fingers behind her neck, pushing her breasts toward his mouth as she cried out for more.
