Always by Lynsay Sands
Aric gave a husky, breathless laugh. "You are a demanding wench, wife." He rubbed himself against her again, then slid into her, covering her joyful cry with his mouth as he did. He kissed her passionately as he withdrew and thrust into her once more, driving himself into her again and again until at last they cried out and found their release.
Several moments later, Aric opened his eyes and peered at the woman in his arms, then down at himself. She was as naked as the day she had been born.
"I am still dressed," he murmured with wry amusement.
"Hmmm," Rosamunde murmured, beginning to pluck at the cloth of his tunic absently. "We should attend to that."
Smiling, Aric pulled his arm from beneath her and sat up to remove his tunic.
Shifting to lie watching him, Rosamunde murmured, "Husband?"
"Aye?" he asked, tossing the shirt to the floor before slipping his legs off the bed and setting to work at removing his brais. They had barely made it off his hips.
"You are not angry that I disobeyed you about leaving the room, are you." It wasn't really a question--it was more a statement of fact--but Aric glanced at her and answered anyway.
"Nay, of course not. You saved my life."
"Hmmm." Rosamunde was silent as he stepped out of his brais, then asked hopefully, "Does that mean that I am released from my vow to always obey you, my lord?"
Snorting, Aric straightened, brais in hand, and pointed out with amusement, "You haven't always been obeying me anyway."
"Aye," she agreed wryly. "But I have felt guilty every time I disobeyed."
Laughing, Aric tossed his brais on the floor with his shirt and crawled back into bed. Settling on his back, he pulled her into his arms again. "You have, have you?" he asked with amusement. When she nodded her head and peered up at him unhappily, he managed a solemn expression. "Well, we cannot have that, can we?"
Rosamunde shook her head.
"Well, then, I release you from that vow, so long as you keep the other."
She stilled at that, and he could see the frown plucking at her brow even before she asked uncertainly, "What other vow?"
"To love me," Aric said softly, and she melted against him, her gaze softening on his face.
"Oh, aye, my lord husband," she whispered, meeting his gaze clearly. "I vow to keep that one. I shall love you. Always."
"And I shall love you always, too," Aric swore. A smile was tugging at his lips even before he pulled her face up for a kiss; then he began to make love to her again.
Other Leisure books by Lynsay Sands:
SWEET REVENGE
THE SWITCH
THE KEY
THE DEED
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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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