experience had been doomed to end up with a partner like her, someone utterly clueless between the sheets. She could feel the onset of tears forming at the back of her throat, and she swallowed them down shakily.
âLikeâ¦what? Do you regret whatâs just happened between us?â As confident in the bedroom as he was in the board room, Rafael now felt himself floundering in unmarked territory.
âI donât regret it,â Cristina said miserably. âButâ¦but Iâ¦It canât have been very satisfying for youâ¦â
Rafael almost laughed but he contained himself, suspecting that she might interpret such a response in the wrong light. Instead, he stroked the side of her cheek and smiled.
âI have no idea what youâre talking about,â he told her gently, which induced another watery smile.
âIâve read articles. Men like to be satisfied through full intercourseâ¦if they arenâtâ¦â Cristina tried to remember whathappened if they werenât. âDoesnât that lead to dangerous blockages? Or somethingâ¦?â
Rafael felt his lips twitch and he cleared his throat noisily. âThatâs not a consequence Iâve ever heard of before,â he said seriously. âAnd I happen to be completely satisfied.â He leaned forward and kissed her very gently on the lips. âBelieve me when I tell you that your response to being touched was immensely gratifying, and I feel privileged to haveâ¦given you pleasure.â
Cristina felt the sun burst through the clouds and this time her smile was full of shy warmth. He was a generous lover. Had she really expected him to be otherwise? Hadnât she known, somewhere deep inside, that that would be the case? Hadnât she known that this man, however wrong he might seem on paper, and however vastly different their levels of experience were, was right in every sense of the word?
Fate, she now thought, had seen fit to throw them together for a reason, and the reason was this .
She took his hand and placed it on her breast, and she loved as he drew in his breath sharply, as if in the grip of something over which he had no control. When he guided her hand to him, it was completely natural and when, after a blissful and leisurely foreplay, they made love, it was glorious. Wonderful. If she could have made time stand still, she would have done so. She would have liked to bottle the memory and kept it close to her for ever, so that she could breathe it in whenever she wanted.
âWhat are you thinking?â Rafael asked, propping himself up on one elbow and looking down at her.
âIâm thinking that Iâm normally in bed at this hour.â
âYou are in bed.â
âIn bed and asleep,â she amended, laughing contentedly, the cat in full possession of the cream.
âAnd would you say that youâre happy doing without your beauty sleep?â he asked lazily. She had satisfied him beyond expectation. After her initial apprehension, because the unknown was always so much scarier than the reality, she had been sexily and mind-blowingly responsive, thrilling at each touch, whimpering with the enjoyment of having him lavish her fulsome body with caresses. There was not an inch of her that he hadnât explored, and he had enjoyed every second of the exploration.
âI think itâs made a very nice change,â she said demurely, and then laughed when he took offence and nipped her on the neck. He placed his hand squarely between her thighs and worked her flesh so that his knuckles grazed that already sensitised area.
She would have liked to be more expressive on the subject, but a part of her was still finding it hard to believe that this magnificent man was really interested in her . There was also a part of her that was nursing a small thought which had taken root at some point during their very long and very languid love-making session. It was a thought
âLikeâ¦what? Do you regret whatâs just happened between us?â As confident in the bedroom as he was in the board room, Rafael now felt himself floundering in unmarked territory.
âI donât regret it,â Cristina said miserably. âButâ¦but Iâ¦It canât have been very satisfying for youâ¦â
Rafael almost laughed but he contained himself, suspecting that she might interpret such a response in the wrong light. Instead, he stroked the side of her cheek and smiled.
âI have no idea what youâre talking about,â he told her gently, which induced another watery smile.
âIâve read articles. Men like to be satisfied through full intercourseâ¦if they arenâtâ¦â Cristina tried to remember whathappened if they werenât. âDoesnât that lead to dangerous blockages? Or somethingâ¦?â
Rafael felt his lips twitch and he cleared his throat noisily. âThatâs not a consequence Iâve ever heard of before,â he said seriously. âAnd I happen to be completely satisfied.â He leaned forward and kissed her very gently on the lips. âBelieve me when I tell you that your response to being touched was immensely gratifying, and I feel privileged to haveâ¦given you pleasure.â
Cristina felt the sun burst through the clouds and this time her smile was full of shy warmth. He was a generous lover. Had she really expected him to be otherwise? Hadnât she known, somewhere deep inside, that that would be the case? Hadnât she known that this man, however wrong he might seem on paper, and however vastly different their levels of experience were, was right in every sense of the word?
Fate, she now thought, had seen fit to throw them together for a reason, and the reason was this .
She took his hand and placed it on her breast, and she loved as he drew in his breath sharply, as if in the grip of something over which he had no control. When he guided her hand to him, it was completely natural and when, after a blissful and leisurely foreplay, they made love, it was glorious. Wonderful. If she could have made time stand still, she would have done so. She would have liked to bottle the memory and kept it close to her for ever, so that she could breathe it in whenever she wanted.
âWhat are you thinking?â Rafael asked, propping himself up on one elbow and looking down at her.
âIâm thinking that Iâm normally in bed at this hour.â
âYou are in bed.â
âIn bed and asleep,â she amended, laughing contentedly, the cat in full possession of the cream.
âAnd would you say that youâre happy doing without your beauty sleep?â he asked lazily. She had satisfied him beyond expectation. After her initial apprehension, because the unknown was always so much scarier than the reality, she had been sexily and mind-blowingly responsive, thrilling at each touch, whimpering with the enjoyment of having him lavish her fulsome body with caresses. There was not an inch of her that he hadnât explored, and he had enjoyed every second of the exploration.
âI think itâs made a very nice change,â she said demurely, and then laughed when he took offence and nipped her on the neck. He placed his hand squarely between her thighs and worked her flesh so that his knuckles grazed that already sensitised area.
She would have liked to be more expressive on the subject, but a part of her was still finding it hard to believe that this magnificent man was really interested in her . There was also a part of her that was nursing a small thought which had taken root at some point during their very long and very languid love-making session. It was a thought
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