doing?”
“Avoiding infection.”
“Put me down.”
Dawn’s skin burned where it touched Cole’s. She felt feverish and unsettled. She’d never felt desire before and didn’t know how to handle it.
He gave her a wicked grin. “Very well.” His gaze was intent as he let her slide down his nude body, giving her the full benefit of his hardened sex.
Then he kissed her, lifting her face and covering her lips with the heat of his mouth. He kissed her long and hard, licking the seam of her lips until Dawn opened her mouth to admit his tongue. The kiss seemed to go on forever as his tongue imitated the thrust and withdrawal of his hips grinding against her loins. She’d never known a kiss could be like this, could feel like heaven.
When he ended the kiss, Dawn was trembling so badly her legs refused to move. She looked longingly at her nightgown lying a few feet away on the ground. Cole saw her dilemma, scooped up the garment and handed it to her.
“I don’t think you’re as immune to me as you think, lady. Why are you trembling?”
I’m trembling because you make me yearn for things I don’t understand
. “I’m cold,” Dawn said in a muffled voice as she flung her nightgown over her head and settled it over her nude body.
“You’re a liar,” Cole challenged. “You want me but you’re too cowardly to admit it.”
Dawn stared at him in total confusion, then she turned and fled.
Chapter Six
Cole entered the cabin and saw Dawn standing beside the bed. She stood poised in a golden circle of lamplight, her expression frightened and uncertain. Cole’s heart nearly stopped beating when she approached him slowly, with a purpose and determination that took his breath away.
Dawn was aware of what she was offering Cole. She had arrived at a rather startling decision during the few minutes it had taken to reach the cabin from the river. She wanted Cole to teach her about passion. She wanted to learn about loving from a man as different from Billy Cobb as night was from day. She had no idea what life held for her after Cole left and she wanted to give her virginity to a man of her own choosing. Someone who would take it gently instead of ripping it from her by force.
Dawn had reached Cole’s side now. Shyly she tugged his hand and brought it to her breast. A ragged groan slipped past Cole’s lips. His sex jerked and swelled and grew instantly hard. He seemed to be walking around like that a lot lately.
“What’s this all about, Dawn?”
Dawn licked her dry lips. Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined willingly giving herself to a man. “I … I want all those things you promised me, Cole. Once in my lifetime I want to feel pleasure.”
Cole was astounded, and so aroused by her words, he had to forcibly stop himself from tossing her on the bed and thrusting himself into her hot center. Luckily, his good sense prevailed. Judging from Dawn’s words, he felt certain she had never experienced pleasure and he wanted to be the one to bring her to climax, slowly, with gentle coaxing and tender caresses. He prayed for the fortitude to withhold his own pleasure until she attained hers.
“Are you sure, sweetheart? I won’t force you.”
Dawn looked straight into the blinding depths of his green eyes and was never more certain of anything in her life. “Yes, very sure.”
Cole’s breath whooshed out. “Let’s get rid of your nightgown,” he said as he pulled the garment from her body and tossed it aside. For several long minutes he merely stared at her.
Dawn felt the heat of his gaze slide over her and wanted to hide herself from him. She knew she wasn’t shapely, and Cole was quiet for so long she feared he thought her ugly. Her hands flew to her breasts, and she looked longingly toward hernightgown. This was all a mistake. Whatever had made her think she could compete with the other women Cole had known?
“No, don’t hide yourself from me,” Cole whispered as he pulled her hands away
“Avoiding infection.”
“Put me down.”
Dawn’s skin burned where it touched Cole’s. She felt feverish and unsettled. She’d never felt desire before and didn’t know how to handle it.
He gave her a wicked grin. “Very well.” His gaze was intent as he let her slide down his nude body, giving her the full benefit of his hardened sex.
Then he kissed her, lifting her face and covering her lips with the heat of his mouth. He kissed her long and hard, licking the seam of her lips until Dawn opened her mouth to admit his tongue. The kiss seemed to go on forever as his tongue imitated the thrust and withdrawal of his hips grinding against her loins. She’d never known a kiss could be like this, could feel like heaven.
When he ended the kiss, Dawn was trembling so badly her legs refused to move. She looked longingly at her nightgown lying a few feet away on the ground. Cole saw her dilemma, scooped up the garment and handed it to her.
“I don’t think you’re as immune to me as you think, lady. Why are you trembling?”
I’m trembling because you make me yearn for things I don’t understand
. “I’m cold,” Dawn said in a muffled voice as she flung her nightgown over her head and settled it over her nude body.
“You’re a liar,” Cole challenged. “You want me but you’re too cowardly to admit it.”
Dawn stared at him in total confusion, then she turned and fled.
Chapter Six
Cole entered the cabin and saw Dawn standing beside the bed. She stood poised in a golden circle of lamplight, her expression frightened and uncertain. Cole’s heart nearly stopped beating when she approached him slowly, with a purpose and determination that took his breath away.
Dawn was aware of what she was offering Cole. She had arrived at a rather startling decision during the few minutes it had taken to reach the cabin from the river. She wanted Cole to teach her about passion. She wanted to learn about loving from a man as different from Billy Cobb as night was from day. She had no idea what life held for her after Cole left and she wanted to give her virginity to a man of her own choosing. Someone who would take it gently instead of ripping it from her by force.
Dawn had reached Cole’s side now. Shyly she tugged his hand and brought it to her breast. A ragged groan slipped past Cole’s lips. His sex jerked and swelled and grew instantly hard. He seemed to be walking around like that a lot lately.
“What’s this all about, Dawn?”
Dawn licked her dry lips. Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined willingly giving herself to a man. “I … I want all those things you promised me, Cole. Once in my lifetime I want to feel pleasure.”
Cole was astounded, and so aroused by her words, he had to forcibly stop himself from tossing her on the bed and thrusting himself into her hot center. Luckily, his good sense prevailed. Judging from Dawn’s words, he felt certain she had never experienced pleasure and he wanted to be the one to bring her to climax, slowly, with gentle coaxing and tender caresses. He prayed for the fortitude to withhold his own pleasure until she attained hers.
“Are you sure, sweetheart? I won’t force you.”
Dawn looked straight into the blinding depths of his green eyes and was never more certain of anything in her life. “Yes, very sure.”
Cole’s breath whooshed out. “Let’s get rid of your nightgown,” he said as he pulled the garment from her body and tossed it aside. For several long minutes he merely stared at her.
Dawn felt the heat of his gaze slide over her and wanted to hide herself from him. She knew she wasn’t shapely, and Cole was quiet for so long she feared he thought her ugly. Her hands flew to her breasts, and she looked longingly toward hernightgown. This was all a mistake. Whatever had made her think she could compete with the other women Cole had known?
“No, don’t hide yourself from me,” Cole whispered as he pulled her hands away
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