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His hands slid up beneath her dress and sought her garters. She squirmed when they got high enough to remind her of what awaited.
Her fingers trembled while she went to work on the buttons of his waistcoat. “Did you know that there are men in the City who would purchase a share of any invention you had, sight unseen and ignorant of its purpose?”
“That is ridiculous.”
His shirt occupied part of her attention. She made quick work of his upper garments, so his naked chest was available to her gaze and her hands. “You must have impressed some people even while you insulted most of them.”
He rolled down her stockings and cast them aside. “I can’t imagine how. However, it is good to know that if we ever want to defraud dozens of shareholders, the means are at hand.” He stood and lifted her into his embrace.
How like Kevin to be indifferent to the perfectly legal possibilities those investors might present. She would explain it to him eventually.
Their first kiss made her heady and so grateful for the warmth and love encompassing her.
The power of her arousal awed her. “It has not been very long, but I . . .”
“I know. Me too. No games or lessons this time. I want to hold you in my arms and against my heart.”
No words either, except those of devotion spoken again and again while they reclaimed each other within a loving union.
