Masculine pride forced him to say, “Trust me. I missed nothing. There wasn’t an inch of your body I didn’t pleasure.” God, he’d been so damn ravenous.
With a gentle sway of her hips, she walked towards him. “May I sit?”
He didn’t attempt to move from his lounging position. “Yes. You may sit on me.”
She dropped into his lap. “You must be thirsty.”
“Parched.”
“I’m told Ashby has the right idea.”
“I wouldn’t know.” Ashby and Miriam had resigned their positions, and with a little financial assistance had opened a servants’ registry.
Sybil gave a cheeky grin as she raised the hem of her gown to reveal white silk stockings. “They’re extremely expensive. Would you care to examine them?”
Lucius struggled to contain his raging lovelust. “It’s only right I do. A husband must determine if his wife is frivolous.”
She captured his hand and brought it to rest on her thigh. “Your wife is frivolous and downright reckless, sir.”
“Reckless and utterly adorable.”
She edged his hand up past the top of her stockings. “This is the moment where I kiss you. The moment where you rouse those delicious tingles.”
“This is the moment where we add something new to the memory.” He’d known he was in love with her when he first thrust into her body, but hadn’t the courage to say the words. “The last year has been the best of my life.”
She smiled. “Mine, too. And we shall have many more to come.”
“Words cannot explain how much I love you. You saved me from a miserable existence.”
She cupped his cheek and kissed him softly on the mouth. “You’re everything I could want in a husband. Know that you’re loved beyond measure.”
The warm glow in his chest radiated. “I don’t think we have any worries about arriving on time tomorrow. I’m so damn hard for you, this will be over quickly.”
“You should be optimistic, Mr Daventry,” she said, sliding his hand between her damp thighs.
“Optimistic?”
“You might make love to me twice.”
Thank you for reading The Mystery of Mr Daventry.
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