A last visit to Ben and Clarissa...
With a glance and
a grimace in the mirror, she left the room and returned to the bedchamber.
Thence to stop suddenly. Ben was sprawled across the bed on his back, naked as
the day he was born. He’d kicked the covers down to his ankles and not one part
of his front was hidden from view.
Oh, what a view.
Clarissa gulped
and stared at the thick staff that stood proudly up from his body, and waved
hello. Now she was able to study it carefully, and unobserved, she was both
fascinated and, in a strange way, repelled. That was supposed to fit into her?
Oh, it had felt large when she’d grasped it earlier, but not that size, and in
the moonlight she had decided her vision emphasised the size rather than
diminished it. Now she realised her mistake. There was no chance that could be
accommodated inside a woman. Someone surely had their facts wrong?
‘Do you like what
you see?’ Her husband was awake and watching her through hooded eyes. ‘Shall I
show you more?’
Her hands went to
her warm cheeks. Now was a time she could have done with a fan, and not for coy
or flirtatious purposes either. His eyes, although still cloudy, had a look in
them, which her governess would have called devilry, and Clarissa decided was
studied wickedness. If she didn’t stand up to him now, she never would.
‘Why?’ She feigned
nonchalance, and thought she may well have succeeded. ‘You have shown me
nothing so far to make me wish to see more.’
His eyes cleared
and dark lights of fire flashed. Then his mouth firmed in a straight line. ‘Really?
I must be slacking.’
She shrugged. ‘Perhaps
fine wines and brandy have that effect on you, my lord. Make you slack. You
sampled enough to discover whether my words are true or not.’ Clarissa ignored
his snort of outrage and his muttered oath and swallowed, her mouth suddenly
dry. She wanted no more than to reach for the glass of water next to the bed. However,
she knew enough about men to know Ben would see it as a sign of weakness, and
pounce on it like a cat with a mouse.
To give herself
time, and to rid the room of the noxious smell of stale alcohol, Clarissa
walked over to the windows, pulled back the curtains, and pushed up the sash,
thence to let warm, fresh air and sunshine fill the room. It was lucky this
room overlooked a pleasant and tidy garden, filled with scented flowers and not
the road, where the aromas would certainly not be fresh and sweet.
Ben groaned. ‘Woman,
you are trying to kill me.’
‘Fresh air never killed anyone, my lord. And if
you persist in smelling like a cast-off from a tavern, you’ll need the
benefits. To put it bluntly, you stink worse than any privy.’ She dusted her
hands together and after a brief, very brief glance down his body, stared at
his face. Her words seemed to have little effect on
his body. Clarissa willed herself not to blush.
‘I do, do I? My
poor wife. How shall we remedy that?’ Ben jumped off the bed and stalked stiff-legged
towards her.
Out of the corner
of her eye she noticed his gait made his cock wave about as if in welcome to
her.
‘Perhaps you could
bathe me and show me what’s needed?’ His tone was challenging.
Clarissa dug her
nails into her hands. He would not trifle
with her, and she would not rise to his bait. ‘Perhaps?’ She shrugged
insouciantly. ‘But why should I bother? You have nothing to interest me, and on
past showing, I have nothing that interests you. Why waste time? You drink
yourself into oblivion, and I … I? I will ...’ She ran out of words as he
continued to move closer until he stopped a few inches in front of her. One
more step and his body would touch hers.
‘You will?’ he
asked silkily.
‘Go and have
breakfast.’
Damn him.
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This couple is just so much fun. Great tease.
ReplyDeleteFun tease, Raven, well done!
ReplyDeleteAh, I just love those two :-)
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