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She lifted her chin defiantly and glared back at him. "I am not going to be intimidated, Adam."
Seeing the unwavering determination in her eyes, Adam decided to switch tactics. "Of course you won't be intimidated, darling. I would not want to begin our marriage that way. I wouldn't want to...," he struggled for words that would not make her uncomfortable, "make love to you that way. I don't want you to be frightened of joining me in bed and I would never force you to do so." He gently cradled her jaw with his hand. "But joining together physically as husband and wife, when there is love between you, is right and natural."
She still seemed unconvinced. "What happens in your books after the characters marry, assuming it isn't a tragedy?" he asked.
"Why they...they...they live happily ever after, I suppose. They love each other and have children and..."
"And there is no mention of how they beget those children?" Adam interrupted.
"No," she said. "But I was raised in a village with farmers and their animals, Adam. I...I know what happens."
He smiled at her. "Belle, we aren't livestock. We aren't making love simply for the purpose of breeding. If it is with someone you care about it adds depth to the relationship. And it's pleasurable."
"Is it?" she asked uncertainly, thinking of a time when she had witnessed a stallion rutting a mare.
"Definitely," he murmured, his body tightening as he imagined Belle unclothed, eager for him. How she would respond to him. How she would feel around him as he claimed her.
"Is it always?"
"Always what?"
"Always...," she gulped audibly, "...pleasurable?"
"I...," Adam hesitated. "It will be your first time. I've never lain with a virgin but I've been told the pain often overrides the pleasure. But afterwards, there will no longer be any pain," he finished lamely. With that sort of description he wouldn't be too eager to climb into bed with himself either.
"It...it wasn't that, Adam." Belle paused, seeming to make a decision. "What if...what if I'm not like the other women you've been with, Adam? You might not like the way I look...or I might do something wrong. I might be unable to satisfy you."
Adam stared at her shocked. That wouldn't be what she was worried about, could it? If it was, he was more than happy to put an end to her ridiculous assumptions. Especially if doing so would remove the only barriers to him sharing his bed with his lovely wife tonight.
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