Chapter 28

"Only if you want to, but it is a very pleasurable experience and I'd hoped that you would like to try it at least once to discover if you like it."

Testing the Bond to be sure she was telling him the truth, he said, "I will follow your guidance, Catherine."

She lovingly told him, "Then just follow my lead and do whatever feels right." Leaning forward, she decided to be a little playful to show him that this could be fun as well as serious. She placed quick kisses on the tip of his nose and both cheeks before he knew what was happening. Then, just because she wanted to feel his furry cheek against hers, she nuzzled up against him for a moment before bringing their lips together once again.

Catherine quickly brought the kiss back to the level of the other by sending her tongue on an exploratory mission into his mouth. Leaving his teeth for later, because even though she wanted to examine them, she didn't want him focused on his fear that she would be hurt. So, instead, she nudged his tongue with hers.

Thinking at first that Catherine wanted him to move his tongue, he did so, only to have her nudge it again from the other side. A bit confused as to what she did want, he tapped into the Bond to find her in a playful and teasing mood. She wanted to play! At first he wasn't sure of the rules of this new game, until he realized that there weren't any.

Following her lead, he tentatively bumped her tongue with his and felt Catherine almost melt in his arms at this simple touch. He was still amazed that she had those kinds of feelings about him, but he could sense the slow rise in her desire. Emboldened by her feelings, he allowed himself to do something he'd always longed to do. He lifted his hand and ran his palm over her silky hair.

Catherine nestled her head back against his hand and sighed, "Oh Vincent."

Because he'd been keeping the Bond completely open, he knew this wasn't a protest, but instead a testament of approval.

She wanted him to know that she found him as attractive as he did her. So to that end, she broke their kiss and started to place little kisses all over his dear sweet face.

Not quite sure what his role in this new maneuver was, Vincent just held very still and let her do what she wanted. Well, he did until she nuzzled her was under his hair and playfully nipped his earlobe.

The jolt of desire this caused in him was very evident to the woman sitting on his lap. The shame he felt at this blatant lack of control had him trying to put as much distance between them as possible and if she hadn't had her arms wrapped around his neck he would have unseated her completely.

As it was, she hung on for dear life until he stopped trying to get away, realizing he couldn't without hurting her.

Before he could voice his plea to be released, she said, "Vincent, its okay! Feeling desire for the person you love is perfectly natural! My body is reacting to the things we are doing as well, you just can't tell it through my clothes. But if you were to take them off, you would find I am just as ready for you as you are for me." She gently emphasized her point by lightly, but firmly placing her hand over his erection.

At that he wanted to leap over the balcony rail in one single bound and might have if she hadn't still been on his lap. Instead, all he could do was utter her name in protest, "Catherine!"

"Yes, Vincent?"

"I would never do that!"

"Really?" she asked trying to hide her amusement at his wide-eyed stare. "Then how will you make love to me through my clothes?"