Robert woke up, he heard Cora next to him. According to her breathing sounds she was still asleep, she was facing towards him.
He looked at her, she was a true beauty. He got lucky. He married her for her money, but her looks were a nice addition. She was in a way irresistible, but last night he only wanted to sleep. She must have been disappointed.
He scooted closer to her and kissed her neck. She got goosebumps but didn't wake up. His hand rested on her hip. He moved his kisses to her cheek, which woke her up.
She had a startled look in her eyes, and Robert felt instant regret. Why did he wake her up like this? He pulled back a little but let his hand where it was. "Good morning, did you sleep well?" He asked.
Cora scraped her throat. "I did, and you?"
Robert leaned in again and kissed her lips, carefully and firm at the same time. He felt her answering the kiss and that encouraged him to explore more. He moved his tongue to find hers, he noticed this was the first time she was kissed in this way.
He moved his body, so he was on top of Cora. He pulled her shirt over her head and looked at her upper body. She was so slim, and her small breasts were firm. He put his hands on her breast and circled her nipple with his fingers. Her body reacted on it, by showing goosebumps all over her skin. He smiled, she liked this. He started kissing her skin around her breasts. Cora arched her back from pleasure. Robert felt himself grow from excitement. He pulled hers and his pants down and positioned himself to enter her.
Cora breathed in through her teeth, he was hurting her. He stopped with his movements. "Are you alright?"
Breathless she answered: "yes, yes, I am. Don't stop!"
Robert started moving again. His thrusts strong and powerful. Once he released himself inside her, he laid down on his side of the bed. Breathing heavily.
Cora turned on her side and scooted against him, but Robert stood up. "I will take a shower." He said and closed the bathroom door.
This afternoon, he and Cora would go to the Tuscany for their honeymoon. They should leave soon.
Cora stayed behind in the bed. Confused, Robert seemed really eager to share the bed with her. But the moment he finished, it was done. He didn't give her the chance to reach her high. She felt unsatisfied, but maybe that was the feeling that belonged to having intercourse with someone.
She decided to get out of bed, wrapped herself in her bathrobe and started making breakfast. She found bread, so she made toast with jam. Not knowing what Robert normally ate, she hoped she made the right choice.
She put two cups of water in the microwave and waited for Robert to come down. It didn't take long, but he gave her a disgusted look when she handed him his cup. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"Don't tell me you made tea in the microwave?" He poured out the tea and picked up the electric kettle. "Darling, you have a lot to learn. Tea, you make with a kettle."
Cora's cheeks coloured. She had heard about the English and their tea, but she hadn't expected that Robert would be so passionate about his tea. "I made toast with jam, I hope you will like that."
"I will teach you how to make a proper English breakfast. A breakfast like that should be part of a special day, and this is a special day." He smiled at her. "Our first day married."
Another thing she didn't do right, she thought. "Are your bags already packed, or should I help?"
"They are packed and waiting next to yours." Robert stepped towards Cora, gave her a quick kiss. "I will be in my office for a while, I need to finish some stuff before we can leave."
"But you didn't eat anything?" Cora said.
Robert picked up a piece of toast and his cup with the newly made tea, showed it to her and walked out of the kitchen.
The chauffeur drove Cora and Robert to the airport. When the driver opened the door and put out his hand to help Cora out, she was a bit shocked when he said. "My lady." to her. She married and Earl, she knew that, but hadn't realised she would be a lady. Of course, it was stupid she didn't realise that. Because Robert's title was, what made Martha force her to marry him. Was Robert also forced into marrying her? She thought.
Robert took both suitcases and walked towards the check-in desk. After dropping of the bags, he took Cora's hand. "Our honeymoon has definitely started." He leaned in to quickly kiss her.
Robert was confusing her. He acted like they were happily married and at the same time, she missed something with him. She felt butterflies every time she looked at him, but she didn't see that in Robert's face. When he looked at her, she saw mostly lust, but there was no real love in his eyes.
Cora followed Robert to the lounge, they were early and would have some spare time.
"Cora, I will finish my work. You will enjoy yourself, right?" He didn't give her time to answer. His laptop was already open, and he wasn't available anymore. She let out a deep sigh and walked around the lounge and finally sat down opposite of Robert to read her book.
Robert had booked the royal suite in Castel Monastero in Sienna. The room was enormous and luxurious. It was late at night when they arrived. Robert ordered room service and after dinner he said he wanted to go to sleep.
Cora changed into her nightwear. For this honeymoon, she had bought a special set. Robert looked at her with a lot of approval in his eyes. Cora hungered for his touch, but he just gave a kiss and got into bed and turned towards the wall. Cora got in on her side and laid there staring at the ceiling.
She wished she could press her face against his back, she wanted to taste him, smell him.
Robert stared at the wall. He knew he wasn't fulfilling his manly duties, but he felt guilty for marrying Cora. He saw the love in her eyes, but he didn't feel the same way. He needed the money to safe the business. His mother had made it very clear to him, that the money would not be enough, he needed a son to pass on the title. He was the 7thearl of Grantham, the 2ndone without the estate. What if he used Cora's money to buy back the estate? Her dowry was large enough to do that. He made a note inside his had to call his mother Violet in the morning to ask her opinion about this idea.
He heard Cora's soft snores, she was asleep. He turned around to look at her. Her face was delicate. Her eyelashes long, with her eyes closed they rested on her cheekbones. She was a sweet and darling young woman. She was just three years younger than he was. She would celebrate her 21stbirthday this July. He knew they would form a good friendship. He just wished he could make her happy in the way she needed.