Chapter 40

"Good!" Catherine stated taking a candy for herself and passing him the box so Vincent could have a second one. She waited to see how he would choose to eat this one.

Then she noticed something right before he got the chocolate covered cherry to his mouth. "Wait!" she exclaimed, and he instantly halted his movement.

Looking at her quizzically as she moved closer to him, he wondered at the intense playfulness he felt from her through the Bond. He didn't have long to wonder though as she told him, "You missed a spot!"

Understanding the words he was still a bit unclear on their meaning until she moved in VERY close and she licked him!

Vincent jumped back in startled surprise as far as the couch back would let him as she impishly grinned up at him. "I think I got it all, but in the interest of thoroughness, I should probably be sure," she teased as she once again moved in close and began to lick and suck all over his chin and lips.

"Catherine…I am pretty sure I did not leave as much of a mess as your search would seem to indicate," he told her in a strained voice.

At first she was confused by the strain in his voice until her hand accidently brushed against evidence of why he might sound that way. Quickly trying to test their Bond as he had taught her to last night, Catherine felt his desire as clearly as if it were her own. Her body instantly responded in kind and she whispered his name as she leaned against him and kissed him passionately.

As she had moved in closer for the kisses she wanted and her hand had brushed against his arousal Vincent was mortified! He tried to get further away from her soft appealing body, however, he was trapped against the corner of the couch and Catherine seemed determined to stay right where she was!

"Catherine," he pleaded, when she had taken a moment to take a breath "We need to stop!"

Pulling back just enough to see his face, she asked, "Why Vincent? Why do we need to stop?"

He looked a bit startled at her question, almost as if he expected that the answer was so obvious that she should already know the answer. Seeing that she really didn't seem to understand, Vincent answered her, "Because it is not proper."

"Proper?" she sputtered, and then trying to control her laughter she declared, "Vincent this is the 1980's! We aren't in Victorian England!"

"But I was taught to respect woman, and my…ummm…physical reaction is verywrong to a proper lady."

"Oh hogwash! Vincent what you are feeling is perfectly normal and natural! You love me…correct?" she waited for him to reply.

"Yes Catherine!" he responded instantly.

"Okay then, and you enjoy kissing me?"

"Yes," he said again.

"And can you honestly tell me that you haven't thought of us going beyond kissing? Maybe even to making love?"

"I ummm," his blush was really all the answer she had needed.

"Vincent, that is normal! When you love someone, like we love each other it is only natural that you would think of making love to that person!"

He stared at her for a moment before daring to ask, "Catherine, does that mean that you have had those kinds of thoughts about me…us?"

"Of course I have Vincent! I've pictured us making love in your bed in your chamber, as well as here in my bed, and once I even wondered what it might be like if we were together in one of the bathing chambers or even the Mirror Pool."

Vincent knew without a doubt that she was telling him the truth because the Bond was open, but her words had an effect on his body that caused his cheeks to turn fiery red.

"Now come on Vincent! I've told you my fantasies about us, can you really sit there and tell me you haven't had thoughts like that about us?"

He hung his head, letting his hair partially cover his blush and quietly said, "I have Catherine. But I was brought up to believe that things like that, outside of marriage, were wrong and hence because I have known from a very early age that love and marriage were out of the question for me, that I should never have thoughts and feelings like these."

To be continued….