As he got inside the carriage, he sat near her.

"We are alone, why can't you tell me?" He asked looking at her.

"Because I don't want to say it like this, when you're pushing, as if you're expecting it to be something bad." She said somewhat frustrated.

"Should you want to share, if it's happy news then?" He asked, raising his brows, trying to understand.

"I do. I do want to tell you just not like this. Let it go, I'll tell you when I'm ready." She said as she put her hand on top of his on his knee. "I promise it is good news, Colin." She tried to reassure him.

What could she be hiding this time? Did she know something she planned on publishing her next issue about? He could not wrap his head around what it could be. But he had other idea how he could get this information out of her. He felt really uncomfortable knowing only that there's a secret. He was never good with half an information. So, he decided to try something else.

He moved their hand on her leg slowly, caressing her though the dress.

"If I can't persuade you to tell me with words, maybe I can try something else then." His other hand reached to her clavicle, lightly running on her skin, making it almost ticklish for her. His hand slowly moved to her shoulder, putting her sleeve just a bit down, so he could leave a small kiss there.

"We're almost home." She said, looking up and trying to breath, as she knew exactly where this kind of touch was going.

"I know." He answered after leaving yet another kiss just slightly closer to her neck. "I simply enjoying being alone with my wife for once." And with those words his lips sucked lightly on her neck, as a moan left her mouth. His plan was indeed working. Her hand holding on to his more strongly now, as his fingers captured the fabric of her dress, making it rise up a bit.

"Colin…" She tried to stop his hand, but he was determined and pulled the skirt of her dress up. His hand on her now bare thigh. Not that it was rising up, yet. But his kiss on her neck definitively got more heated, as suddenly he stopped. Her head still on the back of their seat. His hand reached out to her face, bringing it closer to him, as his lips captured hers in a slow needy kiss.

Hand running up and down her bare thigh. Tongue entering her mouth. His other hand running down from her shoulder to her breast.

But just as he was about to squeeze it, they both felt the carriage stop. He quickly fixed her dress and looked up at her, licking his lips.

"Let's go home." She was still catching her breath, as he reached and opened the door, waiting for her to get out.

Home. Their home. Only now it fully got to her, as they were walking hand in hand to the entrance of their Home. She threw a glance at him, as they walked in sync. Entrance. Hallway. Stairs. Corridor. The door to a room before their bedroom. Their bedroom. A warm feeling of peace wrapped her soul and body. Soon enough this house will be full with children's laughter. Happy and content. Home.

He walked in first. She expected him to open the door to the bedroom, but he suddenly turned around just before them. His lips colliding on hers in a kind of passion that weren't quite there yet while on their way home. She responded with full force, as his tongue yet again intertwined with hers. He pushed her body to the wall just near the door, as his hand ran all over her body. Slightly squeezing her breast though the dress as she felt incredible sensitivity there, but just as she was about to say something, his hand moved to her waist. Her hands were lost in his curls pulling and hanging on tight, as she felt him reach back and unbuttoning her dress.

The next second her dress was on the floor, only corset left on her body. She moved her hands to his chest and quickly took off his jacket off of his shoulders. Not even turning her, his fingers worked on her back undoing the corset, his lips moved to her neck, as moans didn't stop coming deep from her body. He groaned in her neck as it was hard to undo her corset without seeing anything. Her hands moved to work on his tie. But just as she pulled on it, the last piece of her clothing fell to the floor and he grabbed his tie before it fell to the floor.

"Bed. Now." He said in a low voice, reaching and opening the door to let her in to their bedroom. She said nothing, simply following his wish and went to their bed. He walked closely to her in the same direction as she got into bed and laid on her back. He threw his tie on the side of the bed and quickly undid his shirt, took it off and got on top of her still wearing pants. She watched his every move. But just as she was about to say he forgot to take off his pants, he kissed her again, shutting down all of her thoughts.

Her hands reached to his back, sliding lower to his butt, as she pulled on his trousers lightly. His hand moved from her legs, grabbed both of her hands and pulled it up on top of her head, holding them there. Soon enough, as her moans filled the room, his kiss moved to her collarbone, he pressed both of her hands on top with only one of his. As his now other free hand moved to her breast and squeezed it, she let out a cry.

"Too sensitive." She took a deep breath, as he looked directly into her dark blue eyes. "Don't touch them for now." She asked, and his hand moved away right away. He kissed her slowly, as she felt his hand run on her waist down to her leg, pulling it slightly higher, positioning it on his butt. She bent her other leg and hugged him like that with her legs only. She tried to pull her hands free but he was holding them strongly on top.

He was teasing her with his kisses and hot breaths on her body and nothing else.

"Colin… " She managed to say. "Please…" She was almost begging as of now.

His lips got back to hers as she felt him grew hard though his trousers. But his hand was still wondering on her thighs, not quite moving to the place she desired him the most. It felt like a sweet torture, but it was becoming too much even for her. Just as he was getting closer to her core, his hand moved away once again that left her let out a moan of frustration right into his mouth. He suddenly looked up at her.

"What do you want, my dear?" He asked playfully, as his hand was caressing her leg slowly, teasingly.

"You know what I want." She said, as she saw a smile lighting up on his face. She tried to free her hands once again, more determinately this time, but his face got serious right in that second.

"Don't move." He said confidently, his eyes got even more dark, as he looked at her. His hand very slowly moved in between their bodies, but only to caress. She almost didn't feel his finger quickly touching her sensitive bug down there and leaving once again.

"Colin…" She screamed, as his hand left once more, while she arched her neck on the pillow. She moved her hips to bump into his on purpose, making a point.

"Shhh… Everything in its time, as you like to say." He whispered into her ear, as his hot breath caressed her neck, making her moan loudly once again.

"Please…" She begged, once again raising her hips closer to him. Just as she was about to repeat it once again, she felt him getting off of her swiftly, but still holding her hands. The next thing she saw was him reaching for his tie and quickly wrapping it around her hands and on to the bed.

"What..?" She tried to ask, but he quickly shut her down with another kiss.

"I need for you to not get in a way of my plan here." He said as he released her hands only for her to understand she now was tied to the bed.

"What plan?" She asked confused, trying out if she can indeed release her hands. Firstly, she was definitely tied up. Secondly, he got off the bed. What was happening? – she thought.

"Oh, if you're allowed to keep a secret to yourself, I think I can too, right?" He said with a smile, as he undid his pants and they fell to the floor.

"Colin…"

"Penelope…"

While on her face was some frustration, on his she could see the biggest Cheshire smile. He was definitely proud of himself, as he got back into bed, but not on top of her. He laid near her instead., his fingers lingering on her body. Collarbone, shoulder to her breast, as she inhaled deep when he touched lightly her nipple. The slight pain and desire mixed in her body. His hand moved lower and lower. Caressing her inner thigh.

"Colin, please…" She asked once again as her whole body arched under his touch. No embarrassment was there, just pure desire for him to finally have her like only he could. Her legs open for him, waiting. As one of his fingers finally slipped inside a moaned once again.

"I did ask you too, you know." He said, moving his finger inside slowly.

"Colin!" She almost demanded. Is that what it was all about? – She thought. "Don't play with me!" She said looking at him seriously all of the sudden.

He added another finger as her face expression relaxed right away, but he was still moving much too slow for her liking.

"Faster, please…" She asked as her eyelids flew close under those sensations, hands pulling on the his tie.

"So impatient, Ms. Bridgerton." He said almost laughing. He used her own phrase, she did recognize it. But she wanted nothing else than to feel him inside right that moment.

After another few moments he finally pulled his fingers out and got on top of her, as she felt him being so close to her core, but not yet entering.

"Please…" She begged once again, trying to situate her body to increase the tension between their bodies. But he only moved slightly away, only to enter her a second later but just with his tip. It took all his self-power to hold on himself though all this experience and all her begging and moaning.

"If the lady asks…" He said and suddenly entered her fully. Groans of pleasure collided in a sinful bliss of a sound. He started moving first slowly, letting them both get used to this desirable feeling. As he started to increase his speed, he pulled a side of this tie and her hands finally fell free. He kissed her, as her hands fell on his back. They felt heavy somehow now. As he moved inside fast, she dipped her nails into his back hard to have at least some kind of pay off for all this torture.

And suddenly she felt his hand reach her breast and squeeze her nipple. This sudden feeling sent her though the moon. Loud scream "Colin!" as her whole body squeezed back and send them both into unforeseen oblivion of some kind. His body colliding on top of hers as them both were finally able to let go of all that tension.

For some moments they were just catching up their breath, as he moved to her side, hugging her close.

It felt like eternity laying there just enjoying silence. Her hand on his heart. His lingering on her bare back.

"We're going to have a child."

He went still under her. She could feel him stop breathing.

"What?"

"That's the secret."

She said as she looked up at him, seeing confusion in his eyes.

"Are you…?" He tried to ask.

"With a child, yes."

She saw tears in blurring his eyes as he pulled her tighter into his arms and kissed her head.

"Are you happy?" She asked quietly into his chest.

"Very." He kissed her head once again and then moved slightly away just to look her into her eyes. His hand raised her chin up. "Very happy." He said as he kissed her.

I truly hope you would love this chapter as much as I loved writing it. But it's not the end yet. There are a few more moments I would like to add to this story. So stay tuned, if the next chapter won't be here tomorrow (which I plan on) then the day after tomorrow for sure.
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