Chapter Twenty
Sarah smiled in the dim light of the sitting room. Glancing back at the open doorway to her chamber, she rose and blew out the candles before re-joining her husband.
Even though there was a late summer chill in the room, she slid the wrap from her shoulders and dropped it as she walked, then lifted the hem of her night dress and pulled it over her head. At the edge of the bed, she parted the curtain and folded back the covers before climbing upon the thick down mattress. She dropped her slippers then slid in next to Ian’s naked warmth.
It took a fraction of a moment for him to realize what she was about as she ever so slowly traced a finger down his bare chest. Just when she was about to reach his shaft, he placed a hand over hers. “Stop now,” he said, “or I’ll not be abl
