青帝小说

第27部分（第2页）

surprisingly　soft。　Something　stirred　inside　her。

〃Ill　do　my　best　not　to　hurt　you；　but　it　should　be　cleaned。〃　Very

gently；　he　pushed　the　jeans　past　her　knee。　He　applied　disinfectant　to

the　scrape　there；　blotting　it　to　ease　the　sting。

Anne　watched　his　shoulders　flex　as　he　worked；　easy　to　see　since　his

turtleneck　fit　him　as　snugly　as　each　of　his　others　had。　This　one　was

dark　green。　By　contrast；　the　silvery…blonde　of　his　hair　was　striking。

〃There；　now；〃　he　murmured。　〃That　wasnt　so　bad；　was　it？〃　With　both　hands

cradling　her　leg；　he　surveyed　his　work。　His　tone　was　gentle；　his　touch

even　more　so；　and　when　he　raised　his　eyes；　they　were　the　gentlest　yet。

Her　breath　faltered。

He　curved　a　hand　to　her　neck。　His　thumb　feather…touched　the　soft　swell

of　her　lips。　For　an　instant　he　hesitated；　and　Annes　breath　held。

With　eternal　slowness；　he　raised　his　mouth　to　hers　in　a　kiss　that　was

little　more　than　the　tantalizingly　light　movement　of　his　lips。　When　she

made　no　protest；　he　deepened　it；　coaxing　her　mouth　open　with　a

gentleness　that　was　worlds　away　from　the　first　nights　force。

Anne　was　entranced。　She　couldnt　think；　because　this　wasnt　part　of　her

plan。　But　she　could　feel；　and　what　she　felt　was　overwhelming；　the　purest

pleasure　in　a　meeting　of　mouths；　a　touching　of　tongues。

Abruptly　he　pulled　away；　and　sanity　returned。

With　a　gasp　she　bolted　from　the　chair　and；　ignoring　a　twinge　in　her

knee；　went　to　the　far　side　of　the　room。　Mitch　stood；　keeping　his　back　to

her　as　his　breathing　steadied。　When　he　finally　faced　her；　he　had　his

passion　in　check。

By　that　time；　she　was　trying　to　understand　herself。　Because　she

couldnt；　she　lashed　out　at　him。　〃You　had　no　business　doing　that。〃

His　lips　thinned。　〃I　dont　seem　to　recall　your　objecting。〃

〃You　didnt　give　me　much　of　a　chance。〃

He　approached；　studying　her　eyes；　the　heat　on　her　cheeks；　the　tiny

quiver　of　her　lips。　He　frowned。　〃Its　been　a　long　time；　hasnt　it？〃

〃I　dont　want　your　pity！〃

〃Pity？〃　His　features　tensed。　〃I　dont　deal　in　pity。　Ive　seen　enough　of

it　in　the　past　year　to　make　me　sick。　No；　Anne；　if　you　cant　recognize　a

basic　physical　need；　then　youre　deluding　yourself〃　His　gaze　narrowed。

〃Lets　just　say　I　took　my　reward　for　playing　nursemaid　to　a　bad…tempered

tomboy。〃

She　gasped　in　dismay；　but　he　was　on　his　way　out　of　the　room；　which　was

probably　just　as　well。　That　way　she　didnt　have　to　eat　crow；　because　he

was　right。　She　would　be　lying　if　she　refused　to　admit　that　she　liked　his