Some Like It Wicked
“But when he cautiously opened one eye, he discovered it was just Robert the Bruce.
Giving him an insolent look, the cat cocked back on his rump and began to lick himself between his splayed hind legs.
Simon lifted one eyebrow. “If men could do that,” he growled, “we’d have no need of women.”
“Oh, I don’t know. Without a woman or at least a decent valet, you still wouldn’t be able to find your stockings or properly tie a cravat.”
At that wry pronouncement, Simon sat up abruptly, dumping the cat ...from his chest. The beast gave him a malevolent look as he sauntered away, his tail twitching in indignation.
Catriona was perched on a fallen stone that had once been part of an overhead arch in the mossy grotto he had claimed for his bedchamber. He was surprised to see her blankets spread out less than a foot away from his. It was probably just as well that he had never known she was within arm’s reach during the long, lonely hours of the night.
She had donned a gown the color of fresh strawberries and twisted her curls atop her head in a careless knot, leaving several of the more unruly ones free to tumble over her cheeks and nape.MoreLess
Giving him an insolent look, the cat cocked back on his rump and began to lick himself between his splayed hind legs.
Simon lifted one eyebrow. “If men could do that,” he growled, “we’d have no need of women.”
“Oh, I don’t know. Without a woman or at least a decent valet, you still wouldn’t be able to find your stockings or properly tie a cravat.”
At that wry pronouncement, Simon sat up abruptly, dumping the cat ...from his chest. The beast gave him a malevolent look as he sauntered away, his tail twitching in indignation.
Catriona was perched on a fallen stone that had once been part of an overhead arch in the mossy grotto he had claimed for his bedchamber. He was surprised to see her blankets spread out less than a foot away from his. It was probably just as well that he had never known she was within arm’s reach during the long, lonely hours of the night.
She had donned a gown the color of fresh strawberries and twisted her curls atop her head in a careless knot, leaving several of the more unruly ones free to tumble over her cheeks and nape.MoreLess
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