Page 19 of Alessandra (Chisholm Manor #1)

When Edward woke up the next morning he was immediately alert and aroused at the feeling of Alessandra's skin touching his.

As he put his arm around her from behind, his hand found her bare breast, making her moan softly and push back her hips against him.

She moved her back closer to him so he was hard up against her buttocks.

Both realising the other was awake, Alessandra turned and found herself looking at a breathtaking sight that was her husband's naked form.

She immediately started kissing him everywhere, taking him to the heights again as she pleasured him with her mouth.

He returned the pleasure before they even spoke to one another.

As they lay in bed afterward, looking at each other, he smiled at her.

"I did not know there was this much pleasure to be had.

I thought married couples did this to make children, and no other reason," he said, idly caressing one of her nipples.

Alessandra sighed and enjoyed the caress.

"I did not know either," she said quietly.

The look on her face made Edward kiss her again, and move on to pleasuring her yet again, this time with his finger while they kissed.

It was a pleasure neither could imagine they would ever get tired of.

Some time later, finally they knew they had to get out of bed.

"Today I must go with Father to visit some of our tenants, so I shall be out most of the day," Edward said as he dressed.

Alessandra dressed as far as she could herself, and then Edward helped her to secure the back of her dress - an action he was learning to enjoy greatly each morning.

As he did so, he kissed her on the back of her neck - an area she now loved him kissing while he assisted in her dressing ritual each day.

On feeling his lips, she moaned again.

The sound induced his body to become aroused once more.

"I wonder if I shall ever get anything done, wanting to be close to you like this all the time," Edward said, laughing softly.

Alessandra smiled at him and pulled herself away, readying herself as finally presentable for company.

"Come then, Husband.

Let us leave this room of privacy to go be with your parents, and I shall simply look forward to tonight," she said as if to tempt him into arousal again, before laughing with him as they headed to breakfast.

Entering the breakfast room, they greeted Edward's parents, who exchanged a knowing look but refrained from chastising the young couple for their lateness of rising from their bed.

"Eat quickly, Edward.

We have an appointment we must get to," Edward's father said with a slight tinge of sternness in his voice.

The tone told Edward that possibly from that point forward, it might be best to not indulge in quite so much pleasure early in the morning, which seemed to consistently make him late for breakfast.

"And you and I, Alessandra, are going to spend some time today going over some household management learning," Edward's mother said.

Alessandra smiled and nodded back at her.