And then he came. He came hard, spending into her with fierce joy. His hips jerked with each wrenching spasm. The climax seemed to go on and on, approaching forever. And yet it wasn’t nearly enough. He collapsed on the bed beside her, weakened and emptied. If he’d known taking a wife would be like this, he would have married ages ago. Of course, marrying ages ago would have meant taking a different wife. He wasn’t certain wives like this one abounded. He turned his head to face her in the dark. “Where on earth did you come from?” She was silent for a long moment. “Hertfordshire.”
