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F R A N C I N E R I V E R S

“No.” He wove his fingers with hers and smiled at her. “I’m just as new at

being married as you are.” A calm settled over him, and he knew everything

would be all right.

Angel looked away. Married men had come to her plenty of times, and

she knew what they had to say about it. Their wives didn’t understand

them. They married for convenience and progeny. They were bored with the

same woman and needed a little change, like having steak for dinner instead

of stew, fish instead of chicken. Most said their wives didn’t enjoy sex. Did

they think she did?

“What I know about marriage isn’t encouraging, mister.”

“Maybe not.” Michael kissed her hand. “But I believe marriage is a contract

between a man and woman to build a life together. It’s a promise to

love one another no matter what comes.”

“You know what I am. Why would you make a promise like that to me?”

“I know what you were.”

She felt an ache inside her. “You’ll never learn, will you?”

Leaning over, Michael tipped her face toward him and kissed her. She

didn’t pull away, but she wasn’t moved either. Lord, I could use a little help

down here. He shook as he combed his fingers into her hair and kissed her

again.

He was so tentative, Angel relaxed. She could handle this. She could

handle him just fine. She could even help him along.

Michael drew back. He wasn’t going to allow his desire to become rampant.

He wasn’t going to embrace sex and lose sight of love, no matter how

much more comfortable she would be with that.

“My way, not yours. Remember?” He stood up.

Angel watched him in confusion. “What do you know about it?”

“We’ll have to wait and see.”

“Why do you make things difficult for yourself? It all comes down to the

same thing. It won’t be my way or your way. It’ll just be the way it is.”

A sexual act was what she meant, and he didn’t know how to show her it

was meant to be a celebration of love.

All Angel saw was his determination. She stood slowly and joined him.

“If it has to be your way, fine. It’ll be your way.” In the beginning.

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