her hand. They were in the master bedroom, facing each other a

..." he didn't like being called a barbarian, not her suave, sophisticated, rigid husband, she saw it

this, not unless you want things to get really ugly between us," he was using hi

ings can get any ugli

iling in the pit of her stomach and radiating outward. Even though Sandro never really let himself go in bed, he was still an incredible lover and despite, or maybe because of, the clinical precision with which he conducted the act, he always made sure she climaxed. S

g hers, their breath mingled and came in jagged gasps. If she moved her head, just a fraction of an inch, their lips would be touching... she couldn't res

in the small of her back and gav

o have..." she b

he right frame of mind for it

n't tou

to." He shrugged as if h

you to." She a

ck to him but she was achingly aware of every sound he made as he headed toward the en-suite, discarding even more clothes along the way. For such a precise and controlled man in every other aspect of his life, Alessandro tended to be a bit messy in his own space; it was rather endearing the way he would casually drop a shirt here

y was that you didn't have to think about mundane things like picking up after yourself. And Alessandro had been spoiled into believing the universe revolves around him since birth. Wh

stopped abruptly and she heard the rustling sounds of him towel-drying. She smiled softly to herself as she heard the towel drop to the floor after he finished. She was achingly familiar with every detail of his nightly ablutions; he usually showered, shaved in the shower and brushed his teet

him. He didn't say a word and made no move toward her, staying on his side of the bed. No surprise there... he usually stayed on his side of the bed anyway, unless he felt the need to work on his long-term project to sire a son, only then would he move toward her, touc

toward him. She clenched her fists and curled into a ball, trying not to think of all that tempting naked, male flesh lying next to her. Sh

in the darkness. "I said I wouldn't touch you and I won't... so you can r

on for your insomnia," he murmured suggestivel

she gritted through clenched

ther of us c

ong enough to fall asleep

ured in his most patronizingly logical voice. It w

t his profile in the dark. He was lying on his back, with one arm tucked beneath his head. When he felt

hat I want