Unable to keep from touching her, he tugged Donna close and ran his hands up and down her back. She turned him on and he was tempted to throw her against the wall in this room and have heragain.
However, she seemed unaffected so he didn’t give in to his passion. She kissed his cheek and turned to hold his hand and continue thetour.
He walked beside her. “I wish I would have brought you to my home while we were in Avce, since you enjoy history so much. If you saw the miniseries, Pride and Prejudice in the 1990s with Colin Firth, my house is kind of like Pemberly—with some ancient Roman styles mixedin.”
She glanced at his profile and inhaled as they passed a marble statue. “I can’t imagine living there either. Everything is different in Florida—history there is only a few hundred yearsold.”
He knew the layout of the palace and the master suites were next on the tour which would be too much temptation. Blackwell motioned toward the exit. “Let’s go get that ice cream and enjoy each other for the rest of theday.”
“Sounds like a great idea.” She followed himout.
Part of Donna’s charm was her complete innocence, which made him crazy with the need to be inside her. One day soon, he’d ask her very seriously for her hand in marriage and hope she agreed to be hisforever.
