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quality, which some men found maddening.
Too bad Maria had not thought of that. She sighed. Oh, well she didn't really like Maria
all that well, anyway. Maria had always been rather boring. But this new American sister-in-law
might make her tight-fisted brother cut loose of some of his money for a few baubles tomorrow.
She seemed quite well able to handle him.
She stepped inside her own room with pleasant anticipation of a long and serious
shopping expedition. Not too early, though she needed her beauty sleep.
Tonio removed his wife's shoes and dropped them beside the bed. He smiled as she
curled into a little ball and snuggled into the pillow.  No, mi querida, you can't go to bed in that
dress. It wouldn't take well to being used as a night gown. He shook his head as she murmured
something unintelligible and burrowed deeper into the pillow.  I should have known that you
don't drink, either. He sighed as he gently unfastened the diamond bracelet from her limp wrist
and dropped it negligently onto the bedside table.
He watched her roll languidly over and heard her soft little murmur, and he swallowed
hard. Damn her! She was totally unaware of how she affected him. A real woman would have
known!
He shrugged out of his dinner jacket and draped it casually across the chair in the corner,
and he unfastened his cuff links slowly, gazing at the woman as she slept. He crossed the carpet
and dropped his cuff links into the wooden tray atop his bureau then crossed to the door and
quietly flicked the privacy lock. He wanted no one coming into the room to find them sleeping in
separate beds.
He unbuttoned his dress shirt and unfastened his belt and stepped from his trousers,
dropping them onto his jacket. She rolled onto her side, and he shook his head.
"I had better get you out of that dress, he murmured, bending over to scoop her up and
bring her to a sitting position on the edge of the bed. He unzipped the back of the dress and slid
it off her arms, but before he could stand her up, she flopped over sideways and snuggled into the
pillow again.
He gave an exasperated groan and finished removing his own shirt and his socks. He then
pulled her upright and held her against his body as he eased the delicate material of her dress
down into a silken puddle of azure about her nylon-clad ankles.
"You could help a little, you know, he chided softly as he eased her back down again and
draped her dress atop his clothes. He eased her satin half slip off, and then licked his lips as he
debated on the rest of her clothes. Perversely, he wanted to remove every stitch she wore and
gaze at her, and so he rolled her over and unhooked the lacy bra, tossing it aside, as well. He
calmed himself with difficulty as he unhooked the delicate garters and eased off the sheer hose,
and then finally the ridiculously scanty panties he had purchased for her just a few hours ago.
He was pulling the silk sheet up to cover her when her eyes fluttered open, and she
whispered groggily,  Thank you."
Without thinking about what he was doing, he bent and gently pressed a kiss to her
temple, and she smiled again.
"Mmmm, she murmured, and then he felt her slim hand trail over his thigh. Her eyes
were closed. Was it intentional? Probably not but then those delicious fingers dragged slowly
over the bulging front of his briefs, and her eyes fluttered open again.
"Did I do that? she whispered, her hand caressing him with delightful intent. He
trembled with the intensity of his self control and wondered what she meant to do. His eyes
closed as she breathed,  I can help you again, if you want me to."
His blood was singing in his ears. He was unable to move or speak. She stared up into his
flushed face, and she smiled a sad little smile as if knowing how desperately he needed her. He
put his hand over hers, telling her without words what he wanted. He dropped his briefs and
stepped out of them.
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