@@@@@Scarlett closed her eyes and rested against
@@@@@Scarlett closed her eyes and rested
against his broad chestSafe in the tower, safe in Rhett's embrace,
she could afford her fatigue and reliefLuxurious weak tears of
exhaustion ran down her cheeks, and her shoulders slumped
Rhett held her close and stroked her backAfter a long time, his arms
tightened with demand, and Scarlett felt new, thrilling energy race
through her veinsShe lifted her face to his, and there was neither
rest nor safety in the blinding ecstasy she felt when their lips met
Her fingers combed his big hair, grabbed, held his head down and
his mouth on hers until she felt faint and at the same time strong and
fully aliveOnly the fear of waking Cat kept the wild cry of joy from
bursting out of her throatWhen their kisses grew too urgent, Rhett
broke awayhe gripped the stone sill of the window with corded,
white-knuckled handsHis breathing was ragged
"There are limits to a man's control, my pet," he said, "and the one
thing I can think of that's more uncomfortable than a wet beach is a
stone floor
"Tell me you love me," Scarlett demanded"What
makes
you think that? I come to Ireland on those damned clanking chugging
steamships so often because I like the climate here so muchThen she hit him on the shoulder with both fists"Tell me
you love me Rhett trapped her wrists in a circle of his fingers"I
love you, you abusive wench
His expression hardened"And I'll kill that bastard Fenton if he
tries to take you from me
"Oh, Rhett, don't be sillyI don't even like LukeNe's a horrible,
cold-blooded monsterI was only going to marry him because I
couldn't
have you Rhett's skeptical raised eyebrows forced Scarlett to
contin