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Brown.” Tony made a great display of
taking her hand and kissed her knuckle.
    “A rare beauty indeed.
How did the Beast manage to get you?”
    Wayne tensed, knowing
Lily would be uncomfortable by his friend’s attention.
    “Thank you for your
kindness, but I think Wayne gets whatever he wants when he wants.”
Lily smiled back but blushed, giving away her unease.
    “That’s true, but be
sure, my beauty, whenever he gets out of hand give me a call, and
I’ll sort him out.”
    “Before you start in on
my wife, I’m going to take her and dance. Come on, baby.” Wayne
took her shaking hand and escorted her to the still empty dance
floor. The music changed the moment they emerged, and the upbeat
pop song turned into a slow love tune fit for such an occasion.
    Wayne placed a hand on
her hip and brought her close against his body. He tried to get her
to rest her head on his shoulder, but she wouldn’t budge. Hiding
his disappointment, he spun them so they wouldn’t see her face.
    “You look beautiful
today.” The simple yet elegant dress did her colouring and figure
justice. Her mound of dark brown hair was wrapped in a bun, with
strands of curls falling around her face.
    Make-up was minimal to
highlight her beauty rather than obscure it. The small amount of
cleavage he saw tempted him.
    “Thank you. You look
handsome.” Wayne noticed she kept turning away from him, glancing
out at the crowd.
    “Tell me what’s on your
mind.”
    He spun her farther
away, allowing them some amount of privacy even if they were the
centre of attention on this big day.
    “I’m just taking the
time to process. I’m married, and it's a bit surreal to me. I never
imagined—”
    She stopped abruptly,
biting on her lip. “You never imagined—what? Come on talk to me.
I’m your husband now. You can’t keep secrets,” he teased.
    Lily burst out laughing
and relaxed in his arms.
    “I never thought my
marriage would be like this. I mean, it’s pitiful. I’ve got no
one.” His heart broke for her. When they’d arranged the guest list,
the only people she could invite were her family.
    “Hey, look at me.” He
tilted her head back so she stared back at him. “You’ve got me
now.”
    Lily smiled and placed
her head on his shoulder. They danced for the remainder of the
night. Neither caring what other people thought.
     
     

Chapter
Ten
     
    Lily stood in the
middle of her room, rubbing her hands together. She still wore her
wedding dress, the reception not giving her any time to change.
They weren’t having a honeymoon, so it didn’t seem right to leave
the show only to come back again and dance. Wayne shut and locked
the door behind her, and she was grateful to him for shutting the
world away.
    They may have been
living together for a month and shared a bed, but they’d never
shared the full intimacy expected of a man and wife.
    “Are you nervous?” he
asked, coming to stand in front of her. He removed his tie in the
process.
    “A little.”
    “You know I won’t hurt
you, don’t you?”
    “I don’t know what to
expect.”
    At least she was being
honest with him.
    “What are you
thinking?” she asked. Never knowing what was on his mind was
killing her.
    “I was thinking about
how beautiful you are.”
    “You don’t have to say
stuff you don’t mean.”
    Lily bit her lip to
keep back her insecurity. After tonight, he would have seen every
part of her naked. Would he still want her in the morning?
    He took her hand and
brought her closer, both hands going up to cup her neck, his thumbs
pressed on her chin to tilt her head back. “To me, you’re the most
beautiful woman in the world.”
    With the way he said
the words, she wanted to believe him.
    As if sensing her
doubt, his lips brushed along hers.
    “I’m going to make love
to you and fuck every part of your body, Mrs. Brown.” Over the last
few weeks Lily knew the more coarse he spoke, the more it turned
her on. Hearing what he wanted to do to her drove her