Levi (Prairie Grooms, Book Five) by Kit Morgan Read Free Book Online

ear lobe.
    “Sto …stop …”
    “Oh?” he said as he nibbled his way around her neck to the other side. “You want me to do what?”
    Her knees gave out again.
    Levi assaulted her other ear with his lips and tongue, moved to the side of her neck, then worked his way to her mouth. “I’ll never stop, Fella, do you hear me? I can’t. For the life of me, I can’t …”
    “No, I can’t …” she rasped. “Too soon, I hardly know …”
    And then it happened. She fainted.
    Levi felt her entire body go limp in his arms, and stared at her in shock. “Fella?”
    No response.
    “Fella!” He scooped her up, carried her to the sofa, and gently laid her upon it. He then got on his knees next to her. “Fella,” he said as he patted the side of her face with his hand. “Fella, wake up.” Kissing her senseless was one thing, but this? If he wasn’t so worried about her, he’d be feeling mighty proud of himself right now. What man could kiss a woman into a dead faint?
    Apparently he could.
    “Wha … what happened?” she asked in a weak voice as her eyes fluttered open.
    He relaxed his posture and sat on the floor next to the sofa. “You fainted, due to the talented ministrations of my lips upon your person.”
    She sat up in shock. “What?”
    He gently pushed her back down. “Don’t move so fast; lay still for a while.”
    She stared at him, wide-eyed.
    “And, yes, I kissed you completely senseless, my dear.”
    “You didn’t.”
    “I did.”
    “I don’t believe you.”
    “Shall I see if I can do it again?”
    “No!”
    Levi chuckled as he drank in the sight of her. She looked more beautiful than ever, and he sighed as he admired his new bride, but then had a sobering thought. If she fainted from this, what would happen when they…
    “I’m fine; let me up,” she said as she tried to rise.
    Levi put a hand to her chest and held her down as he pondered this new revelation. She flayed her arms and tried to get her balance, but was helpless as he held her in place and stared at the floor. “I didn’t take into consideration your delicate sensibilities. Tell me, am I the first man to ever kiss you?”
    She smacked his arm with a hand. “Yes. Now kindly let me up.”
    “Ahhhh …” he mused as he continued to pin her down. “That explains a lot.” He looked at her. “I’ve learned something new about you. That makes the score six to five, my favor.” He released her, and jumped to his feet. “If you need me, I’ll be out in the barn.” And with that, he left. Again.
     
    * * *
     
    Fina stared after Levi, her jaw slack. She hoped this wasn't going to be the norm for their entire marriage. She was getting pretty tired of having to snap her mouth shut. This time, however, she closed it slowly before balling her hand into a fist, and then punched the sofa. “Oh, the nerve of that man!” she said in a huff. But was she angry because he’d left again? Or because she didn't want him to leave? Truth be told, if she were to be honest with herself, it was the latter. By golly, if she didn't want him to kiss her again!
    And again…
    And again.
    And again!
    But to do so would only grant him more points, and she was determined to get ahead in this game of theirs. The question was how to do it. Levi seemed to be pretty good at anticipating her reaction to things. But were they her reactions he was able to foretell so easily, or that of women in general? Fina knew she should've listened better when her mother gave her and her sisters “the talk”.
    She blew a loose strand of dark hair out of her eyes and got up off the sofa. As she didn't know enough about Levi to anticipate his reactions to things, perhaps she could find out more about him; things that would help her stay one step ahead of him, and gain a few points in the process. And, by golly, she was going to make every point count! She wanted, no, needed the nine days they’d agreed upon. She'd stretch them out to ten if she could manage it;