Chapter 18

Over the next

few days and nights, Edward and Alessandra indulged in further

getting to know each other. It wouldn't be long before they would

both be engaged in their ongoing learning about efficiently running

the estate together. The prospect was frightening to

Alessandra , but she already

knew that Edward's mother was accepting of her, and a patient and

kind woman. That knowledge helped reduce Alessandra's fear of

expectations about her.

Each night, the newlyweds

eagerly awaited the time when they could go to their room and

pleasure each other. Always it was the same, but for those first

few nights, it was enough.

On the fourth night of

their marriage, Edward entered the room, expecting his wife to be

in bed as usual. At first sight, not seeing her there, he was

alarmed. When he turned his head he saw her, standing in her

nightgown in front of the fire.

He walked up to her, concerned

something might have happened.

"Are you

well, my love?" he asked. He

saw Alessandra turn to look at him with such an intense passion

that he was overwhelmed with his desire for her.

"Edward, will you look at me?"

Alessandra asked.

Edward was

confused as to what she meant. When he didn't

reply , but only gave her a

look of not understanding, she continued.

"We have

started to know each other's bodies, but we have not

completely seen

each other. Will you look at me?"

she asked again.

Edward nodded, still not

entirely certain what she wanted, but sensing it was important to

her.

"Will you remove this?" she

asked him, holding one section of her nightgown.

Edward felt his throat and

mouth go dry as he finally understood what she wished for. He moved

forward and kissed her while taking the fabric in his hand and

starting to lift it.

Alessandra pulled away

from him slightly and lifted her arms, providing him with the

opportunity to lift the nightgown completely from her, until she

stood before him, naked. She had thought about it, and had not been

certain how she would feel, being in such a vulnerable position.

With the way he was looking at her, she felt confident and not

afraid at all.

Edward drank in the sight

before him. He had never seen the female form naked before. He was

overcome by an intense longing to touch, kiss, and explore. As he

moved closer to hold her and kiss her again, she welcomed his hands

and mouth moving over her.

His hands explored her

breasts and touched her nipples, making Alessandra moan. It

thrilled Edward to realise that he had found another pleasure

point. He guided her to the two-person seat near the fire, and

lowered her so he could kneel in front of her. Once she was seated,

he began kissing her everywhere. Her neck, her breasts, her

nipples, and over her belly all received his attention. His lips

needed to touch everywhere on her body. He kept kissing downward,

even to the inside of her thighs. Tentatively he tried to kiss her

where she had guided him on their wedding night with his finger. As

soon as his mouth touched her there, she seemed to melt completely,

with her legs spread wide. He could feel himself stretching with a

level of hardness he hadn't experienced before.

"Yes," he heard her moan as his

mouth pleasured her. It wasn't long before he felt her explode as

his lips were still on her. He realised he had just found new

things about her, and a new way to give her pleasure. Taking his

time, he kissed his way back up her body, particularly enjoying her

breasts again before kissing her on the lips.

Alessandra had thought

the pleasure from his finger was joy enough. As strange as it was

to feel him kiss her in such a private place, it was also something

of a new level of pleasure for her. When she was recovered and

kissing him, she turned her mind to him, knowing he was also highly

aroused. She pushed him away and invited him to stand up with her.

She pulled his nightshirt up and over his head until he was

standing before her unclothed. They moved together, embracing for

the first time completely naked. She marvelled at his shoulders and

chest, touching him all over, and learning that he too liked his

nipples to be touched.

She did to him as he had

done to her - edged him back until he sat on the seat. His arousal

stood up fully, looking different in the light of the fire rather

than in their bed. She acted as he had, kissing him around his neck

and over his chest, hearing him moan as she kissed his nipples, and

working her way down until she, too, ventured to pleasure him with

her mouth. As soon as her lips touched him he moaned. She didn't

hesitate to move her mouth right down over him, enjoying the

exploration.

"Oh, Alessandra," she heard him

say, pushing her on to keep kissing him like she was doing. After a

few minutes, he spoke again. "Oh, it is going to happen, my

darling. Remove your mouth or I will fill you."

Alessandra did not know

whether it was safe to drink his fluid or not, so removed her mouth

and touched him with her hand. In only a few seconds, he was

climaxing, groaning heavily in relief. She looked up at him and

watched his face change from the tautness of the climax, to relief.

She then saw him open his eyes and look at her. After relaxing on

the seat beside him, they kissed passionately before Edward stood

up and held out his hand to her.

"My darling wife," he

said, pulling her into a standing embrace. "I wish to sleep with

you like this, without our nightgowns. Your body enflames me, and I

want to see you like this when I wake in the morning."

Alessandra walked with

him and climbed into bed. Instead of going straight to sleep,

Edward instructed her to lie back while he moved over the top of

her, kissing her everywhere, again and again, well into the

night.