Every motion she made was slow, as if shed never before put her arms around a man, and didnt know for certain where everything fit. When at last they were pressed close, she didnt think shed know how to let go when the time came. They summarized the course of passion with kisses: a chaste, half-frightened brush of the lips metamorphosed into something fierce and fast-burning, which in its turn became a more patient, more intimate touch, full of inquiry and shared pleasure.
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About Emma Bull, War for the Oaks
Emma Bull, War for the Oaks.
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