As he looked down at his erection his desire halted and a frown marred his brow.

In the softly lit room he noticed the dark spots on the sheet. Was it blood, he frowned. Switching on the table lamp he looked again at the stain and it was indeed blood. There was some on his erection too.

"What happened?" Lilly asked as she tried to get up.

"Are you... hurt somewhere?"

She moved her legs a little and looked at him. "A little sore."

"Are you, by any chance a... virgin?"

Her eyes fluttered as a deep red crawled up her cheeks. She hadn't expected this question. As she looked down she noticed the blood drops and her cheeks turned scarlet. Taking a deep breath she looked at him with confidence. After all being a virgin wasn't a bad thing or something to be embarrassed of.

''Yes. By all chances I was a virgin."

"Why didn't you tell me before?" he couldn't believe his sexy little wife who is so sensual and responsive to his each and every touch was a virgin. This was the first in all his 29 years that he had sex with virgin.

"When we discussed the terms of our agreement we agreed on 'No intimacy' clause."

" I never said that." he denied her statement. "What made you think that I wouldn't want to touch my beautiful wife?" he said giving a teasing smile.

If it was possible for her cheeks to flush even more than it was happening now. She replayed the terms and conditions of their contract and realised he was right. They had never talked about the topic of intimacy because she had never thought it would come to this.

"Then what do you think, Mr king I would have introduced myself like? Hello Mr King, my name is Lilly Jones and at the age of 21 I'm still a virgin." she smiled sarcastically as she stretching her hand towards him for a handshake.

He couldn't control his laugh at this. Laughing he pulled her from her hand and she collided with his hard chest.

"You never cease to amaze me, Mrs Lilly King."

God! she was amazing. Much much better than he had ever thought her to be. She was an enchantress.

" Ashton." she whispered.

"Stop squirming."

" I can't help it. It's...poking me." she said as her fingers curled on his chest.

Pulling her back he planted a soft kiss on her lips. Now he understood the reason behind her cry when he first entered her. He felt his chest bubble with happiness as his ego inflated at the fact that he was her first lover. The first man who made her feel like this. He wanted to keep kissing the sweetness of her mouth and start all over again but keeping in mind her recently lost innocence he knew he shouldn't.

"No matter how much I would love a second round your body needs rest." he said while getting off the bed. ''I'll use the washroom first."

"You are...erm.. still hard. Does it hurt?" she asked looking at his retreating back.

He stopped in his tracks as he turned his head to look at his wife. Her body soft as silk, tousled mass of her silky hair, soft and swollen lips and the genuine wonder in her eyes. He wanted to touch her again and the thought did no good to the tightening in his body.

"Don't." he said as he pointed his finger at her. "Tempt me."

" I didn't do anything!" she protested in between her laughs.

He turned around and walked towards the bed and picked her up in his arms. She squealed in surprise and shock at his sudden move.

"What are you doing?" she questioned as he pushed the bathroom door open.

"Since I am your first and I'll be your last then how about along with some more sex I teach you some other pleasurable things too." he said as he carefully lowered her to her feet.

"Things like?" she asked trying to hide that smile.

"A shower together." he said pulling her to him so they were skin-to-skin again. He ran a finger down her spine and she shivered at his touch. The feel of her skin against his was pure bliss but he needed to keep control on himself or she might end up in pain tomorrow morning, he acknowledged.

'I'll be your last.' This was what he had said. She smiled as she watched her lover fill the tub with warm water. Did he indicate that they were going to be together till the end of this life, she wanted and for some reason the thought of it didn't seem terrifying.

When they both came out of the shower he helped her with the towel. Entering the bedroom she noticed that he had already changed the bed sheets. She smiled as she got on the bed beside him. Giving a soft kiss on his lips she rested her head on his chest as she looked outside the window and smiled.

"What's that smile for?" he asked.

"Did you notice?"

"What?"

"It's the full moon tonight." She answered smiling at him.

And then he remembered their conversation from two nights ago when he had said that he dances naked on full moon night and had even invited her to join.

"Little did I know I would really be naked with you on my bed on the full moon night." he chuckled and they both crackled in laughter.

"Sleep now, Mrs king." he said as he covered them both with the duvet.

"Good night." she smiled as she curled into him closing her eyes.

"I never knew there would come a point in my life when I would laugh so much and feel so many new things." She said while her eyes still closed. She liked letting her guard down for once in her life. It was a sweet feeling. It felt like she had gained freedom. It felt like she had developed wings of her own and she could soar higher and higher.

''Likewise." he smiled kissing the crown of her head. "Go to sleep now or else the light of the moon falling on your skin is just tempting me even more and I won't mind going for the second round."

"I won't mind either." she smiled.

"I can't do it. You must be tired so go to sleep." he said pulling her tightly in his embrace. Few minutes later he heard her soft and even breathing. She was asleep already.

He had desired her since the day his eyes fell upon her. His attraction for her pushed him towards her every time but his second thoughts always forced him to maintain the distance for she was too good for him. He was afraid that because of one careless mistake he might end up losing his second chance to fulfil his promise. However no matter how hard he tried he could no longer ignore his growing desire for her.

when he finally gave up all the chains that were holding him he felt so liberated. So free. He smiled as he threaded his fingers through her silky hair. He couldn't believe that such a beautiful girl with such a courageous heart was here in his arms and he was grateful for this.

He thought about the different aspects of sex that he was going to introduce her to soon. His body tightened at the idea as a wry grin twisted his mouth. No woman ever had made him feel like this. This was heaven, he smiled as he placed a small kiss on her head before finally drifting to sleep.

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The next morning sun tickled Lilly's eyes and she stretched sleepily while rubbing her eyes. Before she could even open them a soft kiss landed on both her closed eyes.

"Good morning, wifey." Ashton smiled at her and she smiled back.

"Good morning, husband."

As her eyes moved to the clock on the wall she sat bolt upstraight.

"It's 9 o'clock! Sam must be up and -"

Her words got lost in the air when Ashton pulled her from her wrist and she landed on his chest.

"Don't worry. Grace is taking care of him."

"Are you sure that Sam is not making her job hard?"

"When I was small I was a really difficult child." Ashton said while tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"It was Grace who looked after me. If she can handle me then she can handle anything just fine. Trust me." he smiled.

"Tell me something about your childhood." Lilly questioned looking at him as she placed her chin atop her hands which rested on his chest.

She noticed the change in his expressions when he finally give a tight smile as he said, "There is nothing much interesting about my childhood."

He still isn't willing to talk about that phase of his life, Lilly noted.

But maybe one day he definitely will, she smiled as she remembered Eva's words.

" Mr king, aren't you getting late for the office today? Usually you are out by 6 or 7 o'clock today it's 9 already and you are still lying on the bed." She said teasingly as she drew invisible circles on his chest with her finger.

"I wonder what's keeping you."

"Do you really not know what's keeping me here, Mrs king?" he asked flirtatiously as he traced the length of her spine with his gentle fingers and her breath hitched at that small touch earning her his throaty laughter.

"What are you doing so early in the morning, Mr King?" she tried to sound admonishing when within a second he switched their positions and now Lilly was lying on the bed with her back against the soft mattress while Ashton came on top of her.

"What do you think I am doing, Mrs king?" he smiled as he lowered his head and planted soft kisses on her neck. With his every kiss her heart rate increased. Making a soft trail of kisses starting from her jaw to her neck and to shoulders when he finally reached her breast his eyes met hers and she blushed.

They were doing this in broad daylight! Lilly couldn't believe it.

Slowly he started nibbling on her nipple as she sucked in a breath.

"Ashton."

His name on her lips was almost a whisper as she ran her fingers through his messy hair and he smiled.

"As much as I want to continue with this I think your body still needs some rest."

"Well, I won't mind if we go a little further." she said while wrapping her arms around his shoulders.

He looked at her and shaking his head he laughed. Picking her up in his arms he smiled.

"I think we can do that later but for now let's change our plan a little."

"So what is the new plan?" She asked curiously.

"Since it's Sam's birthday tomorrow I was planning to take you both out for some shopping. You haven't even stepped out of the house since the day you arrive in States.

How was she supposed to tell him that she was terribly poor with directions and that's why she didn't try to go out and explore.

"I did some online shopping."

"That's different from actual shopping." he pointed out.

"Ok then let's go shopping today."

"Ok then let's take a bath first." Ashton announced.

"You go first. I want to sleep a little more." Lilly said while trying to wriggle out of his arms.

"No, wifey." he smiled mischievously as he tightened his hold on her.

"We go in together."

"No we can't!" she protested.

"Oh come on, don't be shy. This is the second time we will be taking a bath together and with that..." he left the words hanging in air.

"And with that, what?" she looked at him.

"And with that we will be saving the world by saving water." he laughed as he pushed the bathroom door open.

"Seriously!? That wasn't funny." she said in a complaining tone.

" I thought you would say something serious."

"The scarcity of water is a topic serious enough, Mrs King." he said softly pinching her nose and once again he was right, Lilly acknowledged grudgingly.

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Lilly was enjoying the shopping while Ashton and Sam followed her with the shopping cart. After a visit to men's section for Ashton and buying herself a few dresses Lilly headed towards the kid's section which was her favourite part of the shopping. It was after such a long time that she was getting a chance to enjoy shopping.

She had no idea how many clothes she bought for Sam. Her shopping finally came to an end with the dress that she bought for Grace. Grace had been so kind to her and was so close to Ashton that Lilly couldn't help but buy a gift for the old lady because of course she deserved it.

Ashton bought some toys for Sam and then the trio headed to the eating area. After finishing her snacks Lilly excused herself to the Powder Room as Ashton and Sam were still busy with their cola and Juice.

"Lilly."

Lilly heard a very familiar voice as her eyes met the person's in the mirror and she paled.