Helena felt his tongue exploring her mouth; his sweet taste was just as she remembered. His hands gripped her waist and lifted her so that she could position herself over him. As she opened her legs, she wrapped them around her husband, every cell in her body responding to the touch of his lips. She sighed his name several times between their heated kisses.

"I wish this were real," she murmured.

Suddenly, he pulled away and cupped her face with one hand. She looked into his ...