title: Three Kisses: Revised Edition
author:  Heath Daniels 
description: Heath Daniels is a semi-retired consultant on international issues. He was born and grew up in the US but has lived in many locations internationally. Work has allowed him to travel extensively and explore many multicultural issues. He is a keen observer of international events and has special interests in language, history, and spirituality.
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  KISSING THE WARRIOR
  
  “Kiss me.”
  
  “What did ye say?” he asked in a low, masculine rumble.
  
  If I am going to die, she suddenly decided, it will not be absent the kiss of
  this Irishman.
  
  She took his hand and moved it to her mouth. Shutting her eyes, she parted her
  lips and closed her teeth gently on his finger, letting the tip of her tongue
  trail against his warm flesh.
  
  His body rippled slightly, like wind over waves. She felt every muscle in his
  body shift, very minutely, very definitely. He brushed his thumb over her jaw
  again, then once over her lips.
  
  “Did ye tell me to kiss ye?”
  
  “I did.” Her whisper trembled.
  
  His eyes searched hers. “Why?”
  
  “Because,” she whispered, “if I’m going to die, it will not be lacking all the
  things I am lacking at present.”
  
  “Ye’re lacking a kiss, then?”
  
  She nodded.
  
  He bent to her. She felt warm breath on her cheek. Soft, teasing kisses danced
  across her cheeks, her eyelids. She sighed and he tightened his hold ever so
  slightly on th