A Lady At Last
““Your brother isn’t mad, he is standing right here, and he is not sharing a bed with a seventeen-year-old child.” He stormed into the house, absolutely disbelieving, but then, Rex’s morality had always been excessive and annoying.In spite of his crutch, his brother followed him inside, just as swiftly. Cliff went into the library and poured himself a drink. Only then did he face his brother. “I have always preferred women a bit older than my own age, as you damn well know,” he added harshly. He... slammed down the drink.“Then you had better think about how you behave with your waif, as anyone with eyes will think as I have,” Rex said calmly, although he seemed very curious.“You are mad!” Cliff exclaimed. “I am her protector, as she has no one else. And she is not my waif.” He hesitated. “She is my protégée—for the moment.”Rex began to smile. “You are her protector? She is your protégée? What, exactly, does that mean? And since when have you had a relationship with any woman outside of a bedroom?”Cliff slammed his glass down on the marble top of the sideboard.MoreLess
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