Fortune's Son (2011)
Fortune's Son
““A rubber of nine, my lady?”
“Did I not say I prefer long play, mein liefer?” she replied suggestively, and proceeded to shuffle the cards. In offering them back to Philip to cut, she leaned into him much closer than necessary, brushing his arm with ample breasts that threatened to spill from her gown.
“Do we play with or without honors?” Philip asked with an appreciative smile as he cut and then handed the cards back to her.
She languidly stroked a finger along his arm before start...ing the deal. “But of course, mein liebling. While there is always honor in holding the king, I find myself very pleased in receiving knaves as well.”
“Shall we commence now?” Susannah interjected with a tight smile, turning over the first card before the countess could answer.
Lady Messingham’s high queen determined she would proceed, and as play progressed, so did Philip’s hyperawareness of her every look and gesture.MoreLess
“Did I not say I prefer long play, mein liefer?” she replied suggestively, and proceeded to shuffle the cards. In offering them back to Philip to cut, she leaned into him much closer than necessary, brushing his arm with ample breasts that threatened to spill from her gown.
“Do we play with or without honors?” Philip asked with an appreciative smile as he cut and then handed the cards back to her.
She languidly stroked a finger along his arm before start...ing the deal. “But of course, mein liebling. While there is always honor in holding the king, I find myself very pleased in receiving knaves as well.”
“Shall we commence now?” Susannah interjected with a tight smile, turning over the first card before the countess could answer.
Lady Messingham’s high queen determined she would proceed, and as play progressed, so did Philip’s hyperawareness of her every look and gesture.MoreLess
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