Gerrity's Bride
“With his arrogance firmly in place, he watched Emmaline enter, and she refused the demand of his gaze. Her eyes lowered, she slipped into the chair awaiting her and unfolded the napkin that lay close at hand. Deliberately she edged her fingers against the silverware set precisely on either side of the flower-bedecked china. With great care, she moved the knife a fraction of an inch, the fork even less. And then, with defiant daring, she raised her head and lifted her eyes to the man at the head... of the table.
And damned her daring. He was laughing at her! Beneath the cool exterior of his calm facade, he was enjoying her discomposure. Within the depths of his dark eyes, lingering traces of passion glimmered and unholy amusement glittered as he watched her attempt to gain back her hard-won semblance of dignity.
“We’d about given up on you, Emmaline,” he drawled. He lifted one eyebrow, his gaze moving over her person in a caressing fashion. “Tessie was wondering if you were going to sleep all day, but I assured her that you’d be up before noon, at least.”MoreLess
And damned her daring. He was laughing at her! Beneath the cool exterior of his calm facade, he was enjoying her discomposure. Within the depths of his dark eyes, lingering traces of passion glimmered and unholy amusement glittered as he watched her attempt to gain back her hard-won semblance of dignity.
“We’d about given up on you, Emmaline,” he drawled. He lifted one eyebrow, his gaze moving over her person in a caressing fashion. “Tessie was wondering if you were going to sleep all day, but I assured her that you’d be up before noon, at least.”MoreLess
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