Out of the Dark
“It was young James who asked it, an anxious frown on his face as he looked up at her for reassurance. Concern for the boy’s feelings released Anne-Marie from her preoccupation. She would not have had him bring this particular man to her here for the world, but she could not let him know it.
Speaking almost at random, she said, “Yes, yes, you did fine.”
“You want him then?” the boy insisted.
She saw the flicker of brief enjoyment in Lucien Roquelaire’s eyes. Unbelievably flustered, she lifted he...r hands to her hair, catching its fullness to wind it hastily into a knot at her nape; this she held with one hand while she searched in her pocket for her pins. Head bent so she need look at neither man nor boy, she spoke to James. “Never mind. You had best return to the house before you’re missed from your kitchen duties.”
As the boy moved off with reluctant steps away, Lucien spoke. “I regret the intrusion if it upsets you, and apologize for it. Regardless, I would not have missed this revelation.MoreLess
Speaking almost at random, she said, “Yes, yes, you did fine.”
“You want him then?” the boy insisted.
She saw the flicker of brief enjoyment in Lucien Roquelaire’s eyes. Unbelievably flustered, she lifted he...r hands to her hair, catching its fullness to wind it hastily into a knot at her nape; this she held with one hand while she searched in her pocket for her pins. Head bent so she need look at neither man nor boy, she spoke to James. “Never mind. You had best return to the house before you’re missed from your kitchen duties.”
As the boy moved off with reluctant steps away, Lucien spoke. “I regret the intrusion if it upsets you, and apologize for it. Regardless, I would not have missed this revelation.MoreLess
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