“It was all Derek had said when he returned to collect her, and that was after staring at her for a good twenty seconds first without a word. It made her feel quite beautiful, something she’d rarely felt before.In the carriage again, though, he seemed—well, to be having some sort of dilemma as he continued to stare at her. The frown he was wearing finally made her uncomfortable enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”“Do you realize you look like a bloody debutante in them togs?”She blushed. She nea...rly squirmed on her seat. Mostly, she wished he hadn’t noticed that. But since he had, it would be prudent to get his mind off it.“And how did I look that night wearing the red gown?” she asked.As hoped, his frown smoothed out a bit. He even grinned sheepishly, catching her meaning—or at least she assumed he did. Just to make sure…“There, you see?” she continued. “It’s the clothes that give the impression, not the person wearing them. As it happened, this was the only gown available to alter for me on such short notice.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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