Temptation of a Proper Governess (2014)
“It was too soon.
However, she could see in the faces of those around her, Michael was right. They expected her to leave. It just seemed so very public—especially since she knew what would happen next. They would go upstairs as man and wife. She knew what would follow, and it embarrassed her down to her immortal soul that everyone else did, too.
“If I must,” she said, not intending for her words to imply what they did or to be overheard.
Of course, they were.
Everyone in the room seemed to have been holding their breaths for this moment. Michael’s friend Mr. Haddon covered his mouth as if choking back laughter. Mr. Graves and Simon were not so kind. They elbowed each other and mimicked her “If I must” to each other in dying tones.
Isabel could have boxed their ears. But before she could lose her temper, Michael pulled back her chair. “We must,” he assured her, and swept her up into his arms, the movement making her a little dizzy.
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