The Unintended Bride (2011)
“She was not disappointed.
He looked up at the sound of the door snicking closed. He stood guiltily, as if she had caught him stealing the silver. "Miss Fenster. I . . . I . . . I was just — " "Cousin Arthur, you need not explain to me that you could not sleep and came down here to find solace in a good book." She laughed, proud of her unshakable calm. If she could help it, he would not know that being close to him made her heart beat faster. Not unless he clearly wanted to know that fact.
"I ha...ve indeed," he said, relaxing almost imperceptibly. She noted that he had loosed his cravat and left off his jacket at the same moment his eyes widened and he hastily reached for his jacket.
She waved a hand for him to cease his scramble to make himself presentable. "Please, do not let me disturb your comfort." He stopped, jacket in hand, clearly unsure whether to accommodate her request, or the dictates of propriety.
She added calmly, wondering at her own nerve, "I perfectly understand the desire to retreat here.MoreLess
He looked up at the sound of the door snicking closed. He stood guiltily, as if she had caught him stealing the silver. "Miss Fenster. I . . . I . . . I was just — " "Cousin Arthur, you need not explain to me that you could not sleep and came down here to find solace in a good book." She laughed, proud of her unshakable calm. If she could help it, he would not know that being close to him made her heart beat faster. Not unless he clearly wanted to know that fact.
"I ha...ve indeed," he said, relaxing almost imperceptibly. She noted that he had loosed his cravat and left off his jacket at the same moment his eyes widened and he hastily reached for his jacket.
She waved a hand for him to cease his scramble to make himself presentable. "Please, do not let me disturb your comfort." He stopped, jacket in hand, clearly unsure whether to accommodate her request, or the dictates of propriety.
She added calmly, wondering at her own nerve, "I perfectly understand the desire to retreat here.MoreLess
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