A Harmless Lie and a Dangerous Spy (HarmlessDangerous Stories Book 1) by Lori Bond

Author:Lori Bond [Bond, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Covert Reads
Published: 2018-05-31T18:30:00+00:00

To make the kiss even more awkward, Caroline stared at him in wide-eyed shock for a moment. Jerry figured they wouldn’t pass as an amorous couple eloping if she acted as if she’d never been kissed before, so he pulled her closer and exerted himself to his fullest. He might not be experienced in the greater debaucheries, but he had at least kissed before. He reached up and cupped the back of her head, deepening the kiss. Caroline’s eyes fluttered shut, and a small sigh escaped her.

With that sigh, Jerry forgot about spies and stolen plans and Crimean Wars. He forgot about his father’s approval or Mrs. Turnton’s disapproval when she saw them any moment now. He forgot about everything except the soft lips kissing back.

And she was kissing back. Caroline had been cautious at first, but that was to be expected if this was her first kiss. Jerry had no doubt that a girl as secluded as Caroline had never been kissed. Now, though, her lips moved with the same passion, if not skill, as his.

For a moment, the other world seemed to intrude, and Jerry thought someone might be approaching. It was hard for Jerry to focus on anything but Caroline. His world seemed to have shrunk to the pair of lips on his.

It wasn’t until the end of something sharp jabbed him in the ribs that Jerry realized that Mrs. Turnton and Miss Hayes must have reached Miss Hayes’s door.

Jerry opened his eyes and with a last peck broke away from Caroline. He turned expecting to find two irate ladies ready to berate him for taking advantage of Caroline in the middle of the hallway where anyone could see.

Instead, Miss Hayes looked indulgent, if sad, and Mrs. Turnton was failing at looking indignant. The old bat looked positively gleeful.

“I see the rumors of an elopement are true,” Miss Hayes murmured. “I never would have thought it of a Danvers.”

Jerry flushed. He turned to make sure that Caroline hadn’t been offended, but she stood as if in a daze, her hand against her mouth. Jerry frowned, worried that he had been too presumptuous in assuming she had enjoyed the kiss as much as he had. Caroline looked like someone had forced her to reconsider the entire universe from a different angle—like she had just learned that the planets circled the Sun or that the Earth was a globe instead of a disc. Jerry wanted to make sure Caroline was all right, but Mrs. Turnton didn’t give him a chance.

“Eloping to America?” Mrs. Turnton snorted, forcing Jerry to turn back and pay attention to the conversation. “Whoever heard of something so ridiculous? No, these two ran off to Scotland before boarding this ship. They are trying to hightail it to the States before the duke catches wind of their little stunt. The duke was fine with marrying the viscountess, Mrs. Wickingham that was, to one of his distant relatives, but he was less keen on forming a closer connection.”

At this point Jerry feared his cheeks might set the nearby wood paneling aflame.

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