A Reluctant Rake by Jane Charles

Author:Jane Charles [Charles, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-05-09T21:00:00+00:00

Audrey was convinced time had slowed to a standstill. Each time she looked at the clock, certain it was an hour later, only a few moments had passed. She watched out the front window as carriages drove by and residents strolled the square without a care in the world. She wished she could be so at ease but she still didn’t know what her uncle would say, or Papa.

What if they declined his request? What if her Papa determined he wanted her to marry someone else? What if Jordan changed his mind?

Oh, all of this thinking was getting her nowhere. She blew out a puff of air. She couldn’t remain here a moment longer. The room seemed as if it was closing in on her and she would need her aunt’s smelling salts before Jordan ever arrived. Audrey glanced back at the clock. That was at least five hours from now. With a groan she sank into a chair. Reading a book would be impossible. How could she concentrate on a story? Nothing was so riveting that it would hold her attention.

She glanced over at the window again. Perhaps a walk in the park. The fresh air would clear her mind and calm her nerves. But what if she bumped into Millicent again? Audrey was bubbling with news of Jordan wishing to marry her but knew Millicent was the last person she should tell. She doubted Millicent would be angry. Instead, she would remind Audrey that it was only because Millicent was not available. She knew that was a lie and Audrey didn’t wish to spend time with her former friend.

The thought stilled her. Yes, Millicent was a former friend. True friends did not suggest a lady wanted an assignation in a garden. Millicent knew better. Just because she flaunted and flirted, and who knows what else, did not mean Audrey was free with her favors.

Heat scorched her cheeks as she recalled the carriage ride and the way Jordan had kissed places that were not in the vicinity of her lips. Well, she wasn’t free with her favors with everyone. Just one particular gentleman.

A smile curved on her lips. Once they were married she would finally know the truth of what occurred between a man and a woman. If it was half as enjoyable as what she experienced in the carriage with Jordan, she couldn’t wait.

The thought of being alone with Jordan again and knowing they would share a bed when they married increased her nerves. What if she was a disappointment? It wasn’t as if she knew what was to happen and Jordan had been with scores of women for over a decade now. Her mother certainly wouldn’t tell her until the last possible moment and Audrey was uncomfortable asking her aunt. Was a lady even supposed to ask such questions?

Would he kiss her again, the way he did yesterday? Would he touch her other places? Goodness she was becoming warm just remembering the strange feelings that ran through her body.

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