Far Beyond Scandalous by Bethany Sefchick

Author:Bethany Sefchick [Sefchick, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Bethany M. Sefchick
Published: 2014-08-03T06:00:00+00:00

"I am not certain how you talked my mother into agreeing to this, but it should go without saying that I am not pleased."

Beside him, Amy was fuming and Gibson had no earthly idea why. She had been in something of a snit from the moment he had walked in the door that morning to examine Lady Evanston, even going so far as to have Towson bar Gibson from seeking Amy out. It had made no sense, especially after the way they had been kissing so passionately the night before in the Coleridge's garden. At her instigation, no less!

It was as if Gibson's words, bordering on a confession of love, had changed something between them. Or something else had, perhaps something she was not telling him.

It was both puzzling and infuriating, and, given the information he had received that morning, extremely worrisome.

So he had appealed to Thea to allow him to escort Amy for a leisurely walk in the park, with Grace accompanying them for escort this time rather than one of Lady Berkshire's women. The countess had gazed at him with suspicious eyes, but when he informed her of what he had learned overnight, she had immediately granted her permission in her halting voice. She had made certain that Towson and the rest of the staff knew of her decision as well, the first step Thea had taken in returning to her former position as lady of the manor.

That edict, however small, had been met with cheers and good wishes all around, as many of the servants were worried that an incapacitated Lady Evanston would mean they would be out of a job soon enough. It had also made it that much easier to convince Towson and Grace to coax Amy from her chambers, properly dressed for a walk. If pleasing Lady Evanston would help speed the matriarch's recovery, then the servants would do whatever she asked - including forcing Amy to step out with Gibson.

The lady in question, however, had balked at first, much to Gibson's continued confusion, but when she heard of the progress that her mother had made that morning, including Thea's insistence on the outing, Amy had grudgingly agreed. It was not the most auspicious start to their walk, but it was better than nothing.

"What has changed between us since last night, my lady?" he asked quietly as he tipped his hat to another couple strolling by. They had reached the park rather quickly, anger fueling Amy's brisk strides. Now, Gibson had to keep her hand tightly tucked within the crook of his arm to prevent her from sprinting off and making a spectacle of herself as she was clearly longing to do. They had long since lost Grace the maid, who could not walk as fast as either Amy or Gibson, and he had not honestly thought to stop to wait for her. Not that Amy would have agreed anyway. It was clear she wanted the outing over and done with. It would be, but not until he determined what had her in such a state.

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