For the Love of the Gentleman by Hutton Callie

Author:Hutton, Callie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

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Pru passed by the window and peeked out at the lovely weather her sister had been blessed with for early in the season, then took a final glance in the mirror before leaving her bedchamber to meet Ash who had just arrived to escort her to Phoebe’s garden party.

She sighed at the sight of the paint on her hands before pulling on her gloves which would cover the mess. Artists did not belong at garden parties when said artist had work to do. It was now a mere ten days before the showing, and she still had one painting to finish.

It was a new experience for her to be painting with a deadline. But she found it actually energized her, and at the same time caused nervous flutters in her middle.

She could have throttled her sister the day they had met Ash at Gunter’s the week before. Maybe he thought they could spare time for the garden party, but she had no desire to subject herself to the fluttering and eyelash-batting that would take up hours of precious time she could spend on finishing the paintings. ’Twas very clever of her sister to ask Ash before Pru even had a chance to decline.

She was still reeling from Ash seeing a difference in looks between her and Phoebe. All their lives, no one—even Mother at times—could tell them apart. When Phoebe met her duke, the first thing he said was he had no trouble recognizing Phoebe. And he was correct in picking out Phoebe each time they encountered him together. It had been unnerving

It had been obvious from Phoebe’s comment that she saw something special about Ash since he had done the same thing St. Albans had upon meeting the two of them. However, she had no intention to dwelling too much on that.

Ash stood at the front door, conversing with Mason. She was once again struck by how handsome the gallery owner was. His blond hair had been slicked back, but uncooperative strands had already begun to fall on his broad forehead. He might not be recognized nor accepted by the ton, but his features were all aristocrat.

In fact, even though she had never met Lord Stanhope formally, she knew what he looked like merely by looking at his son. Ash and the man she’d seen at numerous ton affairs looked so much alike they could never be mistaken for anything except father and son. It made one wonder what Stanhope would do if they ever met face to face at a beau monde affair.

As she grew closer, his deep blue eyes, surrounded by full, lengthy lashes regarded her with pleasure. Surely, he wasn’t looking forward to the garden party?

She would not consider at all that he was merely happy to be in her presence. Thoughts along those lines were dangerous.

But then there were those kisses…

“You are looking lovely today, Lady Prudence.” He gave her a slight bow, then extended his arm. Together, they left the house and he helped her into his carriage.

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