Forgotten No More by Christina McKnight

Author:Christina McKnight
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: La Loma Elite Publishing
Published: 2014-11-19T22:00:00+00:00

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As she walked, her hand securely tucked into the crook of his arm, she wondered if the draw she felt to him went further than she knew. It was as if the powers to be were pushing them together, compelling them closer. Part of her wanted to accept it, while it was most likely only that Harold was following her and nothing to do with anything else.

“A shilling for your thoughts?” he asked beside her.

She peeked up at him, fearing making full eye contact. She turned into a bumbling idiot every time she looked directly at him. It would not behoove her to speak of too much, yet she deeply regretted her previous harsh words. It didn’t matter that she discouraged him at every turn, he still tried.

Their evening on the pond had shown her they could have a conversation without revealing too much and without her treating him poorly. If they were to spend the season living with Vi and Lord Haversham, they needed to be civil. Their hosts were not dull, and would most certainly notice the pair avoiding each other.

“Sometimes, even though we are right next to each other, I feel you are miles away. Why is that?”

“I think the same thing,” she confided.

“Do you ever just want to let go and not worry so much?” He stared straight ahead as he talked. “Maybe disappear for a while and start something all your own.”

Ruby didn’t know if the questions were meant for her or if he was examining his own life out loud, but she wanted to keep him talking. Despite doing everything she could to push him away, she couldn’t deny her physical draw to the man. The street became less crowded as they neared the Haversham townhouse, straying farther from the busy section of town.

“That is much easier said than done,” she said.

“How so?”

“We have friends and family—responsibilities—that tie us to this place at this time.” It would be an overwhelming sense of relief to let everything go; not care who her father was, be away from her mother’s dictating hand, and start anew.

Harold patted her hand. “Yes, we do, but what a shame.”

“You would leave behind Lord Haversham?”

“Brock and I have a friendship that has never been location dependent. It would endure a period of separation—it has before. You would not leave Lady Haversham, even with the promise of a brighter future, knowing your paths would cross again one day?”

“I do not think anyone’s future can be guaranteed,” she said. “And how dull would that be, if it were?”

“Oh, nothing with either of us will ever be dull. We could leave now, travel to the country—maybe toward Dover—and settle in a small cottage of our own.” The excitement in his voice sent a thrill through her as well.

When had they moved from discussing their separate lives, to imagining a future together? Fighting herself every step of the way, Ruby had to admit the picture he painted sounded heavenly. In Dover, it wouldn’t

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