James (Hot Footman Secrets Book 1) by Cheryl Dragon

Author:Cheryl Dragon [Dragon, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

There was an art to service. James cringed every time the men hesitated. Thomas was clueless but he learned fast. Paul and Patrick were flawless, as was Harry and the others with training. Patrick clearly had been instructed by his mother. The others had been practicing all morning carrying trays of silver and glass.

“Why not do this at breakfast?” Thomas asked.

James cut him a look. “Breakfasts are buffet style. Have you forgotten so quickly?”

“You’re not supposed to talk unless asked a question,” Paul shot at Thomas.

“This is a learning lunch. I realize that the training is tedious and the pomp and circumstance might be dull. But if you find a job in service you can enjoy and get a boss who’ll watch your back if you’re caught—you can have a better life.”

“It’s already a lot better than the Molly house in some ways.” Thomas nodded.

“How nice,” Fred replied.

Harry rolled his eyes at James, who suppressed a grin.

James nodded to Paul and Patrick to clear. He had to point at Thomas to go and fetch the dessert.

The three men disappeared.

Thomas returned and served the dessert but the look on his face wasn’t the neutral expression of a footman.

“Harry, oversee the cleanup,” James said.

Harry nodded. James slipped down to the butler’s pantry and found Paul and Patrick kissing. Their livery was untucked and their hands were busy. They didn’t even hear the door hinge. James stepped back and cleared his throat.

By the time he opened the door again, the men were apart. Disheveled but apart. He gave both of them a cold, disapproving stare the butler at his old house would have been proud of, then turned and stalked back to the dining room.

This was exactly what he knew would happen. The colonel had a lot of grand plans but men would always be men.

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