Lessons in Seduction by Melissa Schroeder

Author:Melissa Schroeder [Schroeder, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Series - Historical
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2007-07-07T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

In which Lady Cicely gloats, if only to herself.

Cicely snuggled deeper beneath her crisp bed linens, refusing to acknowledge the coming of morning. She didn’t want to rise, not yet. Her dreams were just too delicious to abandon. But Betsy apparently did not know of her decision to sleep the day away. Either that or she did not appreciate the depth of the desire.

“You missed breakfast, my lady.”

She said this in an impossibly cheery voice, right before she ripped open the heavy floral curtains, baring the room to the bright ravages of an unclouded sun. Cicely groaned and pulled her pillow over her face.

“My lady?”

The worry in Betsy’s voice made Cicely grimace. She was not usually a layabout but after all the excitement of yesterday, it felt like the most wonderful thing in the world to do. The only thing lacking was Douglas next to her. That thought brought forth a rush of goose bumps that rose on her flesh as she indulged in her fantasy. Cuddling close to him, the heat of him warming her…

“Lady Cicely, do I need to call on Lady Victoria or Lady Colleen? Lady Victoria asked about you after you had to leave the musicale.”

Sighing at the loss of her delicious fantasy—not to mention her privacy—she pushed her pillow aside and sat up. Against the onslaught of sunshine, she had to squint to see anything. She rubbed at the sleep in her eyes and yawned.

“No, I’m fine now.”

Betsy stood near the windows watching her with apprehension. “I’m not so sure. Are you certain?”

Cicely was too tired to deal with this, but she also didn’t want to answer numerous questions, and she did not want to hurt Betsy’s feelings. “I swear I am fine. I think the excitement of the evening, the heat of the room, all of it just didn’t settle well with me. I’m still a girl who prefers the quieter entertainments. I find the crush quite…” She searched for the right word. “Overwhelming.”

Betsy smiled and went about the room, getting things ready for Cicely’s morning bath. “I told Lady Victoria that was all there was to it.”

Of course. Betsy was never wrong, thought Cicely with a smile. There was a knock at the door heralding the footmen with her bath. The next few minutes were spent getting the bath ready for her. After they left, Cicely slid off her bed.

She stretched her arms over her head while Betsy poured the lavender-scented salts into the steaming water. Cicely had slept like a dead weight, but it had not been restful. Her dreams had been filled with a mixture of Douglas and the horrible altercation with Cummings. It was such a strange and confusing combination of emotions that her sleep had not afforded her the respite she needed. Her stomach growled, which caused Betsy and Cicely to laugh.

“I’ll have them fix you a tray and bring it up.”

“Give me at least half an hour. I feel the need to indulge this morning.”

Grinning, Betsy nodded before slipping out the door to leave Cicely alone with her thoughts.

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