Liberty for Paul (Scandalous Sisters Book 2) by Rose Gordon

Author:Rose Gordon [Gordon, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Parchment & Plume, LLC
Published: 2013-12-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Paul had tried his best to avoid Liberty over the past week. He’d spent more time locked in his room or study than was good for a body. But it was the only way he could avoid her. After she’d leave to go do whatever she did for the day, he’d emerge, go take care of errands, and then go fishing until it was time for dinner. These days, fishing seemed to be the only thing that took his mind off his troubles. Out by the creek, he could toss his fly into the water and worry about nothing but whether or not a fish would bite.

There was a slight tug on his line. He set the hook and reeled in his catch. Taking a minute to admire the beauty of the fish and remove the hook, he knelt by the water and let the fish go. He glanced at the sky and figured it was time to go back. He still lacked a working watch, so he wasn’t positive, but he didn’t want to be late and make Liberty wait for him again. She’d be furious. He smiled. Maybe he should toss his line out again. He still hadn’t been able to break down that line of defense she’d put in place since they married, not that he’d been trying this past week. He’d hoped if he backed off, she’d come around.

Grabbing his gear so not to agitate Her Majesty, Queen Liberty Grimes, Paul walked back to the house to wash up before dinner. He changed quickly and was walking to the dining room when he heard voices coming from his open study.

“So, you’re my brother’s wife?” he heard Sam say to Liberty who had her hands behind her back.

“That’s correct,” she returned stiffly, not meeting his eyes.

Odd that Liberty was so rigid around Sam. Besides the fact that ladies generally giggled and blushed in the Sam’s presence, Paul honestly thought he was the only one to provoke such an adverse reaction in Liberty.

“I must say I’m not surprised,” Sam said, shaking his head.

Liberty looked like she wanted to chew him up and spit him out. “What is that supposed to mean, Lord Bonnington?” Her voice was strained, almost like she was trying to keep a tight rein on her true emotions.

“Nothing,” he said with a nonchalant shrug. “It’s just you’re rather homely, that’s all. But I wouldn’t expect anything less from Paul. He never could get a pretty girl,” Sam added with a jeering laugh.

Paul wanted to vault into the room and punch his brother for his rude remark, but before he could move, Liberty put him in his place. “There’s more to a woman than her looks. Perhaps you’d know that if you did your thinking with the head that’s attached to your shoulders.”

Paul fought the impulse to laugh. He’d never imagined she was capable of saying such a thing, much less thinking it. For a girl who didn’t even know what a man’s privates were called only a few weeks ago, she surely surprised him with that remark.

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