Married to the Marquess by Rebecca Connolly

Author:Rebecca Connolly [Connolly, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Phase Publishing LLC
Published: 2015-11-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The days following were some of the most blissful, if confusing, of Kate’s entire married life. Derek was so changed, and so was she. Since he had kissed her in the music room that night, which she had gleefully relived over and over again in her mind, he was tender and attentive, and even demonstrative, which she was enjoying more and more.

Now there was not a time they were together when there was not a kiss. Gentle, soft, hesitant though they were, they always came. Now they began to mean more, and she looked forward to them, wondering when and how he would kiss her. He stole more kisses than she would have expected, and their behavior had turned almost playful.

More than just his kisses, she was also reveling in the fact that they were talking every day. Sometimes it was only as she played for him, but he told her everything about his day, about his father and his brother, and even some stories from his childhood. He never demanded that she reciprocate, but she did as much as she was able to. He laughed at her attempts to control things, kept her from ordering around servants more than necessary, and on occasion, still prodded her enough to nearly start a fight.

Only now it was fun.

The only time she’d had any sort of distraction lately had been the day before when Moira, her sister-in-law Caroline, and Caroline’s younger sister Gemma, had come for an afternoon of music.

Gemma was a very accomplished violinist, and they had spent the time working on a duet. Derek had come in at one point, his curiosity piqued. He had claimed that he could not approve of such days unless he was privy to a demonstration. Though Gemma was not usually a shy young woman, it had taken a bit of his most charming coaxing to convince her to perform.

It had not been perfect, as they had only begun to practice that day, but it was rather lovely, if she did say so herself. And to confirm her point, Derek had risen from his seat and applauded the both of them. Thankfully, he had not kissed her in front of them, as she would have hated a public display of his affections, but the look he gave her was a kiss in itself, and she found herself blushing all the same.

It had been arranged that they would perform the number together for a small gathering of family and friends in their home in another two days, which placed it tomorrow evening. Kate had practiced quite a bit, feeling excessively nervous about performing before people who were not her husband, but with her new champions, Moira and Caroline, in attendance, she would get through.

She never had discovered just what those two had done in retaliation to Lady Greversham for the words she had uttered about her, but she had heard rumors that Lady Greversham’s gown had been quite ruined, and a number of guests had left with soiled slippers.

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