Miss Fortescue's Protector in Paris by Amanda McCabe

Author:Amanda McCabe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon Historical
Published: 2019-05-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

‘Chris, my most darling brother!’ Diana cried as she opened the door to their hotel suite to let Chris in for their little family dinner party. She went up on tiptoe to kiss his cheek, leaving a trace of her rose perfume behind, as sweet as her smile. ‘I can’t tell you how excited I was to hear we were all going to be together again. You are looking utterly lovely.’

Chris kissed her cheek in return. ‘And so are you.’ Di did look lovely, just as Will did lately, glowing with quiet happiness. Chris remembered how his brother used to look, always so solemn and watchful, so careful. Now he had laughter and light in his life.

Chris thought of Emily, making him dance in the café, laughing up at him as Paris swirled around them. What would it be like to feel that way all the time?

He pushed away the memories, the feelings that shouldn’t even exist in his heart, and gave Diana another hug.

‘I went to Gordston’s today,’ she said, leading him into the sitting room as a footman brought in sherry. ‘It was so wonderful to see Emily and Alex again! We are having them to dinner very soon and you must come back then. We will have such fun, just like our Miss Grantley’s days.’

‘Maybe Chris won’t have time for much fun, darling,’ Will said, coming in from the small office he used. ‘I hear he will be hard at work here in Paris.’

Diana threw Chris a wry glance, as if she doubted he could be ‘hard at work’ at anything. Not that he blamed her. It was a role he carefully cultivated. ‘You sound just like Emily, business all the time. But I’m sure everyone has time for fun, Will. Especially Chris. And I have heard he has plenty of time for our Em lately.’

Chris did not trust the sly smile she shot his way. ‘I’ll try to come, Di. It would be nice to see all the old crowd together again.’

‘Yes, indeed.’ Diana glanced down into her wineglass, a wistful look coming over her usually merry face. ‘Did I tell you, Alex is in the family way! She looked positively glowing. So it won’t be quite like Grantley’s days.’

Will gently touched her hand and she smiled up at him. For a moment, it was as if the two of them were alone in their own small world.

There was a knock at the suite door and the butler came and spoke in Will’s ear. Will nodded and turned to Chris.

‘I need to take care of a bit of business from the office before dinner, Di,’ Will said with an apologetic smile. ‘It won’t take long.’

Diana waved him off, obviously used to such things. ‘No matter, the hotel kitchen is always running late. I’ll just work on my new article.’

Will kissed her again and gestured for Chris to follow him to the small library. Chris couldn’t imagine what emergency work had been sent so late at night and hoped it wasn’t a true emergency.

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