Miss Hathaway's Wish by Suzanna Medeiros

Author:Suzanna Medeiros [Medeiros, Suzanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B08HX8P32H

Chapter 9

Despite her best efforts, Emily couldn’t stop thinking about her conversation with Jonah. No matter how hard she tried, her thoughts kept circling back to what it would be like to have Sir Jonah Stanton court her.

He’d woo her with flowers and drives through Hyde Park, but he wouldn’t be content to follow the traditional path quite so strictly. He’d find moments to take her aside and kiss her whenever he could. No, not just one kiss but several. Whenever the opportunity presented itself.

Emily had to give her head a sharp shake to keep from getting carried away with her fantasy. Her feelings for Jonah were being muddled by the role he’d played during the ball the night before. And after his teasing that morning, it was becoming difficult to separate fantasy from reality.

It was possible Jonah was also caught up in the same trap. But come spring he’d be over any inclination he might have had to court her.

She made her way to James’s study, wanting to thank him properly for agreeing to host the Christmas ball. He might have had ulterior motives, but in the end she’d enjoyed herself tremendously. Perhaps he’d like to go for a ride. It seemed an age since the two of them had gone riding together, and she needed to distract herself from thoughts of Jonah.

She let herself into the study after a quick knock. “It’s safe to come out now, James—”

She stopped abruptly when she realized her brother wasn’t alone. In fact, he and Sarah were in the midst of a heated embrace.

He spun them around, his broad back shielding his wife so Emily couldn’t see what was happening, something for which she was infinitely grateful.

“How many times have I asked you to knock first, Emily?”

Fumbling for the door latch, she let herself back out with a hurried, “I didn’t see anything. In fact, I wasn’t even here.”

She released a shaky chuckle once she’d escaped the room. Well, it appeared James had found another way to celebrate his newfound freedom from unwelcome houseguests.

Never mind—there was always Edward or Grace. Setting out in search of them, she made her way to the library and cautiously opened the door.

And stood frozen in shock for several seconds when she realized Edward was lying over Grace on the settee, his mouth traveling down the column of her throat while his wife let out a little sound that spoke volumes about how much she was enjoying her husband’s attentions.

They hadn’t noticed her entrance, so when she could move again, Emily closed the door as quietly as possible. She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes, unable to forget that little sound.

More than anything, she wanted the type of relationship her brothers had both found. Maybe she should take Jonah up on his offer and allow him to court her in earnest before he changed his mind.

She decided the safest course of action was to return to the dower house since she was unlikely to run into anyone engaged in a heated embrace there.

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