Reformed by the Scotsman by Katie Douglas

Author:Katie Douglas [Douglas, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2017-08-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The next day, Edward wrote a letter to Adeline’s father. He restrained himself from filling it with all the choice criticisms of the man’s poor parenting techniques, and instead updated him on Adeline’s progress. With a sense of unease, he knew he had crossed a line at the beach. If Adeline hadn’t broken down in tears, Edward might have done something most improper.

He wanted her so much, he could hardly think straight when she was around anymore. The feeling was mutual; he saw it in her eyes when she spoke to him, aside from all the little reasons she found to spend most days near him. The more he thought about it, the more certain he was that he wanted her to spend all her days at his side. And nights. Underneath or on top were also appealing positions for her body relative to his. More and more, he found himself wondering what her opinion was about a range of different things.

As he neared the close of his letter to her father, he was concerned that Adeline had been sent here to learn propriety and good behavior, and her father might be rather disappointed if he knew how well Adeline and Edward were getting along. Edward was five years her senior, which was a good age difference, and he had money, plenty to keep her in the lifestyle her parents lived, but he had no titles, nor interest in acquiring any, and another Wolstanton-Hawthorne engagement would almost certainly bring back bad memories for her family. He couldn’t put it off though. Edward knew this was one of those occasions where the bull had to be grasped by the horns. He added a paragraph to his letter, then finished it off with pleasantries before finding an envelope.

“See that this gets delivered by first class post. I want it to reach Hathersedge no later than the first delivery of tomorrow morning.” He handed it to Guy, then went to locate the girl who was driving him to distraction. She was easy to find; all he had to do was follow his ears.

Adeline was sitting in the piano room, with her back to the door, un-self-consciously playing ‘Three Little Maids From School.’ She really was partial to Gilbert and Sullivan, he thought approvingly. He stood at the door and listened to her playing, her injured hand now mostly healed, and his heart warmed when she began singing.

Deciding it was best to make his presence known, he closed the door loudly behind him. She paused and looked away from the music book.

“You’ve been scarce all morning,” she observed. “Busy surveying your estates?” She teased his unconventional approach to managing his family fortune, since he hadn’t invested in any land.

He chuckled. “I was writing to your father.”

“Why?” She looked serious now, and he wished he could take her worries away.

“He naturally expects to be updated on your progress.”

“And has the shrew been tamed, yet?”

“The shrew, regrettably, turned out to be a kitten. And everyone knows that kittens are reckless and playful creatures who grow into cats.

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