The Duke and the Dressmaker by Keira Montclair

Author:Keira Montclair [Montclair, Keira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-11-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Sara shook her head after Philip departed. Her insides churned like they never had before. What did she expect? She knew she had feelings for him. She probably would always have feelings for him. Philip was everything Duncan had not been.

When he’d held her in his arms, he’d been kind and thoughtful. He whispered sweet words in her ear, caressed her skin enough to give her chills. She loved how he had made her feel valued, and special. He had demanded that she take pride in herself as a beautiful woman. She would have done anything for him.

Almost anything. She just could not bring herself to whore for him. But now, after the way he just spoke to her—did she know him at all? Now he spoke of stations. Why was that a surprise? Everyone knew a duke was way above a viscount, an earl, and so on. Of course, he was way above a modiste. She had known that when she went with him the other night.

Yet he had treated her like a princess.

For one night. Did he treat all his paramours as such on their first night? She’d been a fool to believe he would always treat her that way. She needed to get over him and do it quickly. He would not, no, he could not ever marry her. So an affair was the best she could ever hope for. But just when she had convinced herself to agree with him, her heart and her instincts stopped her.

Why did it hurt so?

***

Philip was quiet in the carriage.

Finally, his mother spoke. “Why don’t you drop Emma and me at the orphanage? Then you may proceed with whatever you need to do and can stop back later.”

“Mother, I can wait if you need me to.” He stared blankly out the window.

“No need to. Lady Downey gave us all these new outfits for the children at the orphanage.”

Philip turned his head sharply to stare at his mother. “She what?”

“Sara said every time she has extra fabric she makes something for a child to wear. She just cannot bear to throw out good material so she manages to put the scraps together for the children. She asked me to take it to the orphanage. There is quite a bit here, and it will take some time for us to sort through it all.”

He stared at his mother.

“Philip, are you all right?” Emma asked.

“Yes, of course. I will return for you in two hours. Will that be sufficient?”

“Oh, certainly. That would be wonderful.”

***

Philip made his way into White’s and strode into the far room. Ardleigh sat at his usual table, thumbing through the newspaper.

“Greetings, Brentwood. What has put you in such a sour mood today?” Ardleigh queried with a smile.

Philip pulled out a chair and sat across from his friend. “It certainly is not any of your business, but I was hoping to move a certain widow into my townhouse.”

“Ah.” Ardleigh nodded. “Lady Downey turned you down. Perhaps you are going about it in the wrong way.

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