The Governess Club: Louisa by Macdonald Ellie

Author:Macdonald, Ellie [Macdonald, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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John climbed to the top of the stairs, seeing Louisa speaking with Rose and Fanny about the rooms. Watching her, his body tingled with the memories from that morning and his cock stirred just thinking about what she had done to him. Even that little conversation when his manhood was literally in her hands—yea gods but she made his blood boil.

Marriage equates slavery? Now that he had time to think about it fully clothed, he could understand her perspective. Didn’t agree with it—he doubted Amanda had felt like she had been in slavery—but he could see her thinking it was true. Her first marriage must have been horrible, even worse than his.

He leaned against the wall and crossed his arms, watching her. He wasn’t actually complaining about their relationship—hell, if that morning was any indication, she had no qualms either. Why did he feel like something was missing? He didn’t intend on marrying her right away; he just wanted the option for the future.

He would have to work on convincing her otherwise. At least with him marriage would be different. He didn’t understand how she couldn’t see that yet. After all he had done for her—how many men of her acquaintance would give her a partnership in an inn? Teach her how to shingle a roof? Drink ale with her? What was it about him that reminded her of her first husband? Yea gods, if it was something he could stop doing, he would; he just needed to know. If she didn’t talk to him about it, how could he know what to do to change her mind?

“Winter weather is approaching,” she was saying to the maids. “We must ensure all rooms have extra towels. I have already informed Alan and Timothy to keep the coal reserves stocked in the rooms as well; you will have to keep the fires at a low burn starting mid-morning. If the rooms are not let by late evening, we can let them go out and can light them again if there are any last-minute guests without losing too much heat.”

The girls nodded and she sent them on their way. Louisa turned and looked surprised to see him standing there, but recovered and walked toward him. “What are you doing here?”

“Watching you.”

She raised her eyebrows. “You have work to do. You don’t have time to be watching me. Why would you even say something so foolish? What do you truly want?”

John pushed himself off the wall and straightened. “Lunch. I’ve asked Maisie to get some plates ready for us. Rose will bring them out. And I tend to say nice, complimentary things to the people I care about. I know, it’s strange, but that’s just the way I am. I like it when you feel good about yourself.”

She frowned. “You are being ridiculous. I don’t appreciate this kind of teasing.”

“Do you appreciate any kind of teasing?” He took her hand and walked down the stairs with her.

She had pulled her hand out of his grasp by the time they reached the bottom.

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