The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury's Diamonds: A Casebook of Barnaby Adair Short Novel (The Casebook of Barnaby Adair)

Author:Stephanie Laurens [Laurens, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance
ISBN: 9780992278939
Amazon: 0992278937
Publisher: Savdek Management Pty Limited
Published: 2014-01-19T23:00:00+00:00

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Although it was still early, Penelope elected to be wise and retire. She wasn’t surprised that Barnaby chose to join her; he would be leaving early to return to Finsbury Court and tie up the case—so he could return to hovering over her.

She didn’t need to ask to know that, regardless of the lure of the case, that was his underlying motive.

After he had helped her to disrobe, don her now voluminous nightgown, and then awkwardly climb onto their big bed, she lay back against her small mountain of pillows and, having left her glasses on for the purpose, watched him undress.

When the show was finally over and he doused the lamp and joined her under the covers, setting her glasses aside, she turned his way and focused as well as she could on his face. “Did you ever get a look at the diamonds?”

“No.” Turning onto his back, Barnaby drew up the covers. Closing his eyes, he shrugged lightly. “Other than being Fletcher and Kitty’s original target, they don’t seem all that relevant now.”

After several seconds of staring into the shadows, Penelope stated, “I think that, if at all possible, you should try to get a look at them.”

Although he was already sinking into sleep, the comment made Barnaby wonder…sufficiently for him to rouse himself enough to ask, “Why?”

“Well…” Penelope half-turned and snuggled a little lower—a trifle closer. Her hand slid beneath the sheets and came to rest, warm and familiar, on his upper arm. “I just thought you should grasp the opportunity to seek a little inspiration for the right gift to get me to commemorate the event—and to placate me and restore your manly self to my good graces—when I deliver your heir.”

Eyes still closed, Barnaby grinned. “Very well—just for you I’ll make a point of getting a look at the fabulous Finsbury diamonds.”

She patted his arm and lay back. “Good.”

Silence fell. Even as sleep drew nearer, attuned to her as he was, he sensed her relax and—somewhat surprisingly—fall asleep without any further wriggling and restless shifting.

The ease of her slumber soothed and reassured him.

Inserting a note into his mental diary to make an appointment to discuss diamonds with Aspreys, Barnaby let Morpheus claim him.

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