The Vision of a Viscountess by Linda Rae Sande

Author:Linda Rae Sande [Sande, Linda Rae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946271112
Publisher: Twisted Teacup Publishing
Published: 2018-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

A few minutes later, Marianne luxuriated in the sensations created by Angela’s fingers as the lady’s maid washed her hair.

Marianne decided she rather liked having Angela as a lady’s maid. The young woman was obsessed with details, seeing to it everything was folded precisely, the bed made perfectly, hair dressed to its best advantage, and gowns wrinkle-free. Lulled almost to sleep and deep in thought, Marianne was entirely unaware of the bathing chamber door opening until Angela suddenly inhaled and stood up.

“What...?”

“I didn’t mean to startle you, my lady,” Jasper said as he stood leaning in the doorway, his arms crossed as he regarded her with a grin.

Marianne pulled her knees to her chest, the move made instinctively, causing water to slosh over the edge of the tub. “My lord!” she admonished him. Her expression of surprise soon turned to a grin when she noticed how Angela seemed unsure of what to do. “You may go,” she said in Italian, “And I will see you in the morning.”

Angela gave a quick curtsy before she disappeared from the bathing chamber, leaving Marianne with her arms still wrapped around her bent knees.

“I didn’t mean to interrupt your bath. Truly,” Jasper said in a quiet voice.

Marianne gave a shrug. “I don’t mind. Truly.”

Jasper straightened from where he had been leaning against the door jamb. “Does that mean... could I...? Join you?” he stammered.

A jolt of something rather pleasant shot down Marianne’s spine as her breath quickened. Her gaze darted to the tub in an effort to determine if there was enough room for the two of them. “I think so. If we...” She let out a gasp as Jasper was suddenly next to the tub, unwinding the cravat from around his neck and unbuttoning his waistcoat and trying to remove his boots all at the same time.

“Isn’t that what David is supposed to be doing?” she asked as her hands moved to grip the edge of the tub.

“Usually. Except I told him I could manage tonight and to see to Singleton.”

“Where is Mr. Singleton?” she asked in a whisper.

Jasper frowned. “He’s still in the dining room. He’s studying a map Darius gave him last night,” he said, some of his words muffled when his shirt went over his head. He had his breeches unfastened and was about to push them down when he noticed Marianne averting her eyes. “What is it?”

“What is what?”

Jasper blinked. “Why did you look away?”

Marianne blinked, her gaze back on him. All of him. “I thought you might want a bit of... privacy,” she managed, her eyes widening when she realized how his face displayed more color than usual. And not from a blush.

His top hat hadn’t begun to shade his face from the rays of the sun. She wondered if the sunburn hurt.

Sighing, Jasper finished undressing and dipped a hand into the water, his sigh of satisfaction at odds with his thought at hearing her words. “You have seen all of me. I have seen all of you,” he replied patiently.

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