An Agreement Among Gentlemen by Chris Owen

Author:Chris Owen [Owen, Chris]
Language: nld
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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In the carriage, I found Langton huddled into a corner, looking miserable.

"What happened?" I asked as I joined him, sharing his side of the carriage and putting my hand on his shoulder.

"Nothing," he protested. "He was cold and angry, pressing me for details over and over. He wanted to know everything you said, looking for some hidden meaning somewhere. He wanted to know what you were like towards me, if you'd ever been improper or even rude, although he seemed more interested to know if you were kind or not."

"I'm so sorry," I said again. "You won't be going back, and if I'd have known your mother wasn't there, you would not have been there last night." I wanted to know what Langton had said, but was afraid to ask. Not because I thought he would have said anything about our carriage ride, or our attraction, but because if I asked I would hurt him, would 198

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make him think I didn't trust him. All the same, I wanted to know.

"You really didn't know?" Langton asked.

I shook my head, wishing he would look at me. "I had no idea, lamb. I would have spared you, I swear. Tonight will be different."

Langton snorted. "Yes, spent in the dark in a carriage."

"No, at the club. I have no intention of travelling at night."

Langton turned to me, his eyes widening. "Really?"

"Yes. We'll go on today as planned, then dine at the club and stay there tonight. Are you all right? Do you want to talk for a while?"

Langton looked dazed. "Talk?"

I held his chin and brushed my lips across his. "Talk. I'm sure you have a great deal on your mind, and we will discuss it all at length. But we have some time right now if there is something pressing. Your uncle, last night, anything."

Langton's eyes softened, and he smiled shyly at me, some of the light coming back into his face. "No. I put him off, told him only the truth whilst keeping to myself what he was truly after. Tell me about your night?"

I smiled. "My night was lovely, in contrast with yours.

Truitt is quite taken with you."

Langton beamed, his eyes dancing. "Is he? Is he really coming to visit?"

"I doubt we could stop him now, lamb. Are you happy?"

"I will be," Langton said, giving me a saucy look. "But if I start thinking about that right now I shall be unfit for business. Who are we seeing first?"

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That, it appeared, was my cue to turn my mind to business.

We had three appointments in the morning, all of which were uneventful. We then stopped at a few shops, where I ordered some items as gifts, and had an early luncheon. After we ate, we discussed music for a time, watching the people pass by and avoiding each other's eyes. It was insanely easy to put our mutual desires aside when in the company of others; when left to

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