Convincing Leopold 2 by Ava March

Author:Ava March [March, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBT Historical
Published: 2012-05-08T03:09:25+00:00

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ask, to push or cajole, and he would not receive another thinly veiled no, I don’t want you.

At least not tonight.

Candles lit and fire started in the hearth, he draped his greatcoat over the back of an armchair in the parlor and set the basket in front of the fireplace, figuring it would do to keep the food warm. After grabbing the bottles of fine Bordeaux and aged brandy tucked under the towel in the basket, he went into the dining room. By his calculation, it would take at least a half hour for his carriage to pick up Arthur and deliver him home. Plenty of time to get everything ready.

The only sounds that broke the silence were the light clinks of porcelain and silver as he focused on setting two places at the mahogany table. Lips pursed, he surveyed the results, then moved one of the place settings. He would much prefer to sit beside Arthur, but given it was Arthur‟s home, Leopold should put the man at the head of the table.

He opened the wine and brandy and gathered the necessary glassware from the cabinet. Wine for before and during supper, brandy for after.

What was he forgetting?

Tea. Yes. He should put on some water. He went into the ridiculously tiny kitchen—really, how did Arthur cook in there?—and surveyed the small stove. He had watched Arthur light it on a few occasions, for this exact purpose, in fact.

Couldn‟t prove too difficult.

A few minutes later, he had water on the stove. Satisfied it would eventually boil, he gathered the basket from before the hearth, pulled out the closed silver dishes, and put them on the table. The scents of roasted chicken, freshly baked bread, carrots, and potatoes seeped from under the covers, quickly filling the room.

As he unbuttoned his coat and draped it over his greatcoat already on the chair, he checked the dining room and parlor. Everything was at the ready, down to the empty wineglass on the side table waiting for him to fill it the moment Arthur arrived home.

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