Haberdashers Act I (Haberdashers Collections, #1) by Sue London

Author:Sue London
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: regency romance
Publisher: Sue London
Published: 2020-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty-One

Quince awoke with something tickling his nose. Sabre was sleeping with her back pressed against him. He smoothed her hair and then let his hand wander over her shoulder to the dip of her waist and on to the flare of her hip. His beautiful, beautiful fiancée. He should make it official by talking to Robert. But then again they had already negotiated. If he wasn’t mistaken he should get two of Charlie’s best carriage horses, as well. Of course, that was if he took her as his mistress. As a wife there was most likely a dowry. Hopefully it would be enough to give her some spending money. One of his greatest fears for their marriage was not being able to provide for her in the style to which she was accustomed. Although she seemed more than capable of making do when necessary, what he had seen of her wardrobe indicated a wealth that he did not currently possess.

She stirred in her sleep, rolling over to snuggle against him. He wasn’t sure if she was truly awake until she kissed his chest and gave a contented sigh.

He kissed her temple. “Good morning, love.”

Her lips turned up in a smile although her eyes were still closed. “Good morning, love.”

“Will you be ready to travel today?”

“Of course.”

He trailed a finger over the silken skin on her arm. “Would you mind...”

She opened her eyes and gave him a saucy smile. “Probably not.”

He chuckled. “I was going to ask if you would draft letters for me to sign, but perhaps your idea is more interesting.”

She sat up. “I would be happy to. What time is it? Should we do that now?”

“You realize you’re rather exhaustingly industrious, don’t you?”

She poked him in the ribs. “And we’re lucky I am, if you can’t even be bothered to draft your own letters.”

He caught her hand to keep her from poking at him again and raised her fingers to his lips for a kiss. He frowned briefly. “If we want to leave today it would be best to leave the writing to you.”

She teased, “Do you sit waiting for your Muse to whisper in your ear?”

“No. I...” Quince paused. It was difficult to talk about. “I’ve never written or read very well. It’s odd. I’m much better off hearing information than reading it. Sad, because I happen to adore poetry.”

Her brows drew down. “But you left me a note once. It seemed to be in a fine hand.”

He smiled briefly. “I didn’t want to wake you for fear that you would insist on going with me. But what you could have dashed off in mere seconds took me almost five minutes.”

She frowned. “Oh. That’s why you have Gideon oversee your accounts, isn’t it?”

“Part of the reason. He’s also brilliant at it. Why struggle with something for hours that he can do ten times as well in mere moments?”

“Is that fair to him, though?”

“Beg pardon?”

“I’ve stayed with them. Gideon works endlessly. Are you sure he has time to oversee your accounts?”

Quince frowned.

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