Kiss Me at Christmas by Valerie Bowman

Author:Valerie Bowman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: 0
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Regina slowly climbed the stairs to her bedchamber. Daffin had called her special. He understood her reasons for not wanting to marry Dryden. He even understood what it was like to be fearful that your children would experience the same hurt you did. So fearful you didn’t even want to have children. She’d never realized anyone else felt that same way. What had happened to Daffin after his mother died? Had he stayed with his hideous father? How must that have been for a young boy? He was opening up to her, but slowly. She’d wanted to ask him why a paid murderer had been after his mother, but that was a question for another time. So was the question about where he’d ended up after his mother’s death.

He’d seemed a bit angry with her for seemingly giving up on her quest to find love, which made no sense because he himself had said he didn’t believe in love. The perfect man did not exist. The one who made your stomach flutter was not the one with a title and neighboring lands. It was a lesson she was learning all too well.

She entered her bedchamber, closed the door, and climbed atop the bed. She sat in silence, staring into the fireplace, until a knock sounded at the door.

“Regina? May I come in?” Nicole called.

“Of course.”

Nicole opened the door and stepped inside. She walked over to the bed and sat on the side of it, her hip turned to face Regina. “Are you all right, dear?”

Regina expelled her breath. “Honestly, I don’t know.”

“What’s happened?”

Regina calmly folded her hands over her middle and stared at the canopy above her. “I’ve kissed Daffin. Twice.”

A sly smile crept to Nicole’s lips. “I thought I’d interrupted something in the library the other night, but I didn’t want to pry.”

“It’s all right. We needed to be interrupted. It’s all so confusing. I don’t know what to think. He makes me feel so … oh, I cannot describe it. All I know is that I want to kiss him again.”

Nicole patted her knee. “I know, dear. I know.”

“Did he ever tell you anything … about what happened to his family?”

“Not much.” Nicole shook her head. “I only know his mother died when he was a boy. He went to boarding school after that.”

“Oh.” Regina considered that for a moment. So he hadn’t had to live with his hideous father.

“I get the impression his childhood was far from happy,” Nicole added.

“I do, too.” Regina grabbed a pillow and hugged it to her chest. “I did what you suggested. I’ve talked to him. Tried to get to know him, and I’ve decided I like him. I really like him. But I’m not certain if he’s truly not interested in me or just thinks he shouldn’t be.”

“Yes. Those are two quite different things. However, if he’s kissed you twice, I tend to think it’s the latter, dear.”

Regina expelled a breath. “I’m going to ask him.”

“I think that’s an excellent idea.

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