A London Season
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“Jane, next year may Rosemarie and I come to London with you?” Katherine begged. “It’s not fair that you had all the fun.”
Glendale and Jane shared amused glances. Not all of her season had been fun, but she wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
“Everyone can have whatever their hearts desire,” Glendale promised. “But in return you must give me what I want.”
“And what does Lord Glendale want?” Jane enquired.
He gave her a look that heated her blood. “A few minutes alone with my intended.”
Lady Alice was quick to take the hint, rising and heading for the door. “Now come along,” she said. “Tea is waiting upstairs, and they’ll be plenty of time to pester Jane later.”
For once her siblings did as they were told. In a twinkling of an eye the room was empty, and they were left alone.
“I believe this is where we left off,” Glendale said, gathering Jane in his arms. She sank eagerly into his embrace, her eyes sparkling with delight as his head bent down to claim her lips with his own.
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