Breathing hard, he gazed down at his sunny-haired Senny. Her bright green-blue gaze met his.
“Z enny, I am sorry, I meant to calm you, not overwhelm you further,” he whispered as he searched her expression for any signs he had overset her.
“I am not overwhelmed, Gabriel. What you told me to do worked, I was able to block out everything but us.”
Gabrie l smiled down at her. “Good, Zenny.” He tapped his finger on the end of her pert little nose.
“We will travel this road together, slowly .” He emphasized the last word. He meant it. If he had not found restraint, he might have had her pinned against the wall while he pumped into her to appease the raging lust he felt. The need had been that great, that strong. He could never treat Zenny in such a manner. He could not explain what had just happened to him. It was unlike anything he had ever experienced.
“Come Zenny, do you feel like you can handle joining everyone in the long gallery? That is the only place large enough to hold us all for dinner.”
“I do.” Senny nodded and smiled at him . She blushed.
“Why the blush ?” Gabriel whispered to her as they walked toward the Long Gallery.
“I have never been kissed before, Gabriel . It was very nice, I liked it,” she said shyly.
Gabriel smiled down at her and wi nked, “I liked it as well!” He liked it too damn much! The way Gabriel’s body reacted to her both overwhelmed and surprised him.
Wenna noticed how Trevan was always near as the large party, all familiar to one another and many related to each other, mingled in the seating areas of the Long Gallery after dinner. Her own cousins, the Michelmores, were here.
The gentlemen were about to retreat into the Duke’s large library to discuss the pressing issue of the threat of brown-coated intruders seen at Restormel and Menadue. As they rose and filed out, Trevan came to stand beside her. He offered his arm. Wenna walked down the gallery with him.
When they were out of earshot of the remaining ladies, Trevan spoke softly, “Wenna, I may be up late, but perhaps we could talk privately tomorrow? I am sorry that the Brown Coats interrupted our time at Restormel today.”
“Trevan, what took place today is not your fault.” Wenna felt warm all over as she remembered what almost happened between them in the alcove at the castle ruins. “I had a lovely time. Thank you for giving me the sapphires. I am not tired and I plan to stay up and read after I retire.” She looked at him meaningfully.
Trevan gave her a tender smile . “Then if I see your light on, I shall look in on you after we conclude our business.”
Wenna smiled and nodded . “Perfect.”
Trevan gave her a wink and a grin and walked her back to join his female family members.
Gabriel found Senny sitting with a group of ladies. He leaned down to whisper to her, “How are you feeling?”
“Well.” Senny responded with a smile.
Gabriel noted she wrung her hands and looked a little tense . She sat with his Great Aunt Demelza and some of the younger, unmarried ladies, including his cousins, Tamsin and Tressa, Trevan’s younger sisters. The younger women were talking of balls and parties, things he knew Senny had no interest in.
His aunt leaned over and said, “Gabriel, I should like a bit of peace and solitude . Can you wheel me into the small parlour?”
“Of course, Aunt!” Gabriel went to stand behind his aunt , who sat in a Bath chair just like Robert’s.
“Sennen, perhaps you would care to join me in the parlour, dear?”
Gabriel smiled inwardly . Great Aunt Demelza had always been perceptive. He noted how Senny brightened.
“Yes, of course, Lady Weatherham.”
“You’ll call me, Aunt, Sennen, as everyone else here does!”
“Yes, Aunt, I would love to join you.” Senny beamed at her.
“You’ve always been such a dear, sweet girl, Sennen.” Demelza smiled at her . She looked back at Gabriel, “Don’t you think so, my good
“Z enny, I am sorry, I meant to calm you, not overwhelm you further,” he whispered as he searched her expression for any signs he had overset her.
“I am not overwhelmed, Gabriel. What you told me to do worked, I was able to block out everything but us.”
Gabrie l smiled down at her. “Good, Zenny.” He tapped his finger on the end of her pert little nose.
“We will travel this road together, slowly .” He emphasized the last word. He meant it. If he had not found restraint, he might have had her pinned against the wall while he pumped into her to appease the raging lust he felt. The need had been that great, that strong. He could never treat Zenny in such a manner. He could not explain what had just happened to him. It was unlike anything he had ever experienced.
“Come Zenny, do you feel like you can handle joining everyone in the long gallery? That is the only place large enough to hold us all for dinner.”
“I do.” Senny nodded and smiled at him . She blushed.
“Why the blush ?” Gabriel whispered to her as they walked toward the Long Gallery.
“I have never been kissed before, Gabriel . It was very nice, I liked it,” she said shyly.
Gabriel smiled down at her and wi nked, “I liked it as well!” He liked it too damn much! The way Gabriel’s body reacted to her both overwhelmed and surprised him.
Wenna noticed how Trevan was always near as the large party, all familiar to one another and many related to each other, mingled in the seating areas of the Long Gallery after dinner. Her own cousins, the Michelmores, were here.
The gentlemen were about to retreat into the Duke’s large library to discuss the pressing issue of the threat of brown-coated intruders seen at Restormel and Menadue. As they rose and filed out, Trevan came to stand beside her. He offered his arm. Wenna walked down the gallery with him.
When they were out of earshot of the remaining ladies, Trevan spoke softly, “Wenna, I may be up late, but perhaps we could talk privately tomorrow? I am sorry that the Brown Coats interrupted our time at Restormel today.”
“Trevan, what took place today is not your fault.” Wenna felt warm all over as she remembered what almost happened between them in the alcove at the castle ruins. “I had a lovely time. Thank you for giving me the sapphires. I am not tired and I plan to stay up and read after I retire.” She looked at him meaningfully.
Trevan gave her a tender smile . “Then if I see your light on, I shall look in on you after we conclude our business.”
Wenna smiled and nodded . “Perfect.”
Trevan gave her a wink and a grin and walked her back to join his female family members.
Gabriel found Senny sitting with a group of ladies. He leaned down to whisper to her, “How are you feeling?”
“Well.” Senny responded with a smile.
Gabriel noted she wrung her hands and looked a little tense . She sat with his Great Aunt Demelza and some of the younger, unmarried ladies, including his cousins, Tamsin and Tressa, Trevan’s younger sisters. The younger women were talking of balls and parties, things he knew Senny had no interest in.
His aunt leaned over and said, “Gabriel, I should like a bit of peace and solitude . Can you wheel me into the small parlour?”
“Of course, Aunt!” Gabriel went to stand behind his aunt , who sat in a Bath chair just like Robert’s.
“Sennen, perhaps you would care to join me in the parlour, dear?”
Gabriel smiled inwardly . Great Aunt Demelza had always been perceptive. He noted how Senny brightened.
“Yes, of course, Lady Weatherham.”
“You’ll call me, Aunt, Sennen, as everyone else here does!”
“Yes, Aunt, I would love to join you.” Senny beamed at her.
“You’ve always been such a dear, sweet girl, Sennen.” Demelza smiled at her . She looked back at Gabriel, “Don’t you think so, my good
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