Page 90 of Hattie Wilkinson Meets Her Match

The growing chorus of shocked gasps resounded around the ballroom, drowning out the orchestra. All Hattie wanted to do was run and hide. Kissing on the dance floor when one was twenty-seven had to rank up there as one of the more foolish things she had done in her life.

‘Leave this to me,’ Kit rasped in her ear. ‘Take off your glove.’

Hattie fumbled with the fingers. Her ring felt heavy and awkward on her hand. All the while she was conscious that everyone was watching. Even the orchestra had stopped playing. She knew that people could not see her ring. ‘What do we do now?’

Kit went down on his knee, in front of everyone. ‘Will you marry me, Mrs Wilkinson?’ he asked in a loud voice.

Hattie nodded and answered so that everyone could hear as relief washed over her. ‘Yes, of course. With all my heart.’

‘Mrs Wilkinson has just done me the honour of agreeing to become my wife,’ Kit announced. He held up her hand, with the ring clearly visible. ‘I hope you will understand and forgive the indiscretion. In my joy I was unable to stop my baser instincts.’

A growing round of applause swelled around them. Hattie looked down at him, her heart filled to bursting. With Kit, she had found her match and she knew their life together would be filled with happiness.

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