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I didn’t see that coming.
Was it too soon for another shower?
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I stared at Cavendish House.
I was borderline ready to turn around and leave this place. My stomach flipped at the thought of seeing Hugo, and I knew he’d likely insert himself into the meeting with his mother.
It was ridiculous.
It wasn’t like there was anything between us, emotionally speaking. At least I was pretty sure that wasn’t the case. He’d never given me anything to believe that was true, and I was almost entirely certain that I felt the same.
Did I even like Hugo?
Or did I just want him to fuck my brains out?
The jury was still out on that one.
It was a terrible decision to sleep together, all things considered. It didn’t matter if it was only for one night or not. Bad decisions were bad decisions, and that was all there really was to it.
Was that going to stop me?
Absolutely fucking not.
If the man could kiss that well, what else was he capable of? He’d rocked my world just by kissing me, so if he was given more time…
I did not need to be thinking about that as I got out of my car.
I had to focus on delivering all the information necessary to Evelyn and the duchess.
That was obviously why I leaned against my car and didn’t move at all.
I was intimidated by the duchess.
Evelyn was as scary as a gust of wind, but Hugo’s mum…
It felt weird to call her Anna.
Anna was so personal and informal, and she’d never been either of those things with me.
The duchess scared the shit out of me.
I imagined she did that to a lot of people.
The front doors to Cavendish House opened, and Rupert stepped out.
Uh-oh.
I bit my lower lip as he walked over to me.
“Miss Hopkins, are you quite all right?” he asked, stopping a few feet away from me. “You’ve been standing out here for a while, and I thought it might be best to check on you.”
Oh.
I loved Rupert.
I briefly dropped my chin and smiled before I met his eyes. “Oh, yes, thank you. It’s a lovely day, and I was enjoying a few minutes of peace before I came inside. I’m sorry if I worried you.”
