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Louisa giggled, and then Isaac came down on top of her again and embraced her. She felt so warm and safe in his arms that she momentarily forgot about all of the rest of her problems. She could have stayed laying with him forever.
“Louisa,” Isaac whispered as he held her, “I ... I know that was improper, but I hope that it was not too improper for your liking. You see, over the last few weeks, I have developed ... a great affection for you. I ... I think that you might be the woman who I am destined to spend the rest of my life with.”
Louisa pulled out of the embrace and looked at Isaac. “You ... you what?”
Isaac gave her the most endearing smile, looking at her like the sun rose and set according to her wishes. “You are the most enchanting, smart, kind, considerate, and wonderful woman I have ever met, and I have not stopped thinking about you from the moment I met you. And so I feel this is the right time to say ... Louisa. I think I’m in love with you.”
Louisa froze. A million thoughts ran through her mind at once, but the main one was that she had to get out of there. It absolutely broke her heart to have to flee from Isaac once more, but at that moment, all of her duties and responsibilities came flooding back in. She thrust herself out from beneath Isaac, laced her corset back up as quickly as she could, and pulled her dress back on. Isaac pulled his shirt on and did up his pants, looking positively crestfallen when she did not say anything in return.
“Isaac, I’m sorry, but I ... I can’t right now,” Louisa said hurriedly. “It isn’t your fault at all, in fact, quite the opposite. I ... I have been nothing but terrible to you, and so now I must undo what I have done.”
Isaac could not seem to comprehend what was going on. “But ... but you haven’t been terrible to me at all,” he stammered, panic-stricken. “Why do you have to leave?”
Louisa took a deep breath and kissed Isaac on the cheek. She lingered with her lips pressed to his face for a moment longer than she should have, for when she waited there, she did not want to go. But then she extricated herself from him and simply said, “I know it does not make sense right now. But it will very soon, I promise.”
And then, Louisa turned and once again fled from the man who she wished she could tell that she was falling in love with him, too. Before she could admit that, however, she had to ensure that their future together was safe, and so she left him in the library, looking heartbroken.
