"I sat on the edge of his knees, but he put his hands on my waist andpulled me towards him so that I was leaning against his chest. He loopedan arm ar...ound my waist to hold me firmly. And then he ran his other handthrough my hair. I was about to tell him off for this behaviour, and toremind him that his only 'job' was to hold me still so that I didn't havea tantrum and hurt someone. But then he leaned forward a bit and put hismouth next to my ear, and whispered, "Sorry about this. Sorry about. Grr…but I held my own and continued to walk up to her house. I didn’t want her to know I was there. So instead of knocking on the door or walking in, I decided I’d go around her house and peek in through her window to see what was going in there. Of course she was in her room, but she wasn’t alone. And what I saw next about had me breaking down some doors. Please forgive me, I need to take a moment and reflect on this moment. I was so distraught and troubled by this image, that I need a. I was not that dazed during the wedding reception. Standish.”“Congratulations,” said Earl Standish. “I hope she is not going to propose a race to Deborah.”“No,” Anne said, “Lionel married the sane one. Not for much longer, Deborah. I’m due in the spring.”“Well, he had to, didn’t he?” Deborah, Countess Standish, asked. “I was already taken. Seriously, though, you are looking well, marvelously well. One of them is obviously good for you.”“Both of them, I think. Except the mornings.”“There is. As she showered, she simply didn’t even think about contacting anyone else and just enjoying the “adventure”.The server from last night heard the shower going and informed her master of his latest girl’s awakening. He didn’t bother looking up from the newspaper as he listened.“Should I add special steam to the shower sir?” she offered pleasantly.“No, thank you Bethany, I’m quite satisfied this morning. Actually, I should like to be able to talk to her over breakfast. See that Carmen has a light.