“We will go tomorrow, if we cannot go today, but you will not venture out or even think about strolling about without footmen near.”
She let out a sigh. “I will not go outside without your footman, but I do grow weary of this confinement and all because of a man who is too afraid to face me but watches from the shadows and sends missives.”
“He will not always remain in the shadows, Eliza, and that is what frightens me. What will he do when he finally decides that he wants to meet you?”
She rolled her eyes and sat up. “I am convinced that he will not. He has been watching for several years given the incidents that he mentions in his notes, therefore, I do not fear that he will suddenly find the nerve to meet me.”
As much as he would like to think as Eliza, Lucian could not. That man had watched her sleep, which meant he was getting braver.
However, that man was not his concern right now. It was Eliza’s future with him, and just not that of a lover. He wanted more and he needed to know if there could be and he needed to find out today.
“Get dressed and meet me in the library,” Lucian said as he got out of the bed and retrieved his dressing gown from the floor.
“The library? Why?”
“Because I have something I wish to discuss with you that cannot be done while lying naked in your bed.”
“Why?”
“Because you are too much of a distraction this way.”
“And I am not when properly dressed?” she demanded.
He nearly growled. “You know that you are, which is why I need you fully clothed and, in a room, where a servant could discover us at any moment.”
“You are very mysterious, Lucian.”
He nearly snorted. “That is something nobody has ever accused me of being.”
“Then they did not know you well because I have found you to be a gentleman of many surprises.”
He could only hope that the next surprise was as pleasant as his others.
“I will see you downstairs.”
As soon ashe shut the door behind him, Eliza jumped from the bed and went about her morning toilette and chose a sturdy gown and walking boots. This was the day. She knew it was.
She would find the mummy and the stolen items, then she and Lucian would celebrate. They might even be intimate again.
She grinned recalling where he had kissed her last night.
He was definitely full of surprises.
Lucian had shown her four different ways in which they could both find pleasure and she could not help but wonder how many more ways there were. Another thought came to her, one that he could only answer and Eliza quickly dressed and hurried to the library where Lucian leaned against his desk waiting for her.
“I was wondering,” she said as she came into the library.
“I always worry when you wonder,” he admitted.
She drew closer to him and leaned forward to whisper. “Remember where you kissed me last night?”
“I recall it quite clearly. If you enjoyed it so much, I can do so again,” he returned.
Eliza’s cheeks grew hot. “Oh, I would like that very much, but that is not what I was wondering about.”
“What then?”
“Do men like being kissed down there too?”
