“Good God! You will be the death of me.”
That was not at all what she was expecting. “Does that mean men do not like that. If so, then I will not do so.”
Lucian sat back on his desk and pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and index finger. Had the question distressed him so very much?
“Yes, men very much enjoy being kissed there, but would never ask a proper miss or lady to perform such an action.”
“Whyever not, if it brings pleasure.”
“It is not proper.”
“Ah, so you would be scandalized if I did so.”
“Scandalized is not the description I would use.”
“Then what would your reaction be? Unhappy. Angry. Distressed.”
“Fortunate,” he said.
At least he would not be displeased and given how Lucian had shown her so much pleasure, it was only fair that she pleasured him. Besides, he had wanted to be in control. Would this be a situation in which she held the same?
There was only one way to find out, which she would tonight. “Why did you want to meet with me here?” she finally asked.
Chapter35
Lucian had almost forgottenwhat he wanted to ask Eliza after the question she had posed. And while he should no longer be surprised by anything she said or did, she had succeeded in shocking him.
Of course, he would love to experience the pleasure of Eliza’s mouth around him, but he also knew that she didn’t exactly understand what kissing that part of his anatomy entailed and no doubt would find it unpleasant and why he would never ask her to do so.
“Come with me.” He held out his hand and led her to his treasure room. Or that is what his sister had called it. It was a small chamber, not much bigger than a dressing room, where he displayed his gems, crystals, fossils, and rocks. He led her to the gemstones, each in their own box but easily viewed and displayed on shelves behind glass. “Do you have a favorite?”
Eliza frowned and looked at each one. “They are all pretty and unique,” she answered.
He knew what he wanted to ask her, but the words would just not come to him.
It was fear of rejection. Something that he had never really experienced before.
“If you could choose one to wear, which would it be?”
Eliza tilted her head and frowned before she looked at him. “Why are you asking?”
Blast! He should have thought this through
It was too soon. He should have waited, but it was too late now.
“I thought to put your favorite into a ring.”
Eliza frowned and stepped away from him. “A ring?”
“As in a betrothal ring, if you will have me.”
Lucian held his breath and waited as Eliza stared at him with shock reflected in her grey eyes.
“Betrothal ring” she echoed.
“If you will have me,” he added.
It wasn’t the best proposal, but it wasn’t like he had any practice in this matter.
